diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/StandbyCheckpointer.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/StandbyCheckpointer.java
index 789ed9ca2f..9fc954cb81 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/StandbyCheckpointer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/StandbyCheckpointer.java
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ private void doWork() {
               namesystem.setNeedRollbackFsImage(false);
             }
             lastCheckpointTime = now;
+            LOG.info("Checkpoint finished successfully.");
           }
         } catch (SaveNamespaceCancelledException ce) {
           LOG.info("Checkpoint was cancelled: " + ce.getMessage());