diff --git a/synapse/replication/resource.py b/synapse/replication/resource.py
index ff78c60f1..d7c49462c 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/resource.py
@@ -159,6 +159,17 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         result = yield self.notifier.wait_for_replication(replicate, timeout)
 
+        for stream_name, stream_content in result.items():
+            logger.info(
+                "Replicating %d rows of %s from %s -> %s",
+                len(stream_content["rows"]),
+                stream_name,
+                stream_content["position"],
+                request_streams.get(stream_name),
+            )
+            if stream_content["position"] == request_streams.get(stream_name):
+                logger.warn("Returning same position for stream: %s", stream_name)
+
         request.write(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False))
         finish_request(request)