diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index 6327949a1..85158e443 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ static void disable_listener(struct listener *listener)
  */
 int pause_listener(struct listener *l)
 {
+	struct proxy *px = l->bind_conf->frontend;
 	int ret = 1;
 
 	HA_SPIN_LOCK(LISTENER_LOCK, &l->lock);
@@ -364,6 +365,11 @@ int pause_listener(struct listener *l)
 
 	fd_stop_recv(l->rx.fd);
 	listener_set_state(l, LI_PAUSED);
+
+	if (px && !px->li_ready) {
+		ha_warning("Paused %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(px->cap), px->id);
+		send_log(px, LOG_WARNING, "Paused %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(px->cap), px->id);
+	}
   end:
 	HA_SPIN_UNLOCK(LISTENER_LOCK, &l->lock);
 	return ret;
@@ -381,6 +387,8 @@ int pause_listener(struct listener *l)
  */
 int resume_listener(struct listener *l)
 {
+	struct proxy *px = l->bind_conf->frontend;
+	int was_paused = px && px->li_paused;
 	int ret = 1;
 
 	HA_SPIN_LOCK(LISTENER_LOCK, &l->lock);
@@ -428,11 +436,17 @@ int resume_listener(struct listener *l)
 
 	if (l->maxconn && l->nbconn >= l->maxconn) {
 		listener_set_state(l, LI_FULL);
-		goto end;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	fd_want_recv(l->rx.fd);
 	listener_set_state(l, LI_READY);
+
+  done:
+	if (was_paused && !px->li_paused) {
+		ha_warning("Resumed %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(px->cap), px->id);
+		send_log(px, LOG_WARNING, "Resumed %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(px->cap), px->id);
+	}
   end:
 	HA_SPIN_UNLOCK(LISTENER_LOCK, &l->lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 1e889f7a2..7d256c666 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1275,9 +1275,6 @@ int pause_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 	if (!(p->cap & PR_CAP_FE) || p->disabled || !p->li_ready)
 		return 1;
 
-	ha_warning("Pausing %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(p->cap), p->id);
-	send_log(p, LOG_WARNING, "Pausing %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(p->cap), p->id);
-
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &p->conf.listeners, by_fe)
 		pause_listener(l);
 
@@ -1342,9 +1339,6 @@ int resume_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 	if (p->disabled || !p->li_paused)
 		return 1;
 
-	ha_warning("Enabling %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(p->cap), p->id);
-	send_log(p, LOG_WARNING, "Enabling %s %s.\n", proxy_cap_str(p->cap), p->id);
-
 	fail = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(l, &p->conf.listeners, by_fe) {
 		if (!resume_listener(l)) {