diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go
index 7d649b2bb0..997045fd0c 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
@@ -18,8 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3"
 	awsbase "github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go-base/v2"
+	baselogging "github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go-base/v2/logging"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/backend"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/configs/configschema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/tfdiags"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/version"
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
@@ -694,11 +698,16 @@ func (b *Backend) Configure(obj cty.Value) tfdiags.Diagnostics {
 		}
 	}
 
+	log := logger()
+
+	ctx, baselog := baselogging.NewHcLogger(ctx, log)
+
 	cfg := &awsbase.Config{
 		AccessKey:              stringAttr(obj, "access_key"),
 		APNInfo:                stdUserAgentProducts(),
 		CallerDocumentationURL: "https://www.terraform.io/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.html",
 		CallerName:             "S3 Backend",
+		Logger:                 baselog,
 		MaxRetries:             intAttrDefault(obj, "max_retries", 5),
 		Profile:                stringAttr(obj, "profile"),
 		Region:                 stringAttr(obj, "region"),
@@ -1634,3 +1643,8 @@ func deprecatedEnvVarDiag(envvar, replacement string) tfdiags.Diagnostic {
 		fmt.Sprintf(`The environment variable "%s" is deprecated. Use environment variable "%s" instead.`, envvar, replacement),
 	)
 }
+
+var logger = sync.OnceValue(func() hclog.Logger {
+	l := logging.HCLogger()
+	return l.Named("backend-s3")
+})