diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index a3c36423fc..ffdf11cf7e 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ int ff_http_do_new_request(URLContext *h, const char *uri)
     if (!s->location)
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
+    av_log(s, AV_LOG_INFO, "Opening \'%s\' for %s\n", uri, h->flags & AVIO_FLAG_WRITE ? "writing" : "reading");
     ret = http_open_cnx(h, &options);
     av_dict_free(&options);
     return ret;