diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 7a4ad31579e..c45c50d1250 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1143,6 +1143,9 @@ Release 0.23.10 - UNRELEASED
 
   IMPROVEMENTS
 
+    YARN-985. Nodemanager should log where a resource was localized (Ravi
+    Prakash via jeagles)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalResourcesTrackerImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalResourcesTrackerImpl.java
index dfbeb449349..da959d7b004 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalResourcesTrackerImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalResourcesTrackerImpl.java
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class LocalResourcesTrackerImpl implements LocalResourcesTracker {
         delService.delete(getUser(), getPathToDelete(rsrc.getLocalPath()));
       }
       decrementFileCountForLocalCacheDirectory(rem.getRequest(), rsrc);
+      LOG.info("Removed " + rsrc.getLocalPath() + " from localized cache");
       return true;
     }
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java
index f49e942ffd2..ed110b07e99 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/LocalizedResource.java
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ public class LocalizedResource implements EventHandler<ResourceEvent> {
         LOG.warn("Can't handle this event at current state", e);
       }
       if (oldState != newState) {
-        LOG.info("Resource " + resourcePath + " transitioned from "
-            + oldState
+        LOG.info("Resource " + resourcePath + (localPath != null ? 
+          "(->" + localPath + ")": "") + " transitioned from " + oldState
             + " to " + newState);
       }
     } finally {