diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePressureService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePressureService.java
index 33cd40f802d43..52f83096dc08d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePressureService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePressureService.java
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ public void validateSegmentsUploadLag(ShardId shardId) {
         for (LagValidator lagValidator : lagValidators) {
             if (lagValidator.validate(remoteSegmentTransferTracker, shardId) == false) {
                 remoteSegmentTransferTracker.incrementRejectionCount(lagValidator.name());
-                throw new OpenSearchRejectedExecutionException(lagValidator.rejectionMessage(remoteSegmentTransferTracker, shardId));
+                String rejectionMessage = lagValidator.rejectionMessage(remoteSegmentTransferTracker, shardId);
+                logger.warn("Rejecting write requests for shard due to remote backpressure:  {}", rejectionMessage);
+                throw new OpenSearchRejectedExecutionException(rejectionMessage);
             }
         }
     }