diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.cc
index bb9e9200e..78bde94ea 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.cc
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ DEFINE_bool(headless, false,
             "UI");
 DEFINE_bool(log_high_frequency_kernel_calls, false,
             "Log kernel calls with the kHighFrequency tag.", "Logging");
+DEFINE_bool(audit_handle_lifecycle, false,
+            "Emit XELOGKERNEL on Event/Semaphore/Wait lifecycle "
+            "(create/set/wait/complete). Audit oracle probe — off by default.",
+            "Auditing");
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.h b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.h
index 04a6d6ebf..8614e8946 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_bool(headless);
 DECLARE_bool(log_high_frequency_kernel_calls);
+DECLARE_bool(audit_handle_lifecycle);
 
 #endif  // XENIA_KERNEL_KERNEL_FLAGS_H_
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
index bf2d83efa..20f4ba9b4 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "xenia/base/logging.h"
 #include "xenia/emulator.h"
 #include "xenia/hid/input_system.h"
+#include "xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/user_module.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_memory.h"
@@ -1373,6 +1374,13 @@ void KernelState::EmulateCPInterruptDPC(uint32_t interrupt_callback,
     return;
   }
 
+  if (cvars::audit_handle_lifecycle) {
+    XELOGKERNEL(
+        "AUDIT-HLC EmulateCPInterruptDPC callback={:08X} data={:08X} source={} "
+        "cpu={}",
+        interrupt_callback, interrupt_callback_data, source, cpu);
+  }
+
   auto thread = kernel::XThread::GetCurrentThread();
   assert_not_null(thread);
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc
index 86ed64a46..495ebca24 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_threading.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "xenia/base/clock.h"
 #include "xenia/base/platform.h"
 #include "xenia/cpu/processor.h"
+#include "xenia/kernel/kernel_flags.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_private.h"
 #include "xenia/kernel/xsemaphore.h"
@@ -547,6 +548,10 @@ uint32_t xeKeSetEvent(X_KEVENT* event_ptr, uint32_t increment, uint32_t wait) {
 
 dword_result_t KeSetEvent_entry(pointer_t<X_KEVENT> event_ptr,
                                 dword_t increment, dword_t wait) {
+  if (cvars::audit_handle_lifecycle) {
+    XELOGKERNEL("AUDIT-HLC KeSetEvent guest_ptr={:08X}",
+                uint32_t(event_ptr.guest_address()));
+  }
   return xeKeSetEvent(event_ptr, increment, wait);
 }
 DECLARE_XBOXKRNL_EXPORT2(KeSetEvent, kThreading, kImplemented, kHighFrequency);
@@ -604,6 +609,11 @@ dword_result_t NtCreateEvent_entry(
   if (handle_ptr) {
     *handle_ptr = ev->handle();
   }
+  if (cvars::audit_handle_lifecycle) {
+    XELOGKERNEL("AUDIT-HLC NtCreateEvent handle={:08X} type={} initial_state={}",
+                handle_ptr ? uint32_t(*handle_ptr) : 0u,
+                uint32_t(event_type), uint32_t(initial_state));
+  }
   return X_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 DECLARE_XBOXKRNL_EXPORT1(NtCreateEvent, kThreading, kImplemented);
@@ -629,6 +639,9 @@ uint32_t xeNtSetEvent(uint32_t handle, xe::be<uint32_t>* previous_state_ptr) {
 }
 
 dword_result_t NtSetEvent_entry(dword_t handle, lpdword_t previous_state_ptr) {
+  if (cvars::audit_handle_lifecycle) {
+    XELOGKERNEL("AUDIT-HLC NtSetEvent handle={:08X}", uint32_t(handle));
+  }
   return xeNtSetEvent(handle, previous_state_ptr);
 }
 DECLARE_XBOXKRNL_EXPORT2(NtSetEvent, kThreading, kImplemented, kHighFrequency);
@@ -1003,9 +1016,19 @@ dword_result_t NtWaitForSingleObjectEx_entry(dword_t object_handle,
                                              dword_t wait_mode,
                                              dword_t alertable,
                                              lpqword_t timeout_ptr) {
+  if (cvars::audit_handle_lifecycle) {
+    XELOGKERNEL("AUDIT-HLC NtWaitForSingleObjectEx handle={:08X} alertable={}",
+                uint32_t(object_handle), uint32_t(alertable));
+  }
   uint64_t timeout = timeout_ptr ? static_cast<uint64_t>(*timeout_ptr) : 0u;
-  return NtWaitForSingleObjectEx(object_handle, wait_mode, alertable,
-                                 timeout_ptr ? &timeout : nullptr);
+  uint32_t result = NtWaitForSingleObjectEx(object_handle, wait_mode, alertable,
+                                            timeout_ptr ? &timeout : nullptr);
+  if (cvars::audit_handle_lifecycle) {
+    XELOGKERNEL(
+        "AUDIT-HLC NtWaitForSingleObjectEx_done handle={:08X} result={:08X}",
+        uint32_t(object_handle), result);
+  }
+  return result;
 }
 DECLARE_XBOXKRNL_EXPORT3(NtWaitForSingleObjectEx, kThreading, kImplemented,
                          kBlocking, kHighFrequency);