diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/plugin.ts
index 8fa32f9bd564f..61d8e566d2d2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/plugin.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ export class DataServerPlugin implements Plugin<DataPluginSetup, DataPluginStart
   private readonly logger: Logger;
 
   constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext<ConfigSchema>) {
-    this.searchService = new SearchService(initializerContext);
+    this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get('data');
+    this.searchService = new SearchService(initializerContext, this.logger);
     this.scriptsService = new ScriptsService();
     this.kqlTelemetryService = new KqlTelemetryService(initializerContext);
     this.autocompleteService = new AutocompleteService(initializerContext);
-    this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get('data');
   }
 
   public setup(
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.test.ts
index 1155a5491e8f3..bc59bdee6a40a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import { pluginInitializerContextConfigMock } from '../../../../../core/server/m
 import { esSearchStrategyProvider } from './es_search_strategy';
 
 describe('ES search strategy', () => {
+  const mockLogger: any = {
+    info: () => {},
+  };
   const mockApiCaller = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
     _shards: {
       total: 10,
@@ -40,14 +43,14 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
   });
 
   it('returns a strategy with `search`', async () => {
-    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     expect(typeof esSearch.search).toBe('function');
   });
 
   it('calls the API caller with the params with defaults', async () => {
     const params = { index: 'logstash-*' };
-    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, { params });
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
 
   it('calls the API caller with overridden defaults', async () => {
     const params = { index: 'logstash-*', ignoreUnavailable: false, timeout: '1000ms' };
-    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, { params });
 
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
 
   it('returns total, loaded, and raw response', async () => {
     const params = { index: 'logstash-*' };
-    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await esSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     const response = await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, {
       params,
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.ts
index 82f8ef21ebb38..b8010f735c327 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/es_search/es_search_strategy.ts
@@ -17,16 +17,18 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { SharedGlobalConfig } from 'kibana/server';
+import { SharedGlobalConfig, Logger } from 'kibana/server';
 import { SearchResponse } from 'elasticsearch';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { ISearchStrategy, getDefaultSearchParams, getTotalLoaded } from '..';
 
 export const esSearchStrategyProvider = (
-  config$: Observable<SharedGlobalConfig>
+  config$: Observable<SharedGlobalConfig>,
+  logger: Logger
 ): ISearchStrategy => {
   return {
     search: async (context, request, options) => {
+      logger.info(`search ${JSON.stringify(request.params)}`);
       const config = await config$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
       const defaultParams = getDefaultSearchParams(config);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.test.ts
index 8c2ed96503003..be00b7409fe4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ describe('Search service', () => {
   let mockCoreSetup: MockedKeys<CoreSetup<object, DataPluginStart>>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    plugin = new SearchService(coreMock.createPluginInitializerContext({}));
+    const mockLogger: any = {
+      info: () => {},
+    };
+    plugin = new SearchService(coreMock.createPluginInitializerContext({}), mockLogger);
     mockCoreSetup = coreMock.createSetup();
   });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
index 5686023e9a667..bbd0671754749 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   PluginInitializerContext,
   CoreSetup,
   RequestHandlerContext,
+  Logger,
 } from '../../../../core/server';
 import { ISearchSetup, ISearchStart, ISearchStrategy } from './types';
 import { registerSearchRoute } from './routes';
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ interface StrategyMap {
 export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
   private searchStrategies: StrategyMap = {};
 
-  constructor(private initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {}
+  constructor(
+    private initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext,
+    private readonly logger: Logger
+  ) {}
 
   public setup(
     core: CoreSetup<object, DataPluginStart>,
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
   ): ISearchSetup {
     this.registerSearchStrategy(
       ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY,
-      esSearchStrategyProvider(this.initializerContext.config.legacy.globalConfig$)
+      esSearchStrategyProvider(this.initializerContext.config.legacy.globalConfig$, this.logger)
     );
 
     core.savedObjects.registerType(searchTelemetry);
@@ -65,7 +69,11 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
     return { registerSearchStrategy: this.registerSearchStrategy, usage };
   }
 
