diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.Abstractions/HealthStatus.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.Abstractions/HealthStatus.cs
index d4293cb7b4..ad3f40a201 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.Abstractions/HealthStatus.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.Abstractions/HealthStatus.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks
     /// and the corresponding value of <see cref="HealthCheckRegistration.FailureStatus"/>.
     /// </para>
     /// <para>
+    /// A status of <see cref="Unhealthy"/> should be considered the default value for a failing health check. Application
+    /// developers may configure a health check to report a different status as desired.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
     /// The values of this enum or ordered from least healthy to most healthy. So <see cref="HealthStatus.Degraded"/> is
     /// greater than <see cref="HealthStatus.Unhealthy"/> but less than <see cref="HealthStatus.Healthy"/>.
     /// </para>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks/DefaultHealthCheckService.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks/DefaultHealthCheckService.cs
index 1b08acb60b..0e907d7872 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks/DefaultHealthCheckService.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks/DefaultHealthCheckService.cs
@@ -154,10 +154,28 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks
                 EventIds.HealthCheckBegin,
                 "Running health check {HealthCheckName}");
 
-            private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, double, HealthStatus, string, Exception> _healthCheckEnd = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double, HealthStatus, string>(
+            // These are separate so they can have different log levels
+            private static readonly string HealthCheckEndText = "Health check {HealthCheckName} completed after {ElapsedMilliseconds}ms with status {HealthStatus} and '{HealthCheckDescription}'";
+
+            private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, double, HealthStatus, string, Exception> _healthCheckEndHealthy = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double, HealthStatus, string>(
                 LogLevel.Debug,
                 EventIds.HealthCheckEnd,
-                "Health check {HealthCheckName} completed after {ElapsedMilliseconds}ms with status {HealthStatus} and '{HealthCheckDescription}'");
+                HealthCheckEndText);
+
+            private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, double, HealthStatus, string, Exception> _healthCheckEndDegraded = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double, HealthStatus, string>(
+                LogLevel.Warning,
+                EventIds.HealthCheckEnd,
+                HealthCheckEndText);
+
+            private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, double, HealthStatus, string, Exception> _healthCheckEndUnhealthy = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double, HealthStatus, string>(
+                LogLevel.Error,
+                EventIds.HealthCheckEnd,
+                HealthCheckEndText);
+
+            private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, double, HealthStatus, string, Exception> _healthCheckEndFailed = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double, HealthStatus, string>(
+                LogLevel.Error,
+                EventIds.HealthCheckEnd,
+                HealthCheckEndText);
 
             private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, double, Exception> _healthCheckError = LoggerMessage.Define<string, double>(
                 LogLevel.Error,
@@ -181,7 +199,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks
 
             public static void HealthCheckEnd(ILogger logger, HealthCheckRegistration registration, HealthReportEntry entry, TimeSpan duration)
             {
-                _healthCheckEnd(logger, registration.Name, duration.TotalMilliseconds, entry.Status, entry.Description, null);
+                switch (entry.Status)
+                {
+                    case HealthStatus.Healthy:
+                        _healthCheckEndHealthy(logger, registration.Name, duration.TotalMilliseconds, entry.Status, entry.Description, null);
+                        break;
+
+                    case HealthStatus.Degraded:
+                        _healthCheckEndDegraded(logger, registration.Name, duration.TotalMilliseconds, entry.Status, entry.Description, null);
+                        break;
+
+                    case HealthStatus.Unhealthy:
+                        _healthCheckEndUnhealthy(logger, registration.Name, duration.TotalMilliseconds, entry.Status, entry.Description, null);
+                        break;
+
+                    case HealthStatus.Failed:
+                        _healthCheckEndFailed(logger, registration.Name, duration.TotalMilliseconds, entry.Status, entry.Description, null);
+                        break;
+                }
             }
 
             public static void HealthCheckError(ILogger logger, HealthCheckRegistration registration, Exception exception, TimeSpan duration)