diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/encryption/ChangeRecoveryKey.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/encryption/ChangeRecoveryKey.tsx
index 2694539f5a..7f0f61cbfe 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/encryption/ChangeRecoveryKey.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/encryption/ChangeRecoveryKey.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
  */
 
-import React, { type JSX, type MouseEventHandler, useState } from "react";
+import React, { type JSX, type MouseEventHandler, useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import {
     Breadcrumb,
     Button,
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import CopyIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/copy";
 import KeyIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/key-solid";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import { _t } from "../../../../languageHandler";
 import { EncryptionCard } from "./EncryptionCard";
@@ -79,6 +80,11 @@ export function ChangeRecoveryKey({
     // "recovery" is about. Otherwise, we jump straight to showing the user the new key.
     const [state, setState] = useState<State>(userHasRecoveryKey ? "save_key_change_flow" : "inform_user");
 
+    const onCancelClickWrapper = useCallback(() => {
+        logger.debug("ChangeRecoveryKey: user cancelled");
+        onCancelClick();
+    }, [onCancelClick]);
+
     // We create a new recovery key, the recovery key will be displayed to the user
     const recoveryKey = useAsyncMemo(() => matrixClient.getCrypto()!.createRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase(), []);
     // Waiting for the recovery key to be generated
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ export function ChangeRecoveryKey({
             content = (
                 <InformationPanel
                     onContinueClick={() => setState("save_key_setup_flow")}
-                    onCancelClick={onCancelClick}
+                    onCancelClick={onCancelClickWrapper}
                 />
             );
             break;
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ export function ChangeRecoveryKey({
                                 : "confirm_key_setup_flow",
                         )
                     }
-                    onCancelClick={onCancelClick}
+                    onCancelClick={onCancelClickWrapper}
                 />
             );
             break;
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ export function ChangeRecoveryKey({
                 <KeyForm
                     // encodedPrivateKey is always defined, the optional typing is incorrect
                     recoveryKey={recoveryKey.encodedPrivateKey!}
-                    onCancelClick={onCancelClick}
+                    onCancelClick={onCancelClickWrapper}
                     onSubmit={async () => {
                         const crypto = matrixClient.getCrypto();
                         if (!crypto) return onFinish();
@@ -133,6 +139,9 @@ export function ChangeRecoveryKey({
                             // keyStorageOutOfSyncNeedsBackupReset won't be able to check
                             // the backup state.
                             const needsBackupReset = await deviceListener.keyStorageOutOfSyncNeedsBackupReset(true);
+                            logger.debug(
+                                `ChangeRecoveryKey: user confirmed recovery key; now doing change. needsBackupReset: ${needsBackupReset}`,
+                            );
                             await deviceListener.whilePaused(async () => {
                                 // We need to enable the cache to avoid to prompt the user to enter the new key
                                 // when we will try to access the secret storage during the bootstrap
@@ -178,9 +187,9 @@ export function ChangeRecoveryKey({
         <>
             <Breadcrumb
                 backLabel={_t("action|back")}
-                onBackClick={onCancelClick}
+                onBackClick={onCancelClickWrapper}
                 pages={pages}
-                onPageClick={onCancelClick}
+                onPageClick={onCancelClickWrapper}
             />
             <EncryptionCard
                 Icon={KeyIcon}
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/encryption/RecoveryPanelOutOfSync.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/encryption/RecoveryPanelOutOfSync.tsx
index 16ab517d32..4c4bcbee33 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/encryption/RecoveryPanelOutOfSync.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/encryption/RecoveryPanelOutOfSync.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import React, { type JSX } from "react";
 import { Button } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import KeyIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/key";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import { SettingsSection } from "../shared/SettingsSection";
 import { _t } from "../../../../languageHandler";
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ export function RecoveryPanelOutOfSync({
                         // the backup state.
                         const needsBackupReset = await deviceListener.keyStorageOutOfSyncNeedsBackupReset(false);
 
