diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6645bcb4d..0d8f77d8c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## main / unreleased
 
+* [ENHANCEMENT] Log debug information about StatefulSets as they are created, updated and deleted. #182
+
 ## v0.20.1
 
 * [BUGFIX] Improved handling of URL ports in `createPrepareDownscaleEndpoints` function. The function now correctly preserves the port when replacing the host in the URL. #176
diff --git a/development/test-app.yaml b/development/test-app.yaml
index c0664a468..eeb011e13 100644
--- a/development/test-app.yaml
+++ b/development/test-app.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ metadata:
   name: test-app
   labels:
     grafana.com/prepare-downscale: "true"
+    rollout-group: test-app
   annotations:
     grafana.com/prepare-downscale-http-path: "/"
     grafana.com/prepare-downscale-http-port: "80"
@@ -36,3 +37,5 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: app
           image: nginx:latest
+  updateStrategy:
+    type: OnDelete
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index aa633697a..3d8cf5a35 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -136,12 +136,9 @@ func (c *RolloutController) Init() error {
 	// We enqueue a reconcile request each time any of the observed StatefulSets are updated. The UpdateFunc
 	// is also called every sync period even if no changes occurred.
 	_, err := c.statefulSetsInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-			c.enqueueReconcile()
-		},
-		UpdateFunc: func(old, new interface{}) {
-			c.enqueueReconcile()
-		},
+		AddFunc:    c.onAdded,
+		UpdateFunc: c.onUpdated,
+		DeleteFunc: c.onDeleted,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -172,6 +169,53 @@ func (c *RolloutController) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *RolloutController) onAdded(obj interface{}) {
+	sts, isStatefulSet := obj.(*v1.StatefulSet)
+	if isStatefulSet {
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log(
+			"msg", "observed StatefulSet added",
+			"name", sts.Name,
+			"namespace", sts.Namespace,
+			"replicas", sts.Spec.Replicas,
+			"generation", sts.Generation,
+			"creation_timestamp", sts.CreationTimestamp,
+		)
+	}
+
+	c.enqueueReconcile()
+}
+
+func (c *RolloutController) onUpdated(old, new interface{}) {
+	oldSts, oldIsStatefulSet := old.(*v1.StatefulSet)
+	newSts, newIsStatefulSet := new.(*v1.StatefulSet)
+	if oldIsStatefulSet && newIsStatefulSet && oldSts.Generation != newSts.Generation {
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log(
+			"msg", "observed StatefulSet updated",
+			"name", oldSts.Name,
+			"namespace", oldSts.Namespace,
+			"old_replicas", oldSts.Spec.Replicas,
+			"new_replicas", newSts.Spec.Replicas,
+			"old_generation", oldSts.Generation,
+			"new_generation", newSts.Generation,
+		)
+	}
+
+	c.enqueueReconcile()
+}
+
+func (c *RolloutController) onDeleted(obj interface{}) {
+	sts, isStatefulSet := obj.(*v1.StatefulSet)
+	if isStatefulSet {
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log(
+			"msg", "observed StatefulSet deleted",
+			"name", sts.Name,
+			"namespace", sts.Namespace,
+			"replicas", sts.Spec.Replicas,
+			"generation", sts.Generation,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 // Run runs the controller and blocks until Stop() is called.
 func (c *RolloutController) Run() {
 	ctx := context.Background()