diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
index 8957072b9a..fc1890ebe1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) addPod(obj interface{}) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s created.", pod.Name)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s created: %+v.", pod.Name, pod)
 	if d := dc.getDeploymentForPod(pod); d != nil {
 		dc.enqueueDeployment(d)
 	}
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) updatePod(old, cur interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	curPod := cur.(*api.Pod)
-	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s updated.", curPod.Name)
+	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s updated %+v -> %+v.", curPod.Name, oldPod, curPod)
 	if d := dc.getDeploymentForPod(curPod); d != nil {
 		dc.enqueueDeployment(d)
 	}
-	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
 	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldPod, curPod) {
 		if oldD := dc.getDeploymentForPod(oldPod); oldD != nil {
 			dc.enqueueDeployment(oldD)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) deletePod(obj interface{}) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s deleted.", pod.Name)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s deleted: %+v.", pod.Name, pod)
 	if d := dc.getDeploymentForPod(pod); d != nil {
 		dc.enqueueDeployment(d)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go b/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
index 09f47a9b23..07fff80c09 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ func isReplicaSetMatch(pod *api.Pod, rs *extensions.ReplicaSet) bool {
 // When a pod is created, enqueue the replica set that manages it and update it's expectations.
 func (rsc *ReplicaSetController) addPod(obj interface{}) {
 	pod := obj.(*api.Pod)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s created: %+v.", pod.Name, pod)
 
 	rs := rsc.getPodReplicaSet(pod)
 	if rs == nil {
@@ -319,6 +320,8 @@ func (rsc *ReplicaSetController) updatePod(old, cur interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	curPod := cur.(*api.Pod)
+	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s updated %+v -> %+v.", curPod.Name, oldPod, curPod)
 	rs := rsc.getPodReplicaSet(curPod)
 	if rs == nil {
 		return
@@ -328,7 +331,6 @@ func (rsc *ReplicaSetController) updatePod(old, cur interface{}) {
 		glog.Errorf("Couldn't get key for replication controller %#v: %v", rs, err)
 		return
 	}
-	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
 
 	if curPod.DeletionTimestamp != nil && oldPod.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
 		// when a pod is deleted gracefully it's deletion timestamp is first modified to reflect a grace period,
@@ -373,6 +375,7 @@ func (rsc *ReplicaSetController) deletePod(obj interface{}) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Pod %s deleted: %+v.", pod.Name, pod)
 	if rs := rsc.getPodReplicaSet(pod); rs != nil {
 		rsKey, err := controller.KeyFunc(rs)
 		if err != nil {