diff --git a/embed/etcd.go b/embed/etcd.go
index 4c02c118422..bf84b256774 100644
--- a/embed/etcd.go
+++ b/embed/etcd.go
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func (e *Etcd) serveClients() (err error) {
 		}
 	} else {
 		mux := http.NewServeMux()
-		etcdhttp.HandleBasic(mux, e.Server)
+		etcdhttp.HandleBasic(e.cfg.logger, mux, e.Server)
 		h = mux
 	}
 
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ func (e *Etcd) serveMetrics() (err error) {
 
 	if len(e.cfg.ListenMetricsUrls) > 0 {
 		metricsMux := http.NewServeMux()
-		etcdhttp.HandleMetricsHealth(metricsMux, e.Server)
+		etcdhttp.HandleMetricsHealth(e.cfg.logger, metricsMux, e.Server)
 
 		for _, murl := range e.cfg.ListenMetricsUrls {
 			tlsInfo := &e.cfg.ClientTLSInfo
diff --git a/etcdmain/grpc_proxy.go b/etcdmain/grpc_proxy.go
index c4dedec4b91..db6b0e68667 100644
--- a/etcdmain/grpc_proxy.go
+++ b/etcdmain/grpc_proxy.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func startGRPCProxy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		go func() {
 			mux := http.NewServeMux()
 			grpcproxy.HandleMetrics(mux, httpClient, client.Endpoints())
-			grpcproxy.HandleHealth(mux, client)
+			grpcproxy.HandleHealth(lg, mux, client)
 			lg.Info("gRPC proxy server metrics URL serving")
 			herr := http.Serve(mhttpl, mux)
 			if herr != nil {
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func mustHTTPListener(lg *zap.Logger, m cmux.CMux, tlsinfo *transport.TLSInfo, c
 	httpmux := http.NewServeMux()
 	httpmux.HandleFunc("/", http.NotFound)
 	grpcproxy.HandleMetrics(httpmux, httpClient, c.Endpoints())
-	grpcproxy.HandleHealth(httpmux, c)
+	grpcproxy.HandleHealth(lg, httpmux, c)
 	if grpcProxyEnablePprof {
 		for p, h := range debugutil.PProfHandlers() {
 			httpmux.Handle(p, h)
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
index e520f81b518..d0c22e97e11 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/v2error"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/v2http/httptypes"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/version"
-
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -37,10 +36,13 @@ const (
 
 // HandleBasic adds handlers to a mux for serving JSON etcd client requests
 // that do not access the v2 store.
-func HandleBasic(mux *http.ServeMux, server etcdserver.ServerPeer) {
+func HandleBasic(lg *zap.Logger, mux *http.ServeMux, server etcdserver.ServerPeer) {
+	if lg == nil {
+		lg = zap.NewNop()
+	}
 	mux.HandleFunc(varsPath, serveVars)
 
-	HandleMetricsHealth(mux, server)
+	HandleMetricsHealth(lg, mux, server)
 	mux.HandleFunc(versionPath, versionHandler(server.Cluster(), serveVersion))
 }
 
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/metrics.go b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/metrics.go
index 0fa2f75c2d6..8fd813dcb18 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/metrics.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/metrics.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft"
-
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 // HandleMetricsHealth registers metrics and health handlers.
-func HandleMetricsHealth(mux *http.ServeMux, srv etcdserver.ServerV2) {
+func HandleMetricsHealth(lg *zap.Logger, mux *http.ServeMux, srv etcdserver.ServerV2) {
 	mux.Handle(PathMetrics, promhttp.Handler())
-	mux.Handle(PathHealth, NewHealthHandler(func() Health { return checkHealth(srv) }))
+	mux.Handle(PathHealth, NewHealthHandler(lg, func() Health { return checkHealth(lg, srv) }))
 }
 
 // HandlePrometheus registers prometheus handler on '/metrics'.
@@ -45,21 +45,24 @@ func HandlePrometheus(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 }
 
 // NewHealthHandler handles '/health' requests.
-func NewHealthHandler(hfunc func() Health) http.HandlerFunc {
+func NewHealthHandler(lg *zap.Logger, hfunc func() Health) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
 			w.Header().Set("Allow", http.MethodGet)
 			http.Error(w, "Method Not Allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			lg.Warn("/health error", zap.Int("status-code", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed))
 			return
 		}
 		h := hfunc()
 		d, _ := json.Marshal(h)
 		if h.Health != "true" {
 			http.Error(w, string(d), http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			lg.Warn("/health error", zap.String("output", string(d)), zap.Int("status-code", http.StatusServiceUnavailable))
 			return
 		}
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		w.Write(d)
+		lg.Info("/health OK", zap.Int("status-code", http.StatusOK))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ type Health struct {
 
 // TODO: server NOSPACE, etcdserver.ErrNoLeader in health API
 
-func checkHealth(srv etcdserver.ServerV2) (h Health) {
+func checkHealth(lg *zap.Logger, srv etcdserver.ServerV2) (h Health) {
 	h.Health = "true"
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -105,11 +108,15 @@ func checkHealth(srv etcdserver.ServerV2) (h Health) {
 	as := srv.Alarms()
 	if len(as) > 0 {
 		h.Health = "false"
+		for _, v := range as {
+			lg.Warn("serving /health false due to an alarm", zap.String("alarm", v.String()))
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
 	if uint64(srv.Leader()) == raft.None {
 		h.Health = "false"
+		lg.Warn("serving /health false; no leader")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -118,6 +125,9 @@ func checkHealth(srv etcdserver.ServerV2) (h Health) {
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
 		h.Health = "false"
+		lg.Warn("serving /health false; QGET fails", zap.Error(err))
 	}
+
+	lg.Info("serving /health true")
 	return
 }
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/v2http/client.go b/etcdserver/api/v2http/client.go
index 005ff0b8a66..a256894d6b5 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/v2http/client.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/v2http/client.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func NewClientHandler(lg *zap.Logger, server etcdserver.ServerPeer, timeout time
 		lg = zap.NewNop()
 	}
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	etcdhttp.HandleBasic(mux, server)
+	etcdhttp.HandleBasic(lg, mux, server)
 	handleV2(lg, mux, server, timeout)
 	return requestLogger(lg, mux)
 }
diff --git a/proxy/grpcproxy/health.go b/proxy/grpcproxy/health.go
index 4756cff2ed4..9418502c0fe 100644
--- a/proxy/grpcproxy/health.go
+++ b/proxy/grpcproxy/health.go
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/rpctypes"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 // HandleHealth registers health handler on '/health'.
-func HandleHealth(mux *http.ServeMux, c *clientv3.Client) {
-	mux.Handle(etcdhttp.PathHealth, etcdhttp.NewHealthHandler(func() etcdhttp.Health { return checkHealth(c) }))
+func HandleHealth(lg *zap.Logger, mux *http.ServeMux, c *clientv3.Client) {
+	if lg == nil {
+		lg = zap.NewNop()
+	}
+	mux.Handle(etcdhttp.PathHealth, etcdhttp.NewHealthHandler(lg, func() etcdhttp.Health { return checkHealth(c) }))
 }
 
 func checkHealth(c *clientv3.Client) etcdhttp.Health {