diff --git a/src/modules/rtp/rtp-gstreamer.c b/src/modules/rtp/rtp-gstreamer.c
index 52ebd41dd..3ee77cb7f 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp/rtp-gstreamer.c
+++ b/src/modules/rtp/rtp-gstreamer.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ pa_rtp_context* pa_rtp_context_new_send(int fd, uint8_t payload, size_t mtu, con
 
     pa_assert(fd >= 0);
 
+    pa_log_info("Initialising GStreamer RTP backend for send");
+
     c = pa_xnew0(pa_rtp_context, 1);
 
     c->ss = *ss;
@@ -406,6 +408,8 @@ pa_rtp_context* pa_rtp_context_new_recv(int fd, uint8_t payload, const pa_sample
 
     pa_assert(fd >= 0);
 
+    pa_log_info("Initialising GStreamer RTP backend for receive");
+
     c = pa_xnew0(pa_rtp_context, 1);
 
     c->fdsem = pa_fdsem_new();
diff --git a/src/modules/rtp/rtp-native.c b/src/modules/rtp/rtp-native.c
index af2bf9fc6..01e668cc6 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp/rtp-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/rtp/rtp-native.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ pa_rtp_context* pa_rtp_context_new_send(int fd, uint8_t payload, size_t mtu, con
 
     pa_assert(fd >= 0);
 
+    pa_log_info("Initialising native RTP backend for send");
+
     c = pa_xnew0(pa_rtp_context, 1);
 
     c->fd = fd;
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ int pa_rtp_send(pa_rtp_context *c, pa_memblockq *q) {
 pa_rtp_context* pa_rtp_context_new_recv(int fd, uint8_t payload, const pa_sample_spec *ss) {
     pa_rtp_context *c;
 
+    pa_log_info("Initialising native RTP backend for receive");
+
     c = pa_xnew0(pa_rtp_context, 1);
 
     c->fd = fd;