diff --git a/mercurial/repair.py b/mercurial/repair.py
--- a/mercurial/repair.py
+++ b/mercurial/repair.py
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def strip(ui, repo, nodelist, backup="al
     if backup == "all":
         backupfile = _bundle(repo, stripbases, cl.heads(), node, topic)
         repo.ui.status(_("saved backup bundle to %s\n") % backupfile)
+        repo.ui.log("backupbundle", "saved backup bundle to %s\n", backupfile)
     if saveheads or savebases:
         # do not compress partial bundle if we remove it from disk later
         chgrpfile = _bundle(repo, savebases, saveheads, node, 'temp',
diff --git a/tests/test-blackbox.t b/tests/test-blackbox.t
--- a/tests/test-blackbox.t
+++ b/tests/test-blackbox.t
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ setup
   > [extensions]
   > blackbox=
   > mock=`pwd`/mock.py
+  > mq=
   > EOF
   $ hg init blackboxtest
   $ cd blackboxtest
@@ -60,6 +61,20 @@ clone, commit, pull
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> 1 incoming changes - new heads: d02f48003e62
   1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> pull exited None after * seconds (glob)
 
+backup bundles get logged
+
+  $ touch d
+  $ hg commit -Amd
+  adding d
+  created new head
+  $ hg strip tip
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/blackboxtest2/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
+  $ hg blackbox -l 3
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> strip tip
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/blackboxtest2/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
+  1970/01/01 00:00:00 bob> strip exited 0 after * seconds (glob)
+
 extension and python hooks - use the eol extension for a pythonhook
 
   $ echo '[extensions]' >> .hg/hgrc