diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 56c5851993c9..35097bfdafa2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -862,6 +862,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Camera> Camera::create(std::unique_ptr<Private> d,
 		}
 	};

+	LOG(Camera, Info)
+		<< "Creating camera '" << id << "' for pipeline handler "
+		<< d->pipe_->name();
+
 	Camera *camera = new Camera(std::move(d), id, streams);

 	return std::shared_ptr<Camera>(camera, Deleter());