diff --git a/FWCore/Modules/src/GetProductCheckerOutputModule.cc b/FWCore/Modules/src/GetProductCheckerOutputModule.cc
index 6338fd0808015..d010b2bfcc83d 100644
--- a/FWCore/Modules/src/GetProductCheckerOutputModule.cc
+++ b/FWCore/Modules/src/GetProductCheckerOutputModule.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/ProductKindOfType.h"
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ConfigurationDescriptions.h"
 #include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/ParameterSetDescription.h"
+#include "FWCore/MessageLogger/interface/MessageLogger.h"
 
 namespace edm {
   class ModuleCallingContext;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ namespace edm {
     void write(EventForOutput const& e) override;
     void writeLuminosityBlock(LuminosityBlockForOutput const&) override;
     void writeRun(RunForOutput const&) override;
+    const bool verbose_;
   };
 
   //
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ namespace edm {
   // constructors and destructor
   //
   GetProductCheckerOutputModule::GetProductCheckerOutputModule(ParameterSet const& iPSet)
-      : one::OutputModuleBase(iPSet), one::OutputModule<>(iPSet) {}
+      : one::OutputModuleBase(iPSet),
+        one::OutputModule<>(iPSet),
+        verbose_(iPSet.getUntrackedParameter<bool>("verbose")) {}
 
   // GetProductCheckerOutputModule::GetProductCheckerOutputModule(GetProductCheckerOutputModule const& rhs) {
   //    // do actual copying here;
@@ -77,12 +81,23 @@ namespace edm {
   // member functions
   //
   template <typename T>
-  static void check(T const& p, std::string const& id, SelectedProducts const& iProducts) {
+  static void check(T const& p, std::string const& id, SelectedProducts const& iProducts, bool iVerbose) {
     for (auto const& product : iProducts) {
       BranchDescription const* branchDescription = product.first;
       TypeID const& tid = branchDescription->unwrappedTypeID();
       EDGetToken const& token = product.second;
       BasicHandle bh = p.getByToken(token, tid);
+      if (iVerbose) {
+        if (bh.isValid()) {
+          edm::LogInfo("FoundProduct") << "found " << branchDescription->moduleLabel() << " '"
+                                       << branchDescription->productInstanceName() << "' "
+                                       << branchDescription->processName();
+        } else {
+          edm::LogInfo("DidNotFindProduct")
+              << "did not find " << branchDescription->moduleLabel() << " '" << branchDescription->productInstanceName()
+              << "' " << branchDescription->processName();
+        }
+      }
       if (nullptr != bh.provenance() &&
           bh.provenance()->branchDescription().branchID() != branchDescription->branchID()) {
         throw cms::Exception("BranchIDMissMatch")
@@ -96,17 +111,17 @@ namespace edm {
   void GetProductCheckerOutputModule::write(EventForOutput const& e) {
     std::ostringstream str;
     str << e.id();
-    check(e, str.str(), keptProducts()[InEvent]);
+    check(e, str.str(), keptProducts()[InEvent], verbose_);
   }
   void GetProductCheckerOutputModule::writeLuminosityBlock(LuminosityBlockForOutput const& l) {
     std::ostringstream str;
     str << l.id();
-    check(l, str.str(), keptProducts()[InLumi]);
+    check(l, str.str(), keptProducts()[InLumi], verbose_);
   }
   void GetProductCheckerOutputModule::writeRun(RunForOutput const& r) {
     std::ostringstream str;
     str << r.id();
-    check(r, str.str(), keptProducts()[InRun]);
+    check(r, str.str(), keptProducts()[InRun], verbose_);
   }
 
   //
@@ -120,6 +135,7 @@ namespace edm {
   void GetProductCheckerOutputModule::fillDescriptions(ConfigurationDescriptions& descriptions) {
     ParameterSetDescription desc;
     one::OutputModule<>::fillDescription(desc);
+    desc.addUntracked<bool>("verbose", false);
     descriptions.add("productChecker", desc);
   }
 }  // namespace edm