diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java
index e690115a9..efba027ea 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ public class MacroDef extends AntlibDefinition  {
             getProject());
 
         helper.addDataTypeDefinition(def);
+        log("creating macro  " + name,Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PreSetDef.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PreSetDef.java
index 9feea0d35..1e620c0f8 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PreSetDef.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PreSetDef.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class PreSetDef extends AntlibDefinition implements TaskContainer {
         newDef.setName(name);
 
         helper.addDataTypeDefinition(newDef);
+        log("defining preset "+name,Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
     }
 
     /**