diff --git a/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.cpp b/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.cpp
index 8610c880..2c9514f9 100644
--- a/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ FileSyncSource::FileSyncSource(const SyncSourceParams &params,
     if (dataformat.empty()) {
         throwError(SE_HERE, "a database format must be specified");
     }
+    std::list<std::string> fields;
+    std::string separator;
+    if (m_mimeType == "text/vcard" ||
+        m_mimeType == "text/x-vcard") {
+        fields.push_back("N_FIRST");
+        fields.push_back("N_MIDDLE");
+        fields.push_back("N_LAST");
+        separator = " ";
+    } else if (m_mimeType == "text/calendar" ||
+               m_mimeType == "text/x-vcalendar") {
+        fields.push_back("SUMMARY");
+        fields.push_back("LOCATION");
+        separator = ", ";
+    }
+    if (!fields.empty()) {
+        SyncSourceLogging::init(fields, separator, m_operations);
+    }
 }
 
 std::string FileSyncSource::getMimeType() const
diff --git a/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.h b/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.h
index a997d41a..fa5647c8 100644
--- a/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.h
+++ b/src/backends/file/FileSyncSource.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SE_BEGIN_CXX
  * - type=file:text/vcard:3.0
  * - type=file:text/plain:1.0
  */
-class FileSyncSource : public TrackingSyncSource, private boost::noncopyable
+class FileSyncSource : public TrackingSyncSource, public SyncSourceLogging, private boost::noncopyable
 {
   public:
     FileSyncSource(const SyncSourceParams &params,
diff --git a/test/test-dbus.py b/test/test-dbus.py
index 0341d676..db5feaac 100755
--- a/test/test-dbus.py
+++ b/test/test-dbus.py
@@ -8444,6 +8444,7 @@ Comparison was impossible.
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: sent 1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: started
+[INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: adding "John Doe"
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: received 1/1
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: first time sync done successfully
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: first time sync done successfully
@@ -8772,6 +8773,7 @@ END:VCARD                                END:VCARD
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: sent 1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: started
+[INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: updating "Joan Doe"
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: received 1/1
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: normal sync done successfully
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: normal sync done successfully
@@ -8869,6 +8871,7 @@ END:VCARD                              <
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: sent 1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: started
+[INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: deleting <0>
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: received 1/1
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: normal sync done successfully
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: normal sync done successfully
@@ -8982,6 +8985,7 @@ Comparison was impossible.
 [INFO] @default/calendar: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: sent 1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: started
+[INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: adding "John Doe"
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: received 1/1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/calendar: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: first time sync done successfully
@@ -9215,6 +9219,7 @@ no changes
 [INFO] @default/calendar: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: sent 1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: started
+[INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: updating "Joan Doe"
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: received 1/1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/calendar: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: normal sync done successfully
@@ -9337,6 +9342,7 @@ no changes
 [INFO] @default/calendar: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: sent 1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: started
+[INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: deleting <0>
 [INFO remote@client] @client/addressbook: received 1/1
 [INFO remote@client] @client/calendar: started
 [INFO] @default/addressbook: normal sync done successfully