diff --git a/board/cr50/board.c b/board/cr50/board.c
index 96a6f41810..2453265fb2 100644
--- a/board/cr50/board.c
+++ b/board/cr50/board.c
@@ -115,6 +115,28 @@ void ec_tx_cr50_rx(enum gpio_signal signal)
 	hook_call_deferred(&ec_uart_deferred__data, 0);
 }
 
+const char *device_state_names[] = {
+	"init",
+	"init_debouncing",
+	"init_rx_only",
+	"disconnected",
+	"off",
+	"undetectable",
+	"connected",
+	"on",
+	"debouncing",
+	"unknown"
+};
+BUILD_ASSERT(ARRAY_SIZE(device_state_names) == DEVICE_STATE_COUNT);
+
+const char *device_state_name(enum device_state state)
+{
+	if (state >= 0 && state < DEVICE_STATE_COUNT)
+		return device_state_names[state];
+	else
+		return "?";
+}
+
 int board_use_plt_rst(void)
 {
 	return !!(board_properties & BOARD_USE_PLT_RESET);
diff --git a/board/cr50/board.h b/board/cr50/board.h
index 5c61eadb4a..0f59e48d56 100644
--- a/board/cr50/board.h
+++ b/board/cr50/board.h
@@ -220,8 +220,19 @@ enum device_state {
 
 	/* Device state is unknown.  Used only by legacy device_state code. */
 	DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN,
+
+	/* Number of device states */
+	DEVICE_STATE_COUNT
 };
 
+/**
+ * Return the name of the device state as as string.
+ *
+ * @param state		State to look up
+ * @return Name of the state, or "?" if no match.
+ */
+const char *device_state_name(enum device_state state);
+
 /* NVMem variables. */
 enum nvmem_vars {
 	NVMEM_VAR_CONSOLE_LOCKED = 0,
@@ -270,6 +281,8 @@ int board_is_first_factory_boot(void);
 void enable_ccd_uart(int uart);
 void disable_ccd_uart(int uart);
 
+void print_ec_state(void);
+
 int ap_is_on(void);
 int ec_is_on(void);
 int rdd_is_connected(void);
diff --git a/board/cr50/ec_state.c b/board/cr50/ec_state.c
index 5958ea3b79..fb8087ab54 100644
--- a/board/cr50/ec_state.c
+++ b/board/cr50/ec_state.c
@@ -15,12 +15,37 @@
 
 static enum device_state state = DEVICE_STATE_INIT;
 
+void print_ec_state(void)
+{
+	ccprintf("EC:      %s\n", device_state_name(state));
+}
+
 int ec_is_on(void)
 {
 	/* Debouncing and on are both still on */
 	return (state == DEVICE_STATE_DEBOUNCING || state == DEVICE_STATE_ON);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the EC state.
+ *
+ * Done as a function to make it easier to debug state transitions.  Note that
+ * this ONLY sets the state (and possibly prints debug info), and doesn't do
+ * all the additional transition work that set_ec_on(), etc. do.
+ *
+ * @param new_state	State to set.
+ */
+static void set_state(enum device_state new_state)
+{
+#ifdef CR50_DEBUG_EC_STATE
+	/* Print all state transitions.  May spam the console. */
+	if (state != new_state)
+		CPRINTS("EC %s -> %s",
+			device_state_name(state), device_state_name(new_state));
+#endif
+	state = new_state;
+}
+
 /**
  * Move the EC to the ON state.
  *
@@ -41,13 +66,13 @@ static void set_ec_on(void)
 		CPRINTS("EC RX only");
 		if (!uart_bitbang_is_enabled(UART_EC))
 			uartn_enable(UART_EC);
-		state = DEVICE_STATE_INIT_RX_ONLY;
+		set_state(DEVICE_STATE_INIT_RX_ONLY);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* If we were debouncing ON->OFF, cancel it because we're still on */
 	if (state == DEVICE_STATE_DEBOUNCING)
-		state = DEVICE_STATE_ON;
+		set_state(DEVICE_STATE_ON);
 