+                        logger.debug(
+                            `RecoveryPanelOutOfSync: user clicked 'Enter recovery key'. needsBackupReset: ${needsBackupReset}`,
+                        );
                         try {
                             // pause the device listener because we could be making lots
                             // of changes, and don't want toasts to pop up and disappear
diff --git a/src/toasts/SetupEncryptionToast.tsx b/src/toasts/SetupEncryptionToast.tsx
index c4b2b9d112..ab769f4ce1 100644
--- a/src/toasts/SetupEncryptionToast.tsx
+++ b/src/toasts/SetupEncryptionToast.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import { KeyIcon, ErrorSolidIcon, SettingsSolidIcon } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
 import { type ComponentType } from "react";
 import { type Interaction as InteractionEvent } from "@matrix-org/analytics-events/types/typescript/Interaction";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import Modal from "../Modal";
 import { _t } from "../languageHandler";
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ const getDescription = (state: DeviceStateForToast): string => {
  * @param state The state of the device
  */
 export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
+    const myLogger = logger.getChild(`SetupEncryptionToast[${state}]:`);
     if (
         ModuleRunner.instance.extensions.cryptoSetup.setupEncryptionNeeded({
             kind: state as any,
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                     interactionType: "Pointer",
                     name: state === "set_up_recovery" ? "ToastSetUpRecoveryClick" : "ToastTurnOnKeyStorageClick",
                 });
+                myLogger.debug("Primary button clicked: opening encryption settings dialog");
                 // Open the user settings dialog to the encryption tab
                 const payload: OpenToTabPayload = {
                     action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
@@ -171,9 +174,11 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                 break;
             }
             case "verify_this_session":
+                myLogger.debug("Primary button clicked: opening SetupEncryptionDialog");
                 Modal.createDialog(SetupEncryptionDialog, {}, undefined, /* priority = */ false, /* static = */ true);
                 break;
             case "key_storage_out_of_sync": {
+                myLogger.debug("Primary button clicked: starting recovery process");
                 const modal = Modal.createDialog(
                     Spinner,
                     undefined,
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                 break;
             }
             case "identity_needs_reset": {
+                myLogger.debug("Primary button clicked: opening encryption settings dialog");
                 // Open the user settings dialog to reset identity
                 const payload: OpenToTabPayload = {
                     action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
@@ -237,6 +243,7 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                     interactionType: "Pointer",
                     name: "ToastSetUpRecoveryDismiss",
                 });
+                myLogger.debug("Secondary button clicked: disabling recovery");
                 // Record that the user doesn't want to set up recovery
                 const deviceListener = DeviceListener.sharedInstance();
                 await deviceListener.recordRecoveryDisabled();
@@ -247,14 +254,14 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                 // Open the user settings dialog to the encryption tab and start the flow to reset encryption or change the recovery key
                 const deviceListener = DeviceListener.sharedInstance();
                 const needsCrossSigningReset = await deviceListener.keyStorageOutOfSyncNeedsCrossSigningReset(true);
+                const props = {
+                    initialEncryptionState: needsCrossSigningReset ? "reset_identity_forgot" : "change_recovery_key",
+                };
+                myLogger.debug(`Secondary button clicked: opening encryption settings dialog with props`, props);
                 const payload: OpenToTabPayload = {
                     action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
                     initialTabId: UserTab.Encryption,
-                    props: {
-                        initialEncryptionState: needsCrossSigningReset
-                            ? "reset_identity_forgot"
-                            : "change_recovery_key",
-                    },
+                    props,
                 };
                 defaultDispatcher.dispatch(payload);
                 break;
@@ -273,6 +280,7 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                 );
                 const [dismissed] = await modal.finished;
                 if (dismissed) {
+                    myLogger.debug("Secondary button clicked and confirmed: recording key storage disabled");
                     const deviceListener = DeviceListener.sharedInstance();
                     await deviceListener.recordKeyBackupDisabled();
                     deviceListener.dismissEncryptionSetup();
@@ -280,6 +288,7 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
                 break;
             }
             default:
+                myLogger.debug("Secondary button clicked: dismissing");
                 DeviceListener.sharedInstance().dismissEncryptionSetup();
         }
     };
@@ -293,20 +302,24 @@ export const showToast = (state: DeviceStateForToast): void => {
      */
     const onAccessSecretStorageFailed = async (error: Error): Promise<void> => {
         if (error instanceof AccessCancelledError) {
+            myLogger.debug("AccessSecretStorage failed: user cancelled");
             // The user cancelled the dialog - just allow it to close
         } else {
             // A real error happened - jump to the reset identity or change
             // recovery tab
             const needsCrossSigningReset =
                 await DeviceListener.sharedInstance().keyStorageOutOfSyncNeedsCrossSigningReset(true);
+            const props = {
+                initialEncryptionState: needsCrossSigningReset ? "reset_identity_sync_failed" : "change_recovery_key",
+            };
+            myLogger.debug(
+                `AccessSecretStorage failed: ${error}. Opening encryption settings dialog with props: `,
+                props,
+            );
             const payload: OpenToTabPayload = {
                 action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
                 initialTabId: UserTab.Encryption,
-                props: {
-                    initialEncryptionState: needsCrossSigningReset
-                        ? "reset_identity_sync_failed"
-                        : "change_recovery_key",
-                },
+                props,
             };
             defaultDispatcher.dispatch(payload);
         }