diff --git a/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.cpp b/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.cpp
index d4a59f99b3..89c6fca625 100644
--- a/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.cpp
+++ b/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ const char *UtilityDialogTypeToString(UtilityDialogType type) {
 	}
 }
 
+const char *UtilityDialogStatusToString(PSPDialog::DialogStatus status) {
+	switch (status) {
+	case PSPDialog::SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_NONE: return "STATUS_NONE";
+	case PSPDialog::SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_INITIALIZE: return "STATUS_INITIALIZE";
+	case PSPDialog::SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_RUNNING: return "STATUS_RUNNING";
+	case PSPDialog::SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_FINISHED: return "STATUS_FINISHED";
+	case PSPDialog::SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_SHUTDOWN: return "STATUS_SHUTDOWN";
+	case PSPDialog::SCE_UTILITY_STATUS_SCREENSHOT_UNKNOWN: return "STATUS_SCREENSHOT_UNKNOWN";
+	default: return "(unknown)";
+	}
+}
+
 void PSPDialog::InitCommon() {
 	UpdateCommon();
 
diff --git a/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.h b/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.h
index bfe032aff5..cf79855266 100644
--- a/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.h
+++ b/Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.h
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ private:
 };
 
 const char *UtilityDialogTypeToString(UtilityDialogType type);
+const char *UtilityDialogStatusToString(PSPDialog::DialogStatus status);
diff --git a/Core/Dialog/PSPScreenshotDialog.h b/Core/Dialog/PSPScreenshotDialog.h
index 760cd8fcc7..f6195faec2 100644
--- a/Core/Dialog/PSPScreenshotDialog.h
+++ b/Core/Dialog/PSPScreenshotDialog.h
@@ -42,4 +42,3 @@ protected:
 	int mode;
 	PSPPointer<SceUtilityScreenshotParams> params_;
 };
-
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceUtility.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceUtility.cpp
index f3cd4bcee1..7668a68a38 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceUtility.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceUtility.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "Core/HLE/sceUtility.h"
 #include "Core/HLE/sceNet.h"
 
+#include "Core/Dialog/PSPDialog.h"
 #include "Core/Dialog/PSPSaveDialog.h"
 #include "Core/Dialog/PSPMsgDialog.h"
 #include "Core/Dialog/PSPPlaceholderDialog.h"
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ static PSPScreenshotDialog *screenshotDialog;
 static PSPGamedataInstallDialog *gamedataInstallDialog;
 static PSPNpSigninDialog *npSigninDialog;
 
+// A lot of state seems to be shared between the various dialog types.
 static int oldStatus = -1;
 static std::map<int, u32> currentlyLoadedModules;
 static int volatileUnlockEvent = -1;
@@ -473,14 +475,14 @@ static int sceUtilitySavedataGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = saveDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = saveDialog->GetStatus();
 	hleEatCycles(200);
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
 	if (oldStatus != status) {
 		oldStatus = status;
-		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status);
+		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status, "status changed: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 	}
-	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 static int sceUtilitySavedataUpdate(int animSpeed) {
@@ -655,13 +657,13 @@ static int sceUtilityMsgDialogGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = msgDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = msgDialog->GetStatus();
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
 	if (oldStatus != status) {
 		oldStatus = status;
-		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status);
+		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status, "status changed: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 	}
-	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 static int sceUtilityMsgDialogAbort() {
@@ -708,13 +710,13 @@ static int sceUtilityOskGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = oskDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = oskDialog->GetStatus();
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
 	if (oldStatus != status) {
 		oldStatus = status;
-		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status);
+		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status, "status changed: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 	}
-	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 
@@ -750,13 +752,13 @@ static int sceUtilityNetconfGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = netDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = netDialog->GetStatus();
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
 	if (oldStatus != status) {
 		oldStatus = status;
-		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status);
+		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status, "status changed: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 	}
-	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1043,13 +1045,13 @@ static int sceUtilityScreenshotGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = screenshotDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = screenshotDialog->GetStatus();
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
 	if (oldStatus != status) {
 		oldStatus = status;
-		return hleLogWarning(Log::sceUtility, status);
+		return hleLogWarning(Log::sceUtility, status, "status changed: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 	}
-	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 static int sceUtilityScreenshotContStart(u32 paramAddr) {
@@ -1096,9 +1098,9 @@ static int sceUtilityGamedataInstallGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = gamedataInstallDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = gamedataInstallDialog->GetStatus();
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
-	return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 static int sceUtilityGamedataInstallAbort() {
@@ -1251,13 +1253,13 @@ static int sceUtilityNpSigninGetStatus() {
 		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, SCE_ERROR_UTILITY_WRONG_TYPE, "wrong dialog type");
 	}
 
-	int status = npSigninDialog->GetStatus();
+	const PSPDialog::DialogStatus status = npSigninDialog->GetStatus();
 	CleanupDialogThreads();
 	if (oldStatus != status) {
 		oldStatus = status;
-		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status);
+		return hleLogDebug(Log::sceUtility, status, "status changed: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 	}
-	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status);
+	return hleLogVerbose(Log::sceUtility, status, "status: %s", UtilityDialogStatusToString(status));
 }
 
 static void sceUtilityInstallInitStart(u32 unknown) {