diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-flake-check-logs-actions.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-flake-check-logs-actions.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01ec56a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-flake-check-logs-actions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+synopsis: "`nix flake check` logs the checks"
+issues: 8882
+prs: 8893
+---
+
+`nix flake check` now logs the checks it runs and the derivations it evaluates:
+
+```
+$ nix flake check -v
+evaluating flake...
+checking flake output 'checks'...
+checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-tests'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/nh7dlvsrhds4cxl91mvgj4h5cbq6skmq-ghciwatch-test-0.3.0.drv
+checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-clippy'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/9cb5a6wmp6kf6hidqw9wphidvb8bshym-ghciwatch-clippy-0.3.0.drv
+checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-doc'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/8brdd3jbawfszpbs7vdpsrhy80as1il8-ghciwatch-doc-0.3.0.drv
+checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-fmt'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/wjhs0l1njl5pyji53xlmfjrlya0wmz8p-ghciwatch-fmt-0.3.0.drv
+checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-audit'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/z0mps8dyj2ds7c0fn0819y5h5611033z-ghciwatch-audit-0.3.0.drv
+checking flake output 'packages'...
+checking derivation 'packages.aarch64-darwin.default'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/41abbdyglw5x9vcsvd89xan3ydjf8d7r-ghciwatch-0.3.0.drv
+checking flake output 'apps'...
+checking flake output 'devShells'...
+checking derivation 'devShells.aarch64-darwin.default'...
+derivation evaluated to /nix/store/bc935gz7dylzmcpdb5cczr8gngv8pmdb-nix-shell.drv
+running 5 flake checks...
+warning: The check omitted these incompatible systems: aarch64-linux, x86_64-darwin, x86_64-linux
+Use '--all-systems' to check all.
+```
diff --git a/src/nix/flake.cc b/src/nix/flake.cc
index 87dd4da1b..0da9b1ce9 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/src/nix/flake.cc
@@ -354,11 +354,21 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         auto checkDerivation = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) -> std::optional<StorePath> {
             try {
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
+                    fmt("checking derivation %s", attrPath));
                 auto drvInfo = getDerivation(*state, v, false);
                 if (!drvInfo)
                     throw Error("flake attribute '%s' is not a derivation", attrPath);
-                // FIXME: check meta attributes
-                return drvInfo->queryDrvPath();
+                else {
+                    // FIXME: check meta attributes
+                    auto storePath = drvInfo->queryDrvPath();
+                    if (storePath) {
+                        logger->log(lvlInfo,
+                            fmt("derivation evaluated to %s",
+                                store->printStorePath(storePath.value())));
+                    }
+                    return storePath;
+                }
             } catch (Error & e) {
                 e.addTrace(resolve(pos), hintfmt("while checking the derivation '%s'", attrPath));
                 reportError(e);
@@ -386,6 +396,8 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         auto checkOverlay = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) {
             try {
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
+                    fmt("checking overlay '%s'", attrPath));
                 state->forceValue(v, pos);
                 if (!v.isLambda()) {
                     throw Error("overlay is not a function, but %s instead", showType(v));
@@ -408,6 +420,8 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         auto checkModule = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) {
             try {
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
+                    fmt("checking NixOS module '%s'", attrPath));
                 state->forceValue(v, pos);
             } catch (Error & e) {
                 e.addTrace(resolve(pos), hintfmt("while checking the NixOS module '%s'", attrPath));
@@ -419,6 +433,8 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         checkHydraJobs = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) {
             try {
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
+                    fmt("checking Hydra job '%s'", attrPath));
                 state->forceAttrs(v, pos, "");
 
                 if (state->isDerivation(v))
@@ -428,7 +444,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
                     state->forceAttrs(*attr.value, attr.pos, "");
                     auto attrPath2 = concatStrings(attrPath, ".", state->symbols[attr.name]);
                     if (state->isDerivation(*attr.value)) {
-                        Activity act(*logger, lvlChatty, actUnknown,
+                        Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
                             fmt("checking Hydra job '%s'", attrPath2));
                         checkDerivation(attrPath2, *attr.value, attr.pos);
                     } else
@@ -443,7 +459,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         auto checkNixOSConfiguration = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) {
             try {
-                Activity act(*logger, lvlChatty, actUnknown,
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
                     fmt("checking NixOS configuration '%s'", attrPath));
                 Bindings & bindings(*state->allocBindings(0));
                 auto vToplevel = findAlongAttrPath(*state, "config.system.build.toplevel", bindings, v).first;
@@ -458,7 +474,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         auto checkTemplate = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) {
             try {
-                Activity act(*logger, lvlChatty, actUnknown,
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
                     fmt("checking template '%s'", attrPath));
 
                 state->forceAttrs(v, pos, "");
@@ -492,6 +508,8 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
 
         auto checkBundler = [&](const std::string & attrPath, Value & v, const PosIdx pos) {
             try {
+                Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
+                    fmt("checking bundler '%s'", attrPath));
                 state->forceValue(v, pos);
                 if (!v.isLambda())
                     throw Error("bundler must be a function");
@@ -511,7 +529,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
             enumerateOutputs(*state,
                 *vFlake,
                 [&](const std::string & name, Value & vOutput, const PosIdx pos) {
-                    Activity act(*logger, lvlChatty, actUnknown,
+                    Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
                         fmt("checking flake output '%s'", name));
 
                     try {
@@ -724,7 +742,8 @@ struct CmdFlakeCheck : FlakeCommand
         }
 
         if (build && !drvPaths.empty()) {
-            Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown, "running flake checks");
+            Activity act(*logger, lvlInfo, actUnknown,
+                fmt("running %d flake checks", drvPaths.size()));
             store->buildPaths(drvPaths);
         }
         if (hasErrors)