diff --git a/sway/input/input-manager.c b/sway/input/input-manager.c
index e4558366..34766ee6 100644
--- a/sway/input/input-manager.c
+++ b/sway/input/input-manager.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static void input_add_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	input_device->identifier = get_device_identifier(device);
 	wl_list_insert(&input->devices, &input_device->link);
 
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "adding device: '%s'",
+		input_device->identifier);
+
 	// find config
 	for (int i = 0; i < config->input_configs->length; ++i) {
 		struct input_config *input_config = config->input_configs->items[i];
@@ -157,6 +160,9 @@ static void input_remove_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "removing device: '%s'",
+		input_device->identifier);
+
 	struct sway_seat *seat = NULL;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
 		sway_seat_remove_device(seat, input_device);
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index 907c610a..1e62efa1 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ void sway_seat_add_device(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "adding device %s to seat %s",
+		input_device->identifier, seat->wlr_seat->name);
+
 	seat_device->sway_seat = seat;
 	seat_device->input_device = input_device;
 	wl_list_insert(&seat->devices, &seat_device->link);
@@ -134,7 +137,6 @@ void sway_seat_add_device(struct sway_seat *seat,
 
 void sway_seat_remove_device(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		struct sway_input_device *input_device) {
-	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "input remove: %s", input_device->identifier);
 	struct sway_seat_device *seat_device =
 		sway_seat_get_device(seat, input_device);
 
@@ -142,6 +144,9 @@ void sway_seat_remove_device(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "removing device %s from seat %s",
+		input_device->identifier, seat->wlr_seat->name);
+
 	seat_device_destroy(seat_device);
 }