diff --git a/runtime/dart_isolate.cc b/runtime/dart_isolate.cc
index 64297625424a5..fd0c8332446d6 100644
--- a/runtime/dart_isolate.cc
+++ b/runtime/dart_isolate.cc
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ bool DartIsolate::Run(const std::string& entrypoint_name,
   }
 
   phase_ = Phase::Running;
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "New isolate is in the running state.";
 
   if (on_run) {
     on_run();
@@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ bool DartIsolate::RunFromLibrary(const std::string& library_name,
   }
 
   phase_ = Phase::Running;
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "New isolate is in the running state.";
 
   if (on_run) {
     on_run();
@@ -586,6 +588,7 @@ Dart_Isolate DartIsolate::DartCreateAndStartServiceIsolate(
   const auto& settings = vm_data->GetSettings();
 
   if (!settings.enable_observatory) {
+    FML_DLOG(INFO) << "Observatory is disabled.";
     return nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -831,6 +834,9 @@ void DartIsolate::DartIsolateShutdownCallback(
     std::shared_ptr<DartIsolateGroupData>* isolate_group_data,
     std::shared_ptr<DartIsolate>* isolate_data) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "DartIsolate::DartIsolateShutdownCallback");
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "DartIsolateShutdownCallback"
+                 << " isolate_group_data " << isolate_group_data
+                 << " isolate_data " << isolate_data;
   isolate_data->get()->OnShutdownCallback();
 }
 
@@ -838,6 +844,9 @@ void DartIsolate::DartIsolateShutdownCallback(
 void DartIsolate::DartIsolateGroupCleanupCallback(
     std::shared_ptr<DartIsolateGroupData>* isolate_data) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "DartIsolate::DartIsolateGroupCleanupCallback");
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "DartIsolateGroupCleanupCallback isolate_data "
+                 << isolate_data;
+
   delete isolate_data;
 }
 
@@ -846,6 +855,9 @@ void DartIsolate::DartIsolateCleanupCallback(
     std::shared_ptr<DartIsolateGroupData>* isolate_group_data,
     std::shared_ptr<DartIsolate>* isolate_data) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "DartIsolate::DartIsolateCleanupCallback");
+
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "DartIsolateCleanupCallback cleaned up isolate_data "
+                 << isolate_data;
   delete isolate_data;
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc b/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc
index 4998b8f13948b..79ea7db2aded1 100644
--- a/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc
+++ b/runtime/dart_isolate_unittests.cc
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class AutoIsolateShutdown {
     fml::AutoResetWaitableEvent latch;
     fml::TaskRunner::RunNowOrPostTask(
         runner_, [isolate = std::move(isolate_), &latch]() {
+          FML_LOG(INFO) << "Shutting down isolate.";
           if (!isolate->Shutdown()) {
             FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not shutdown isolate.";
             FML_CHECK(false);
diff --git a/runtime/dart_vm.cc b/runtime/dart_vm.cc
index 0a63ed80dbbe7..3338b0952bd01 100644
--- a/runtime/dart_vm.cc
+++ b/runtime/dart_vm.cc
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ DartVM::DartVM(std::shared_ptr<const DartVMData> vm_data,
   FML_DCHECK(isolate_name_server_);
   FML_DCHECK(service_protocol_);
 
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "Attempting Dart VM launch for mode: "
+                 << (IsRunningPrecompiledCode() ? "AOT" : "Interpreter");
+
   {
     TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "dart::bin::BootstrapDartIo");
     dart::bin::BootstrapDartIo();
@@ -453,6 +456,9 @@ DartVM::DartVM(std::shared_ptr<const DartVMData> vm_data,
     Dart_SetDartLibrarySourcesKernel(dart_library_sources->GetMapping(),
                                      dart_library_sources->GetSize());
   }
+
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "New Dart VM instance created. Instance count: "
+                 << gVMLaunchCount;
 }
 
 DartVM::~DartVM() {
@@ -472,6 +478,9 @@ DartVM::~DartVM() {
       << "Could not cleanly shut down the Dart VM. Error: \"" << result
       << "\".";
   free(result);
+
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "Dart VM instance destroyed. Instance count: "
+                 << gVMLaunchCount;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<const DartVMData> DartVM::GetVMData() const {