diff --git a/etcdmain/etcd.go b/etcdmain/etcd.go
index 21e9854a53fa..19e870cb45d1 100644
--- a/etcdmain/etcd.go
+++ b/etcdmain/etcd.go
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ func startEtcdOrProxyV2() {
 
 // startEtcd runs StartEtcd in addition to hooks needed for standalone etcd.
 func startEtcd(cfg *embed.Config) (<-chan struct{}, <-chan error, error) {
+	defaultHost, dhErr := cfg.IsDefaultHost()
+	if defaultHost != "" {
+		if dhErr == nil {
+			plog.Infof("advertising using default host %q", defaultHost)
+		} else {
+			plog.Noticef("failed to detect default host, advertise falling back to %q (%v)", defaultHost, dhErr)
+		}
+	}
+
 	e, err := embed.StartEtcd(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err