diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/index.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/index.ts
index 5e2192bc9..0da860e98 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/index.ts
@@ -184,18 +184,21 @@ export async function monitorMatrixProvider(opts: MonitorMatrixOpts = {}): Promi
         aliases: roomAliases,
         name: roomName,
       });
+      const roomMatchMeta = `matchKey=${roomConfigInfo.matchKey ?? "none"} matchSource=${
+        roomConfigInfo.matchSource ?? "none"
+      }`;
 
       if (roomConfigInfo.config && !roomConfigInfo.allowed) {
-        logVerbose(`matrix: room disabled room=${roomId}`);
+        logVerbose(`matrix: room disabled room=${roomId} (${roomMatchMeta})`);
         return;
       }
       if (groupPolicy === "allowlist") {
         if (!roomConfigInfo.allowlistConfigured) {
-          logVerbose("matrix: drop room message (no allowlist)");
+          logVerbose(`matrix: drop room message (no allowlist, ${roomMatchMeta})`);
           return;
         }
         if (!roomConfigInfo.config) {
-          logVerbose("matrix: drop room message (not in allowlist)");
+          logVerbose(`matrix: drop room message (not in allowlist, ${roomMatchMeta})`);
           return;
         }
       }
@@ -252,7 +255,9 @@ export async function monitorMatrixProvider(opts: MonitorMatrixOpts = {}): Promi
           userName: senderName,
         });
         if (!userAllowed) {
-          logVerbose(`matrix: blocked sender ${senderId} (room users allowlist)`);
+          logVerbose(
+            `matrix: blocked sender ${senderId} (room users allowlist, ${roomMatchMeta})`,
+          );
           return;
         }
       }
diff --git a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/rooms.ts b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/rooms.ts
index 9628b5f27..fe5bbc167 100644
--- a/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/rooms.ts
+++ b/extensions/matrix/src/matrix/monitor/rooms.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export type MatrixRoomConfigResolved = {
   allowed: boolean;
   allowlistConfigured: boolean;
   config?: MatrixRoomConfig;
+  matchKey?: string;
+  matchSource?: "direct" | "wildcard";
 };
 
 export function resolveMatrixRoomConfig(params: {
@@ -25,12 +27,20 @@ export function resolveMatrixRoomConfig(params: {
     ...params.aliases,
     params.name ?? "",
   );
-  const { entry: matched, wildcardEntry } = resolveChannelEntryMatch({
+  const { entry: matched, key: matchedKey, wildcardEntry, wildcardKey } = resolveChannelEntryMatch({
     entries: rooms,
     keys: candidates,
     wildcardKey: "*",
   });
   const resolved = matched ?? wildcardEntry;
   const allowed = resolved ? resolved.enabled !== false && resolved.allow !== false : false;
-  return { allowed, allowlistConfigured, config: resolved };
+  const matchKey = matchedKey ?? wildcardKey;
+  const matchSource = matched ? "direct" : wildcardEntry ? "wildcard" : undefined;
+  return {
+    allowed,
+    allowlistConfigured,
+    config: resolved,
+    matchKey,
+    matchSource,
+  };
 }