diff --git a/tsdb/head.go b/tsdb/head.go
index e1eafcd30..856f720f1 100644
--- a/tsdb/head.go
+++ b/tsdb/head.go
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ func (h *Head) Init(minValidTime int64) error {
 	}
 
 	level.Info(h.logger).Log("msg", "replaying WAL, this may take awhile")
+	start := time.Now()
 	// Backfill the checkpoint first if it exists.
 	dir, startFrom, err := wal.LastCheckpoint(h.wal.Dir())
 	if err != nil && err != record.ErrNotFound {
@@ -638,6 +639,8 @@ func (h *Head) Init(minValidTime int64) error {
 		level.Info(h.logger).Log("msg", "WAL segment loaded", "segment", i, "maxSegment", last)
 	}
 
+	level.Info(h.logger).Log("msg", "WAL replay completed", "duration", time.Since(start).String())
+
 	return nil
 }