diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl
index 0ede639938..09c5a54a11 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ vhost_cluster_state(VHost) ->
     Nodes).
 
 vhost_down(VHost) ->
+    rabbit_log:warning("Virtual host '~ts' is stopping or failed", [VHost]),
     ok = rabbit_event:notify(vhost_down,
                              [{name, VHost},
                               {node, node()},