diff --git a/hgext/censor.py b/hgext/censor.py
--- a/hgext/censor.py
+++ b/hgext/censor.py
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ def _docensor(ui, repo, path, rev=b'', t
                 hint=_(b'clean/delete and commit first'),
             )
 
+    msg = b'checking for the censored content in the working directory\n'
+    ui.status(msg)
     wp = wctx.parents()
     if ctx.node() in [p.node() for p in wp]:
         raise error.Abort(
@@ -136,5 +138,7 @@ def _docensor(ui, repo, path, rev=b'', t
             hint=_(b'clean/delete/update first'),
         )
 
+    msg = b'censoring 1 file revision\n'
+    ui.status(msg)
     with repo.transaction(b'censor') as tr:
         flog.censorrevision(tr, fnode, tombstone=tombstone)
diff --git a/tests/test-censor.t b/tests/test-censor.t
--- a/tests/test-censor.t
+++ b/tests/test-censor.t
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Censor revision with 2 offenses
   $ mkdir -p foo/bar/baz
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= --cwd foo/bar/baz censor -r $C2 -t "remove password" ../../../target
   checking for the censored content in 2 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file is now sanitized
   $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ Censor revision with 1 offense
 
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= --cwd foo/bar/baz censor -r $C1 path:target
   checking for the censored content in 2 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg cat -r $H1 target | head -n 10
   Tainted file is now sanitized
   $ hg cat -r $H2 target | head -n 10
@@ -238,6 +242,8 @@ with the file censored, but we can't cen
   $ H1=`hg id --debug -i`
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r $C3 target
   checking for the censored content in 2 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg update -r $H2
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg merge -r $C3
@@ -272,6 +278,7 @@ Cannot censor working directory
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r . target
   checking for the censored content in 2 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
   abort: cannot censor working directory
   (clean/delete/update first)
   [255]
@@ -286,6 +293,8 @@ Can re-add file after being deleted + ce
   $ H2=`hg id --debug -i`
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r $C4 target
   checking for the censored content in 2 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg cat -r $C4 target | head -n 10
   $ hg cat -r "$H2^^" target | head -n 10
   Tainted file now super sanitized
@@ -319,6 +328,8 @@ Can censor enough revision to move back 
          10      ?????? no  file      target (glob)
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r $C5 target
   checking for the censored content in 2 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
 
 The important part is for the censor operation to not crash and the repository
 to not be corrupted.  Right now this involve keeping the revlog split.
@@ -398,6 +409,8 @@ Censored nodes can be pushed if they cen
   Passwords: hunter2hunter2
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r $REV target
   checking for the censored content in 3 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg cat -r $REV target | head -n 10
   $ hg cat -r $CLEANREV target | head -n 10
   Re-sanitized; nothing to see here
@@ -499,6 +512,8 @@ Can import bundle where first revision o
   $ hg init ../rinit
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r 0 target
   checking for the censored content in 3 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg bundle -r 0 --base null ../rinit/initbundle
   1 changesets found
   $ cd ../rinit
@@ -514,6 +529,8 @@ Can import bundle where first revision o
 Can skip the head checking steps
 
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r 0  --no-check-heads target
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
 
 #if revlogv2
 
@@ -554,6 +571,8 @@ Censor the file
    *50002 (re)
   $ hg --config extensions.censor= censor -r $B1 target
   checking for the censored content in 1 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg cat -r $B1 target | wc -l
    *0 (re)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-censor2.t b/tests/test-censor2.t
--- a/tests/test-censor2.t
+++ b/tests/test-censor2.t
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   $ hg commit -m "erased secret"
   $ hg censor target --config extensions.censor= -r ".^^"
   checking for the censored content in 1 heads
+  checking for the censored content in the working directory
+  censoring 1 file revision
   $ hg update ".^"
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ cat target