diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/SlaveComputer.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/SlaveComputer.java
index 45832c6d44e2c62d7a485d5a4edd140ab6e4862c..54f28a30a237f820eed4bb058fee194d1d1a7e19 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/SlaveComputer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/SlaveComputer.java
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ public class SlaveComputer extends Computer {
         }
         for (ComputerListener cl : ComputerListener.all())
             cl.onOnline(this,taskListener);
+        log.println("Slave successfully connected and online");
         Hudson.getInstance().getQueue().scheduleMaintenance();
     }