 	/* If we're already on, done */
 	if (state == DEVICE_STATE_ON)
@@ -55,7 +80,7 @@ static void set_ec_on(void)
 
 	/* We were previously off */
 	CPRINTS("EC on");
-	state = DEVICE_STATE_ON;
+	set_state(DEVICE_STATE_ON);
 
 	/* Enable UART RX if we're not bit-banging */
 	if (!uart_bitbang_is_enabled(UART_EC))
@@ -94,7 +119,7 @@ static void ec_detect(void)
 	if (state == DEVICE_STATE_DEBOUNCING ||
 	    state == DEVICE_STATE_INIT_DEBOUNCING) {
 		CPRINTS("EC off");
-		state = DEVICE_STATE_OFF;
+		set_state(DEVICE_STATE_OFF);
 		disable_ccd_uart(UART_EC);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -104,9 +129,9 @@ static void ec_detect(void)
 	 * is actually off or just sending a 0-bit.  So start debouncing.
 	 */
 	if (state == DEVICE_STATE_INIT)
-		state = DEVICE_STATE_INIT_DEBOUNCING;
+		set_state(DEVICE_STATE_INIT_DEBOUNCING);
 	else
-		state = DEVICE_STATE_DEBOUNCING;
+		set_state(DEVICE_STATE_DEBOUNCING);
 	gpio_enable_interrupt(GPIO_DETECT_EC);
 }
 DECLARE_HOOK(HOOK_SECOND, ec_detect, HOOK_PRIO_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/board/cr50/rdd.c b/board/cr50/rdd.c
index bfc58a136c..ca2da0fd75 100644
--- a/board/cr50/rdd.c
+++ b/board/cr50/rdd.c
@@ -189,9 +189,10 @@ static int command_ccd(int argc, char **argv)
 			return EC_ERROR_PARAM1;
 	}
 
-	ccprintf("CCD:     %s\n",
-		 rdd_detect_is_forced() ? "forced enable" :
-		 rdd_is_connected() ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+	print_ec_state();
+	print_rdd_state();
+
+	ccprintf("CCD:     %s\n", rdd_is_connected() ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 	ccprintf("AP UART: %s\n",
 		 uartn_is_enabled(UART_AP) ?
 		 uart_tx_is_connected(UART_AP) ? "RX+TX" : "RX" : "disabled");
diff --git a/chip/g/rdd.c b/chip/g/rdd.c
index 24388c02b6..5e5ed42f6d 100644
--- a/chip/g/rdd.c
+++ b/chip/g/rdd.c
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ static int rdd_is_detected(void)
 	return (cc1 == cc2 && (cc1 == 3 || cc1 == 1));
 }
 
+void print_rdd_state(void)
+{
+	ccprintf("RDD:     %s\n",
+		 force_detected ? "forced enable" : device_state_name(state));
+}
+
 /**
  * Handle debug accessory disconnecting
  */
@@ -234,8 +240,3 @@ void force_rdd_detect(int enable)
 	if (force_detected)
 		hook_call_deferred(&rdd_connect_data, 0);
 }
-
-int rdd_detect_is_forced(void)
-{
-	return force_detected;
-}
diff --git a/chip/g/rdd.h b/chip/g/rdd.h
index 0da5cbef0e..4e25fe4293 100644
--- a/chip/g/rdd.h
+++ b/chip/g/rdd.h
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ void init_rdd_state(void);
 void force_rdd_detect(int enable);
 
 /**
- * Check if debug accessory detection is forced.
- *
- * @return 1 if keepalive is enabled, 0 if disabled.
+ * Print debug accessory detect state
  */
-int rdd_detect_is_forced(void);
+void print_rdd_state(void);
 
 #endif  /* __CROS_RDD_H */