diff --git a/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c b/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
index 45df7e45a..2df3cc8ae 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ set_carrier (NMDevice8023Ethernet *self, const gboolean carrier)
 	g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), NM_DEVICE_802_3_ETHERNET_CARRIER);
 
 	state = nm_device_interface_get_state (NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE (self));
+nm_info ("(%s): carrier now %s (device state %d)", nm_device_get_iface (NM_DEVICE (self)), carrier ? "ON" : "OFF", state);
 	if (state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
 		if (carrier)
 			nm_device_state_changed (NM_DEVICE (self), NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
diff --git a/src/nm-device.c b/src/nm-device.c
index 13f94e4d2..61f2e594d 100644
--- a/src/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/nm-device.c
@@ -1705,6 +1705,7 @@ nm_device_state_changed (NMDevice *device, NMDeviceState state)
 
 	old_state = priv->state;
 	priv->state = state;
+nm_info ("(%s): device state change: %d -> %d", nm_device_get_iface (device), old_state, state);
 
 	if (priv->failed_to_disconnected_id) {
 		g_source_remove (priv->failed_to_disconnected_id);