diff --git a/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/bench/CMakeLists.txt
index 6457a89d..1920fe8b 100644
--- a/bench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(spdlog_bench CXX)
 
+message(STATUS "Generating benchmarks..")
+
 if(NOT TARGET spdlog)
   # Stand-alone build
   find_package(spdlog CONFIG REQUIRED)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 994051f9..f7ead24a 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(spdlog_examples CXX)
 
+message(STATUS "Generating examples..")
+
 if(NOT TARGET spdlog)
     # Stand-alone build
     find_package(spdlog REQUIRED)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a59cf07b..dad8c424 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+message(STATUS "Generating tests..")
+
 set(SPDLOG_UTESTS_SOURCES
     test_errors.cpp
     test_file_helper.cpp