diff --git a/src/server/frontend_wayland/xdg_shell_stable.cpp b/src/server/frontend_wayland/xdg_shell_stable.cpp
index 532c7beb045..2045893b0bc 100644
--- a/src/server/frontend_wayland/xdg_shell_stable.cpp
+++ b/src/server/frontend_wayland/xdg_shell_stable.cpp
@@ -629,8 +629,10 @@ void mf::XdgToplevelStable::handle_active_change(bool /*is_now_active*/)
 
 void mf::XdgToplevelStable::handle_resize(
     std::optional<geometry::Point> const& /*new_top_left*/,
-    geometry::Size const& /*new_size*/)
+    geometry::Size const& new_size)
 {
+    log_debug("mf::XdgToplevelStable::handle_resize({%d, %d})", new_size.width.as_int(), new_size.height.as_int());
+
     send_toplevel_configure();
 }
 
@@ -674,6 +676,8 @@ void mf::XdgToplevelStable::send_toplevel_configure()
     // 0 sizes means default for toplevel configure
     geom::Size size = requested_window_size().value_or(geom::Size{0, 0});
 
+    log_debug("mf::XdgToplevelStable::send_toplevel_configure({%d, %d})", size.width.as_int(), size.height.as_int());
+
     send_configure_event(size.width.as_int(), size.height.as_int(), &states);
     wl_array_release(&states);
 
diff --git a/src/server/scene/basic_surface.cpp b/src/server/scene/basic_surface.cpp
index 542d3ac6583..dccecd6d0a2 100644
--- a/src/server/scene/basic_surface.cpp
+++ b/src/server/scene/basic_surface.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "mir/scene/scene_report.h"
 #include "mir/scene/null_surface_observer.h"
+#include "mir/log.h"
 
 #include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
 
@@ -285,6 +286,8 @@ std::vector<geom::Rectangle> ms::BasicSurface::get_input_region() const
 
 void ms::BasicSurface::resize(geom::Size const& desired_size)
 {
+    log_debug("ms::BasicSurface::resize({%d, %d})", desired_size.width.as_int(), desired_size.height.as_int());
+
     geom::Size new_size = desired_size;
     if (new_size.width <= geom::Width{0})   new_size.width = geom::Width{1};
     if (new_size.height <= geom::Height{0}) new_size.height = geom::Height{1};
@@ -299,6 +302,7 @@ void ms::BasicSurface::resize(geom::Size const& desired_size)
 
         observers->window_resized_to(this, new_size);
         observers->content_resized_to(this, content_size_);
+        log_debug("ms::BasicSurface::resize(...) content_resized_to {%d, %d}", content_size_.width.as_int(), content_size_.height.as_int());
     }
 }