diff --git a/data/org_kde_kwin.categories b/data/org_kde_kwin.categories
index 8828d7c17f..4f5d231d20 100644
--- a/data/org_kde_kwin.categories
+++ b/data/org_kde_kwin.categories
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ kwin_decorations KWin Decorations
 kwin_scripting KWin Scripting
 aurorae KWin Aurorae Window Decoration Engine
 kwin_xkbcommon KWin xkbcommon integration
+kwin_qpa_plugin KWin QtPlatformAbstraction plugin
diff --git a/plugins/qpa/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/qpa/CMakeLists.txt
index e5eb59a9ac..1a91a0ff17 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/qpa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ set(QPA_SOURCES
     window.cpp
 )
 
+include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(QPA_SOURCES HEADER logging.h IDENTIFIER KWIN_QPA CATEGORY_NAME kwin_qpa_plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY Critical)
+
 add_library(KWinQpaPlugin MODULE ${QPA_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(KWinQpaPlugin
     kwin
diff --git a/plugins/qpa/abstractplatformcontext.cpp b/plugins/qpa/abstractplatformcontext.cpp
index b087591fb7..67be945df9 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/abstractplatformcontext.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qpa/abstractplatformcontext.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 #include "abstractplatformcontext.h"
 #include "integration.h"
+#include <logging.h>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -54,9 +55,11 @@ static EGLConfig configFromGLFormat(EGLDisplay dpy, const QSurfaceFormat &format
     EGLint count;
     EGLConfig configs[1024];
     if (eglChooseConfig(dpy, config_attribs, configs, 1, &count) == EGL_FALSE) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "eglChooseConfig failed";
         return 0;
     }
     if (count != 1) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "eglChooseConfig did not return any configs";
         return 0;
     }
     return configs[0];
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ bool AbstractPlatformContext::isValid() const
 bool AbstractPlatformContext::bindApi()
 {
     if (eglBindAPI(isOpenGLES() ? EGL_OPENGL_ES_API : EGL_OPENGL_API) == EGL_FALSE) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "eglBindAPI failed";
         return false;
     }
     return true;
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ void AbstractPlatformContext::createContext(EGLContext shareContext)
     }
 
     if (context == EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "Failed to create EGL context";
         return;
     }
     m_context = context;
diff --git a/plugins/qpa/sharingplatformcontext.cpp b/plugins/qpa/sharingplatformcontext.cpp
index 4c4567b400..db844412c3 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/sharingplatformcontext.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qpa/sharingplatformcontext.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "../../platform.h"
 #include "../../wayland_server.h"
 #include "../../shell_client.h"
+#include <logging.h>
 
 #include <QOpenGLFramebufferObject>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ bool SharingPlatformContext::makeCurrent(QPlatformSurface *surface)
         window->bindContentFBO();
         return true;
     }
+    qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "Failed to make context current";
+
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ void SharingPlatformContext::swapBuffers(QPlatformSurface *surface)
     Window *window = static_cast<Window*>(surface);
     auto c = window->shellClient();
     if (!c) {
+        qCDebug(KWIN_QPA) << "SwapBuffers called but there is no ShellClient";
         return;
     }
     makeCurrent(surface);
@@ -74,15 +78,18 @@ GLuint SharingPlatformContext::defaultFramebufferObject(QPlatformSurface *surfac
             return fbo->handle();
         }
     }
+    qCDebug(KWIN_QPA) << "No default framebuffer object for internal window";
     return 0;
 }
 
 void SharingPlatformContext::create()
 {
     if (config() == 0) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "Did not get an EGL config";
         return;
     }
     if (!bindApi()) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "Could not bind API.";
         return;
     }
     createContext(kwinApp()->platform()->sceneEglContext());
diff --git a/plugins/qpa/window.cpp b/plugins/qpa/window.cpp
index 02e77c698c..e5244c323a 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/window.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qpa/window.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "window.h"
 #include "../../shell_client.h"
 #include "../../wayland_server.h"
+#include <logging.h>
 
 #include <QOpenGLFramebufferObject>
 
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ void Window::createFBO()
 {
     const QRect &r = geometry();
     m_contentFBO.reset(new QOpenGLFramebufferObject(r.width(), r.height(), QOpenGLFramebufferObject::CombinedDepthStencil));
+    if (!m_contentFBO->isValid()) {
+        qCWarning(KWIN_QPA) << "Content FBO is not valid";
+    }
     m_resized = false;
 }