diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java b/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java
index d74117ffda30..fe920a906deb 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ package git4idea.test;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ProjectComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ChangeListManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.VcsDirtyScopeManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestCase;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.TestLoggerFactory;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.UsefulTestCase;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.IdeaProjectTestFixture;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.IdeaTestFixtureFactory;
@@ -37,8 +39,16 @@ import git4idea.repo.GitRepository;
 import git4idea.repo.GitRepositoryManager;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 public abstract class GitPlatformTest extends UsefulTestCase {
 
+  static {
+    Logger.setFactory(TestLoggerFactory.class);
+  }
+
+  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(GitPlatformTest.class);
+
   @NotNull protected Project myProject;
   @NotNull protected VirtualFile myProjectRoot;
   @NotNull protected String myProjectPath;
@@ -51,6 +61,7 @@ public abstract class GitPlatformTest extends UsefulTestCase {
   @NotNull protected TestVcsNotifier myVcsNotifier;
 
   @NotNull private IdeaProjectTestFixture myProjectFixture;
+  private String myTestStartedIndicator;
 
   @SuppressWarnings({"JUnitTestCaseWithNonTrivialConstructors", "UnusedDeclaration"})
   protected GitPlatformTest() {
@@ -61,6 +72,7 @@ public abstract class GitPlatformTest extends UsefulTestCase {
   @Override
   protected void setUp() throws Exception {
     super.setUp();
+    enableDebugLogging();
 
     try {
       myProjectFixture = IdeaTestFixtureFactory.getFixtureFactory().createFixtureBuilder(getTestName(true)).getFixture();
@@ -118,6 +130,35 @@ public abstract class GitPlatformTest extends UsefulTestCase {
     }
   }
 
+  private void enableDebugLogging() {
+    TestLoggerFactory.enableDebugLogging(myTestRootDisposable, "#" + Executor.class.getName());
+    myTestStartedIndicator = createTestStartedIndicator();
+    LOG.info(myTestStartedIndicator);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void defaultRunBare() throws Throwable {
+    try {
+      super.defaultRunBare();
+    }
+    catch (Throwable throwable) {
+      try {
+        if (myTestStartedIndicator != null) {
+          TestLoggerFactory.dumpLogToStdout(myTestStartedIndicator);
+        }
+        throw throwable;
+      }
+      catch (IOException e) {
+        throw new RuntimeException(e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  private String createTestStartedIndicator() {
+    return "Starting " + getClass().getName() + "." + getTestName(false) + Math.random();
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   protected GitRepository createRepository(@NotNull String rootDir) {
     return GitTestUtil.createRepository(myProject, rootDir);