diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go
index c665e418830..5f4e8e348a8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ func (s preparedGenericAPIServer) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 
 	go func() {
 		defer delayedStopCh.Signal()
+		defer klog.V(1).InfoS("[graceful-termination] shutdown event", "name", delayedStopCh.Name())
 
 		<-stopCh
 
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ func (s preparedGenericAPIServer) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 		// This gives the load balancer a window defined by ShutdownDelayDuration to detect that /readyz is red
 		// and stop sending traffic to this server.
 		shutdownInitiatedCh.Signal()
+		klog.V(1).InfoS("[graceful-termination] shutdown event", "name", shutdownInitiatedCh.Name())
 
 		time.Sleep(s.ShutdownDelayDuration)
 	}()
@@ -358,11 +360,13 @@ func (s preparedGenericAPIServer) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	go func() {
 		<-listenerStoppedCh
 		httpServerStoppedListeningCh.Signal()
+		klog.V(1).InfoS("[graceful-termination] shutdown event", "name", httpServerStoppedListeningCh.Name())
 	}()
 
 	drainedCh := s.lifecycleSignals.InFlightRequestsDrained
 	go func() {
 		defer drainedCh.Signal()
+		defer klog.V(1).InfoS("[graceful-termination] shutdown event", "name", drainedCh.Name())
 
 		// wait for the delayed stopCh before closing the handler chain (it rejects everything after Wait has been called).
 		<-delayedStopCh.Signaled()
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/lifecycle_signals.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/lifecycle_signals.go
index a4e44e986fe..2297a776ed4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/lifecycle_signals.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/lifecycle_signals.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package server
 
-import (
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-)
-
 /*
 We make an attempt here to identify the events that take place during
 lifecycle of the apiserver.
@@ -69,6 +65,9 @@ type lifecycleSignal interface {
 	// Signaled returns a channel that is closed when the underlying event
 	// has been signaled. Successive calls to Signaled return the same value.
 	Signaled() <-chan struct{}
+
+	// Name returns the name of the signal, useful for logging.
+	Name() string
 }
 
 // lifecycleSignals provides an abstraction of the events that
@@ -127,10 +126,13 @@ func (e *namedChannelWrapper) Signal() {
 		// already closed, don't close again.
 	default:
 		close(e.ch)
-		klog.V(1).InfoS("[graceful-termination] shutdown event", "name", e.name)
 	}
 }
 
 func (e *namedChannelWrapper) Signaled() <-chan struct{} {
 	return e.ch
 }
+
+func (e *namedChannelWrapper) Name() string {
+	return e.name
+}