diff --git a/mpvcore/mplayer.c b/mpvcore/mplayer.c
index 5cf2a32ed5..9fc1c0f6c5 100644
--- a/mpvcore/mplayer.c
+++ b/mpvcore/mplayer.c
@@ -875,6 +875,8 @@ void mp_write_watch_later_conf(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     if (!conffile)
         goto exit;
 
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_INFO, "Saving state.\n");
+
     FILE *file = fopen(conffile, "wb");
     if (!file)
         goto exit;