diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/error_handlers/backoff_strategies/wait_time_from_header_backoff_strategy.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/error_handlers/backoff_strategies/wait_time_from_header_backoff_strategy.py
index 5cda96a4d..e4e44883e 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/error_handlers/backoff_strategies/wait_time_from_header_backoff_strategy.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/requesters/error_handlers/backoff_strategies/wait_time_from_header_backoff_strategy.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2023 Airbyte, Inc., all rights reserved.
 #
 
+import logging
 import re
 from dataclasses import InitVar, dataclass
 from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional, Union
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.types import Config
 from airbyte_cdk.utils import AirbyteTracedException
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("airbyte")
+
 
 @dataclass
 class WaitTimeFromHeaderBackoffStrategy(BackoffStrategy):
@@ -57,6 +60,15 @@ def backoff_time(
         header_value = None
         if isinstance(response_or_exception, requests.Response):
             header_value = get_numeric_value_from_header(response_or_exception, header, regex)
+            if header_value is not None:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Rate limit header '%s' detected with value: %s (status code: %s)",
+                    header,
+                    header_value,
+                    response_or_exception.status_code
+                    if hasattr(response_or_exception, "status_code")
+                    else "N/A",
+                )
             if (
                 self.max_waiting_time_in_seconds
                 and header_value
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/http_client.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/http_client.py
index e7a5715ac..aed16b9fd 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/http_client.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/http_client.py
@@ -440,6 +440,18 @@ def _handle_error_resolution(
 
         # Emit stream status RUNNING with the reason RATE_LIMITED to log that the rate limit has been reached
         if error_resolution.response_action == ResponseAction.RATE_LIMITED:
+            self._logger.info(
+                "Rate limited: emitting RATE_LIMITED stream status for stream '%s' (status code: %s, url: %s, error: %s)",
+                self._name,
+                response.status_code if response is not None else "N/A",
+                request.url,
+                error_resolution.error_message
+                or (
+                    self._error_message_parser.parse_response_error_message(response)
+                    if response is not None
+                    else str(exc)
+                ),
+            )
             # TODO: Update to handle with message repository when concurrent message repository is ready
             reasons = [AirbyteStreamStatusReason(type=AirbyteStreamStatusReasonType.RATE_LIMITED)]
             message = orjson.dumps(
@@ -524,6 +536,21 @@ def _handle_error_resolution(
                 if backoff_time:
                     user_defined_backoff_time = backoff_time
                     break
+            if user_defined_backoff_time is not None:
+                self._logger.info(
+                    "Retrying with backoff: waiting %.2f seconds (attempt %d, status code: %s, action: %s, url: %s, error: %s)",
+                    user_defined_backoff_time,
+                    self._request_attempt_count[request],
+                    response.status_code if response is not None else "N/A",
+                    error_resolution.response_action.value,
+                    request.url,
+                    error_resolution.error_message
+                    or (
+                        self._error_message_parser.parse_response_error_message(response)
+                        if response is not None
+                        else str(exc)
+                    ),
+                )
             error_message = (
                 error_resolution.error_message
                 or f"Request to {request.url} failed with failure type {error_resolution.failure_type}, response action {error_resolution.response_action}."