diff --git a/vm/src/run.rs b/vm/src/run.rs
index 19982ea..8583fe2 100644
--- a/vm/src/run.rs
+++ b/vm/src/run.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 use crate::create_partition::command_create_partition;
 use crate::sync::AtomicFlag;
 use android_system_virtualizationservice::aidl::android::system::virtualizationservice::{
-    IVirtualMachine::IVirtualMachine, IVirtualMachineCallback::BnVirtualMachineCallback,
+    DeathReason::DeathReason, IVirtualMachine::IVirtualMachine,
+    IVirtualMachineCallback::BnVirtualMachineCallback,
     IVirtualMachineCallback::IVirtualMachineCallback,
     IVirtualizationService::IVirtualizationService, PartitionType::PartitionType,
     VirtualMachineAppConfig::DebugLevel::DebugLevel,
@@ -286,13 +287,17 @@
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn onDied(&self, _cid: i32) -> BinderResult<()> {
-        // No need to explicitly report the event to the user (e.g. via println!) because this
-        // callback is registered only when the vm tool is invoked as interactive mode (e.g. not
-        // --daemonize) in which case the tool will exit to the shell prompt upon VM shutdown.
-        // Printing something will actually even confuse the user as the output from the app
-        // payload is printed.
+    fn onDied(&self, _cid: i32, reason: DeathReason) -> BinderResult<()> {
         self.dead.raise();
+
+        match reason {
+            DeathReason::SHUTDOWN => println!("VM shutdown cleanly."),
+            DeathReason::REBOOT => println!("VM tried to reboot, possibly due to a kernel panic."),
+            DeathReason::KILLED => println!("VM was killed."),
+            DeathReason::UNKNOWN => println!("VM died for an unknown reason."),
+            DeathReason::INFRASTRUCTURE_ERROR => println!("Error waiting for VM to finish."),
+            _ => println!("VM died for an unrecognised reason."),
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }