diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index bb38b86b8374..cdba4f03d465 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -3979,6 +3979,162 @@ static inline int validate_convert_profile(struct btrfs_balance_args *bctl_arg,
 		 (bctl_arg->target & ~allowed)));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Fill @buf with textual description of balance filter flags @bargs, up to
+ * @size_buf including the terminating null. The output may be trimmed if it
+ * does not fit into the provided buffer.
+ */
+static void describe_balance_args(struct btrfs_balance_args *bargs, char *buf,
+				 u32 size_buf)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 size_bp = size_buf;
+	char *bp = buf;
+	u64 flags = bargs->flags;
+	char tmp_buf[128] = {'\0'};
+
+	if (!flags)
+		return;
+
+#define CHECK_APPEND_NOARG(a)						\
+	do {								\
+		ret = snprintf(bp, size_bp, (a));			\
+		if (ret < 0 || ret >= size_bp)				\
+			goto out_overflow;				\
+		size_bp -= ret;						\
+		bp += ret;						\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define CHECK_APPEND_1ARG(a, v1)					\
+	do {								\
+		ret = snprintf(bp, size_bp, (a), (v1));			\
+		if (ret < 0 || ret >= size_bp)				\
+			goto out_overflow;				\
+		size_bp -= ret;						\
+		bp += ret;						\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define CHECK_APPEND_2ARG(a, v1, v2)					\
+	do {								\
+		ret = snprintf(bp, size_bp, (a), (v1), (v2));		\
+		if (ret < 0 || ret >= size_bp)				\
+			goto out_overflow;				\
+		size_bp -= ret;						\
+		bp += ret;						\
+	} while (0)
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_CONVERT) {
+		int index = btrfs_bg_flags_to_raid_index(bargs->target);
+
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("convert=%s,", get_raid_name(index));
+	}
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_SOFT)
+		CHECK_APPEND_NOARG("soft,");
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_PROFILES) {
+		btrfs_describe_block_groups(bargs->profiles, tmp_buf,
+					    sizeof(tmp_buf));
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("profiles=%s,", tmp_buf);
+	}
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_USAGE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("usage=%llu,", bargs->usage);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_USAGE_RANGE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_2ARG("usage=%u..%u,",
+				  bargs->usage_min, bargs->usage_max);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_DEVID)
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("devid=%llu,", bargs->devid);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_DRANGE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_2ARG("drange=%llu..%llu,",
+				  bargs->pstart, bargs->pend);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_VRANGE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_2ARG("vrange=%llu..%llu,",
+				  bargs->vstart, bargs->vend);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_LIMIT)
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("limit=%llu,", bargs->limit);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_LIMIT_RANGE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_2ARG("limit=%u..%u,",
+				bargs->limit_min, bargs->limit_max);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_STRIPES_RANGE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_2ARG("stripes=%u..%u,",
+				  bargs->stripes_min, bargs->stripes_max);
+
+#undef CHECK_APPEND_2ARG
+#undef CHECK_APPEND_1ARG
+#undef CHECK_APPEND_NOARG
+
+out_overflow:
+
+	if (size_bp < size_buf)
+		buf[size_buf - size_bp - 1] = '\0'; /* remove last , */
+	else
+		buf[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+static void describe_balance_start_or_resume(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	u32 size_buf = 1024;
+	char tmp_buf[192] = {'\0'};
+	char *buf;
+	char *bp;
+	u32 size_bp = size_buf;
+	int ret;
+	struct btrfs_balance_control *bctl = fs_info->balance_ctl;
+
+	buf = kzalloc(size_buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return;
+
+	bp = buf;
+
+#define CHECK_APPEND_1ARG(a, v1)					\
+	do {								\
+		ret = snprintf(bp, size_bp, (a), (v1));			\
+		if (ret < 0 || ret >= size_bp)				\
+			goto out_overflow;				\
+		size_bp -= ret;						\
+		bp += ret;						\
+	} while (0)
+
+	if (bctl->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_FORCE)
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("%s", "-f ");
+
+	if (bctl->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_DATA) {
+		describe_balance_args(&bctl->data, tmp_buf, sizeof(tmp_buf));
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("-d%s ", tmp_buf);
+	}
+
+	if (bctl->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_METADATA) {
+		describe_balance_args(&bctl->meta, tmp_buf, sizeof(tmp_buf));
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("-m%s ", tmp_buf);
+	}
+
+	if (bctl->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_SYSTEM) {
+		describe_balance_args(&bctl->sys, tmp_buf, sizeof(tmp_buf));
+		CHECK_APPEND_1ARG("-s%s ", tmp_buf);
+	}
+
+#undef CHECK_APPEND_1ARG
+
+out_overflow:
+
+	if (size_bp < size_buf)
+		buf[size_buf - size_bp - 1] = '\0'; /* remove last " " */
+	btrfs_info(fs_info, "balance: %s %s",
+		   (bctl->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_RESUME) ?
+		   "resume" : "start", buf);
+
+	kfree(buf);
+}
+
 /*
  * Should be called with balance mutexe held
  */
@@ -4125,6 +4281,7 @@ int btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	ASSERT(!test_bit(BTRFS_FS_BALANCE_RUNNING, &fs_info->flags));
 	set_bit(BTRFS_FS_BALANCE_RUNNING, &fs_info->flags);
+	describe_balance_start_or_resume(fs_info);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
 
 	ret = __btrfs_balance(fs_info);
@@ -4162,10 +4319,8 @@ static int balance_kthread(void *data)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
-	if (fs_info->balance_ctl) {
-		btrfs_info(fs_info, "balance: resuming");
+	if (fs_info->balance_ctl)
 		ret = btrfs_balance(fs_info, fs_info->balance_ctl, NULL);
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
 
 	return ret;