diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/_install_package.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/_install_package.ts
index 05ed45a0e0c7a..e12de62564037 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/_install_package.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/_install_package.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export async function _installPackage({
   installSource: InstallSource;
   spaceId: string;
 }): Promise<AssetReference[]> {
+  const start = Date.now();
   const { name: pkgName, version: pkgVersion } = packageInfo;
 
   try {
@@ -236,6 +237,10 @@ export async function _installPackage({
       await packagePolicyService.upgrade(savedObjectsClient, esClient, policyIdsToUpgrade.items);
     }
 
+    const end = Date.now();
+
+    logger.debug(`Installation of ${pkgName}-${pkgVersion} took ${end - start}ms`);
+
     return [
       ...installedKibanaAssetsRefs,
       ...installedPipelines,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/bulk_install_packages.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/bulk_install_packages.ts
index 518971a51e0ef..2efce474c33a7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/bulk_install_packages.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/bulk_install_packages.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export async function bulkInstallPackages({
       });
 
       if (installedPackageResult) {
+        logger.debug(`Retrieved installed package for ${pkgKeyProps.name}-${pkgKeyProps.version}`);
         const {
           name,
           version,
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ export async function bulkInstallPackages({
 
       const pkgkey = Registry.pkgToPkgKey(pkgKeyProps);
 
+      const start = Date.now();
+      logger.debug(`Installing ${pkgkey} as part of bulk install`);
       const installResult = await installPackage({
         savedObjectsClient,
         esClient,
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ export async function bulkInstallPackages({
           installType: installResult.installType,
         };
       }
+
+      const end = Date.now();
+      logger.debug(`Installed ${pkgkey} in ${end - start}ms`);
       return {
         name: packageName,
         version: pkgKeyProps.version,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/get.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/get.ts
index 364102c24f4c1..b83dc98f05471 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/get.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/get.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ export async function getPackageInfo(options: {
 }): Promise<PackageInfo> {
   const { savedObjectsClient, pkgName, pkgVersion } = options;
 
+  const logger = appContextService.getLogger();
+  const start = Date.now();
+  logger.debug(`Getting package info for ${pkgName}-${pkgVersion}`);
+
   const [savedObject, latestPackage] = await Promise.all([
     getInstallationObject({ savedObjectsClient, pkgName }),
     Registry.fetchFindLatestPackageWithFallbackToBundled(pkgName),
@@ -176,6 +180,10 @@ export async function getPackageInfo(options: {
   };
   const updated = { ...packageInfo, ...additions };
 
+  const end = Date.now();
+
+  logger.debug(`Retrieved package info in ${end - start}ms`);
+
   return createInstallableFrom(updated, savedObject);
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_endpoint/config.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_endpoint/config.ts
index b00df7732ea4f..10ed6f2c2044f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_endpoint/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_endpoint/config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
         // always install Endpoint package by default when Fleet sets up
         `--xpack.fleet.packages.0.name=endpoint`,
         `--xpack.fleet.packages.0.version=latest`,
+        '--logging.loggers[0].name=plugins.fleet',
+        '--logging.loggers[0].level=debug',
+        '--logging.loggers[0].appenders[0]=console',
       ],
     },
     layout: {