diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index 30862e5cb..9376c51de 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ const CLogCategoryDesc LogCategories[] =
     {BCLog::COINDB, "coindb"},
     {BCLog::QT, "qt"},
     {BCLog::LEVELDB, "leveldb"},
+    {BCLog::VALIDATION, "validation"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "1"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "all"},
 };
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index 5d91ec213..b8766e49c 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace BCLog {
         COINDB      = (1 << 18),
         QT          = (1 << 19),
         LEVELDB     = (1 << 20),
+        VALIDATION  = (1 << 21),
         ALL         = ~(uint32_t)0,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/util/validation.cpp b/src/util/validation.cpp
index bd52f5775..ed9c108bb 100644
--- a/src/util/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/util/validation.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 
-/** Convert ValidationState to a human-readable message for logging */
 std::string FormatStateMessage(const ValidationState &state)
 {
-    return strprintf("%s%s",
-        state.GetRejectReason(),
-        state.GetDebugMessage().empty() ? "" : ", "+state.GetDebugMessage());
+    if (state.IsValid()) {
+        return "Valid";
+    }
+
+    const std::string debug_message = state.GetDebugMessage();
+    if (!debug_message.empty()) {
+        return strprintf("%s, %s", state.GetRejectReason(), debug_message);
+    }
+
+    return state.GetRejectReason();
 }
 
 const std::string strMessageMagic = "Bitcoin Signed Message:\n";
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.cpp b/src/validationinterface.cpp
index 7b20d26f3..6d5232cc8 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 
+#include <chain.h>
+#include <consensus/validation.h>
+#include <logging.h>
 #include <primitives/block.h>
+#include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
+#include <util/validation.h>
 
 #include <future>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -110,52 +115,89 @@ void SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue() {
     promise.get_future().wait();
 }
 
+// Use a macro instead of a function for conditional logging to prevent
+// evaluating arguments when logging is not enabled.
+//
+// NOTE: The lambda captures all local variables by value.
+#define ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, fmt, name, ...)           \
+    do {                                                       \
+        auto local_name = (name);                              \
+        LOG_EVENT("Enqueuing " fmt, local_name, __VA_ARGS__);  \
+        m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([=] { \
+            LOG_EVENT(fmt, local_name, __VA_ARGS__);           \
+            event();                                           \
+        });                                                    \
+    } while (0)
+
+#define LOG_EVENT(fmt, ...) \
+    LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, fmt "\n", __VA_ARGS__)
 
 void CMainSignals::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) {
     // Dependencies exist that require UpdatedBlockTip events to be delivered in the order in which
     // the chain actually updates. One way to ensure this is for the caller to invoke this signal
     // in the same critical section where the chain is updated
 
-    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([pindexNew, pindexFork, fInitialDownload, this] {
+    auto event = [pindexNew, pindexFork, fInitialDownload, this] {
         m_internals->UpdatedBlockTip(pindexNew, pindexFork, fInitialDownload);
-    });
+    };
+    ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, "%s: new block hash=%s fork block hash=%s (in IBD=%s)", __func__,
+                          pindexNew->GetBlockHash().ToString(),
+                          pindexFork ? pindexFork->GetBlockHash().ToString() : "null",
+                          fInitialDownload);
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::TransactionAddedToMempool(const CTransactionRef &ptx) {
-    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([ptx, this] {
+    auto event = [ptx, this] {
         m_internals->TransactionAddedToMempool(ptx);
-    });
+    };
+    ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, "%s: txid=%s wtxid=%s", __func__,
+                          ptx->GetHash().ToString(),
+                          ptx->GetWitnessHash().ToString());
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::TransactionRemovedFromMempool(const CTransactionRef &ptx) {
-    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([ptx, this] {
+    auto event = [ptx, this] {
         m_internals->TransactionRemovedFromMempool(ptx);
-    });
+    };
+    ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, "%s: txid=%s wtxid=%s", __func__,
+                          ptx->GetHash().ToString(),
+                          ptx->GetWitnessHash().ToString());
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::BlockConnected(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> &pblock, const CBlockIndex *pindex, const std::shared_ptr<const std::vector<CTransactionRef>>& pvtxConflicted) {
-    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([pblock, pindex, pvtxConflicted, this] {
+    auto event = [pblock, pindex, pvtxConflicted, this] {
         m_internals->BlockConnected(pblock, pindex, *pvtxConflicted);
-    });
+    };
+    ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, "%s: block hash=%s block height=%d", __func__,
+                          pblock->GetHash().ToString(),
+                          pindex->nHeight);
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::BlockDisconnected(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindex)
 {
-    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([pblock, pindex, this] {
+    auto event = [pblock, pindex, this] {
         m_internals->BlockDisconnected(pblock, pindex);
-    });
+    };
+    ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, "%s: block hash=%s block height=%d", __func__,
+                          pblock->GetHash().ToString(),
+                          pindex->nHeight);
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::ChainStateFlushed(const CBlockLocator &locator) {
-    m_internals->m_schedulerClient.AddToProcessQueue([locator, this] {
+    auto event = [locator, this] {
         m_internals->ChainStateFlushed(locator);
-    });
+    };
+    ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(event, "%s: block hash=%s", __func__,
+                          locator.IsNull() ? "null" : locator.vHave.front().ToString());
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::BlockChecked(const CBlock& block, const BlockValidationState& state) {
+    LOG_EVENT("%s: block hash=%s state=%s", __func__,
+              block.GetHash().ToString(), FormatStateMessage(state));
     m_internals->BlockChecked(block, state);
 }
 
 void CMainSignals::NewPoWValidBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> &block) {
+    LOG_EVENT("%s: block hash=%s", __func__, block->GetHash().ToString());
     m_internals->NewPoWValidBlock(pindex, block);
 }
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
index 99127e01f..cc24a0b60 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ FALSE_POSITIVES = [
     ("src/index/base.cpp", "FatalError(const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),
     ("src/netbase.cpp", "LogConnectFailure(bool manual_connection, const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),
     ("src/util/system.cpp", "strprintf(_(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS).translated, COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION)"),
+    ("src/validationinterface.cpp", "LogPrint(BCLog::VALIDATION, fmt \"\\n\", __VA_ARGS__)"),
     ("src/wallet/wallet.h",  "WalletLogPrintf(std::string fmt, Params... parameters)"),
     ("src/wallet/wallet.h", "LogPrintf((\"%s \" + fmt).c_str(), GetDisplayName(), parameters...)"),
     ("src/logging.h", "LogPrintf(const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),