diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c
index e021f25..0ba64cf 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_output.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ handle_backend_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 
     if (wl_state.cursor && wl_state.xcursor_mgr) {
         wlr_xcursor_manager_load(wl_state.xcursor_mgr, output->scale);
+        wwarning("wl_backend: loading xcursor at output scale=%.2f", (double)output->scale);
         wlr_cursor_set_xcursor(wl_state.cursor, wl_state.xcursor_mgr, "left_ptr");
         wlr_cursor_warp(wl_state.cursor, NULL,
                         (double)wl_state.pointer_x,