diff --git a/lib/dns/db.c b/lib/dns/db.c
index 834d5ab669..366367d12b 100644
--- a/lib/dns/db.c
+++ b/lib/dns/db.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <dns/clientinfo.h>
 #include <dns/db.h>
 #include <dns/master.h>
+#include <dns/rdata.h>
+#include <dns/rdataclass.h>
 #include <dns/rdataset.h>
 #include <dns/rdatasetiter.h>
 
@@ -1179,3 +1181,25 @@ dns_db_setmaxtypepername(dns_db_t *db, uint32_t value) {
 		(db->methods->setmaxtypepername)(db, value);
 	}
 }
+
+void
+dns__db_logtoomanyrecords(dns_db_t *db, const dns_name_t *name,
+			  dns_rdatatype_t type, const char *op,
+			  uint32_t limit) {
+	char namebuf[DNS_NAME_FORMATSIZE];
+	char originbuf[DNS_NAME_FORMATSIZE];
+	char typebuf[DNS_RDATATYPE_FORMATSIZE];
+	char clsbuf[DNS_RDATACLASS_FORMATSIZE];
+
+	dns_name_format(name, namebuf, sizeof(namebuf));
+	dns_name_format(&db->origin, originbuf, sizeof(originbuf));
+	dns_rdatatype_format(type, typebuf, sizeof(typebuf));
+	dns_rdataclass_format(db->rdclass, clsbuf, sizeof(clsbuf));
+
+	isc_log_write(
+		DNS_LOGCATEGORY_DATABASE, DNS_LOGMODULE_RBTDB, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
+		"error %s '%s/%s' in '%s/%s' (%s): %s (must not exceed %u)", op,
+		namebuf, typebuf, originbuf, clsbuf,
+		(db->attributes & DNS_DBATTR_CACHE) != 0 ? "cache" : "zone",
+		isc_result_totext(DNS_R_TOOMANYRECORDS), limit);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dns/db_p.h b/lib/dns/db_p.h
index 06c00c7e5a..2e319bbc00 100644
--- a/lib/dns/db_p.h
+++ b/lib/dns/db_p.h
@@ -186,4 +186,13 @@ prio_type(dns_typepair_t type) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+void
+dns__db_logtoomanyrecords(dns_db_t *db, const dns_name_t *name,
+			  dns_rdatatype_t type, const char *op, uint32_t limit);
+/*
+ * Emit a log message when adding an rdataset of name/type would exceed the
+ * 'maxrrperset' limit. 'op' is 'adding' or 'updating' depending on whether
+ * the addition is to create a new rdataset or to merge to an existing one.
+ */
+
 ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
diff --git a/lib/dns/qpcache.c b/lib/dns/qpcache.c
index 3d890c3133..e2235d4a3b 100644
--- a/lib/dns/qpcache.c
+++ b/lib/dns/qpcache.c
@@ -3412,6 +3412,11 @@ addrdataset(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbnode_t *node, dns_dbversion_t *version,
 					    &region, sizeof(dns_slabheader_t),
 					    qpdb->maxrrperset);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		if (result == DNS_R_TOOMANYRECORDS) {
+			dns__db_logtoomanyrecords((dns_db_t *)qpdb,
+						  &qpnode->name, rdataset->type,
+						  "adding", qpdb->maxrrperset);
+		}
 		return result;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/qpzone.c b/lib/dns/qpzone.c
index 9ee1fe3e01..5d59f3fdc3 100644
--- a/lib/dns/qpzone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/qpzone.c
@@ -1874,6 +1874,12 @@ add(qpzonedb_t *qpdb, qpznode_t *node, const dns_name_t *nodename,
 						header->resign_lsb;
 				}
 			} else {
+				if (result == DNS_R_TOOMANYRECORDS) {
+					dns__db_logtoomanyrecords(
+						(dns_db_t *)qpdb, nodename,
+						(dns_rdatatype_t)header->type,
+						"updating", qpdb->maxrrperset);
+				}
 				dns_slabheader_destroy(&newheader);
 				return result;
 			}
@@ -2108,6 +2114,11 @@ loading_addrdataset(void *arg, const dns_name_t *name,
 					    &region, sizeof(dns_slabheader_t),
 					    qpdb->maxrrperset);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		if (result == DNS_R_TOOMANYRECORDS) {
+			dns__db_logtoomanyrecords((dns_db_t *)qpdb, name,
+						  rdataset->type, "adding",
+						  qpdb->maxrrperset);
+		}
 		return result;
 	}
 
@@ -4604,6 +4615,11 @@ addrdataset(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbnode_t *dbnode, dns_dbversion_t *dbversion,
 					    &region, sizeof(dns_slabheader_t),
 					    qpdb->maxrrperset);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		if (result == DNS_R_TOOMANYRECORDS) {
+			dns__db_logtoomanyrecords((dns_db_t *)qpdb, &node->name,
+						  rdataset->type, "adding",
+						  qpdb->maxrrperset);
+		}
 		return result;
 	}