diff --git a/cmdline/cmdline_parser_test.cc b/cmdline/cmdline_parser_test.cc
index 101e5c4..052d9ec 100644
--- a/cmdline/cmdline_parser_test.cc
+++ b/cmdline/cmdline_parser_test.cc
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 TEST_F(CmdlineParserTest, TestLogVerbosity) {
   {
     const char* log_args = "-verbose:"
-        "class,compiler,gc,heap,jdwp,jni,monitor,profiler,signals,simulator,startup,"
+        "class,compiler,gc,heap,interpreter,jdwp,jni,monitor,profiler,signals,simulator,startup,"
         "third-party-jni,threads,verifier,verifier-debug";
 
     LogVerbosity log_verbosity = LogVerbosity();
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
     log_verbosity.compiler = true;
     log_verbosity.gc = true;
     log_verbosity.heap = true;
+    log_verbosity.interpreter = true;
     log_verbosity.jdwp = true;
     log_verbosity.jni = true;
     log_verbosity.monitor = true;
diff --git a/cmdline/cmdline_types.h b/cmdline/cmdline_types.h
index a757c91..a83a0dc 100644
--- a/cmdline/cmdline_types.h
+++ b/cmdline/cmdline_types.h
@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@
         log_verbosity.gc = true;
       } else if (verbose_options[j] == "heap") {
         log_verbosity.heap = true;
+      } else if (verbose_options[j] == "interpreter") {
+        log_verbosity.interpreter = true;
       } else if (verbose_options[j] == "jdwp") {
         log_verbosity.jdwp = true;
       } else if (verbose_options[j] == "jit") {
diff --git a/libartbase/base/logging.h b/libartbase/base/logging.h
index 484db87..68ad9fc 100644
--- a/libartbase/base/logging.h
+++ b/libartbase/base/logging.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   bool deopt;
   bool gc;
   bool heap;
+  bool interpreter;  // Enabled with "-verbose:interpreter".
   bool jdwp;
   bool jit;
   bool jni;
diff --git a/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc b/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc
index ffa1bd3..e889f98 100644
--- a/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc
+++ b/openjdkjvmti/OpenjdkJvmTi.cc
@@ -1414,6 +1414,7 @@
       art::gLogVerbosity.compiler = val;
       art::gLogVerbosity.deopt = val;
       art::gLogVerbosity.heap = val;
+      art::gLogVerbosity.interpreter = val;
       art::gLogVerbosity.jdwp = val;
       art::gLogVerbosity.jit = val;
       art::gLogVerbosity.monitor = val;
diff --git a/runtime/interpreter/interpreter.cc b/runtime/interpreter/interpreter.cc
index db116f5..ce242a7 100644
--- a/runtime/interpreter/interpreter.cc
+++ b/runtime/interpreter/interpreter.cc
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@
   DCHECK(!method->SkipAccessChecks() || !method->MustCountLocks());
 
   bool transaction_active = Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction();
+  VLOG(interpreter) << "Interpreting " << method->PrettyMethod();
   if (LIKELY(method->SkipAccessChecks())) {
     // Enter the "without access check" interpreter.
     if (kInterpreterImplKind == kMterpImplKind) {
diff --git a/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h b/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h
index 6366035..19da77d 100644
--- a/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h
+++ b/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "art_method-inl.h"
 #include "base/enums.h"
 #include "base/locks.h"
+#include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/macros.h"
 #include "class_linker-inl.h"
 #include "class_root.h"
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@
     self->PushShadowFrame(new_shadow_frame);
     self->EndAssertNoThreadSuspension(old_cause);
 
+    VLOG(interpreter) << "Interpreting " << called_method->PrettyMethod();
+
     DCheckStaticState(self, called_method);
     while (true) {
       // Mterp does not support all instrumentation/debugging.
diff --git a/runtime/parsed_options.cc b/runtime/parsed_options.cc
index 346ae26..2f8ee02 100644
--- a/runtime/parsed_options.cc
+++ b/runtime/parsed_options.cc
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@
   //  gLogVerbosity.deopt = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
   //  gLogVerbosity.gc = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
   //  gLogVerbosity.heap = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
+  //  gLogVerbosity.interpreter = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
   //  gLogVerbosity.jdwp = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
   //  gLogVerbosity.jit = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
   //  gLogVerbosity.jni = true;  // TODO: don't check this in!
diff --git a/runtime/parsed_options_test.cc b/runtime/parsed_options_test.cc
index 75952bb..dd9ca23 100644
--- a/runtime/parsed_options_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/parsed_options_test.cc
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(VLOG_IS_ON(compiler));
   EXPECT_FALSE(VLOG_IS_ON(heap));
   EXPECT_TRUE(VLOG_IS_ON(gc));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(VLOG_IS_ON(interpreter));
   EXPECT_FALSE(VLOG_IS_ON(jdwp));
   EXPECT_TRUE(VLOG_IS_ON(jni));
   EXPECT_FALSE(VLOG_IS_ON(monitor));