diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go b/libbeat/outputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
index c0826330fa32..268540a5676c 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func makeES(
 	log := logp.NewLogger(logSelector)
 	eventsLogger := logp.NewLogger(logSelector)
 	// Set a new Output so it writes to a different file than `log`
-	eventsLogger = log.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(logp.WithFileOutput(eventsLoggerCfg)))
+	eventsLogger = eventsLogger.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(logp.WithFileOutput(eventsLoggerCfg)))
 
 	if !cfg.HasField("bulk_max_size") {
 		if err := cfg.SetInt("bulk_max_size", -1, defaultBulkSize); err != nil {
diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/fileout/file.go b/libbeat/outputs/fileout/file.go
index 45bef4c6fe8d..9c83676d12b9 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/fileout/file.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/fileout/file.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	c "github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/config"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/file"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -36,12 +37,13 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type fileOutput struct {
-	log      *logp.Logger
-	filePath string
-	beat     beat.Info
-	observer outputs.Observer
-	rotator  *file.Rotator
-	codec    codec.Codec
+	log          *logp.Logger
+	eventsLogger *logp.Logger
+	filePath     string
+	beat         beat.Info
+	observer     outputs.Observer
+	rotator      *file.Rotator
+	codec        codec.Codec
 }
 
 // makeFileout instantiates a new file output instance.
@@ -60,10 +62,15 @@ func makeFileout(
 	// disable bulk support in publisher pipeline
 	_ = cfg.SetInt("bulk_max_size", -1, -1)
 
+	logSelector := "file"
+	eventsLogger := logp.NewLogger(logSelector)
+	// Set a new Output so it writes to a different file than `log`
+	eventsLogger = eventsLogger.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(logp.WithFileOutput(eventsLoggerCfg)))
 	fo := &fileOutput{
-		log:      logp.NewLogger("file"),
-		beat:     beat,
-		observer: observer,
+		log:          logp.NewLogger(logSelector),
+		eventsLogger: eventsLogger,
+		beat:         beat,
+		observer:     observer,
 	}
 	if err := fo.init(beat, foConfig); err != nil {
 		return outputs.Fail(err)
@@ -130,7 +137,8 @@ func (out *fileOutput) Publish(_ context.Context, batch publisher.Batch) error {
 			} else {
 				out.log.Warnf("Failed to serialize the event: %+v", err)
 			}
-			out.log.Debugf("Failed event: %v", event)
+			out.log.Debug("Event logged to events-data log file")
+			out.eventsLogger.Debugf("Failed event: %v", event)
 
 			dropped++
 			continue
diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/kafka/client.go b/libbeat/outputs/kafka/client.go
index 24bbc61145d4..6acebdfab9a0 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/kafka/client.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/kafka/client.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Shopify/sarama"
 	"github.com/eapache/go-resiliency/breaker"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/common/fmtstr"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/outputs"
@@ -40,16 +41,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 type client struct {
-	log      *logp.Logger
-	observer outputs.Observer
-	hosts    []string
-	topic    outil.Selector
-	key      *fmtstr.EventFormatString
-	index    string
-	codec    codec.Codec
-	config   sarama.Config
-	mux      sync.Mutex
-	done     chan struct{}
+	log          *logp.Logger
+	eventsLogger *logp.Logger
+	observer     outputs.Observer
+	hosts        []string
+	topic        outil.Selector
+	key          *fmtstr.EventFormatString
+	index        string
+	codec        codec.Codec
+	config       sarama.Config
+	mux          sync.Mutex
+	done         chan struct{}
 
 	producer sarama.AsyncProducer
 
@@ -81,17 +83,23 @@ func newKafkaClient(
 	headers []header,
 	writer codec.Codec,
 	cfg *sarama.Config,
+	eventsLoggerCfg logp.Config,
 ) (*client, error) {
+	eventsLogger := logp.NewLogger(logSelector)
+	// Set a new Output so it writes to a different file than `log`
+	eventsLogger = eventsLogger.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(logp.WithFileOutput(eventsLoggerCfg)))
+
 	c := &client{
-		log:      logp.NewLogger(logSelector),
-		observer: observer,
-		hosts:    hosts,
-		topic:    topic,
-		key:      key,
-		index:    strings.ToLower(index),
-		codec:    writer,
-		config:   *cfg,
-		done:     make(chan struct{}),
+		log:          logp.NewLogger(logSelector),
+		eventsLogger: eventsLogger,
+		observer:     observer,
+		hosts:        hosts,
+		topic:        topic,
+		key:          key,
+		index:        strings.ToLower(index),
+		codec:        writer,
+		config:       *cfg,
+		done:         make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	if len(headers) != 0 {
@@ -228,7 +236,8 @@ func (c *client) getEventMessage(data *publisher.Event) (*message, error) {
 	serializedEvent, err := c.codec.Encode(c.index, event)
 	if err != nil {
 		if c.log.IsDebug() {
-			c.log.Debugf("failed event: %v", event)
+			c.eventsLogger.Debugf("failed event: %v", event)
+			c.log.Debug("failed event logged to events logger file")
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/kafka/kafka.go b/libbeat/outputs/kafka/kafka.go
index ad69f30477e9..524a51bafe2d 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/kafka/kafka.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/kafka/kafka.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func makeKafka(
 		return outputs.Fail(err)
 	}
 
