diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkEditService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkEditService.ts
index a4ba533e180c0b..b982296acd38fd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkEditService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/bulkEdit/browser/bulkEditService.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Extensions, IConfigurationRegistry } from '../../../../platform/configu
 import { IDialogService } from '../../../../platform/dialogs/common/dialogs.js';
 import { InstantiationType, registerSingleton } from '../../../../platform/instantiation/common/extensions.js';
 import { IInstantiationService } from '../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
-import { ILogService } from '../../../../platform/log/common/log.js';
+import { canLog, ILogService, LogLevel } from '../../../../platform/log/common/log.js';
 import { IProgress, IProgressStep, Progress } from '../../../../platform/progress/common/progress.js';
 import { Registry } from '../../../../platform/registry/common/platform.js';
 import { UndoRedoGroup, UndoRedoSource } from '../../../../platform/undoRedo/common/undoRedo.js';
@@ -141,26 +141,33 @@ class BulkEdit {
 		return resources.flat();
 	}
 
+	private _logEdits(operation: string, edits: ResourceEdit[]): void {
+		// avoid serializing (potentially very many) edits when debug logging is off
+		if (canLog(this._logService.getLevel(), LogLevel.Debug)) {
+			this._logService.debug(operation, JSON.stringify(edits));
+		}
+	}
+
 	private async _performFileEdits(edits: ResourceFileEdit[], undoRedoGroup: UndoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource: UndoRedoSource | undefined, confirmBeforeUndo: boolean, progress: IProgress<void>): Promise<readonly URI[]> {
-		this._logService.debug('_performFileEdits', JSON.stringify(edits));
+		this._logEdits('_performFileEdits', edits);
 		const model = this._instaService.createInstance(BulkFileEdits, this._label || localize('workspaceEdit', "Workspace Edit"), this._code || 'undoredo.workspaceEdit', undoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource, confirmBeforeUndo, progress, this._token, edits);
 		return await model.apply();
 	}
 
 	private async _performTextEdits(edits: ResourceTextEdit[], undoRedoGroup: UndoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource: UndoRedoSource | undefined, progress: IProgress<void>, reason: TextModelEditSource | undefined): Promise<readonly URI[]> {
-		this._logService.debug('_performTextEdits', JSON.stringify(edits));
+		this._logEdits('_performTextEdits', edits);
 		const model = this._instaService.createInstance(BulkTextEdits, this._label || localize('workspaceEdit', "Workspace Edit"), this._code || 'undoredo.workspaceEdit', this._editor, undoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource, progress, this._token, edits);
 		return await model.apply(reason);
 	}
 
 	private async _performCellEdits(edits: ResourceNotebookCellEdit[], undoRedoGroup: UndoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource: UndoRedoSource | undefined, progress: IProgress<void>): Promise<readonly URI[]> {
-		this._logService.debug('_performCellEdits', JSON.stringify(edits));
+		this._logEdits('_performCellEdits', edits);
 		const model = this._instaService.createInstance(BulkCellEdits, undoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource, progress, this._token, edits);
 		return await model.apply();
 	}
 
 	private async _performOpaqueEdits(edits: ResourceAttachmentEdit[], undoRedoGroup: UndoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource: UndoRedoSource | undefined, progress: IProgress<void>): Promise<readonly URI[]> {
-		this._logService.debug('_performOpaqueEdits', JSON.stringify(edits));
+		this._logEdits('_performOpaqueEdits', edits);
 		const model = this._instaService.createInstance(OpaqueEdits, undoRedoGroup, undoRedoSource, progress, this._token, edits);
 		return await model.apply();
 	}