diff --git a/cli-authinteract.c b/cli-authinteract.c
index 5fe5bf164dbc931d736f0c32ae3c02e0348a87bf..7851578d5093d7b83fb36452ccc1672b7059eded 100644
--- a/cli-authinteract.c
+++ b/cli-authinteract.c
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ void recv_msg_userauth_info_request() {
 
 	TRACE(("enter recv_msg_recv_userauth_info_request"))
 
+	/* Let the user know what password/host they are authing for */
+	if (!cli_ses.interact_request_received) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Login for %s@%s\n", cli_opts.username,
+				cli_opts.remotehost);
+	}
 	cli_ses.interact_request_received = 1;
 
 	name = buf_getstring(ses.payload, NULL);