diff --git a/backend/wayland/backend.c b/backend/wayland/backend.c
index ff95a7b4b..fbae3a3c2 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/backend.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/backend.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ static int dispatch_events(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 	if ((mask & WL_EVENT_HANGUP) || (mask & WL_EVENT_ERROR)) {
 		if (mask & WL_EVENT_ERROR) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to read from remote Wayland display");
+		} else {
+			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Disconnected from remote Wayland display");
 		}
 		wlr_backend_destroy(&wl->backend);
 		return 0;