diff --git a/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.cpp b/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.cpp
index 47167020..c6c7724f 100644
--- a/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <qquickwindow.h>
 #include <qscopedpointer.h>
 #include <qsgtexture_platform.h>
-#include <qtclasshelpermacros.h>
 #include <qwayland-linux-dmabuf-v1.h>
 #include <qwaylandclientextension.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -48,42 +47,7 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logDmabuf, "quickshell.wayland.buffer.dmabuf", QtWarningMsg);
 
 LinuxDmabufManager* MANAGER = nullptr; // NOLINT
 
-class FourCCStr {
-public:
-	explicit FourCCStr(uint32_t code)
-	    : chars(
-	          {static_cast<char>(code >> 0 & 0xff),
-	           static_cast<char>(code >> 8 & 0xff),
-	           static_cast<char>(code >> 16 & 0xff),
-	           static_cast<char>(code >> 24 & 0xff),
-	           '\0'}
-	      ) {
-		for (auto i = 3; i != 0; i--) {
-			if (chars[i] == ' ') chars[i] = '\0';
-			else break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	[[nodiscard]] const char* cStr() const { return this->chars.data(); }
-
-private:
-	std::array<char, 5> chars {};
-};
-
-class FourCCModStr {
-public:
-	explicit FourCCModStr(uint64_t code): drmStr(drmGetFormatModifierName(code)) {}
-	~FourCCModStr() {
-		if (this->drmStr) drmFree(this->drmStr);
-	}
-
-	Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(FourCCModStr);
-
-	[[nodiscard]] const char* cStr() const { return this->drmStr; }
-
-private:
-	char* drmStr;
-};
+} // namespace
 
 QDebug& operator<<(QDebug& debug, const FourCCStr& fourcc) {
 	debug << fourcc.cStr();
@@ -95,8 +59,6 @@ QDebug& operator<<(QDebug& debug, const FourCCModStr& fourcc) {
 	return debug;
 }
 
-} // namespace
-
 QDebug& operator<<(QDebug& debug, const WlDmaBuffer* buffer) {
 	auto saver = QDebugStateSaver(debug);
 	debug.nospace();
diff --git a/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.hpp b/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.hpp
index 97b5576f..a05e82a1 100644
--- a/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.hpp
+++ b/src/wayland/buffer/dmabuf.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <wayland-linux-dmabuf-v1-client-protocol.h>
 #include <wayland-util.h>
+#include <xf86drm.h>
 
 #include "manager.hpp"
 #include "qsg.hpp"
@@ -28,6 +29,45 @@ class WlBufferManagerPrivate;
 namespace qs::wayland::buffer::dmabuf {
 
 class LinuxDmabufManager;
+class FourCCStr {
+public:
+	explicit FourCCStr(uint32_t code)
+	    : chars(
+	          {static_cast<char>(code >> 0 & 0xff),
+	           static_cast<char>(code >> 8 & 0xff),
+	           static_cast<char>(code >> 16 & 0xff),
+	           static_cast<char>(code >> 24 & 0xff),
+	           '\0'}
+	      ) {
+		for (auto i = 3; i != 0; i--) {
+			if (chars[i] == ' ') chars[i] = '\0';
+			else break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	[[nodiscard]] const char* cStr() const { return this->chars.data(); }
+
+private:
+	std::array<char, 5> chars {};
+};
+
+class FourCCModStr {
+public:
+	explicit FourCCModStr(uint64_t code): drmStr(drmGetFormatModifierName(code)) {}
+	~FourCCModStr() {
+		if (this->drmStr) drmFree(this->drmStr);
+	}
+
+	Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(FourCCModStr);
+
+	[[nodiscard]] const char* cStr() const { return this->drmStr; }
+
+private:
+	char* drmStr;
+};
+
+QDebug& operator<<(QDebug& debug, const FourCCStr& fourcc);
+QDebug& operator<<(QDebug& debug, const FourCCModStr& fourcc);
 
 class GbmDeviceHandle {
 public:
diff --git a/src/wayland/buffer/manager.cpp b/src/wayland/buffer/manager.cpp
index dde71a88..4c2e267e 100644
--- a/src/wayland/buffer/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/buffer/manager.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 namespace qs::wayland::buffer {
 
+namespace {
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logBuffer, "quickshell.wayland.buffer", QtWarningMsg);
+}
+
 WlBuffer* WlBufferSwapchain::createBackbuffer(const WlBufferRequest& request, bool* newBuffer) {
 	auto& buffer = this->presentSecondBuffer ? this->buffer1 : this->buffer2;
 
@@ -42,9 +46,28 @@ bool WlBufferManager::isReady() const { return this->p->mReady; }
 [[nodiscard]] WlBuffer* WlBufferManager::createBuffer(const WlBufferRequest& request) {
 	static const bool dmabufDisabled = qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QS_DISABLE_DMABUF");
 
+	qCDebug(logBuffer).nospace() << "Creating buffer from request at " << request.width << 'x'
+	                             << request.height;
+	qCDebug(logBuffer).nospace() << "  Dmabuf requests on device " << request.dmabuf.device
+	                             << " (disabled: " << dmabufDisabled << ')';
+
+	for (const auto& [format, modifiers]: request.dmabuf.formats) {
+		qCDebug(logBuffer) << "    Format" << dmabuf::FourCCStr(format);
+
+		for (const auto& modifier: modifiers) {
+			qCDebug(logBuffer) << "      Explicit Modifier" << dmabuf::FourCCModStr(modifier);
+		}
+	}
+
+	qCDebug(logBuffer).nospace() << "  Shm requests";
+
+	for (const auto& format: request.shm.formats) {
+		qCDebug(logBuffer) << "    Format" << format;
+	}
+
 	if (!dmabufDisabled) {
 		if (auto* buf = this->p->dmabuf.createDmabuf(request)) return buf;
-		qCWarning(shm::logShm) << "DMA buffer creation failed, falling back to SHM.";
+		qCWarning(logBuffer) << "DMA buffer creation failed, falling back to SHM.";
 	}
 
 	return shm::ShmbufManager::createShmbuf(request);
diff --git a/src/wayland/buffer/shm.cpp b/src/wayland/buffer/shm.cpp
index 8973cdfb..59a8e914 100644
--- a/src/wayland/buffer/shm.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/buffer/shm.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 namespace qs::wayland::buffer::shm {
 
+namespace {
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logShm, "quickshell.wayland.buffer.shm", QtWarningMsg);
+}
 
 bool WlShmBuffer::isCompatible(const WlBufferRequest& request) const {
 	if (QSize(static_cast<int>(request.width), static_cast<int>(request.height)) != this->size()) {
diff --git a/src/wayland/buffer/shm.hpp b/src/wayland/buffer/shm.hpp
index 12af26e3..f3597cbc 100644
--- a/src/wayland/buffer/shm.hpp
+++ b/src/wayland/buffer/shm.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 namespace qs::wayland::buffer::shm {
 
-Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logShm);
-
 class WlShmBuffer: public WlBuffer {
 public:
 	~WlShmBuffer() override;