diff --git a/core/commands/swarm.go b/core/commands/swarm.go
index d6a3e8d696d1..f904ed67e198 100644
--- a/core/commands/swarm.go
+++ b/core/commands/swarm.go
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Changes made via command line are persisted in the Swarm.ResourceMgr.Limits fiel
 					return errors.New("expected a JSON file")
 				}
 				if err := json.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&newLimit); err != nil {
-					return errors.New("failed to decode JSON as ResourceMgrScopeConfig")
+					return fmt.Errorf("decoding JSON as ResourceMgrScopeConfig: %w", err)
 				}
 				return libp2p.NetSetLimit(node.ResourceManager, node.Repo, scope, newLimit)
 			}
diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go
index 28d05a131b43..44206ea8d309 100644
--- a/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
 	config "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/config"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo"
-
+	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const NetLimitTraceFilename = "rcmgr.json.gz"
 
 var NoResourceMgrError = fmt.Errorf("missing ResourceMgr: make sure the daemon is running with Swarm.ResourceMgr.Enabled")
 
-func ResourceManager(cfg config.SwarmConfig) func(fx.Lifecycle, repo.Repo) (network.ResourceManager, Libp2pOpts, error) {
+func ResourceManager(cfg config.SwarmConfig) interface{} {
 	return func(lc fx.Lifecycle, repo repo.Repo) (network.ResourceManager, Libp2pOpts, error) {
 		var manager network.ResourceManager
 		var opts Libp2pOpts
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ func ResourceManager(cfg config.SwarmConfig) func(fx.Lifecycle, repo.Repo) (netw
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, opts, fmt.Errorf("creating libp2p resource manager: %w", err)
 			}
+			lrm := &loggingResourceManager{
+				clock:    clock.New(),
+				logger:   &logging.Logger("resourcemanager").SugaredLogger,
+				delegate: manager,
+			}
+			// lrm.runLogger(helpers.LifecycleCtx(mctx, lc))
+			lrm.start(context.Background())
+			manager = lrm
 		} else {
 			log.Debug("libp2p resource manager is disabled")
 			manager = network.NullResourceManager
diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr_logging.go b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr_logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b2466fd1649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr_logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package libp2p
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/protocol"
+	rcmgr "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-resource-manager"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+type loggingResourceManager struct {
+	clock       clock.Clock
+	logger      *zap.SugaredLogger
+	delegate    network.ResourceManager
+	logInterval time.Duration
+
+	mut               sync.Mutex
+	limitExceededErrs uint64
+}
+
+type loggingScope struct {
+	logger    *zap.SugaredLogger
+	delegate  network.ResourceScope
+	countErrs func(error)
+}
+
+var _ network.ResourceManager = (*loggingResourceManager)(nil)
+
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) start(ctx context.Context) {
+	logInterval := n.logInterval
+	if logInterval == 0 {
+		logInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	}
+	ticker := n.clock.Ticker(logInterval)
+	go func() {
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				n.mut.Lock()
+				errs := n.limitExceededErrs
+				n.limitExceededErrs = 0
+				n.mut.Unlock()
+				if errs != 0 {
+					n.logger.Errorf("Resource limits were exceeded %d times, consider inspecting logs and raising the resource manager limits.", errs)
+				}
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) countErrs(err error) {
+	if errors.Is(err, network.ErrResourceLimitExceeded) {
+		n.mut.Lock()
+		n.limitExceededErrs++
+		n.mut.Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) ViewSystem(f func(network.ResourceScope) error) error {
+	return n.delegate.ViewSystem(f)
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) ViewTransient(f func(network.ResourceScope) error) error {
+	return n.delegate.ViewTransient(func(s network.ResourceScope) error {
+		return f(&loggingScope{logger: n.logger, delegate: s, countErrs: n.countErrs})
+	})
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) ViewService(svc string, f func(network.ServiceScope) error) error {
+	return n.delegate.ViewService(svc, func(s network.ServiceScope) error {
+		return f(&loggingScope{logger: n.logger, delegate: s, countErrs: n.countErrs})
+	})
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) ViewProtocol(p protocol.ID, f func(network.ProtocolScope) error) error {
+	return n.delegate.ViewProtocol(p, func(s network.ProtocolScope) error {
+		return f(&loggingScope{logger: n.logger, delegate: s, countErrs: n.countErrs})
+	})
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) ViewPeer(p peer.ID, f func(network.PeerScope) error) error {
+	return n.delegate.ViewPeer(p, func(s network.PeerScope) error {
+		return f(&loggingScope{logger: n.logger, delegate: s, countErrs: n.countErrs})
+	})
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) OpenConnection(dir network.Direction, usefd bool) (network.ConnManagementScope, error) {
+	connMgmtScope, err := n.delegate.OpenConnection(dir, usefd)
+	n.countErrs(err)
+	return connMgmtScope, err
