diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js b/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js
index 0cf4c2543fd6..705c8c937e54 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/client/Client.js
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ class Client extends BaseClient {
       this.token = null;
     }
 
+    Object.defineProperty(this, '_censoredToken', { value: null, writable: true });
+
     /**
      * User that the client is logged in as
      * @type {?ClientUser}
@@ -214,13 +216,7 @@ class Client extends BaseClient {
     if (!token || typeof token !== 'string') throw new DiscordjsError(ErrorCodes.TokenInvalid);
     this.token = token = token.replace(/^(Bot|Bearer)\s*/i, '');
     this.rest.setToken(token);
-    this.emit(
-      Events.Debug,
-      `Provided token: ${token
-        .split('.')
-        .map((val, i) => (i > 1 ? val.replace(/./g, '*') : val))
-        .join('.')}`,
-    );
+    this.emit(Events.Debug, `Provided token: ${this._getCensoredToken()}`);
 
     if (this.options.presence) {
       this.options.ws.presence = this.presence._parse(this.options.presence);
@@ -256,6 +252,7 @@ class Client extends BaseClient {
     this.sweepers.destroy();
     this.ws.destroy();
     this.token = null;
+    this._censoredToken = null;
     this.rest.setToken(null);
   }
 
@@ -470,6 +467,27 @@ class Client extends BaseClient {
     return eval(script);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Partially censors the client token for debug logging purposes.
+   * @returns {?string}
+   * @private
+   */
+  _getCensoredToken() {
+    if (!this.token) return null;
+
+    /**
+     * The cached censored client token
+     * @type {?string}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this._censoredToken ??= this.token
+      .split('.')
+      .map((val, i) => (i > 1 ? val.replace(/./g, '*') : val))
+      .join('.');
+
+    return this._censoredToken;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Validates the client options.
    * @param {ClientOptions} [options=this.options] Options to validate
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js b/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
index 5683938f939d..969fabe5c849 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
@@ -740,7 +740,12 @@ class WebSocketShard extends EventEmitter {
    */
   _send(data) {
     if (this.connection?.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
-      this.debug(`Tried to send packet '${JSON.stringify(data)}' but no WebSocket is available!`);
+      this.debug(
+        `Tried to send packet '${JSON.stringify(data).replaceAll(
+          this.manager.client.token,
+          this.manager.client._getCensoredToken,
+        )}' but no WebSocket is available!`,
+      );
       this.destroy({ closeCode: 4_000 });
       return;
     }
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
index e2586331a58d..f6cac6adab56 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -762,9 +762,11 @@ export type If<T extends boolean, A, B = null> = T extends true ? A : T extends
 
 export class Client<Ready extends boolean = boolean> extends BaseClient {
   public constructor(options: ClientOptions);
+  private _censoredToken: string | null;
   private actions: unknown;
   private presence: ClientPresence;
   private _eval(script: string): unknown;
+  private _getCensoredToken(): string | null;
   private _validateOptions(options: ClientOptions): void;
 
   public application: If<Ready, ClientApplication>;