diff --git a/g10/call-keyboxd.c b/g10/call-keyboxd.c
index 7f4d5f493..121b7aa2a 100644
--- a/g10/call-keyboxd.c
+++ b/g10/call-keyboxd.c
@@ -385,6 +385,23 @@ keydb_get_keyblock (KEYDB_HANDLE hd, kbnode_t *ret_kb)
 }
 
 
+/* Default status callback used to show diagnostics from the keyboxd  */
+static gpg_error_t
+keydb_default_status_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
+{
+  const char *s;
+
+  (void)opaque;
+
+  if ((s = has_leading_keyword (line, "NOTE")))
+    log_info (_("Note: %s\n"), s);
+  else if ((s = has_leading_keyword (line, "WARNING")))
+    log_info (_("WARNING: %s\n"), s);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 
 /* Communication object for STORE commands.  */
 struct store_parm_s
@@ -464,7 +481,8 @@ keydb_update_keyblock (ctrl_t ctrl, KEYDB_HANDLE hd, kbnode_t kb)
   err = assuan_transact (hd->kbl->ctx, "STORE --update",
                          NULL, NULL,
                          store_inq_cb, &parm,
-                         NULL, NULL);
+                         keydb_default_status_cb, hd);
+
 
  leave:
   iobuf_close (iobuf);
@@ -515,7 +533,7 @@ keydb_insert_keyblock (KEYDB_HANDLE hd, kbnode_t kb)
   err = assuan_transact (hd->kbl->ctx, "STORE --insert",
                          NULL, NULL,
                          store_inq_cb, &parm,
-                         NULL, NULL);
+                         keydb_default_status_cb, hd);
 
  leave:
   iobuf_close (iobuf);
@@ -561,7 +579,7 @@ keydb_delete_keyblock (KEYDB_HANDLE hd)
   err = assuan_transact (hd->kbl->ctx, line,
                          NULL, NULL,
                          NULL, NULL,
-                         NULL, NULL);
+                         keydb_default_status_cb, hd);
 
  leave:
   return err;
@@ -648,6 +666,8 @@ search_status_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
             }
         }
     }
+  else
+    err = keydb_default_status_cb (opaque, line);
 
   return err;
 }
diff --git a/kbx/kbx-client-util.c b/kbx/kbx-client-util.c
index f9d06fab8..f6456a508 100644
--- a/kbx/kbx-client-util.c
+++ b/kbx/kbx-client-util.c
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ kbx_client_data_cmd (kbx_client_data_t kcd, const char *command,
                              status_cb, status_cb_value);
       if (err)
         {
-          if (gpg_err_code (err) != GPG_ERR_NOT_FOUND
-              && gpg_err_code (err) != GPG_ERR_NOTHING_FOUND)
-            log_debug ("%s: finished command with error: %s\n",
-                       __func__, gpg_strerror (err));
+          /* if (gpg_err_code (err) != GPG_ERR_NOT_FOUND */
+          /*     && gpg_err_code (err) != GPG_ERR_NOTHING_FOUND) */
+          /*   log_debug ("%s: finished command with error: %s\n", */
+          /*              __func__, gpg_strerror (err)); */
           xfree (get_membuf (&mb, &len));
           kcd->dlineerr = err;
           goto leave;
diff --git a/sm/keydb.c b/sm/keydb.c
index 38737c96a..411720513 100644
--- a/sm/keydb.c
+++ b/sm/keydb.c
@@ -1129,6 +1129,23 @@ keydb_set_flags (KEYDB_HANDLE hd, int which, int idx, unsigned int value)
 }
 
 
+/* Default status callback used to show diagnostics from the keyboxd  */
+static gpg_error_t
+keydb_default_status_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
+{
+  const char *s;
+
+  (void)opaque;
+
+  if ((s = has_leading_keyword (line, "NOTE")))
+    log_info (_("Note: %s\n"), s);
+  else if ((s = has_leading_keyword (line, "WARNING")))
+    log_info (_("WARNING: %s\n"), s);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 
 /* Communication object for Keyboxd STORE commands.  */
 struct store_parm_s
@@ -1192,7 +1209,7 @@ keydb_insert_cert (KEYDB_HANDLE hd, ksba_cert_t cert)
       err = assuan_transact (hd->kbl->ctx, "STORE --insert",
                              NULL, NULL,
                              store_inq_cb, &parm,
-                             NULL, NULL);
+                             keydb_default_status_cb, hd);
       goto leave;
     }
 
@@ -1327,7 +1344,7 @@ keydb_delete (KEYDB_HANDLE hd)
       err = assuan_transact (hd->kbl->ctx, line,
                              NULL, NULL,
                              NULL, NULL,
-                             NULL, NULL);
+                             keydb_default_status_cb, hd);
       goto leave;
     }
 
@@ -1555,6 +1572,8 @@ search_status_cb (void *opaque, const char *line)
             }
         }
     }
+  else
+    err = keydb_default_status_cb (opaque, line);
 
   return err;
 }