diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts
index 5b94b84cefff..f990eb13c435 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import type { SavedObjectsImportResponse } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-common';
 import type { SavedObjectsClientContract } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server';
+import type { Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
 import type {
   ISavedObjectTypeRegistry,
   ISavedObjectsImporter,
@@ -27,15 +28,18 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
   readonly #typeRegistry: ISavedObjectTypeRegistry;
   readonly #importSizeLimit: number;
   readonly #importHooks: Record<string, SavedObjectsImportHook[]>;
+  readonly #log: Logger;
 
   constructor({
     savedObjectsClient,
     typeRegistry,
     importSizeLimit,
+    logger,
   }: {
     savedObjectsClient: SavedObjectsClientContract;
     typeRegistry: ISavedObjectTypeRegistry;
     importSizeLimit: number;
+    logger: Logger;
   }) {
     this.#savedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClient;
     this.#typeRegistry = typeRegistry;
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
       }
       return hooks;
     }, {} as Record<string, SavedObjectsImportHook[]>);
+    this.#log = logger;
   }
 
   public import({
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
     compatibilityMode,
     managed,
   }: SavedObjectsImportOptions): Promise<SavedObjectsImportResponse> {
+    this.#log.debug('Starting the import process');
     return importSavedObjectsFromStream({
       readStream,
       createNewCopies,
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
     retries,
     managed,
   }: SavedObjectsResolveImportErrorsOptions): Promise<SavedObjectsImportResponse> {
+    this.#log.debug('Resolving import errors');
     return resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
       readStream,
       createNewCopies,
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts
index c831d58f3a56..522a8e1943a2 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsService
           savedObjectsClient,
           typeRegistry: this.typeRegistry,
           importSizeLimit: options?.importSizeLimit ?? this.config!.maxImportExportSize,
+          logger: this.logger.get('importer'),
         }),
       getTypeRegistry: () => this.typeRegistry,
       getDefaultIndex: () => MAIN_SAVED_OBJECT_INDEX,
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts
index a81196dcbb91..917f7f1642e8 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import supertest from 'supertest';
 import { SavedObjectsErrorHelpers } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-server';
 import { savedObjectsClientMock } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server-mocks';
 import type { ICoreUsageStatsClient } from '@kbn/core-usage-data-base-server-internal';
+import type { Logger, LogLevelId } from '@kbn/logging';
 import {
   coreUsageStatsClientMock,
   coreUsageDataServiceMock,
@@ -56,6 +57,17 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
     references: [],
     managed: false,
   };
+  const mockLogger: jest.Mocked<Logger> = {
+    debug: jest.fn(),
+    info: jest.fn(),
+    error: jest.fn(),
+    warn: jest.fn(),
+    trace: jest.fn(),
+    fatal: jest.fn(),
+    log: jest.fn(),
+    isLevelEnabled: jest.fn((level: LogLevelId) => true),
+    get: jest.fn(() => mockLogger),
+  };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     ({ server, httpSetup, handlerContext } = await setupServer());
@@ -76,6 +88,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       savedObjectsClient,
       typeRegistry: handlerContext.savedObjects.typeRegistry,
       importSizeLimit: 10000,
+      logger: mockLogger,
     });
     handlerContext.savedObjects.getImporter = jest
       .fn()
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
index e31124333cbd..01fcf0683d1f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jest.mock('uuid');
 import supertest from 'supertest';
 import { savedObjectsClientMock } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server-mocks';
 import type { ICoreUsageStatsClient } from '@kbn/core-usage-data-base-server-internal';
+import type { Logger, LogLevelId } from '@kbn/logging';
 import {
   coreUsageStatsClientMock,
   coreUsageDataServiceMock,
@@ -61,6 +62,17 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
     references: [],
     managed: false,
   };
+  const mockLogger: jest.Mocked<Logger> = {
+    debug: jest.fn(),
+    info: jest.fn(),
+    error: jest.fn(),
+    warn: jest.fn(),
+    trace: jest.fn(),
+    fatal: jest.fn(),
+    log: jest.fn(),
+    isLevelEnabled: jest.fn((level: LogLevelId) => true),
+    get: jest.fn(() => mockLogger),
+  };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     ({ server, httpSetup, handlerContext } = await setupServer());
@@ -82,6 +94,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       savedObjectsClient,
       typeRegistry: handlerContext.savedObjects.typeRegistry,
       importSizeLimit: 10000,
+      logger: mockLogger,
     });
 
     handlerContext.savedObjects.getImporter = jest