diff --git a/Test/DurableTask.Core.Tests/TaskOrchestrationContextTests.cs b/Test/DurableTask.Core.Tests/TaskOrchestrationContextTests.cs
index a19d76a20..8267475c6 100644
--- a/Test/DurableTask.Core.Tests/TaskOrchestrationContextTests.cs
+++ b/Test/DurableTask.Core.Tests/TaskOrchestrationContextTests.cs
@@ -147,6 +147,29 @@ public async Task ScheduleTask_WithFailure_ShouldPropagateException()
             }
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GetOpenTasksSummary_WithNoOpenTasks_ReturnsEmptyString()
+        {
+            string summary = context.GetOpenTasksSummary();
+            Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, summary);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void GetOpenTasksSummary_WithManyOpenTasks_UsesBoundedSummary()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+            {
+                _ = context.ScheduleTask<int>(new string('A', 100), "1.0", i);
+            }
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(100, context.OpenTaskCount);
+
+            string summary = context.GetOpenTasksSummary();
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(summary.Length <= 1024, "Summary should be capped to the configured maximum length.");
+            Assert.IsTrue(summary.Contains("more task(s))"), "Summary should indicate omitted tasks when capped.");
+        }
+
         private class MockTaskOrchestrationContext : TaskOrchestrationContext
         {
             public List<ScheduledTaskInfo> ScheduledTasks { get; } = new List<ScheduledTaskInfo>();
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogEvents.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogEvents.cs
index e5fe2ee33..5ee6615f5 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogEvents.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogEvents.cs
@@ -929,12 +929,19 @@ void IEventSourceEvent.WriteEventSource() =>
         /// </summary>
         internal class OrchestrationExecuted : StructuredLogEvent, IEventSourceEvent
         {
-            public OrchestrationExecuted(OrchestrationInstance instance, string name, int actionCount)
+            public OrchestrationExecuted(
+                OrchestrationInstance instance,
+                string name,
+                int actionCount,
+                int openTaskCount,
+                string openTaskNames)
             {
                 this.InstanceId = instance.InstanceId;
                 this.ExecutionId = instance.ExecutionId ?? string.Empty;
                 this.Name = name;
                 this.ActionCount = actionCount;
+                this.OpenTaskCount = openTaskCount;
+                this.OpenTaskNames = openTaskNames ?? string.Empty;
             }
 
             [StructuredLogField]
@@ -949,14 +956,28 @@ public OrchestrationExecuted(OrchestrationInstance instance, string name, int ac
             [StructuredLogField]
             public int ActionCount { get; }
 
+            [StructuredLogField]
+            public int OpenTaskCount { get; }
+
+            [StructuredLogField]
+            public string OpenTaskNames { get; }
+
             public override EventId EventId => new EventId(
                 EventIds.OrchestrationExecuted,
                 nameof(EventIds.OrchestrationExecuted));
 
             public override LogLevel Level => LogLevel.Information;
 
-            protected override string CreateLogMessage() =>
-                $"{this.InstanceId}: Orchestration '{this.Name}' awaited and scheduled {this.ActionCount} durable operation(s).";
+            protected override string CreateLogMessage()
+            {
+                string message = $"{this.InstanceId}: Orchestration '{this.Name}' awaited and scheduled {this.ActionCount} durable operation(s).";
+                if (this.OpenTaskCount > 0)
+                {
+                    message += $" {this.OpenTaskCount} pending task(s): {this.OpenTaskNames}";
+                }
+
+                return message;
+            }
 
