diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
index 15c219a54..3b836f327 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ ensure_hdr_settings (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
         .active = TRUE,
         .eotf = META_OUTPUT_HDR_METADATA_EOTF_PQ,
       };
+
+      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                  "MonitorManager: Trying to enabling HDR mode "
+                  "(Colorimetry: bt.2020, TF: PQ, HDR Metadata: Minimal):");
     }
   else
     {
@@ -508,6 +512,10 @@ ensure_hdr_settings (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
       hdr_metadata = (MetaOutputHdrMetadata) {
         .active = FALSE,
       };
+
+      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                  "MonitorManager: Trying to enable default mode "
+                  "(Colorimetry: default, TF: default, HDR Metadata: None):");
     }
 
   for (l = manager->monitors; l; l = l->next)
@@ -517,27 +525,6 @@ ensure_hdr_settings (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
 
       if (!meta_monitor_set_color_space (monitor, color_space, &error))
         {
-          if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED))
-            continue;
-
-          g_warning ("Failed to set color space on monitor %s: %s",
-                     meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor), error->message);
-
-          meta_monitor_set_color_space (monitor,
-                                        META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_DEFAULT,
-                                        NULL);
-
-          continue;
-        }
-
-      if (!meta_monitor_set_hdr_metadata (monitor, &hdr_metadata, &error))
-        {
-          if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED))
-            continue;
-
-          g_warning ("Failed to set HDR metadata on monitor %s: %s",
-                     meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor), error->message);
-
           meta_monitor_set_color_space (monitor,
                                         META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_DEFAULT,
                                         NULL);
@@ -545,8 +532,51 @@ ensure_hdr_settings (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
                                            .active = FALSE,
                                          }, NULL);
 
+          if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED))
+            {
+              meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                          "MonitorManager: Colorimetry not supported "
+                          "on monitor %s",
+                          meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor));
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              g_warning ("Failed to set color space on monitor %s: %s",
+                         meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor), error->message);
+            }
+
           continue;
         }
+
+      if (!meta_monitor_set_hdr_metadata (monitor, &hdr_metadata, &error))
+        {
+          meta_monitor_set_color_space (monitor,
+                                        META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_DEFAULT,
+                                        NULL);
+          meta_monitor_set_hdr_metadata (monitor, &(MetaOutputHdrMetadata) {
+                                           .active = FALSE,
+                                         }, NULL);
+
+          if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED))
+            {
+              meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                          "MonitorManager: HDR Metadata not supported "
+                          "on monitor %s",
+                          meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor));
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              g_warning ("Failed to set HDR metadata on monitor %s: %s",
+                         meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor),
+                         error->message);
+            }
+
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                    "MonitorManager: successfully set on monitor %s",
+                    meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-output.c b/src/backends/meta-output.c
index 9f7bd32a6..f40fc6ec1 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-output.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-output.c
@@ -565,6 +565,21 @@ meta_output_peek_color_space (MetaOutput *output)
   return priv->color_space;
 }
 
+const char *
+meta_output_colorspace_get_name (MetaOutputColorspace color_space)
+{
+  switch (color_space)
+    {
+    case META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_UNKNOWN:
+      return "Unknown";
+    case META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_DEFAULT:
+      return "Default";
+    case META_OUTPUT_COLORSPACE_BT2020:
+      return "bt.2020";
+    }
+  g_assert_not_reached ();
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_output_is_hdr_metadata_supported (MetaOutput *output,
                                        MetaOutputHdrMetadataEOTF eotf)
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-output.h b/src/backends/meta-output.h
index b1f5acc13..03a4cc385 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-output.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-output.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ gboolean
 meta_tile_info_equal (MetaTileInfo *a,
                       MetaTileInfo *b);
 
+const char * meta_output_colorspace_get_name (MetaOutputColorspace color_space);
+
 #define META_TYPE_OUTPUT_INFO (meta_output_info_get_type ())
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 GType meta_output_info_get_type (void);
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c
index 0e7d0a9eb..7c64e4f06 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-output-kms.c
@@ -148,13 +148,27 @@ meta_output_kms_is_color_space_supported (MetaOutput           *output,
   output_info = meta_output_get_info (output);
 
   if (!meta_output_info_is_color_space_supported (output_info, color_space))
-    return FALSE;
+    {
+      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                  "MetaOutput: Output %s signals that it doesn't support "
+                  "Colorspace %s",
+                  meta_output_get_name (output),
+                  meta_output_colorspace_get_name (color_space));
+      return FALSE;
+    }
 
   connector_state =
     meta_kms_connector_get_current_state (output_kms->kms_connector);
 
   if (!(connector_state->colorspace.supported & (1 << color_space)))
-    return FALSE;
+    {
+      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
+                  "MetaOutput: KMS Connector for output %s doesn't support "
+                  "Colorspace %s",
+                  meta_output_get_name (output),
+                  meta_output_colorspace_get_name (color_space));
+      return FALSE;
+    }
 
   return TRUE;
 }