diff --git a/changelog/28564.txt b/changelog/28564.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22e6b74198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/28564.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+core: log at level ERROR rather than INFO when all seals are unhealthy.
+```
diff --git a/vault/seal_autoseal.go b/vault/seal_autoseal.go
index fa953045ea..6d295a2905 100644
--- a/vault/seal_autoseal.go
+++ b/vault/seal_autoseal.go
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ error and restart Vault.`)
 				d.core.MetricSink().SetGauge(autoSealUnavailableDuration, 0)
 			} else {
 				if lastTestOk && allUnhealthy {
-					d.logger.Info("seal backend is completely unhealthy (all seal wrappers all unhealthy)", "downtime", now.Sub(lastSeenOk).String())
+					d.logger.Error("seal backend is completely unhealthy (all seal wrappers all unhealthy)", "downtime", now.Sub(lastSeenOk).String())
 				}
 				lastTestOk = false
 				healthCheck.Reset(seal.HealthTestIntervalUnhealthy)