diff --git a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc
index 83b17c1426b1c..cd6149cbf2e56 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc
+++ b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ class partition_record_batch_reader_impl final
             auto sub = config.abort_source->get().subscribe([this]() noexcept {
                 vlog(_ctxlog.debug, "abort requested via config.abort_source");
                 if (_reader) {
+                    vlog(
+                      _ctxlog.debug,
+                      "abort requested via config.abort_source for reader {}",
+                      _reader->identifier);
                     _partition->evict_segment_reader(std::move(_reader));
                 }
             });
@@ -826,7 +830,7 @@ ss::future<> remote_partition::start() {
 
 void remote_partition::evict_segment_reader(
   std::unique_ptr<remote_segment_batch_reader> reader) {
-    _eviction_pending.push_back(std::move(reader));
+    _eviction_pending.emplace_back(std::move(reader));
     _has_evictions_cvar.signal();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.cc b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.cc
index f727d1579733f..cf870fe3d285e 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.cc
+++ b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.cc
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <seastar/util/defer.hh>
 #include <seastar/util/log.hh>
 
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_generators.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 
 #include <exception>
@@ -1282,6 +1284,7 @@ remote_segment_batch_reader::remote_segment_batch_reader(
   , _cur_rp_offset(_seg->get_base_rp_offset())
   , _cur_delta(_seg->get_base_offset_delta())
   , _units(std::move(units)) {
+    identifier = boost::uuids::to_string(boost::uuids::random_generator()());
     _ts_probe.segment_reader_created();
 }
 
@@ -1377,13 +1380,21 @@ ss::future<> remote_segment_batch_reader::stop() {
         co_return;
     }
 
-    vlog(_ctxlog.debug, "remote_segment_batch_reader::stop");
+    vlog(
+      _ctxlog.debug,
+      "remote_segment_batch_reader::stop for reader {}",
+      identifier);
     co_await _gate.close();
     if (_parser) {
         vlog(_ctxlog.debug, "remote_segment_batch_reader::stop - parser-close");
         co_await _parser->close();
         _parser.reset();
     }
+
+    vlog(
+      _ctxlog.debug,
+      "remote_segment_batch_reader::stop completed for reader {}",
+      identifier);
     _stopped = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.h b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.h
index 9dc8bfc0aa62f..ad5258d3f0fed 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.h
+++ b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_segment.h
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ class remote_segment_batch_reader final {
     friend class remote_segment_batch_consumer;
 
 public:
+    ss::sstring identifier;
+
     remote_segment_batch_reader(
       ss::lw_shared_ptr<remote_segment>,
       const storage::log_reader_config& config,