diff --git a/input/ipc-unix.c b/input/ipc-unix.c
index b0400496ff..e4b98edfc9 100644
--- a/input/ipc-unix.c
+++ b/input/ipc-unix.c
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ static void *ipc_thread(void *p)
         goto done;
     }
 
+    MP_VERBOSE(arg, "Listening to IPC socket.\n");
+
     int client_num = 0;
 
     struct pollfd fds[2] = {
diff --git a/input/ipc-win.c b/input/ipc-win.c
index 94f5199bf1..6908683d8d 100644
--- a/input/ipc-win.c
+++ b/input/ipc-win.c
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ static void *ipc_thread(void *p)
         goto done;
     }
 
+    MP_VERBOSE(arg, "Listening to IPC pipe.\n");
+
     while (1) {
         DWORD err = ConnectNamedPipe(server, &ol) ? 0 : GetLastError();