-  private search(context: RequestHandlerContext, searchRequest: IEsSearchRequest, options: any) {
+  private search(
+    context: RequestHandlerContext,
+    searchRequest: IEsSearchRequest,
+    options: Record<string, any>
+  ) {
     return this.getSearchStrategy(options.strategy || ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY).search(
       context,
       searchRequest,
@@ -76,17 +84,25 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
   public start(): ISearchStart {
     return {
       getSearchStrategy: this.getSearchStrategy,
-      search: this.search,
+      search: (
+        context: RequestHandlerContext,
+        searchRequest: IEsSearchRequest,
+        options: Record<string, any>
+      ) => {
+        return this.search(context, searchRequest, options);
+      },
     };
   }
 
   public stop() {}
 
   private registerSearchStrategy = (name: string, strategy: ISearchStrategy) => {
+    this.logger.info(`Register strategy ${name}`);
     this.searchStrategies[name] = strategy;
   };
 
   private getSearchStrategy = (name: string): ISearchStrategy => {
+    this.logger.info(`Get strategy ${name}`);
     const strategy = this.searchStrategies[name];
     if (!strategy) {
       throw new Error(`Search strategy ${name} not found`);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/plugin.ts
index 4f6756231912c..9c3a0edf7e733 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/plugin.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   CoreSetup,
   CoreStart,
   Plugin,
+  Logger,
 } from '../../../../src/core/server';
 import { ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY } from '../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import { PluginSetup as DataPluginSetup } from '../../../../src/plugins/data/server';
@@ -19,12 +20,19 @@ interface SetupDependencies {
 }
 
 export class EnhancedDataServerPlugin implements Plugin<void, void, SetupDependencies> {
-  constructor(private initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {}
+  private readonly logger: Logger;
+
+  constructor(private initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
+    this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get('data_enhanced');
+  }
 
   public setup(core: CoreSetup, deps: SetupDependencies) {
     deps.data.search.registerSearchStrategy(
       ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY,
-      enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(this.initializerContext.config.legacy.globalConfig$)
+      enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(
+        this.initializerContext.config.legacy.globalConfig$,
+        this.logger
+      )
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.test.ts
index 1eec941466b73..faa4f2ee499e5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ const mockRollupResponse = {
 
 describe('ES search strategy', () => {
   const mockApiCaller = jest.fn();
+  const mockLogger: any = {
+    info: () => {},
+  };
   const mockContext = {
     core: { elasticsearch: { legacy: { client: { callAsCurrentUser: mockApiCaller } } } },
   };
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
   });
 
   it('returns a strategy with `search`', async () => {
-    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     expect(typeof esSearch.search).toBe('function');
   });
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
     mockApiCaller.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockAsyncResponse);
 
     const params = { index: 'logstash-*', body: { query: {} } };
-    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, { params });
 
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
     mockApiCaller.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockAsyncResponse);
 
     const params = { index: 'logstash-*', body: { query: {} } };
-    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, { id: 'foo', params });
 
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
     mockApiCaller.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockAsyncResponse);
 
     const params = { index: 'foo-程', body: {} };
-    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, { params });
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ describe('ES search strategy', () => {
     mockApiCaller.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockRollupResponse);
 
     const params = { index: 'foo-程', body: {} };
-    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$);
+    const esSearch = await enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider(mockConfig$, mockLogger);
 
     await esSearch.search((mockContext as unknown) as RequestHandlerContext, {
       indexType: 'rollup',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts
index 7b29117495a67..358335a2a4d60 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/server/search/es_search_strategy.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   LegacyAPICaller,
   SharedGlobalConfig,
   RequestHandlerContext,
+  Logger,
 } from '../../../../../src/core/server';
 import {
   ISearchOptions,
@@ -30,13 +31,15 @@ export interface AsyncSearchResponse<T> {
 }
 
 export const enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider = (
-  config$: Observable<SharedGlobalConfig>
+  config$: Observable<SharedGlobalConfig>,
+  logger: Logger
 ): ISearchStrategy => {
   const search = async (
     context: RequestHandlerContext,
     request: IEnhancedEsSearchRequest,
     options?: ISearchOptions
   ) => {
+    logger.info(`search ${JSON.stringify(request.params) || request.id}`);
     const config = await config$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
     const caller = context.core.elasticsearch.legacy.client.callAsCurrentUser;
     const defaultParams = getDefaultSearchParams(config);
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ export const enhancedEsSearchStrategyProvider = (
   };
 
   const cancel = async (context: RequestHandlerContext, id: string) => {
+    logger.info(`cancel ${id}`);
     const method = 'DELETE';
     const path = encodeURI(`/_async_search/${id}`);
     await context.core.elasticsearch.legacy.client.callAsCurrentUser('transport.request', {