-	client, err := newKafkaClient(observer, hosts, beat.IndexPrefix, kConfig.Key, topic, kConfig.Headers, codec, libCfg)
+	client, err := newKafkaClient(observer, hosts, beat.IndexPrefix, kConfig.Key, topic, kConfig.Headers, codec, libCfg, eventsLoggerCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return outputs.Fail(err)
 	}
diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/redis/client.go b/libbeat/outputs/redis/client.go
index 5165d894f654..740609b95460 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/redis/client.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/redis/client.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/beat"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/outputs"
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ type publishFn func(
 ) ([]publisher.Event, error)
 
 type client struct {
-	log *logp.Logger
+	log          *logp.Logger
+	eventsLogger *logp.Logger
 	*transport.Client
 	observer outputs.Observer
 	index    string
@@ -74,18 +76,25 @@ func newClient(
 	pass string,
 	db int, key outil.Selector, dt redisDataType,
 	index string, codec codec.Codec,
+	eventsLoggerCfg logp.Config,
 ) *client {
+	logSelector := "redis"
+	eventsLogger := logp.NewLogger(logSelector)
+	// Set a new Output so it writes to a different file than `log`
+	eventsLogger = eventsLogger.WithOptions(zap.WrapCore(logp.WithFileOutput(eventsLoggerCfg)))
+
 	return &client{
-		log:      logp.NewLogger("redis"),
-		Client:   tc,
-		observer: observer,
-		timeout:  timeout,
-		password: pass,
-		index:    strings.ToLower(index),
-		db:       db,
-		dataType: dt,
-		key:      key,
-		codec:    codec,
+		log:          logp.NewLogger(logSelector),
+		eventsLogger: eventsLogger,
+		Client:       tc,
+		observer:     observer,
+		timeout:      timeout,
+		password:     pass,
+		index:        strings.ToLower(index),
+		db:           db,
+		dataType:     dt,
+		key:          key,
+		codec:        codec,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +236,7 @@ func (c *client) publishEventsBulk(conn redis.Conn, command string) publishFn {
 		args := make([]interface{}, 1, len(data)+1)
 		args[0] = dest
 
-		okEvents, args := serializeEvents(c.log, args, 1, data, c.index, c.codec)
+		okEvents, args := serializeEvents(c.log, c.eventsLogger, args, 1, data, c.index, c.codec)
 		c.observer.Dropped(len(data) - len(okEvents))
 		if (len(args) - 1) == 0 {
 			return nil, nil
@@ -250,7 +259,7 @@ func (c *client) publishEventsPipeline(conn redis.Conn, command string) publishF
 	return func(key outil.Selector, data []publisher.Event) ([]publisher.Event, error) {
 		var okEvents []publisher.Event
 		serialized := make([]interface{}, 0, len(data))
-		okEvents, serialized = serializeEvents(c.log, serialized, 0, data, c.index, c.codec)
+		okEvents, serialized = serializeEvents(c.log, c.eventsLogger, serialized, 0, data, c.index, c.codec)
 		c.observer.Dropped(len(data) - len(okEvents))
 		if len(serialized) == 0 {
 			return nil, nil
@@ -305,6 +314,7 @@ func (c *client) publishEventsPipeline(conn redis.Conn, command string) publishF
 
 func serializeEvents(
 	log *logp.Logger,
+	eventsLogger *logp.Logger,
 	to []interface{},
 	i int,
 	data []publisher.Event,
@@ -316,8 +326,8 @@ func serializeEvents(
 	for _, d := range data {
 		serializedEvent, err := codec.Encode(index, &d.Content)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("Encoding event failed with error: %+v", err)
-			log.Debugf("Failed event: %v", d.Content)
+			log.Errorf("Encoding event failed with error: %+v. Look for events-data log file to view the event", err)
+			eventsLogger.Debugf("Failed event: %v", d.Content)
 			goto failLoop
 		}
 
@@ -334,8 +344,8 @@ failLoop:
 	for _, d := range rest {
 		serializedEvent, err := codec.Encode(index, &d.Content)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("Encoding event failed with error: %+v", err)
-			log.Debugf("Failed event: %v", d.Content)
+			log.Errorf("Encoding event failed with error: %+v. Look for events-data log file to view the event", err)
+			eventsLogger.Debugf("Failed event: %v", d.Content)
 			i++
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/libbeat/outputs/redis/redis.go b/libbeat/outputs/redis/redis.go
index 5656cd951717..5f902620a2ab 100644
--- a/libbeat/outputs/redis/redis.go
+++ b/libbeat/outputs/redis/redis.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func makeRedis(
 		}
 
 		client := newClient(conn, observer, rConfig.Timeout,
-			pass, rConfig.Db, key, dataType, rConfig.Index, enc)
+			pass, rConfig.Db, key, dataType, rConfig.Index, enc, eventsLoggerCfg)
 		clients[i] = newBackoffClient(client, rConfig.Backoff.Init, rConfig.Backoff.Max)
 	}