diff --git a/FileOFF.cc b/FileOFF.cc
index 5e7e7f50d2e70aa356de87d0e9dfea3c0c45b4bc..46a4505a8391543e5565c645b61d35a5ee91bca1 100644
--- a/FileOFF.cc
+++ b/FileOFF.cc
@@ -1220,10 +1220,13 @@ int FileOFFPlugin::loadObject(QString _filename) {
 
     if ( polyMeshObj ){
 
-      if ( !importer.hasVertexNormals() )
+      if ( !importer.hasVertexNormals() || (userReadOptions_ & OFFImporter::FORCE_NONORMALS) ) {
+        emit log(LOGINFO, tr("loadObject: Computing vertex and face normals.") );
         polyMeshObj->mesh()->update_normals();
-      else
+      } else {
+        emit log(LOGINFO, tr("loadObject: Computing face normals.") );
         polyMeshObj->mesh()->update_face_normals();
+      }
 
       backupTextureCoordinates(*(polyMeshObj->mesh()));
     }
@@ -1233,10 +1236,13 @@ int FileOFFPlugin::loadObject(QString _filename) {
 
     if ( triMeshObj ){
 
-      if ( !importer.hasVertexNormals() || (userReadOptions_ & OFFImporter::FORCE_NONORMALS) )
+      if ( !importer.hasVertexNormals() || (userReadOptions_ & OFFImporter::FORCE_NONORMALS) ) {
+        emit log(LOGINFO, tr("loadObject: Computing vertex and face normals.") );
         triMeshObj->mesh()->update_normals();
-      else
+      } else {
+        emit log(LOGINFO, tr("loadObject: Computing face normals.") );
         triMeshObj->mesh()->update_face_normals();
+      }
 
       backupTextureCoordinates(*(triMeshObj->mesh()));
     }