diff --git a/libi3/font.c b/libi3/font.c
index d9683e54..0688bdbc 100644
--- a/libi3/font.c
+++ b/libi3/font.c
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ static bool load_pango_font(i3Font *font, const char *desc) {
     /* Load the font description */
     font->specific.pango_desc = pango_font_description_from_string(desc);
     if (!font->specific.pango_desc)
+    {
+        ELOG("Could not open font %s with Pango, fallback to X font.\n", desc);
         return false;
+    }
+
+    LOG("Using Pango font %s, size %d",
+        pango_font_description_get_family(font->specific.pango_desc),
+        pango_font_description_get_size(font->specific.pango_desc)
+        );
 
     /* We cache root_visual_type here, since you must call
      * load_pango_font before any other pango function
@@ -178,6 +186,8 @@ i3Font load_font(const char *pattern, const bool fallback) {
         }
     }
 
+    LOG("Using X font %s", pattern);
+
     /* Get information (height/name) for this font */
     if (!(font.specific.xcb.info = xcb_query_font_reply(conn, info_cookie, NULL)))
         errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Could not load font \"%s\"", pattern);