diff --git a/hack/logcheck.conf b/hack/logcheck.conf
index 5161fc58878..eecb9b18616 100644
--- a/hack/logcheck.conf
+++ b/hack/logcheck.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ structured k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/encryptionconfig/.*
 # The following packages have been migrated to contextual logging.
 # Packages matched here do not have to be listed above because
 # "contextual" implies "structured".
-# TODO next: contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/.* 
+# TODO next: contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/.*
 # A few files involved in startup migrated already to contextual
 # We can't enable contextual logcheck until all are migrated
 contextual k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/.*
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
 -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/nodeipam/.*
 -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/podgc/.*
 -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/replicaset/.*
--contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/statefulset/.*
 -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/testutil/.*
 -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/util/.*
 -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go
index 5842f6a9895..e3433619d91 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	errorutils "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ func (spc *StatefulPodControl) DeleteStatefulPod(set *apps.StatefulSet, pod *v1.
 // An error is returned if something is not consistent. This is expected if the pod is being otherwise updated,
 // but a problem otherwise (see usage of this method in UpdateStatefulPod).
 func (spc *StatefulPodControl) ClaimsMatchRetentionPolicy(ctx context.Context, set *apps.StatefulSet, pod *v1.Pod) (bool, error) {
+	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 	ordinal := getOrdinal(pod)
 	templates := set.Spec.VolumeClaimTemplates
 	for i := range templates {
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ func (spc *StatefulPodControl) ClaimsMatchRetentionPolicy(ctx context.Context, s
 		case err != nil:
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("Could not retrieve claim %s for %s when checking PVC deletion policy", claimName, pod.Name)
 		default:
-			if !claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(claim, set, pod) {
+			if !claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(logger, claim, set, pod) {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -241,9 +242,9 @@ func (spc *StatefulPodControl) UpdatePodClaimForRetentionPolicy(ctx context.Cont
 		case err != nil:
 			return fmt.Errorf("Could not retrieve claim %s not found for %s when checking PVC deletion policy: %w", claimName, pod.Name, err)
 		default:
-			if !claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(claim, set, pod) {
+			if !claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(logger, claim, set, pod) {
 				claim = claim.DeepCopy() // Make a copy so we don't mutate the shared cache.
-				needsUpdate := updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(claim, set, pod)
+				needsUpdate := updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(logger, claim, set, pod)
 				if needsUpdate {
 					err := spc.objectMgr.UpdateClaim(claim)
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go
index c9deaba937d..fa9f7ae6992 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (ssc *defaultStatefulSetControl) performUpdate(
 
 	switch {
 	case err != nil && statusErr != nil:
-		klog.ErrorS(statusErr, "Could not update status", "statefulSet", klog.KObj(set))
+		logger.Error(statusErr, "Could not update status", "statefulSet", klog.KObj(set))
 		return currentRevision, updateRevision, currentStatus, err
 	case err != nil:
 		return currentRevision, updateRevision, currentStatus, err
@@ -450,11 +450,8 @@ func (ssc *defaultStatefulSetControl) updateStatefulSet(
 
 		// If the Pod is in pending state then trigger PVC creation to create missing PVCs
 		if isPending(replicas[i]) {
-			klog.V(4).Infof(
-				"StatefulSet %s/%s is triggering PVC creation for pending Pod %s",
-				set.Namespace,
-				set.Name,
-				replicas[i].Name)
+			logger.V(4).Info("StatefulSet is triggering PVC Creation for pending Pod",
+				"statefulSet", klog.KObj(set), "pod", klog.KObj(replicas[i]))
 			if err := ssc.podControl.createMissingPersistentVolumeClaims(ctx, set, replicas[i]); err != nil {
 				return &status, err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
index ffcbc75909a..a741047f75f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ func getPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy(set *apps.StatefulSet) apps.Statefu
 
 // claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod returns false if the ownerRefs of the claim are not set consistently with the
 // PVC deletion policy for the StatefulSet.
-func claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, set *apps.StatefulSet, pod *v1.Pod) bool {
+func claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(logger klog.Logger, claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, set *apps.StatefulSet, pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	policy := getPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy(set)
 	const retain = apps.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType
 	const delete = apps.DeletePersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType
 	switch {
 	default:
-		klog.Errorf("Unknown policy %v; treating as Retain", set.Spec.PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy)
+		logger.Error(nil, "Unknown policy, treating as Retain", "policy", set.Spec.PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy)
 		fallthrough
 	case policy.WhenScaled == retain && policy.WhenDeleted == retain:
 		if hasOwnerRef(claim, set) ||
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, set *apps.State
 
 // updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod updates the ownerRefs for the claim according to the deletion policy of
 // the StatefulSet. Returns true if the claim was changed and should be updated and false otherwise.
-func updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, set *apps.StatefulSet, pod *v1.Pod) bool {
+func updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(logger klog.Logger, claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, set *apps.StatefulSet, pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	needsUpdate := false
 	// Sometimes the version and kind are not set {pod,set}.TypeMeta. These are necessary for the ownerRef.
 	// This is the case both in real clusters and the unittests.
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, set *apps.
 	const delete = apps.DeletePersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType
 	switch {
 	default:
-		klog.Errorf("Unknown policy %v, treating as Retain", set.Spec.PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy)
+		logger.Error(nil, "Unknown policy, treating as Retain", "policy", set.Spec.PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy)
 		fallthrough
 	case policy.WhenScaled == retain && policy.WhenDeleted == retain:
 		needsUpdate = removeOwnerRef(claim, set) || needsUpdate
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
index 0cf1287ad90..82dd4749a48 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting"
 
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -317,6 +319,8 @@ func TestClaimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, useOtherRefs := range []bool{false, true} {
 			for _, setPodRef := range []bool{false, true} {
 				for _, setSetRef := range []bool{false, true} {
+					_, ctx := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
+					logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 					claim := v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
 					claim.Name = "target-claim"
 					pod := v1.Pod{}
@@ -347,7 +351,7 @@ func TestClaimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(t *testing.T) {
 						setOwnerRef(&claim, &randomObject2, &randomObject2.TypeMeta)
 					}
 					shouldMatch := setPodRef == tc.needsPodRef && setSetRef == tc.needsSetRef
-					if claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(&claim, &set, &pod) != shouldMatch {
+					if claimOwnerMatchesSetAndPod(logger, &claim, &set, &pod) != shouldMatch {
 						t.Errorf("Bad match for %s with pod=%v,set=%v,others=%v", tc.name, setPodRef, setSetRef, useOtherRefs)
 					}
 				}
@@ -417,6 +421,8 @@ func TestUpdateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		for _, hasPodRef := range []bool{true, false} {
 			for _, hasSetRef := range []bool{true, false} {
+				_, ctx := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
+				logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 				set := apps.StatefulSet{}
 				set.Name = "ss"
 				numReplicas := int32(5)
@@ -441,7 +447,7 @@ func TestUpdateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(t *testing.T) {
 					setOwnerRef(&claim, &set, &set.TypeMeta)
 				}
 				needsUpdate := hasPodRef != tc.needsPodRef || hasSetRef != tc.needsSetRef
-				shouldUpdate := updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(&claim, &set, &pod)
+				shouldUpdate := updateClaimOwnerRefForSetAndPod(logger, &claim, &set, &pod)
 				if shouldUpdate != needsUpdate {
 					t.Errorf("Bad update for %s hasPodRef=%v hasSetRef=%v", tc.name, hasPodRef, hasSetRef)
 				}