diff --git a/fs/filter/filter.go b/fs/filter/filter.go
index 736495f4d..ede0828ee 100644
--- a/fs/filter/filter.go
+++ b/fs/filter/filter.go
@@ -330,23 +330,30 @@ func (f *Filter) DirContainsExcludeFile(ctx context.Context, fremote fs.Fs, remo
 }
 
 // Include returns whether this object should be included into the
-// sync or not
+// sync or not and logs the reason for exclusion if not included
 func (f *Filter) Include(remote string, size int64, modTime time.Time, metadata fs.Metadata) bool {
 	// filesFrom takes precedence
 	if f.files != nil {
 		_, include := f.files[remote]
+		if !include {
+			fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)")
+		}
 		return include
 	}
 	if !f.ModTimeFrom.IsZero() && modTime.Before(f.ModTimeFrom) {
+		fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (ModTime Filter)")
 		return false
 	}
 	if !f.ModTimeTo.IsZero() && modTime.After(f.ModTimeTo) {
+		fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (ModTime Filter)")
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.Opt.MinSize >= 0 && size < int64(f.Opt.MinSize) {
+		fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (Size Filter)")
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.Opt.MaxSize >= 0 && size > int64(f.Opt.MaxSize) {
+		fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (Size Filter)")
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.metaRules.len() > 0 {
@@ -360,10 +367,15 @@ func (f *Filter) Include(remote string, size int64, modTime time.Time, metadata
 			metadatas = append(metadatas, "\x00=\x00")
 		}
 		if !f.metaRules.includeMany(metadatas) {
+			fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (Metadata Filter)")
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	return f.IncludeRemote(remote)
+	include := f.IncludeRemote(remote)
+	if !include {
+		fs.Debugf(remote, "Excluded (Path Filter)")
+	}
+	return include
 }
 
 // IncludeObject returns whether this object should be included into
diff --git a/fs/walk/walk.go b/fs/walk/walk.go
index 01251ea1b..ada7a284d 100644
--- a/fs/walk/walk.go
+++ b/fs/walk/walk.go
@@ -320,8 +320,6 @@ func listR(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, path string, includeAll bool, listType
 				}
 				if include {
 					filteredEntries = append(filteredEntries, entry)
-				} else {
-					fs.Debugf(entry, "Excluded from sync (and deletion)")
 				}
 			}
 			entries = filteredEntries
@@ -480,8 +478,6 @@ func walkRDirTree(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, startPath string, includeAll boo
 						dirs.Add(x)
 						excluded = false
 					}
-				} else {
-					fs.Debugf(x, "Excluded from sync (and deletion)")
 				}
 				// Make sure we include any parent directories of excluded objects
 				if excluded {
@@ -511,7 +507,6 @@ func walkRDirTree(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, startPath string, includeAll boo
 						if basename == excludeFile {
 							excludeDir := parentDir(x.Remote())
 							toPrune[excludeDir] = true
-							fs.Debugf(basename, "Excluded from sync (and deletion) based on exclude file")
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -529,8 +524,6 @@ func walkRDirTree(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, startPath string, includeAll boo
 							dirs.AddDir(x)
 						}
 					}
-				} else {
-					fs.Debugf(x, "Excluded from sync (and deletion)")
 				}
 			default:
 				return fmt.Errorf("unknown object type %T", entry)