             void IEventSourceEvent.WriteEventSource() =>
                 StructuredEventSource.Log.OrchestrationExecuted(
@@ -964,6 +985,8 @@ void IEventSourceEvent.WriteEventSource() =>
                     this.ExecutionId,
                     this.Name,
                     this.ActionCount,
+                    this.OpenTaskCount,
+                    this.OpenTaskNames,
                     Utils.AppName,
                     Utils.PackageVersion);
         }
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogHelper.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogHelper.cs
index 6efbe0cfe..35d3bf1dc 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogHelper.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/LogHelper.cs
@@ -432,14 +432,19 @@ internal void OrchestrationExecuting(OrchestrationInstance instance, string name
         /// <param name="instance">The orchestration instance that was executed.</param>
         /// <param name="name">The name of the orchestration.</param>
         /// <param name="actions">The actions taken by the orchestration</param>
+        /// <param name="openTaskCount">The number of pending tasks awaiting completion.</param>
+        /// <param name="openTaskNames">A summary of the pending task names.</param>
         internal void OrchestrationExecuted(
             OrchestrationInstance instance,
             string name,
-            IReadOnlyList<OrchestratorAction> actions)
+            IReadOnlyList<OrchestratorAction> actions,
+            int openTaskCount,
+            string openTaskNames)
         {
             if (this.IsStructuredLoggingEnabled)
             {
-                this.WriteStructuredLog(new LogEvents.OrchestrationExecuted(instance, name, actions.Count));
+                this.WriteStructuredLog(new LogEvents.OrchestrationExecuted(
+                    instance, name, actions.Count, openTaskCount, openTaskNames));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/StructuredEventSource.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/StructuredEventSource.cs
index 129bac158..309506973 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/StructuredEventSource.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/Logging/StructuredEventSource.cs
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ internal void OrchestrationExecuted(
             string ExecutionId,
             string Name,
             int ActionCount,
+            int OpenTaskCount,
+            string OpenTaskNames,
             string AppName,
             string ExtensionVersion)
         {
@@ -508,6 +510,8 @@ internal void OrchestrationExecuted(
                     ExecutionId,
                     Name,
                     ActionCount,
+                    OpenTaskCount,
+                    OpenTaskNames,
                     AppName,
                     ExtensionVersion);
             }
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestrationExecutionCursor.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestrationExecutionCursor.cs
index 90ad420f8..67d3c4e92 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestrationExecutionCursor.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestrationExecutionCursor.cs
@@ -37,5 +37,9 @@ public OrchestrationExecutionCursor(
         public TaskOrchestrationExecutor OrchestrationExecutor { get; }
 
         public IEnumerable<OrchestratorAction> LatestDecisions { get; set; }
+
+        public int OpenTaskCount { get; set; }
+
+        public string OpenTaskNames { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestratorExecutionResult.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestratorExecutionResult.cs
index 849692e3d..a6b98bcbf 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestratorExecutionResult.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/OrchestratorExecutionResult.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ public class OrchestratorExecutionResult
         [JsonProperty("customStatus")]
         public string? CustomStatus { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The number of tasks that the orchestration is currently waiting on.
+        /// This is used for diagnostic purposes and is not serialized.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        internal int OpenTaskCount { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A summary of the open tasks the orchestration is waiting on (e.g., "GetData#3, Timer#5").
+        /// This is used for diagnostic purposes and is not serialized.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        internal string OpenTaskNames { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates an orchestrator failure result with a specified message and exception.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationContext.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationContext.cs
index e4846124c..f1f9dad6a 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationContext.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationContext.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace DurableTask.Core
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.Globalization;
     using System.Linq;
+    using System.Text;
     using System.Threading;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using DurableTask.Core.Command;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ namespace DurableTask.Core
 
     internal class TaskOrchestrationContext : OrchestrationContext
     {
+        private const int MaxOpenTaskSummaryEntries = 32;
+        private const int MaxOpenTaskSummaryLength = 1024;
         private readonly IDictionary<int, OpenTaskInfo> openTasks;
         private readonly IDictionary<int, OrchestratorAction> orchestratorActionsMap;
         private OrchestrationCompleteOrchestratorAction continueAsNew;
@@ -75,6 +78,75 @@ public TaskOrchestrationContext(
 
         public bool HasOpenTasks => this.openTasks.Count > 0;
 
