diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 781295b2c9abf033481bc135ca1d2330ca489937..a9c1b5a95fea0a805819f995da2d2f1ba194433d 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -951,6 +951,9 @@ static int switch_unborn_to_new_branch(const struct checkout_opts *opts)
 	strbuf_addf(&branch_ref, "refs/heads/%s", opts->new_branch);
 	status = create_symref("HEAD", branch_ref.buf, "checkout -b");
 	strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
+	if (!opts->quiet)
+		fprintf(stderr, _("Switched to a new branch '%s'\n"),
+			opts->new_branch);
 	return status;
 }