diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index 41417cb54d5c907240da0568a06c1271ae2473c5..fc19c954c0dda2742fd5dd80a38c0dc1f696185d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ For a detailed view of what's changed, refer to the {url-repo}/commits[commit hi
 
 == Unreleased
 
+=== Added
+
+* log command with context at info level before running it unless quiet is set (#43)
+
 === Changed
 
 * only report the base call instead of the whole command when the command cannot be found
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configure-run.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configure-run.adoc
index ac61750d1d3e9bfad0641c18a238269847ee5092..8a4a1816c93d523b5b833caab7bbf0e0013b2455 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configure-run.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configure-run.adoc
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ This alternation is not often needed if the command has arguments.
 === Output
 
 By default, both the stdout (output stream) and stderr (error stream) of the command are directed to the current terminal.
-If you want to suppress the stdout, you can set the `runtime.quiet` key in the playbook to false.
+The extension also logs the command it's about to run at the info level.
+If you want to suppress the stdout and log info message, you can set the `runtime.quiet` key in the playbook to false.
 It's not currently possible to suppress the stderr.
 
 === Use the current Node.js
diff --git a/packages/collector-extension/lib/index.js b/packages/collector-extension/lib/index.js
index 2f55ea661bee504cf6ec1b40c37c8689488da353..d97de16f194b54913935ba15b6dd8a555b5acea1 100644
--- a/packages/collector-extension/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/collector-extension/lib/index.js
@@ -134,10 +134,15 @@ module.exports.register = function ({ config: { createWorktrees = 'auto', keepWo
         for (const { clean: cleans, run: runs, scan: scans } of collectors) {
           for (const clean of cleans) await fsp.rm(clean.dir, { recursive: true, force: true })
           for (const { dir: cwd, command, local, shell, env, failure } of runs) {
+            let commandContext
             try {
+              if (!quiet && (logger ??= this.getLogger(PACKAGE_NAME)).isLevelEnabled('info')) {
+                commandContext = createCommandContext(url, remote, startPath, worktree, reftype, refname)
+                logger.info(`run.command: ${command}${commandContext}`)
+              }
               await runCommand(command, { cwd, local, shell: !!shell, env, quiet, cache: runCache })
             } catch (err) {
-              const commandContext = createCommandContext(url, remote, startPath, worktree, reftype, refname)
+              commandContext ??= createCommandContext(url, remote, startPath, worktree, reftype, refname)
               err.message = err.message.replace(/$/m, commandContext)
               const failureAction = typeof failure === 'string' ? failure : 'throw'
               if (failureAction === 'throw') throw Object.assign(err, { message: `(${PACKAGE_NAME}): ${err.message}` })
diff --git a/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js b/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js
index 14b4dd02d3c82b71e598514f917925a38f5acf2e..ea67adbda0e587ce56adabd54dc49d62158d9415 100644
--- a/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js
+++ b/packages/collector-extension/test/collector-extension-test.js
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ describe('collector extension', () => {
       return repo
     }
 
-    const runScenario = async ({ repoName, branches, tags, startPath, local, collectorConfig, before, after }) => {
+    const runScenario = async (opts) => {
+      const { repoName, branches, tags, startPath, local, collectorConfig, quiet, before, after } = opts
       const repo = await createRepository({ repoName, branches, tags, startPath, collectorConfig })
       const playbook = {
         content: {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ describe('collector extension', () => {
           ],
         },
         env: process.env,
-        runtime: { cacheDir: CACHE_DIR, quiet: true },
+        runtime: { cacheDir: CACHE_DIR, quiet: quiet == null ? true : quiet },
       }
       const contentAggregate = await aggregateContent(playbook)
       if (before) isAsync(before) ? await before(contentAggregate, playbook) : before(contentAggregate, playbook)
@@ -250,6 +251,20 @@ describe('collector extension', () => {
       })
     })
 
+    it('should log command at info level if log level enabled', async () => {
+      const collectorConfig = { run: { command: '$NODE .gen-start-page.js' } }
+      const expectedMessage = `run.command: "${process.execPath}" .gen-start-page.js (url: http://localhost:${gitServerPort}/at-root/.git | branch: main)`
+      await runScenario({ repoName: 'at-root', collectorConfig, quiet: false })
+      assert.equal(messages.length, 1)
+      const message = messages[0]
+      const expectedMessageObj = {
+        name: '@antora/collector-extension',
+        level: 'info',
+        msg: expectedMessage,
+      }
+      assertx.deepEqualSlice(message, expectedMessageObj)
+    })
+
     it('should keep temporary worktree if specified', async () => {
       const collectorConfig = {
         globalConfig: { keepWorktrees: true },