diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 96d1f9e36..5d54fbd7b 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ func ReadPassword(opts GlobalOptions, prompt string) (string, error) {
 		password, err = readPasswordTerminal(os.Stdin, os.Stderr, prompt)
 	} else {
 		password, err = readPassword(os.Stdin)
+		Verbosef("read password from stdin\n")
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {