diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py
index b965061c5cb..7034806a1a9 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/exporter.py
@@ -321,15 +321,17 @@ def _export(self, data: TypingSequence[SDKDataT]) -> ExportResultT:
                         )
 
                     logger.warning(
-                        "Transient error %s encountered while exporting span batch, retrying in %ss.",
+                        "Transient error %s encountered while exporting %s, retrying in %ss.",
                         error.code(),
+                        data.__class__.__name__,
                         delay,
                     )
                     sleep(delay)
                     continue
                 else:
                     logger.error(
-                        "Failed to export span batch, error code: %s",
+                        "Failed to export %s, error code: %s",
+                        data.__class__.__name__,
                         error.code(),
                     )
 
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py
index a7627b237c9..5533bf2c110 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/tests/test_otlp_exporter_mixin.py
@@ -12,13 +12,21 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from logging import WARNING
+from types import MethodType
+from typing import Sequence
 from unittest import TestCase
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 from grpc import Compression
 
 from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.exporter import (
+    ExportServiceRequestT,
     InvalidCompressionValueException,
+    OTLPExporterMixin,
+    RpcError,
+    SDKDataT,
+    StatusCode,
     environ_to_compression,
 )
 
@@ -47,3 +55,57 @@ def test_environ_to_compression(self):
             )
             with self.assertRaises(InvalidCompressionValueException):
                 environ_to_compression("test_invalid")
+
+    @patch("opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.exporter.expo")
+    def test_export_warning(self, mock_expo):
+
+        mock_expo.configure_mock(**{"return_value": [0]})
+
+        rpc_error = RpcError()
+
+        def code(self):
+            return None
+
+        rpc_error.code = MethodType(code, rpc_error)
+
+        class OTLPMockExporter(OTLPExporterMixin):
+
+            _result = Mock()
+            _stub = Mock(
+                **{"return_value": Mock(**{"Export.side_effect": rpc_error})}
+            )
+
+            def _translate_data(
+                self, data: Sequence[SDKDataT]
+            ) -> ExportServiceRequestT:
+                pass
+
+        otlp_mock_exporter = OTLPMockExporter()
+
+        with self.assertLogs(level=WARNING) as warning:
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            otlp_mock_exporter._export(Mock())
+            self.assertEqual(
+                warning.records[0].message,
+                "Failed to export Mock, error code: None",
+            )
+
+        def code(self):  # pylint: disable=function-redefined
+            return StatusCode.CANCELLED
+
+        def trailing_metadata(self):
+            return {}
+
+        rpc_error.code = MethodType(code, rpc_error)
+        rpc_error.trailing_metadata = MethodType(trailing_metadata, rpc_error)
+
+        with self.assertLogs(level=WARNING) as warning:
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            otlp_mock_exporter._export(Mock())
+            self.assertEqual(
+                warning.records[0].message,
+                (
+                    "Transient error StatusCode.CANCELLED encountered "
+                    "while exporting Mock, retrying in 0s."
+                ),
+            )