diff --git a/engine/common.go b/engine/common.go
index 955ce856b..bbc2915a7 100644
--- a/engine/common.go
+++ b/engine/common.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package engine
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -153,3 +154,12 @@ func FromArtists(ars model.Artists) Entries {
 	}
 	return entries
 }
+
+func userName(ctx context.Context) string {
+	user := ctx.Value("user")
+	if user == nil {
+		return "UNKNOWN"
+	}
+	usr := user.(model.User)
+	return usr.UserName
+}
diff --git a/engine/media_streamer.go b/engine/media_streamer.go
index 1e6136605..76e628d42 100644
--- a/engine/media_streamer.go
+++ b/engine/media_streamer.go
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ func (ms *mediaStreamer) NewStream(ctx context.Context, id string, reqFormat str
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	format, bitRate := selectTranscodingOptions(ctx, ms.ds, mf, reqFormat, reqBitRate)
+	var format string
+	var bitRate int
+	defer func() {
+		log.Info("Streaming file", "title", mf.Title, "artist", mf.Artist, "format", format,
+			"bitRate", bitRate, "user", userName(ctx), "transcoding", format != "raw", "originalFormat", mf.Suffix)
+	}()
+
+	format, bitRate = selectTranscodingOptions(ctx, ms.ds, mf, reqFormat, reqBitRate)
 	log.Trace(ctx, "Selected transcoding options",
 		"requestBitrate", reqBitRate, "requestFormat", reqFormat,
 		"originalBitrate", mf.BitRate, "originalFormat", mf.Suffix,