diff --git a/cmd/controller/controller.go b/cmd/controller/controller.go
index f5491d006c2c..7d61df2ae888 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/controller.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/controller.go
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ func (c *command) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	enableCPLB := !c.SingleNode && !slices.Contains(c.DisableComponents, constant.CPLBComponentName)
 	if enableCPLB {
 		nodeComponents.Add(ctx, &controller.Keepalived{
-			K0sVars: c.K0sVars,
-			Config:  nodeConfig.Spec.Network.ControlPlaneLoadBalancing,
+			K0sVars:         c.K0sVars,
+			Config:          nodeConfig.Spec.Network.ControlPlaneLoadBalancing,
+			DetailedLogging: c.Debug,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/component/controller/cplb_unix.go b/pkg/component/controller/cplb_unix.go
index b2a1fc0be041..42e30dd344d2 100644
--- a/pkg/component/controller/cplb_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/component/controller/cplb_unix.go
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ import (
 
 // Keepalived is the controller for the keepalived process in the control plane load balancing
 type Keepalived struct {
-	K0sVars    *config.CfgVars
-	Config     *k0sAPI.ControlPlaneLoadBalancingSpec
-	uid        int
-	supervisor *supervisor.Supervisor
-	log        *logrus.Entry
+	K0sVars         *config.CfgVars
+	Config          *k0sAPI.ControlPlaneLoadBalancingSpec
+	DetailedLogging bool
+	uid             int
+	supervisor      *supervisor.Supervisor
+	log             *logrus.Entry
 }
 
 // Init extracts the needed binaries and creates the directories
@@ -92,15 +93,23 @@ func (k *Keepalived) Start(_ context.Context) error {
 
 	}
 
+	args := []string{
+		"--dont-fork",
+		"--use-file",
+		k.K0sVars.KeepalivedConfigFile,
+		"--no-syslog",
+		"--log-console",
+	}
+
+	if k.DetailedLogging {
+		args = append(args, "--log-detail")
+	}
+
 	k.log.Infoln("Starting keepalived")
 	k.supervisor = &supervisor.Supervisor{
 		Name:    "keepalived",
 		BinPath: assets.BinPath("keepalived", k.K0sVars.BinDir),
-		Args: []string{
-			"--dont-fork",
-			"--use-file",
-			k.K0sVars.KeepalivedConfigFile,
-		},
+		Args:    args,
 		RunDir:  filepath.Dir(k.K0sVars.KeepalivedConfigFile),
 		DataDir: filepath.Dir(k.K0sVars.KeepalivedConfigFile),
 		UID:     k.uid,
diff --git a/pkg/component/controller/cplb_windows.go b/pkg/component/controller/cplb_windows.go
index a069376ec245..c6eeef5889fe 100644
--- a/pkg/component/controller/cplb_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/component/controller/cplb_windows.go
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import (
 // Keepalived doesn't work on windows, so we cannot implement it at all.
 // Just create the interface so that the CI doesn't complain.
 type Keepalived struct {
-	K0sVars *config.CfgVars
-	Config  *k0sAPI.ControlPlaneLoadBalancingSpec
+	K0sVars         *config.CfgVars
+	Config          *k0sAPI.ControlPlaneLoadBalancingSpec
+	DetailedLogging bool
 }
 
 func (k *Keepalived) Init(_ context.Context) error {