diff --git a/src/v/cluster/data_migration_backend.cc b/src/v/cluster/data_migration_backend.cc
index a412311b9ab7f..f40b003461e70 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/data_migration_backend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/data_migration_backend.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "cloud_storage/topic_mount_handler.h"
 #include "cluster/partition_leaders_table.h"
 #include "config/node_config.h"
+#include "container/printable_range.h"
 #include "data_migration_frontend.h"
 #include "data_migration_types.h"
 #include "data_migration_worker.h"
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ ss::future<> backend::loop_once() {
 }
 
 ss::future<> backend::work_once() {
+    vlog(dm_log.info, "begin backend work cycle");
     // process pending deltas
     auto unprocessed_deltas = std::move(_unprocessed_deltas);
     for (auto&& delta : unprocessed_deltas) {
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ ss::future<> backend::work_once() {
     } else {
         _timer.rearm(next_tick);
     }
+    vlog(dm_log.info, "end backend work cycle");
 }
 
 void backend::wakeup() { _sem.signal(1 - _sem.available_units()); }
@@ -762,6 +765,12 @@ void backend::to_advance_if_done(
             ar_it->second = advance_info(sought_state);
         }
         _migration_states.erase(it);
+    } else {
+        vlog(
+          dm_log.trace,
+          "outstanding topics for migration {}: {}",
+          it->first,
+          printable_range(rs.outstanding_topics | std::views::keys));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/data_migration_frontend.cc b/src/v/cluster/data_migration_frontend.cc
index 276313304d57f..65d2d437b2834 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/data_migration_frontend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/data_migration_frontend.cc
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ ss::future<std::error_code> frontend::do_remove_migration(id id) {
     validate_migration_shard();
     auto ec = co_await insert_barrier();
     if (ec) {
+        vlog(dm_log.warn, "failed waiting for barrier: {}", ec);
         co_return ec;
     }
     /**
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ ss::future<std::error_code> frontend::do_remove_migration(id id) {
      */
     auto migration = _table.get_migration(id);
     if (!migration) {
+        vlog(dm_log.warn, "migration {} id not found", id);
         co_return errc::data_migration_not_exists;
     }
 
@@ -383,8 +385,10 @@ ss::future<std::error_code> frontend::do_remove_migration(id id) {
       _operation_timeout + model::timeout_clock::now());
 
     if (ec) {
+        vlog(dm_log.warn, "failed to send remove_data_migration_cmd: {}", ec);
         co_return ec;
     }
+    vlog(dm_log.debug, "successfully sent migration {} delete request", id);
 
     co_return errc::success;
 }
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc b/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc
index 88859587dcdb9..6dc95dfc70a73 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ ss::future<std::error_code>
 topic_table::apply(create_partition_cmd cmd, model::offset offset) {
     auto const migration_state = _migrated_resources.get_topic_state(
       cmd.value.cfg.tp_ns);
+    vlog(
+      clusterlog.trace,
+      "attempting to create a partition in {}, migration state = {}",
+      cmd.value.cfg.tp_ns,
+      migration_state);
     if (
       migration_state
       != data_migrations::migrated_resource_state::non_restricted) {