diff --git a/log/klogv2/klogv2.go b/log/klogv2/klogv2.go
index 57bfac83c..f34739d5f 100644
--- a/log/klogv2/klogv2.go
+++ b/log/klogv2/klogv2.go
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@
 
 // Package klogv2 implements a virtual-kubelet/log.Logger using klogv2 as a backend
 //
-// You can use this by creating a klogv2 logger and calling `FromKlogv2(fields)`.
-// If you want this to be the default logger for virtual-kubelet, set `log.L` to the value returned by `FromKlogv2`
+// If you want this to be the default logger for virtual-kubelet, set `log.L` to the value returned by `New(fields)`
 //
 // We recommend reading the klog conventions to build a better understanding of levels and when they should apply
 // https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/logging.md
 package klogv2
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -29,70 +33,127 @@ import (
 // Ensure log.Logger is fully implemented during compile time.
 var _ log.Logger = (*adapter)(nil)
 
-// adapter implements the `log.Logger` interface for klogv2
-type adapter struct {
-	fields map[string]interface{}
+type fieldMap struct {
+	log.Fields
+	processedFields string
+	sync.Once
 }
 
-// FromKlogv2 creates a new `log.Logger` from the provided entry
-func FromKlogv2(fields map[string]interface{}) log.Logger {
-	return &adapter{fields}
+func (f *fieldMap) String() string {
+	// Process if not processed before.
+	f.Do(func() {
+		// Only process if any fields have been set.
+		if len(f.Fields) > 0 && len(f.processedFields) == 0 {
+			f.processedFields = processFields(f.Fields)
+		}
+	})
+
+	return f.processedFields
+}
+
+// adapter implements the `log.Logger` interface for klogv2
+type adapter struct {
+	fields fieldMap
+}
+
+// New creates a new `log.Logger` from the provided entry
+func New(fields log.Fields) log.Logger {
+	if fields == nil {
+		fields = make(log.Fields)
+	}
+	return &adapter{
+		fields: fieldMap{Fields: fields},
+	}
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Debug(args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.V(4).Info(args, l.fields)
+	if klog.V(4).Enabled() {
+		l.Info(args...)
+	}
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.V(4).Infof(format, args, l.fields)
+	if klog.V(4).Enabled() {
+		l.Infof(format, args...)
+	}
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Info(args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Info(args, l.fields)
+	args = append(args, l.fields.String())
+	klog.InfoDepth(1, args...)
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Infof(format, args, l.fields)
+	formattedArgs := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	klog.InfoDepth(1, formattedArgs, l.fields.String())
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Warn(args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Warning(args, l.fields)
+	args = append(args, l.fields.String())
+	klog.WarningDepth(1, args...)
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Warningf(format, args, l.fields)
+	formattedArgs := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	klog.WarningDepth(1, formattedArgs, l.fields.String())
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Error(args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Error(args, l.fields)
+	args = append(args, l.fields.String())
+	klog.ErrorDepth(1, args...)
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Errorf(format, args, l.fields)
+	formattedArgs := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	klog.ErrorDepth(1, formattedArgs, l.fields.String())
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Fatal(args, l.fields)
+	args = append(args, l.fields.String())
+	klog.FatalDepth(1, args...)
 }
 
 func (l *adapter) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	klog.Fatalf(format, args, l.fields)
+	formattedArgs := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	klog.FatalDepth(1, formattedArgs, l.fields.String())
 }
 
 // WithField adds a field to the log entry.
 func (l *adapter) WithField(key string, val interface{}) log.Logger {
-	fields := map[string]interface{}{
-		key: val,
-	}
-	return FromKlogv2(fields)
+	return l.WithFields(map[string]interface{}{key: val})
 }
 
 // WithFields adds multiple fields to a log entry.
 func (l *adapter) WithFields(fields log.Fields) log.Logger {
-	return FromKlogv2(fields)
+	// Clone existing fields.
+	newFields := make(log.Fields)
+	for k, v := range l.fields.Fields {
+		newFields[k] = v
+	}
+	// Append new fields.
+	// Existing keys will be overwritten.
+	for k, v := range fields {
+		newFields[k] = v
+	}
+
+	return New(fields)
 }
 
 // WithError adds an error to the log entry
 func (l *adapter) WithError(err error) log.Logger {
-	return l.WithField("err", err)
+	return l.WithFields(map[string]interface{}{"err": err})
+}
+
+// processFields prepares a string to be appended to every log call.
+// This is called once to avoid costly log operations.
+func processFields(fields map[string]interface{}) string {
+	processedFields := make([]string, 0, len(fields))
+	for k, v := range fields {
+		processedFields = append(processedFields, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%+v", k, v))
+	}
+	// Order fields lexically for easier reading.
+	sort.Strings(processedFields)
+
+	// Resulting string forcibly starts with an empty space.
+	return fmt.Sprintf(" [%s]", strings.Join(processedFields, " "))
 }
diff --git a/log/klogv2/klogv2_test.go b/log/klogv2/klogv2_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..625dbe034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/klogv2/klogv2_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright © 2021 The virtual-kubelet authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+package klogv2
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
+)
+
+func TestFieldMap_String(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		desc     string
+		fields   *fieldMap
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:     "fieldMap with nil fields",
+			fields:   &fieldMap{Fields: nil},
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "fieldMap with empty fields",
+			fields:   &fieldMap{Fields: make(log.Fields)},
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "fieldMap with single field",
+			fields:   &fieldMap{Fields: map[string]interface{}{"one": 1}},
+			expected: " [one=1]",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "fieldMap with two fields",
+			fields:   &fieldMap{Fields: map[string]interface{}{"one": 1, "two": 2}},
+			expected: " [one=1 two=2]",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Assert fields haven't been processed yet.
+			if len(tt.fields.processedFields) > 0 {
+				t.Fatal("fields shouldn't have been processed yet")
+			}
+			// Assert fields have been processed, if any.
+			actual := tt.fields.String()
+			if len(tt.fields.Fields) > 0 && len(tt.fields.processedFields) == 0 {
+				t.Fatal("fields should have been processed by now")
+			}
+			// Assert processFields yields desired results.
+			if actual != tt.expected {
+				t.Fatalf("expected: %s, got: %s", actual, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}