diff --git a/generic_server.cc b/generic_server.cc
index b53a76d7ef..c017c0ef59 100644
--- a/generic_server.cc
+++ b/generic_server.cc
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ connection::connection(server& server, connected_socket&& fd, named_semaphore& s
     , _fd{std::move(fd)}
     , _read_buf(data_source(std::make_unique<counted_data_source_impl>(_fd.input().detach(), _conns_cpu_concurrency)))
     , _write_buf(output_stream<char>(data_sink(std::make_unique<counted_data_sink_impl>(_fd.output().detach(), _conns_cpu_concurrency)), 8192, output_stream_options{.batch_flushes = true}))
+    , _pending_requests_gate("generic_server::connection")
     , _hold_server(_server._gate)
 {
     ++_server._total_connections;
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ config::config(uint32_t uninitialized_connections_semaphore_cpu_concurrency)
 server::server(const sstring& server_name, logging::logger& logger, config cfg)
     : _server_name{server_name}
     , _logger{logger}
+    , _gate("generic_server::server")
     , _conns_cpu_concurrency(cfg.uninitialized_connections_semaphore_cpu_concurrency)
     , _prev_conns_cpu_concurrency(_conns_cpu_concurrency)
     , _conns_cpu_concurrency_semaphore(_conns_cpu_concurrency, named_semaphore_exception_factory{"connections cpu concurrency semaphore"})
diff --git a/generic_server.hh b/generic_server.hh
index de8e593f07..7aa4c989f9 100644
--- a/generic_server.hh
+++ b/generic_server.hh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ protected:
     input_stream<char> _read_buf;
     output_stream<char> _write_buf;
     future<> _ready_to_respond = make_ready_future<>();
-    seastar::gate _pending_requests_gate;
+    seastar::named_gate _pending_requests_gate;
     seastar::gate::holder _hold_server;
 
 private:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class server {
 protected:
     sstring _server_name;
     logging::logger& _logger;
-    seastar::gate _gate;
+    seastar::named_gate _gate;
     future<> _all_connections_stopped = make_ready_future<>();
     uint64_t _total_connections = 0;
     uint64_t _shed_connections = 0;