diff --git a/core/chain_manager.go b/core/chain_manager.go
index 6897c453cf..be64b54f41 100644
--- a/core/chain_manager.go
+++ b/core/chain_manager.go
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ func (self *ChainManager) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 	go verifyNonces(self.pow, chain, nonceQuit, nonceDone)
 	defer close(nonceQuit)
 
+	txcount := 0
 	for i, block := range chain {
 		bstart := time.Now()
 		// Wait for block i's nonce to be verified before processing
@@ -625,6 +626,8 @@ func (self *ChainManager) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 			return i, err
 		}
 
+		txcount += len(block.Transactions())
+
 		cblock := self.currentBlock
 		// Compare the TD of the last known block in the canonical chain to make sure it's greater.
 		// At this point it's possible that a different chain (fork) becomes the new canonical chain.
@@ -683,7 +686,7 @@ func (self *ChainManager) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 	if (stats.queued > 0 || stats.processed > 0 || stats.ignored > 0) && bool(glog.V(logger.Info)) {
 		tend := time.Since(tstart)
 		start, end := chain[0], chain[len(chain)-1]
-		glog.Infof("imported %d block(s) (%d queued %d ignored) in %v. #%v [%x / %x]\n", stats.processed, stats.queued, stats.ignored, tend, end.Number(), start.Hash().Bytes()[:4], end.Hash().Bytes()[:4])
+		glog.Infof("imported %d block(s) (%d queued %d ignored) including %d txs in %v. #%v [%x / %x]\n", stats.processed, stats.queued, stats.ignored, txcount, tend, end.Number(), start.Hash().Bytes()[:4], end.Hash().Bytes()[:4])
 	}
 
 	go self.eventMux.Post(queueEvent)