diff --git a/clientv3/watch.go b/clientv3/watch.go
index 87d222d1d68..bec01993687 100644
--- a/clientv3/watch.go
+++ b/clientv3/watch.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/etcdserverpb"
 	mvccpb "go.etcd.io/etcd/mvcc/mvccpb"
 
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ type watcher struct {
 
 	// streams holds all the active grpc streams keyed by ctx value.
 	streams map[string]*watchGrpcStream
+	lg      *zap.Logger
 }
 
 // watchGrpcStream tracks all watch resources attached to a single grpc stream.
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ func NewWatchFromWatchClient(wc pb.WatchClient, c *Client) Watcher {
 	}
 	if c != nil {
 		w.callOpts = c.callOpts
+		w.lg = c.lg
 	}
 	return w
 }
@@ -544,10 +547,14 @@ func (w *watchGrpcStream) run() {
 				w.resuming = append(w.resuming, ws)
 				if len(w.resuming) == 1 {
 					// head of resume queue, can register a new watcher
-					wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB())
+					if err := wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB()); err != nil {
+						lg.Warningf("error when sending request: %v", err)
+					}
 				}
 			case *progressRequest:
-				wc.Send(wreq.toPB())
+				if err := wc.Send(wreq.toPB()); err != nil {
+					lg.Warningf("error when sending request: %v", err)
+				}
 			}
 
 		// new events from the watch client
@@ -571,7 +578,9 @@ func (w *watchGrpcStream) run() {
 				}
 
 				if ws := w.nextResume(); ws != nil {
-					wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB())
+					if err := wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB()); err != nil {
+						lg.Warningf("error when sending request: %v", err)
+					}
 				}
 
 				// reset for next iteration
@@ -616,7 +625,9 @@ func (w *watchGrpcStream) run() {
 					},
 				}
 				req := &pb.WatchRequest{RequestUnion: cr}
-				wc.Send(req)
+				if err := wc.Send(req); err != nil {
+					lg.Warningf("error when sending request: %v", err)
+				}
 			}
 
 		// watch client failed on Recv; spawn another if possible
@@ -629,7 +640,9 @@ func (w *watchGrpcStream) run() {
 				return
 			}
 			if ws := w.nextResume(); ws != nil {
-				wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB())
+				if err := wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB()); err != nil {
+					lg.Warningf("error when sending request: %v", err)
+				}
 			}
 			cancelSet = make(map[int64]struct{})