diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts
index 73d30b022c626..5cce445e7bb4c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.test.ts
@@ -1517,6 +1517,54 @@ describe('TaskManagerRunner', () => {
         `Skipping reschedule for task bar \"${id}\" due to the task expiring`
       );
     });
+
+    test('Prints debug logs on task start/end', async () => {
+      const { runner, logger } = await readyToRunStageSetup({
+        definitions: {
+          bar: {
+            title: 'Bar!',
+            createTaskRunner: () => ({
+              async run() {
+                return { state: {} };
+              },
+            }),
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      await runner.run();
+
+      expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'Running task bar "foo"', {
+        tags: ['task:start', 'foo', 'bar'],
+      });
+      expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'Task bar "foo" ended', {
+        tags: ['task:end', 'foo', 'bar'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Prints debug logs on task start/end even if it throws error', async () => {
+      const { runner, logger } = await readyToRunStageSetup({
+        definitions: {
+          bar: {
+            title: 'Bar!',
+            createTaskRunner: () => ({
+              async run() {
+                throw new Error();
+              },
+            }),
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      await runner.run();
+
+      expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'Running task bar "foo"', {
+        tags: ['task:start', 'foo', 'bar'],
+      });
+      expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'Task bar "foo" ended', {
+        tags: ['task:end', 'foo', 'bar'],
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   interface TestOpts {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts
index b6199f06300f1..d305a49bef55e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/task_manager/server/task_running/task_runner.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class TaskManagerRunner implements TaskRunner {
         }`
       );
     }
-    this.logger.debug(`Running task ${this}`);
+    this.logger.debug(`Running task ${this}`, { tags: ['task:start', this.id, this.taskType] });
 
     const apmTrans = apm.startTransaction(this.taskType, TASK_MANAGER_RUN_TRANSACTION_TYPE, {
       childOf: this.instance.task.traceparent,
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ export class TaskManagerRunner implements TaskRunner {
       );
       if (apmTrans) apmTrans.end('failure');
       return processedResult;
+    } finally {
+      this.logger.debug(`Task ${this} ended`, { tags: ['task:end', this.id, this.taskType] });
     }
   }