diff --git a/clients/linux/src/ui_stream.rs b/clients/linux/src/ui_stream.rs
index 07f86d94..fed3dc3a 100644
--- a/clients/linux/src/ui_stream.rs
+++ b/clients/linux/src/ui_stream.rs
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ fn attach_keyboard(
             | gdk::ModifierType::ALT_MASK
             | gdk::ModifierType::SHIFT_MASK;
         if state.contains(chord) && keyval.to_lower() == gdk::Key::q {
+            tracing::info!(captured = cap.captured.get(), "chord: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q (release/engage)");
             if cap.captured.get() {
                 cap.release();
             } else {
@@ -816,6 +817,7 @@ fn attach_keyboard(
         // Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D — leave the session. Now that Steam / QAM pass through to the host,
         // the capture toggle alone can't end a stream, so this is the keyboard's explicit exit.
         if state.contains(chord) && keyval.to_lower() == gdk::Key::d {
+            tracing::info!("chord: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D (disconnect) — releasing capture + quitting");
             cap.release();
             // Deliberate user exit → close with QUIT_CLOSE_CODE so the host tears the session down
             // immediately instead of holding the keep-alive linger for a reconnect.