diff --git a/artiq/gui/state.py b/artiq/gui/state.py
index a167e0fcb..c6473866e 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/state.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/state.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class StateManager(TaskObject):
         # To help address this problem, state is restored in the opposite
         # order as the stateful objects are registered.
         for name, obj in reversed(list(self.stateful_objects.items())):
+            logger.info("Restoring state of object '%s'", name)
             state = data.get(name, None)
             if state is not None:
                 try: