diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
index a666ad63f..a48281d05 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand.java
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ public class Expand extends Task {
 
             if (!included) {
                 //Do not process this file
+                log("skipping " + entryName
+                    + " as it is excluded or not included.",
+                    Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
                 return;
             }
         }