diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index b29df1cba6..ad23f5d8d4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ class Formula
 
   # For FormulaInstaller.
   def verify_download_integrity fn
+    ohai "Verifying #{fn.basename} checksum" if ARGV.verbose?
     active_spec.verify_download_integrity(fn)
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb b/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb
index 1f29783442..4b575f0a68 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class Resource
 
   def verify_download_integrity fn
     if fn.respond_to?(:file?) && fn.file?
+      ohai "Verifying #{fn.basename} checksum" if ARGV.verbose?
       fn.verify_checksum(checksum)
     end
   rescue ChecksumMissingError