diff --git a/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go b/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go
index 91618d115fc..fd27d10c02b 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) leaseKeepAlive(stream pb.Lease_LeaseKeepAliveServer) erro
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			plog.Debugf("failed to receive lease keepalive request from gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+			if isClientCtxErr(stream.Context().Err(), err) {
+				plog.Debugf("failed to receive lease keepalive request from gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+			} else {
+				plog.Warningf("failed to receive lease keepalive request from gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -118,7 +122,11 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) leaseKeepAlive(stream pb.Lease_LeaseKeepAliveServer) erro
 		resp.TTL = ttl
 		err = stream.Send(resp)
 		if err != nil {
-			plog.Debugf("failed to send lease keepalive response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+			if isClientCtxErr(stream.Context().Err(), err) {
+				plog.Debugf("failed to send lease keepalive response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+			} else {
+				plog.Warningf("failed to send lease keepalive response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go b/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
index 8d38d9bd18f..7c86999e4c2 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/etcdserver/membership"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/lease"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/mvcc"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 func togRPCError(err error) error {
@@ -101,3 +103,16 @@ func togRPCError(err error) error {
 		return grpc.Errorf(codes.Unknown, err.Error())
 	}
 }
+
+func isClientCtxErr(ctxErr error, err error) bool {
+	if ctxErr != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	ev, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	code := ev.Code()
+	return code == codes.Canceled || code == codes.DeadlineExceeded
+}
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go b/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
index cd2adf98453..301ffbaf47f 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ func (ws *watchServer) Watch(stream pb.Watch_WatchServer) (err error) {
 	// deadlock when calling sws.close().
 	go func() {
 		if rerr := sws.recvLoop(); rerr != nil {
-			plog.Debugf("failed to receive watch request from gRPC stream (%q)", rerr.Error())
+			if isClientCtxErr(stream.Context().Err(), rerr) {
+				plog.Debugf("failed to receive watch request from gRPC stream (%q)", rerr.Error())
+			} else {
+				plog.Warningf("failed to receive watch request from gRPC stream (%q)", rerr.Error())
+			}
 			errc <- rerr
 		}
 	}()
@@ -338,7 +342,11 @@ func (sws *serverWatchStream) sendLoop() {
 
 			mvcc.ReportEventReceived(len(evs))
 			if err := sws.gRPCStream.Send(wr); err != nil {
-				plog.Debugf("failed to send watch response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+				if isClientCtxErr(sws.gRPCStream.Context().Err(), err) {
+					plog.Debugf("failed to send watch response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+				} else {
+					plog.Warningf("failed to send watch response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+				}
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -355,7 +363,11 @@ func (sws *serverWatchStream) sendLoop() {
 			}
 
 			if err := sws.gRPCStream.Send(c); err != nil {
-				plog.Debugf("failed to send watch control response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+				if isClientCtxErr(sws.gRPCStream.Context().Err(), err) {
+					plog.Debugf("failed to send watch control response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+				} else {
+					plog.Warningf("failed to send watch control response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+				}
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -371,7 +383,11 @@ func (sws *serverWatchStream) sendLoop() {
 				for _, v := range pending[wid] {
 					mvcc.ReportEventReceived(len(v.Events))
 					if err := sws.gRPCStream.Send(v); err != nil {
-						plog.Debugf("failed to send pending watch response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+						if isClientCtxErr(sws.gRPCStream.Context().Err(), err) {
+							plog.Debugf("failed to send pending watch response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+						} else {
+							plog.Warningf("failed to send pending watch response to gRPC stream (%q)", err.Error())
+						}
 						return
 					}
 				}