diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_interceptor_span_refresher.go b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_interceptor_span_refresher.go
index 5eac2c10c992..072b93280da9 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_interceptor_span_refresher.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_interceptor_span_refresher.go
@@ -285,8 +285,12 @@ func (sr *txnSpanRefresher) sendLockedWithRefreshAttempts(
 			bumpedTxn)
 		br = nil
 	}
-	if pErr != nil && maxRefreshAttempts > 0 {
-		br, pErr = sr.maybeRetrySend(ctx, ba, pErr, maxRefreshAttempts)
+	if pErr != nil {
+		if maxRefreshAttempts > 0 {
+			br, pErr = sr.maybeRetrySend(ctx, ba, pErr, maxRefreshAttempts)
+		} else {
+			log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "not checking error for refresh; refresh attempts exhausted")
+		}
 	}
 	sr.forwardRefreshTimestampOnResponse(br, pErr)
 	return br, pErr
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ func (sr *txnSpanRefresher) maybeRetrySend(
 		return nil, pErr
 	}
 	sr.refreshSuccess.Inc(1)
+	log.Eventf(ctx, "refresh succeeded; retrying original request")
 
 	// We've refreshed all of the read spans successfully and bumped
 	// ba.Txn's timestamps. Attempt the request again.
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_end_transaction.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_end_transaction.go
index de3c6f7635a3..72e47af3364b 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_end_transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_end_transaction.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func EndTxn(
 		// to perform this verification for commits. Rollbacks can always write
 		// an aborted txn record.
 		if args.Commit {
-			if err := CanCreateTxnRecord(cArgs.EvalCtx, reply.Txn); err != nil {
+			if err := CanCreateTxnRecord(ctx, cArgs.EvalCtx, reply.Txn); err != nil {
 				return result.Result{}, err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_heartbeat_txn.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_heartbeat_txn.go
index 868f9801e67b..96fb31572245 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_heartbeat_txn.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/cmd_heartbeat_txn.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func HeartbeatTxn(
 		txn = *h.Txn
 
 		// Verify that it is safe to create the transaction record.
-		if err := CanCreateTxnRecord(cArgs.EvalCtx, &txn); err != nil {
+		if err := CanCreateTxnRecord(ctx, cArgs.EvalCtx, &txn); err != nil {
 			return result.Result{}, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/transaction.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/transaction.go
index a1993fb7888b..6561f71dcf59 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/batcheval/transaction.go
@@ -126,14 +126,17 @@ func CanPushWithPriority(pusher, pushee *roachpb.Transaction) bool {
 // CanCreateTxnRecord determines whether a transaction record can be created for
 // the provided transaction. If not, the function will return an error. If so,
 // the function may modify the provided transaction.
-func CanCreateTxnRecord(rec EvalContext, txn *roachpb.Transaction) error {
+func CanCreateTxnRecord(ctx context.Context, rec EvalContext, txn *roachpb.Transaction) error {
 	// Provide the transaction's minimum timestamp. The transaction could not
 	// have written a transaction record previously with a timestamp below this.
 	ok, minCommitTS, reason := rec.CanCreateTxnRecord(txn.ID, txn.Key, txn.MinTimestamp)
 	if !ok {
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "txn tombstone present; transaction has been aborted")
 		return roachpb.NewTransactionAbortedError(reason)
 	}
-	txn.WriteTimestamp.Forward(minCommitTS)
+	if bumped := txn.WriteTimestamp.Forward(minCommitTS); bumped {
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "write timestamp bumped by txn tombstone to: %s", txn.WriteTimestamp)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_tscache.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_tscache.go
index 858be7fc33f4..ab068093d683 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_tscache.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_tscache.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/telemetry"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/log"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/uuid"
 )
 
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ func (r *Replica) applyTimestampCache(
 	// below is due to the minReadTS.
 	var bumpedDueToMinReadTS bool
 	var bumped bool
+	var conflictingTxn uuid.UUID
 
 	for _, union := range ba.Requests {
 		args := union.GetInner()
@@ -291,14 +293,31 @@ func (r *Replica) applyTimestampCache(
 			} else {
 				bumpedCurReq = ba.Timestamp.Forward(nextRTS)
 			}
+			if bumpedCurReq && (rTxnID != uuid.Nil) {
+				conflictingTxn = rTxnID
+			}
 			// Preserve bumpedDueToMinReadTS if we did not just bump or set it
 			// appropriately if we did.
 			bumpedDueToMinReadTS = (!bumpedCurReq && bumpedDueToMinReadTS) || (bumpedCurReq && forwardedToMinReadTS)
 			bumped, bumpedCurReq = bumped || bumpedCurReq, false
 		}
 	}
-	if bumpedDueToMinReadTS {
-		telemetry.Inc(batchesPushedDueToClosedTimestamp)
+	if bumped {
+		bumpedTS := ba.Timestamp
+		if ba.Txn != nil {
+			bumpedTS = ba.Txn.WriteTimestamp
+		}
+
+		if bumpedDueToMinReadTS {
+			telemetry.Inc(batchesPushedDueToClosedTimestamp)
+			log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "bumped write timestamp due to closed ts: %s", minReadTS)
+		} else {
+			conflictMsg := "conflicting txn unknown"
+			if conflictingTxn != uuid.Nil {
+				conflictMsg = "conflicting txn: " + conflictingTxn.Short()
+			}
+			log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "bumped write timestamp to %s; %s", bumpedTS, log.Safe(conflictMsg))
+		}
 	}
 	return bumped
 }