diff --git a/src/dusk/io.cpp b/src/dusk/io.cpp
index dca8a25e82..3c87a66acf 100644
--- a/src/dusk/io.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/io.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#include "dusk/io.hpp"
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+#include "dusk/io.hpp"
+
 using namespace dusk::io;
 
 #if _WIN32
diff --git a/src/dusk/iso_validate.cpp b/src/dusk/iso_validate.cpp
index 4d9c48d826..00cd365ca9 100644
--- a/src/dusk/iso_validate.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/iso_validate.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string_view>
 
+#include "dusk/logging.h"
+
 namespace {
 
 constexpr uint8_t hex_nibble_to_u8(char c) {
@@ -42,6 +44,18 @@ constexpr XXH128_hash_t parse_xxh128(std::string_view hex) {
     };
 }
 
+const char* verification_state_name(dusk::DiscVerificationState state) noexcept {
+    switch (state) {
+    case dusk::DiscVerificationState::Success:
+        return "verified";
+    case dusk::DiscVerificationState::HashMismatch:
+        return "hash mismatch";
+    case dusk::DiscVerificationState::Unknown:
+    default:
+        return "unknown";
+    }
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 namespace dusk::iso {
@@ -248,4 +262,10 @@ bool isPal(const char* path) {
     DiscInfo info{};
     return inspect(path, info) == ValidationError::Success && info.isPal;
 }
+
+void log_verification_state(std::string_view path, DiscVerificationState state) {
+    const std::string pathText = path.empty() ? "<none>" : std::string(path);
+    DuskLog.info(
+        "Disc verification status: {} (path: {})", verification_state_name(state), pathText);
+}
 }  // namespace dusk::iso
diff --git a/src/dusk/iso_validate.hpp b/src/dusk/iso_validate.hpp
index c737a017d9..176284fd02 100644
--- a/src/dusk/iso_validate.hpp
+++ b/src/dusk/iso_validate.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct DiscInfo {
 ValidationError inspect(const char* path, DiscInfo& info);
 ValidationError validate(const char* path, VerificationStatus& status, DiscInfo& info);
 bool isPal(const char* path);
+void log_verification_state(std::string_view path, DiscVerificationState state);
 
 }  // namespace dusk::iso
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/ui/prelaunch.cpp b/src/dusk/ui/prelaunch.cpp
index 0be1a3790c..03ad57a3bb 100644
--- a/src/dusk/ui/prelaunch.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/ui/prelaunch.cpp
@@ -302,9 +302,17 @@ std::string get_error_msg(iso::ValidationError error) {
 }
 
 void persist_disc_choice(const std::string& path, iso::ValidationError validation) {
+    const auto previousPath = getSettings().backend.isoPath.getValue();
+    const auto previousVerification = getSettings().backend.isoVerification.getValue();
+    const auto verification = verification_to_config(validation);
+
     getSettings().backend.isoPath.setValue(path);
-    getSettings().backend.isoVerification.setValue(verification_to_config(validation));
+    getSettings().backend.isoVerification.setValue(verification);
     config::Save();
+
+    if (previousPath != path || previousVerification != verification) {
+        iso::log_verification_state(path, verification);
+    }
 }
 
 void apply_valid_disc_result(
diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
index 55481cfeb5..cf51f5fb86 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ int game_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         }
     }
 
+    dusk::iso::log_verification_state(
+        dusk::getSettings().backend.isoPath.getValue(),
+        dusk::getSettings().backend.isoVerification.getValue());
+
     if (!dvd_opened) {
         if (dusk::getSettings().backend.isoPath.getValue().empty()) {
             forcePreLaunchUI = true;