diff --git a/.changelog/11416.txt b/.changelog/11416.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92d4cbf4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11416.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+core: Elevated rejected node plan log lines to help diagnose #9506
+```
diff --git a/nomad/plan_apply.go b/nomad/plan_apply.go
index 19c8f1b56..4394b94df 100644
--- a/nomad/plan_apply.go
+++ b/nomad/plan_apply.go
@@ -477,7 +477,13 @@ func evaluatePlanPlacements(pool *EvaluatePool, snap *state.StateSnapshot, plan
 		if !fit {
 			// Log the reason why the node's allocations could not be made
 			if reason != "" {
-				logger.Debug("plan for node rejected", "node_id", nodeID, "reason", reason, "eval_id", plan.EvalID)
+				//TODO This was debug level and should return
+				//to debug level in the future. However until
+				//https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/9506
+				//is resolved this log line is the only way to
+				//monitor the disagreement between workers and
+				//the plan applier.
+				logger.Info("plan for node rejected", "node_id", nodeID, "reason", reason, "eval_id", plan.EvalID)
 			}
 			// Set that this is a partial commit
 			partialCommit = true