diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h b/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h
index 77072ef84..5a6796156 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ enum osmo_fsm_term_cause {
 	OSMO_FSM_TERM_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
+extern const struct value_string osmo_fsm_term_cause_names[];
+static inline const char *osmo_fsm_term_cause_name(enum osmo_fsm_term_cause cause)
+{
+	return get_value_string(osmo_fsm_term_cause_names, cause);
+}
+
+
 /*! \brief description of a rule in the FSM */
 struct osmo_fsm_state {
 	/*! \brief bit-mask of permitted input events for this state */
diff --git a/src/fsm.c b/src/fsm.c
index dc57e5ee2..d251cfdba 100644
--- a/src/fsm.c
+++ b/src/fsm.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ void _osmo_fsm_inst_term(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi,
 	struct osmo_fsm_inst *parent = fi->proc.parent;
 	uint32_t parent_term_event = fi->proc.parent_term_event;
 
-	LOGPFSMSRC(fi, file, line, "Terminating (cause = %u)\n", cause);
+	LOGPFSMSRC(fi, file, line, "Terminating (cause = %s)\n",
+		   osmo_fsm_term_cause_name(cause));
 
 	/* iterate over all children */
 	llist_for_each_entry_safe(child, child2, &fi->proc.children, proc.child) {
@@ -456,4 +457,15 @@ void _osmo_fsm_inst_term(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi,
 					file, line);
 }
 
+#define ENUM_VAL_TO_VALUE_STRING(X) { X, #X }
+
+const struct value_string osmo_fsm_term_cause_names[] = {
+	ENUM_VAL_TO_VALUE_STRING(OSMO_FSM_TERM_PARENT),
+	ENUM_VAL_TO_VALUE_STRING(OSMO_FSM_TERM_REQUEST),
+	ENUM_VAL_TO_VALUE_STRING(OSMO_FSM_TERM_REGULAR),
+	ENUM_VAL_TO_VALUE_STRING(OSMO_FSM_TERM_ERROR),
+	ENUM_VAL_TO_VALUE_STRING(OSMO_FSM_TERM_TIMEOUT),
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
 /*! @} */