diff --git a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplier.cs b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplier.cs
index be6ba6d..b960984 100644
--- a/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplier.cs
+++ b/backend/src/TeleWave.Application/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplier.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Models;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Genres;
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ public sealed class ShowMetadataApplier(
     IMetadataProviderResolver resolver,
     IImageDownloader downloader,
     IImageStore imageStore,
-    GenreMatcher genreMatcher
+    GenreMatcher genreMatcher,
+    ILogger<ShowMetadataApplier> logger
 )
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -84,12 +86,28 @@ public sealed class ShowMetadataApplier(
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
     )
     {
+        // Три исхода — три разные починки, и снаружи они неразличимы: шоу просто остаётся без
+        // постера. Пишем в лог, какой именно случился.
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(posterUrl))
+        {
+            logger.LogWarning(
+                "Постер для «{Show}» не проставлен: источник не вернул ссылку на картинку",
+                show.Name
+            );
             return null;
+        }
 
         var downloaded = await downloader.DownloadAsync(posterUrl, cancellationToken);
         if (downloaded is null)
+        {
+            // Подробности (статус, исключение) пишет сам загрузчик.
+            logger.LogWarning(
+                "Постер для «{Show}» не проставлен: {Url} не скачался",
+                show.Name,
+                posterUrl
+            );
             return null;
+        }
 
         var image = Image.Create(ImageCategory.ShowPoster, downloaded.Extension, show.Name);
         dbContext.Images.Add(image);
@@ -99,6 +117,11 @@ public sealed class ShowMetadataApplier(
             downloaded.Content,
             cancellationToken
         );
+        logger.LogInformation(
+            "Постер для «{Show}» сохранён как изображение {ImageId}",
+            show.Name,
+            image.Id
+        );
         return image.Id;
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Library/AddShowsToCollectionTests.cs b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Library/AddShowsToCollectionTests.cs
index d1558a5..5b14064 100644
--- a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Library/AddShowsToCollectionTests.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Library/AddShowsToCollectionTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NSubstitute;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Collections.AddShowsToCollection;
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ public class AddShowsToCollectionTests
                 resolver,
                 Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
                 Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-                new GenreMatcher(db)
+                new GenreMatcher(db),
+                NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
             )
         ).Handle(new EnrichShowsMetadataCommand([Guid.NewGuid()], "tmdb"), CancellationToken.None);
 
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ public class AddShowsToCollectionTests
                 resolver,
                 Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
                 Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-                new GenreMatcher(db)
+                new GenreMatcher(db),
+                NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
             )
         ).Handle(new EnrichShowsMetadataCommand([clip.Id], "tmdb"), CancellationToken.None);
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/ImportMoviesTests.cs b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/ImportMoviesTests.cs
index 46def3e..2ff7a29 100644
--- a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/ImportMoviesTests.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/ImportMoviesTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NSubstitute;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Genres;
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ public class ImportMoviesTests
             resolver,
             Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
             Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-            new GenreMatcher(db)
+            new GenreMatcher(db),
+            NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
         );
 
         var result = await new ImportMoviesCommandHandler(
@@ -296,7 +298,8 @@ public class ImportMoviesTests
                 resolver,
                 Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
                 Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-                new GenreMatcher(db)
+                new GenreMatcher(db),
+                NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
             );
             var result = await new AutoAttachMovieCommandHandler(
                 db,
@@ -346,7 +349,8 @@ public class ImportMoviesTests
             resolver,
             Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
             Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-            new GenreMatcher(db)
+            new GenreMatcher(db),
+            NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
         );
 
         var result = await new AutoAttachMovieCommandHandler(
diff --git a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/MovieImportHandlerTests.cs b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/MovieImportHandlerTests.cs
index c67db2f..6d6ee3a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/MovieImportHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Media/MovieImportHandlerTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NSubstitute;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Genres;
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ public class MovieImportHandlerTests
             resolver,
             Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
             Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-            new GenreMatcher(db)
+            new GenreMatcher(db),
+            NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
         );
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ApplyShowMetadataTests.cs b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ApplyShowMetadataTests.cs
index 5d9bb36..7b34431 100644
--- a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ApplyShowMetadataTests.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ApplyShowMetadataTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NSubstitute;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Genres;
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ public class ApplyShowMetadataTests
                 arranged.Resolver,
                 Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
                 Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-                new GenreMatcher(db)
+                new GenreMatcher(db),
+                NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
             )
         );
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/EnrichShowsTests.cs b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/EnrichShowsTests.cs
index 09bd961..8d240d7 100644
--- a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/EnrichShowsTests.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/EnrichShowsTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NSubstitute;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Genres;
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ public class EnrichShowsTests
             resolver,
             Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
             Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-            new GenreMatcher(db)
+            new GenreMatcher(db),
+            NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
         );
 
         var result = await new EnrichShowsMetadataCommandHandler(db, resolver, applier).Handle(
diff --git a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplierTests.cs b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplierTests.cs
index 1eb4740..10c49b1 100644
--- a/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplierTests.cs
+++ b/backend/tests/TeleWave.Application.Tests/Metadata/ShowMetadataApplierTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Text;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NSubstitute;
 using TeleWave.Application.Common.Interfaces;
 using TeleWave.Application.Library.Genres;
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ public class ShowMetadataApplierTests
             resolver,
             Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
             Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-            new GenreMatcher(db)
+            new GenreMatcher(db),
+            NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
         );
 
         var result = await applier.ApplyAsync(
@@ -148,7 +150,8 @@ public class ShowMetadataApplierTests
             resolver,
             downloader ?? Substitute.For<IImageDownloader>(),
             store ?? Substitute.For<IImageStore>(),
-            new GenreMatcher(db)
+            new GenreMatcher(db),
+            NullLogger<ShowMetadataApplier>.Instance
         );
     }