diff --git a/wallet/rescan.go b/wallet/rescan.go
index 1946338..2221f80 100644
--- a/wallet/rescan.go
+++ b/wallet/rescan.go
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ out:
 			// if it doesn't match the original hash returned by
 			// the notification, to roll back and restart the
 			// rescan.
+			log.Infof("Catching up block hashes to height %d, this"+
+				" might take a while", n.Height)
 			err := walletdb.Update(w.db, func(tx walletdb.ReadWriteTx) error {
 				ns := tx.ReadWriteBucket(waddrmgrNamespaceKey)
 				startBlock := w.Manager.SyncedTo()
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ out:
 					"sync state for hash %v (height %d): %v",
 					n.Hash, n.Height, err)
 			}
+			log.Info("Done catching up block hashes")
 
 		case msg := <-w.rescanFinished:
 			n := msg.Notification
@@ -242,6 +245,8 @@ out:
 			// if it doesn't match the original hash returned by
 			// the notification, to roll back and restart the
 			// rescan.
+			log.Infof("Catching up block hashes to height %d, this"+
+				" might take a while", n.Height)
 			err := walletdb.Update(w.db, func(tx walletdb.ReadWriteTx) error {
 				ns := tx.ReadWriteBucket(waddrmgrNamespaceKey)
 				startBlock := w.Manager.SyncedTo()
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ out:
 			}
 
 			w.SetChainSynced(true)
+			log.Info("Done catching up block hashes")
 			go w.resendUnminedTxs()
 
 		case <-quit:
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.go b/wallet/wallet.go
index 4a5c6e3..9aa5615 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet/wallet.go
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ func (w *Wallet) syncWithChain() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		log.Infof("Catching up block hashes to height %d, this will "+
+			"take a while...", bestHeight)
 		// Initialize the first database transaction.
 		tx, err := w.db.BeginReadWriteTx()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -383,6 +385,7 @@ func (w *Wallet) syncWithChain() error {
 					tx.Rollback()
 					return err
 				}
+				log.Infof("Caught up to height %d", height)
 				tx, err = w.db.BeginReadWriteTx()
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -396,6 +399,7 @@ func (w *Wallet) syncWithChain() error {
 			tx.Rollback()
 			return err
 		}
+		log.Info("Done catching up block hashes")
 	}
 
 	// Compare previously-seen blocks against the chain server.  If any of