diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index a25d65629a..917f6f1d81 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ libxlDomainEventHandler(void *data, VIR_LIBXL_EVENT_CONST libxl_event *event)
     virDomainObj *vm = NULL;
     g_autoptr(libxlDriverConfig) cfg = NULL;
 
+    VIR_DEBUG("Received libxl event '%d' for domid '%d'", event->type, event->domid);
+
     if (event->type != LIBXL_EVENT_TYPE_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN &&
             event->type != LIBXL_EVENT_TYPE_DOMAIN_DEATH) {
         VIR_INFO("Unhandled event type %d", event->type);
@@ -844,6 +846,9 @@ libxlDomainCleanup(libxlDriverPrivate *driver,
     unsigned int hostdev_flags = VIR_HOSTDEV_SP_PCI;
     g_autoptr(virConnect) conn = NULL;
 
+    VIR_DEBUG("Cleaning up domain with id '%d' and name '%s'",
+              vm->def->id, vm->def->name);
+
 #ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_PVUSB
     hostdev_flags |= VIR_HOSTDEV_SP_USB;
 #endif