diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
index 950ea4ac612..5b1aed66341 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
@@ -894,7 +894,8 @@ public class HMaster extends HRegionServer implements MasterServices, Server {
     }
 
     status.markComplete("Initialization successful");
-    LOG.info("Master has completed initialization");
+    LOG.info(String.format("Master has completed initialization %.3fsec",
+       (System.currentTimeMillis() - masterActiveTime) / 1000.0f));
     this.masterFinishedInitializationTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     configurationManager.registerObserver(this.balancer);