diff --git a/qemu/target-arm/op_helper.c b/qemu/target-arm/op_helper.c
index 540916ad..7bfcaafc 100644
--- a/qemu/target-arm/op_helper.c
+++ b/qemu/target-arm/op_helper.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "internals.h"
@@ -980,6 +981,9 @@ void HELPER(exception_return)(CPUARMState *env)
         } else {
             env->regs[15] = env->elr_el[cur_el] & ~0x3;
         }
+        qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "Exception return from AArch64 EL%d to "
+                      "AArch32 EL%d PC 0x%" PRIx32 "\n",
+                      cur_el, new_el, env->regs[15]);
     } else {
         env->aarch64 = 1;
         pstate_write(env, spsr);
@@ -988,6 +992,9 @@ void HELPER(exception_return)(CPUARMState *env)
         }
         aarch64_restore_sp(env, new_el);
         env->pc = env->elr_el[cur_el];
+        qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "Exception return from AArch64 EL%d to "
+                      "AArch64 EL%d PC 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+                      cur_el, new_el, env->pc);
     }
 
     arm_call_el_change_hook(arm_env_get_cpu(env));
@@ -1010,6 +1017,8 @@ illegal_return:
     if (!arm_singlestep_active(env)) {
         env->pstate &= ~PSTATE_SS;
     }
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "Illegal exception return at EL%d: "
+                  "resuming execution at 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", cur_el, env->pc);
 }
 
 /* Return true if the linked breakpoint entry lbn passes its checks */