diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/FilterCache.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/FilterCache.java
index ff40dba556b..2f04aea5c8f 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/FilterCache.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/FilterCache.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.util.component.CloseableComponent;
 
 /**
- * @author kimchy (Shay Banon)
+ * @author kimchy (shay.banon)
  */
 public interface FilterCache extends IndexComponent, CloseableComponent {
 
+    String type();
+
     Filter cache(Filter filterToCache);
 }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/none/NoneFilterCache.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/none/NoneFilterCache.java
index e8636454e2e..084a6ecc184 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/none/NoneFilterCache.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/none/NoneFilterCache.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ public class NoneFilterCache extends AbstractIndexComponent implements FilterCac
         logger.debug("Using no filter cache");
     }
 
+    @Override public String type() {
+        return "none";
+    }
+
     @Override public void close() {
         // nothing to do here
     }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/soft/SoftFilterCache.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/soft/SoftFilterCache.java
index c49dee4383a..a8f81a656e5 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/soft/SoftFilterCache.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/soft/SoftFilterCache.java
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public class SoftFilterCache extends AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache {
         super(index, indexSettings, threadPool);
     }
 
+    @Override public String type() {
+        return "soft";
+    }
+
     @Override protected ConcurrentMap<Filter, DocIdSet> buildMap() {
         return new MapMaker().softValues().makeMap();
     }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/support/AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/support/AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache.java
index 26b844f0265..43ab6acaa1a 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/support/AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/support/AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache extends AbstractIndexComp
 
         this.readerCleanerSchedule = componentSettings.getAsTime("readerCleanerSchedule", TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(1));
 
-        logger.debug("Using weak filter cache with readerCleanerSchedule [{}]", readerCleanerSchedule);
+        logger.debug("Using [" + type() + "] filter cache with readerCleanerSchedule [{}]", readerCleanerSchedule);
 
         this.cache = newConcurrentMap();
         this.scheduleFuture = threadPool.scheduleWithFixedDelay(new IndexReaderCleaner(), readerCleanerSchedule);
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/weak/WeakFilterCache.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/weak/WeakFilterCache.java
index 3c275c376b0..4fc5a04ba3a 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/weak/WeakFilterCache.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/filter/weak/WeakFilterCache.java
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public class WeakFilterCache extends AbstractConcurrentMapFilterCache {
         super(index, indexSettings, threadPool);
     }
 
+    @Override public String type() {
+        return "weak";
+    }
+
     @Override protected ConcurrentMap<Filter, DocIdSet> buildMap() {
         return new MapMaker().weakValues().makeMap();
     }