+        internal int OpenTaskCount => this.openTasks.Count;
+
+        internal string GetOpenTasksSummary()
+        {
+            int openTaskCount = this.openTasks.Count;
+            if (openTaskCount == 0)
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            var summaryBuilder = new StringBuilder(Math.Min(openTaskCount * 16, MaxOpenTaskSummaryLength));
+            int includedEntries = 0;
+            bool summaryTruncatedByLength = false;
+
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<int, OpenTaskInfo> openTask in this.openTasks)
+            {
+                if (includedEntries >= MaxOpenTaskSummaryEntries)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                string entry = $"{openTask.Value.Name ?? "Timer"}#{openTask.Key}";
+                int separatorLength = includedEntries > 0 ? 2 : 0;
+                int requiredLength = separatorLength + entry.Length;
+
+                if (summaryBuilder.Length + requiredLength > MaxOpenTaskSummaryLength)
+                {
+                    summaryTruncatedByLength = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (separatorLength > 0)
+                {
+                    summaryBuilder.Append(", ");
+                }
+
+                summaryBuilder.Append(entry);
+                includedEntries++;
+            }
+
+            int omittedTaskCount = openTaskCount - includedEntries;
+            if (omittedTaskCount > 0 || summaryTruncatedByLength)
+            {
+                string suffix = $"... (+{omittedTaskCount} more task(s))";
+                int separatorLength = summaryBuilder.Length > 0 ? 2 : 0;
+                int requiredLength = separatorLength + suffix.Length;
+
+                if (summaryBuilder.Length + requiredLength > MaxOpenTaskSummaryLength)
+                {
+                    int maxPrefixLength = MaxOpenTaskSummaryLength - requiredLength;
+                    if (maxPrefixLength < 0)
+                    {
+                        return suffix.Substring(0, MaxOpenTaskSummaryLength);
+                    }
+
+                    summaryBuilder.Length = Math.Min(summaryBuilder.Length, maxPrefixLength);
+                }
+
+                if (separatorLength > 0)
+                {
+                    summaryBuilder.Append(", ");
+                }
+
+                summaryBuilder.Append(suffix);
+            }
+
+            return summaryBuilder.ToString();
+        }
+
         internal void ClearPendingActions()
         {
             this.orchestratorActionsMap.Clear();
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationDispatcher.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationDispatcher.cs
index 751a64b78..17e1e5fe3 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationDispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationDispatcher.cs
@@ -464,10 +464,15 @@ protected async Task<bool> OnProcessWorkItemAsync(TaskOrchestrationWorkItem work
                             }
                         }
 
+                        int openTaskCount = workItem.Cursor?.OpenTaskCount ?? 0;
+                        string openTaskNames = workItem.Cursor?.OpenTaskNames ?? string.Empty;
+
                         this.logHelper.OrchestrationExecuted(
                             runtimeState.OrchestrationInstance!,
                             runtimeState.Name,
-                            decisions);
+                            decisions,
+                            openTaskCount,
+                            openTaskNames);
                         TraceHelper.TraceInstance(
                             TraceEventType.Information,
                             "TaskOrchestrationDispatcher-ExecuteUserOrchestration-End",
@@ -825,10 +830,13 @@ await this.dispatchPipeline.RunAsync(dispatchContext, _ =>
             });
 
             var result = dispatchContext.GetProperty<OrchestratorExecutionResult>();
-            IEnumerable<OrchestratorAction> decisions = result?.Actions ?? Enumerable.Empty<OrchestratorAction>();
+            var decisions = (result?.Actions ?? Enumerable.Empty<OrchestratorAction>()).ToList();
             runtimeState.Status = result?.CustomStatus;
 
-            return new OrchestrationExecutionCursor(runtimeState, taskOrchestration, executor, decisions);
+            var cursor = new OrchestrationExecutionCursor(runtimeState, taskOrchestration, executor, decisions);
+            cursor.OpenTaskCount = result?.OpenTaskCount ?? 0;
+            cursor.OpenTaskNames = result?.OpenTaskNames ?? string.Empty;
+            return cursor;
         }
 
         async Task ResumeOrchestrationAsync(TaskOrchestrationWorkItem workItem)
@@ -860,8 +868,12 @@ await this.dispatchPipeline.RunAsync(dispatchContext, _ =>
             });
 
             var result = dispatchContext.GetProperty<OrchestratorExecutionResult>();
-            cursor.LatestDecisions = result?.Actions ?? Enumerable.Empty<OrchestratorAction>();
+            var decisions = (result?.Actions ?? Enumerable.Empty<OrchestratorAction>()).ToList();
             cursor.RuntimeState.Status = result?.CustomStatus;
+
+            cursor.LatestDecisions = decisions;
+            cursor.OpenTaskCount = result?.OpenTaskCount ?? 0;
+            cursor.OpenTaskNames = result?.OpenTaskNames ?? string.Empty;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationExecutor.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationExecutor.cs
index 540851e50..740aa4ea4 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskOrchestrationExecutor.cs
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ void ProcessEvents(IEnumerable<HistoryEvent> events)
                 {
                     Actions = this.context.OrchestratorActions,
                     CustomStatus = this.taskOrchestration.GetStatus(),
+                    OpenTaskCount = this.context.OpenTaskCount,
+                    OpenTaskNames = this.context.GetOpenTasksSummary(),
                 };
             }
             finally