diff --git a/lib/mempool/mempool.js b/lib/mempool/mempool.js
index 83f82a6d..b271d670 100644
--- a/lib/mempool/mempool.js
+++ b/lib/mempool/mempool.js
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ Mempool.prototype.reset = co(function* reset() {
  */
 
 Mempool.prototype._reset = function reset() {
+  this.logger.info('Mempool reset (%d txs removed).', this.totalTX);
+
   this.size = 0;
   this.totalOrphans = 0;
   this.totalTX = 0;