diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 21d4609b3..aa7cffa7d 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import collections
 import contextlib
 import functools
-import logging
 import os
 import socket
 import ssl
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import kombu.connection
 import kombu.entity
 import kombu.messaging
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import netutils
 import six
 from six.moves.urllib import parse
@@ -175,12 +175,15 @@ class RabbitMessage(dict):
     def __init__(self, raw_message):
         super(RabbitMessage, self).__init__(
             rpc_common.deserialize_msg(raw_message.payload))
+        LOG.trace('RabbitMessage.Init: message %s', self)
         self._raw_message = raw_message
 
     def acknowledge(self):
+        LOG.trace('RabbitMessage.acknowledge: message %s', self)
         self._raw_message.ack()
 
     def requeue(self):
+        LOG.trace('RabbitMessage.requeue: message %s', self)
         self._raw_message.requeue()
 
 
@@ -221,6 +224,8 @@ class Consumer(object):
             queue_arguments=self.queue_arguments)
 
         try:
+            LOG.trace('ConsumerBase.declare: '
+                      'queue %s', self.queue_name)
             self.queue.declare()
         except conn.connection.channel_errors as exc:
             # NOTE(jrosenboom): This exception may be triggered by a race
@@ -245,6 +250,7 @@ class Consumer(object):
                            nowait=self.nowait)
 
     def cancel(self, tag):
+        LOG.trace('ConsumerBase.cancel: canceling %s', tag)
         self.queue.cancel(six.text_type(tag))
 
     def _callback(self, message):
@@ -637,6 +643,8 @@ class Connection(object):
             # should sufficient, because the underlying kombu transport
             # connection object freed.
             if self.kombu_reconnect_delay > 0:
+                LOG.trace('Delaying reconnect for %1.1f seconds ...',
+                          self.kombu_reconnect_delay)
                 time.sleep(self.kombu_reconnect_delay)
 
         def on_reconnection(new_channel):
@@ -982,6 +990,11 @@ class Connection(object):
             # disconnect us, so raise timeout earlier ourself
             transport_timeout = heartbeat_timeout
 
+        log_info = {'msg': msg,
+                    'who': exchange or 'default',
+                    'key': routing_key}
+        LOG.trace('Connection._publish: sending message %(msg)s to'
+                  ' %(who)s with routing key %(key)s', log_info)
         with self._transport_socket_timeout(transport_timeout):
             producer.publish(msg, expiration=expiration)
 
@@ -1018,6 +1031,10 @@ class Connection(object):
                 name=routing_key,
                 routing_key=routing_key,
                 queue_arguments=_get_queue_arguments(self.rabbit_ha_queues))
+            log_info = {'key': routing_key, 'exchange': exchange}
+            LOG.trace(
+                'Connection._publish_and_creates_default_queue: '
+                'declare queue %(key)s on %(exchange)s exchange', log_info)
             queue.declare()
             self.PUBLISHER_DECLARED_QUEUES[self.channel].add(queue_indentifier)