diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
index 71b9f65732..5ac41a4d3b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ module Homebrew
 
     puts "Fetching: #{bucket * ', '}" if bucket.size > 1
     bucket.each do |f|
+      f.print_tap_action :verb => "Fetching"
+
       if fetch_bottle?(f)
         fetch_formula(f.bottle)
       else
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index b85092467d..89eec50fb9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ module Homebrew
   end
 
   def install_formula f
+    f.print_tap_action
+
     fi = FormulaInstaller.new(f)
     fi.options             = f.build.used_options
     fi.ignore_deps         = ARGV.ignore_deps?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index e2b602e4a9..3778888129 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -408,6 +408,13 @@ class Formula
     end
   end
 
+  def print_tap_action options={}
+    if tap?
+      verb = options[:verb] || "Installing"
+      ohai "#{verb} #{name} from #{tap}"
+    end
+  end
+
   # True if this formula is provided by Homebrew itself
   def core_formula?
     path == Formula.path(name)