diff --git a/pkg/testutils/lint/passes/redactcheck/redactcheck.go b/pkg/testutils/lint/passes/redactcheck/redactcheck.go
index 4029ebbc9991..cf0e8a76c59e 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/lint/passes/redactcheck/redactcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/lint/passes/redactcheck/redactcheck.go
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ func runAnalyzer(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 						"TxnEpoch":       {},
 						"TxnSeq":         {},
 					},
+					"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/admission": {
+						"WorkKind":  {},
+						"QueueKind": {},
+					},
 					"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc": {
 						"ClockTimestamp":  {},
 						"LegacyTimestamp": {},
diff --git a/pkg/util/admission/admission.go b/pkg/util/admission/admission.go
index e487954d4a70..0c415fe0b6b7 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admission/admission.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admission/admission.go
@@ -543,6 +543,16 @@ func workKindString(workKind WorkKind) string {
 	}
 }
 
+// QueueKind is used to track the specific WorkQueue an item of KVWork is in.
+// The options are one of: "kv-regular-cpu-queue", "kv-elastic-cpu-queue",
+// "kv-regular-store-queue", "kv-elastic-store-queue".
+//
+// It is left empty for SQL types of WorkKind.
+type QueueKind string
+
+// SafeValue implements the redact.SafeValue interface.
+func (QueueKind) SafeValue() {}
+
 // storeAdmissionStats are stats maintained by a storeRequester. The non-test
 // implementation of storeRequester is StoreWorkQueue. StoreWorkQueue updates
 // all of these when StoreWorkQueue.AdmittedWorkDone is called, so that these
diff --git a/pkg/util/admission/admissionpb/admission_stats.proto b/pkg/util/admission/admissionpb/admission_stats.proto
index 26355e74c986..eee3d82fd63b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admission/admissionpb/admission_stats.proto
+++ b/pkg/util/admission/admissionpb/admission_stats.proto
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ import "gogoproto/gogo.proto";
 message AdmissionWorkQueueStats {
   // Duration spent waiting.
   int64 wait_duration_nanos = 1 [(gogoproto.casttype) = "time.Duration"];
-  // String representation of admission work kind.
-  string work_kind = 2;
+  // String representation of admission queue kind.
+  string queue_kind = 2;
   // Set to true if deadline was exceeded.
   bool deadline_exceeded = 3;
+
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/admission/grant_coordinator.go b/pkg/util/admission/grant_coordinator.go
index 7d00c01c066e..235eefc89410 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admission/grant_coordinator.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admission/grant_coordinator.go
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func makeElasticGrantCoordinator(
 	schedulerLatencyListener := newSchedulerLatencyListener(ambientCtx, st, schedulerLatencyListenerMetrics, elasticCPUGranter)
 
 	elasticCPUInternalWorkQueue := &WorkQueue{}
-	initWorkQueue(elasticCPUInternalWorkQueue, ambientCtx, KVWork, elasticCPUGranter, st,
+	initWorkQueue(elasticCPUInternalWorkQueue, ambientCtx, KVWork, "kv-elastic-cpu-queue", elasticCPUGranter, st,
 		elasticWorkQueueMetrics,
 		workQueueOptions{usesTokens: true}, nil /* knobs */) // will be closed by the embedding *ElasticCPUWorkQueue
 	elasticCPUWorkQueue := makeElasticCPUWorkQueue(st, elasticCPUInternalWorkQueue, elasticCPUGranter, elasticCPUGranterMetrics)
diff --git a/pkg/util/admission/work_queue.go b/pkg/util/admission/work_queue.go
index 2abc9b9e2df0..4f0939a47d4c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admission/work_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admission/work_queue.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func (r LogPosition) Less(o LogPosition) bool {
 type WorkQueue struct {
 	ambientCtx     context.Context
 	workKind       WorkKind
+	queueKind      QueueKind
 	granter        granter
 	usesTokens     bool
 	tiedToRange    bool
@@ -364,7 +365,11 @@ func makeWorkQueue(
 	opts workQueueOptions,
 ) requester {
 	q := &WorkQueue{}
-	initWorkQueue(q, ambientCtx, workKind, granter, settings, metrics, opts, nil)
+	var queueKind QueueKind
+	if workKind == KVWork {
+		queueKind = "kv-regular-cpu-queue"
+	}
+	initWorkQueue(q, ambientCtx, workKind, queueKind, granter, settings, metrics, opts, nil)
 	return q
 }
 
