diff --git a/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go b/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go
index e997d9b4902..5317262a802 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go
@@ -114,10 +114,18 @@ func (sv *secretVolume) SetUpAt(dir string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Couldn't get secret %v/%v", sv.podRef.Namespace, sv.secretName)
 		return err
+	} else {
+		totalBytes := totalSecretBytes(secret)
+		glog.V(3).Infof("Received secret %v/%v containing (%v) pieces of data, %v total bytes",
+			sv.podRef.Namespace,
+			sv.secretName,
+			len(secret.Data),
+			totalBytes)
 	}
 
 	for name, data := range secret.Data {
 		hostFilePath := path.Join(dir, name)
+		glog.V(3).Infof("Writing secret data %v/%v/%v (%v bytes) to host file %v", sv.podRef.Namespace, sv.secretName, len(data), hostFilePath)
 		err := ioutil.WriteFile(hostFilePath, data, 0777)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Error writing secret data to host path: %v, %v", hostFilePath, err)
@@ -128,6 +136,15 @@ func (sv *secretVolume) SetUpAt(dir string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func totalSecretBytes(secret *api.Secret) int {
+	totalSize := 0
+	for _, bytes := range secret.Data {
+		totalSize += len(bytes)
+	}
+
+	return totalSize
+}
+
 func (sv *secretVolume) GetPath() string {
 	return sv.plugin.host.GetPodVolumeDir(sv.podRef.UID, util.EscapeQualifiedNameForDisk(secretPluginName), sv.volName)
 }