diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 39d4b865f6..55935b3794 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -20302,7 +20302,9 @@ all domains will be Subject Alternative Names on the certificate.
 The challenge type that has to be run by certbot.  If @code{#f} is specified,
 default to the HTTP challenge.  If a value is specified, defaults to the
 manual plugin (see @code{authentication-hook}, @code{cleanup-hook} and
-the documentation at @url{https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#hooks}).
+the documentation at @url{https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#hooks}),
+and gives Let's Encrypt permission to log the public IP address of the
+requesting machine.
 
 @item @code{authentication-hook} (default: @code{#f})
 Command to be run in a shell once for each certificate challenge to be
diff --git a/gnu/services/certbot.scm b/gnu/services/certbot.scm
index ae34ad17bb..0d3be03383 100644
--- a/gnu/services/certbot.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/certbot.scm
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ (define certbot-command
                             "--manual"
                             (string-append "--preferred-challenges=" challenge)
                             "--cert-name" name
+                            "--manual-public-ip-logging-ok"
                             "-d" (string-join domains ","))
                       (if rsa-key-size `("--rsa-key-size" ,rsa-key-size) '())
                       (if authentication-hook