diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
index 9962b5de5211..126b8505ebe4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class Win32LocalFileSystem extends LocalFileSystemBase {
         }
       }
     }
+    if (ourIsAvailable) {
+      LOG.info("Native filesystem for Windows is operational");
+    }
   }
 
   public static boolean isAvailable() {