@@ -372,6 +377,7 @@ func initWorkQueue(
 	q *WorkQueue,
 	ambientCtx log.AmbientContext,
 	workKind WorkKind,
+	queueKind QueueKind,
 	granter granter,
 	settings *cluster.Settings,
 	metrics *WorkQueueMetrics,
@@ -388,8 +394,13 @@ func initWorkQueue(
 		timeSource = timeutil.DefaultTimeSource{}
 	}
 
+	if queueKind == "" {
+		queueKind = QueueKind(workKindString(workKind))
+	}
+
 	q.ambientCtx = ambientCtx.AnnotateCtx(context.Background())
 	q.workKind = workKind
+	q.queueKind = queueKind
 	q.granter = granter
 	q.usesTokens = opts.usesTokens
 	q.tiedToRange = opts.tiedToRange
@@ -803,10 +814,11 @@ func (q *WorkQueue) Admit(ctx context.Context, info WorkInfo) (enabled bool, err
 		q.metrics.incErrored(info.Priority)
 		q.metrics.recordFinishWait(info.Priority, waitDur)
 		deadline, _ := ctx.Deadline()
-		recordAdmissionWorkQueueStats(span, waitDur, q.workKind, true)
+		recordAdmissionWorkQueueStats(span, waitDur, q.queueKind, true)
+		log.Eventf(ctx, "deadline expired, waited in %s queue for %v", q.queueKind, waitDur)
 		return true,
-			errors.Newf("work %s deadline expired while waiting: deadline: %v, start: %v, dur: %v",
-				workKindString(q.workKind), deadline, startTime, waitDur)
+			errors.Newf("deadline expired while waiting in queue: %s, deadline: %v, start: %v, dur: %v",
+				q.queueKind, deadline, startTime, waitDur)
 	case chainID, ok := <-work.ch:
 		if !ok {
 			panic(errors.AssertionFailedf("channel should not be closed"))
@@ -817,21 +829,21 @@ func (q *WorkQueue) Admit(ctx context.Context, info WorkInfo) (enabled bool, err
 		if work.heapIndex != -1 {
 			panic(errors.AssertionFailedf("grantee should be removed from heap"))
 		}
-		recordAdmissionWorkQueueStats(span, waitDur, q.workKind, false)
+		recordAdmissionWorkQueueStats(span, waitDur, q.queueKind, false)
 		q.granter.continueGrantChain(chainID)
 		return true, nil
 	}
 }
 
 func recordAdmissionWorkQueueStats(
-	span *tracing.Span, waitDur time.Duration, workKind WorkKind, deadlineExceeded bool,
+	span *tracing.Span, waitDur time.Duration, queueKind QueueKind, deadlineExceeded bool,
 ) {
 	if span == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	span.RecordStructured(&admissionpb.AdmissionWorkQueueStats{
 		WaitDurationNanos: waitDur,
-		WorkKind:          workKindString(workKind),
+		QueueKind:         string(queueKind),
 		DeadlineExceeded:  deadlineExceeded,
 	})
 }
@@ -2202,7 +2214,13 @@ func makeStoreWorkQueue(
 
 	opts.usesAsyncAdmit = true
 	for i := range q.q {
-		initWorkQueue(&q.q[i], ambientCtx, KVWork, granters[i], settings, metrics, opts, knobs)
+		var queueKind QueueKind
+		if i == int(admissionpb.RegularWorkClass) {
+			queueKind = "kv-regular-store-queue"
+		} else if i == int(admissionpb.ElasticWorkClass) {
+			queueKind = "kv-elastic-store-queue"
+		}
+		initWorkQueue(&q.q[i], ambientCtx, KVWork, queueKind, granters[i], settings, metrics, opts, knobs)
 		q.q[i].onAdmittedReplicatedWork = q
 	}
 	// Arbitrary initial value. This will be replaced before any meaningful