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) OpenStream(p peer.ID, dir network.Direction) (network.StreamManagementScope, error) {
+	connMgmtScope, err := n.delegate.OpenStream(p, dir)
+	n.countErrs(err)
+	return connMgmtScope, err
+}
+func (n *loggingResourceManager) Close() error {
+	return n.delegate.Close()
+}
+
+func (s *loggingScope) ReserveMemory(size int, prio uint8) error {
+	err := s.delegate.ReserveMemory(size, prio)
+	s.countErrs(err)
+	return err
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) ReleaseMemory(size int) {
+	s.delegate.ReleaseMemory(size)
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) Stat() network.ScopeStat {
+	return s.delegate.Stat()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) BeginSpan() (network.ResourceScopeSpan, error) {
+	return s.delegate.BeginSpan()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) Done() {
+	s.delegate.(network.ResourceScopeSpan).Done()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) Name() string {
+	return s.delegate.(network.ServiceScope).Name()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) Protocol() protocol.ID {
+	return s.delegate.(network.ProtocolScope).Protocol()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) Peer() peer.ID {
+	return s.delegate.(network.PeerScope).Peer()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) PeerScope() network.PeerScope {
+	return s.delegate.(network.PeerScope)
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) SetPeer(p peer.ID) error {
+	err := s.delegate.(network.ConnManagementScope).SetPeer(p)
+	s.countErrs(err)
+	return err
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) ProtocolScope() network.ProtocolScope {
+	return s.delegate.(network.ProtocolScope)
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) SetProtocol(proto protocol.ID) error {
+	err := s.delegate.(network.StreamManagementScope).SetProtocol(proto)
+	s.countErrs(err)
+	return err
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) ServiceScope() network.ServiceScope {
+	return s.delegate.(network.ServiceScope)
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) SetService(srv string) error {
+	err := s.delegate.(network.StreamManagementScope).SetService(srv)
+	s.countErrs(err)
+	return err
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) Limit() rcmgr.Limit {
+	return s.delegate.(rcmgr.ResourceScopeLimiter).Limit()
+}
+func (s *loggingScope) SetLimit(limit rcmgr.Limit) {
+	s.delegate.(rcmgr.ResourceScopeLimiter).SetLimit(limit)
+}
diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr_logging_test.go b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr_logging_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc23a33437e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/rcmgr_logging_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package libp2p
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
+	rcmgr "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-resource-manager"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest/observer"
+)
+
+func TestLoggingResourceManager(t *testing.T) {
+	clock := clock.NewMock()
+	limiter := rcmgr.NewDefaultLimiter()
+	limiter.SystemLimits = limiter.SystemLimits.WithConnLimit(1, 1, 1)
+	rm, err := rcmgr.NewResourceManager(limiter)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	oCore, oLogs := observer.New(zap.ErrorLevel)
+	oLogger := zap.New(oCore)
+	lrm := &loggingResourceManager{
+		clock:       clock,
+		logger:      oLogger.Sugar(),
+		delegate:    rm,
+		logInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	// 2 of these should result in resource limit exceeded errors and subsequent log messages
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		_, _ = lrm.OpenConnection(network.DirInbound, false)
+	}
+
+	// run the logger which will write an entry for those errors
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	lrm.start(ctx)
+	clock.Add(3 * time.Second)
+
+	timer := time.NewTimer(1 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-timer.C:
+			t.Fatalf("expected logs never arrived")
+		default:
+			if oLogs.Len() == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			require.Equal(t, "Resource limits were exceeded 2 times, consider inspecting logs and raising the resource manager limits.", oLogs.All()[0].Message)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c2b77d793fe2..b7946841b272 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -125,13 +125,17 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad
 )
 
+require (
+	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0
+	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1
+)
+
 require (
 	github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom v0.0.0-20190825152654-46b345b51c96 // indirect
 	github.com/Kubuxu/go-os-helper v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/Stebalien/go-bitfield v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20210927113745-59d0afb8317a // indirect
 	github.com/alexbrainman/goissue34681 v0.0.0-20191006012335-3fc7a47baff5 // indirect
-	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.0-beta // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible // indirect
@@ -172,7 +176,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-delay v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-pq v0.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ipfs/go-peertaskqueue v0.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.1 // indirect