diff --git a/app/render/backend/exporter.cpp b/app/render/backend/exporter.cpp
index 8a22e65d3..139a383ae 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/exporter.cpp
+++ b/app/render/backend/exporter.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Exporter::Exporter(ViewerOutput* viewer,
   export_status_(false),
   export_msg_(tr("Export hasn't started yet"))
 {
+  debug_timer_.setInterval(5000);
+  connect(&debug_timer_, &QTimer::timeout, this, &Exporter::DebugTimerMessage);
+
   connect(this, &Exporter::ExportEnded, this, &Exporter::deleteLater);
 }
 
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ void Exporter::EncodeFrame()
 
   if (waiting_for_frame_ >= viewer_node_->Length()) {
     video_done_ = true;
+    debug_timer_.stop();
 
     ExportSucceeded();
   }
@@ -155,6 +159,8 @@ void Exporter::EncodeFrame()
 
 void Exporter::FrameRendered(const rational &time, FramePtr value)
 {
+  debug_timer_.stop();
+
   const QMap<rational, QByteArray>& time_hash_map = video_backend_->frame_cache()->time_hash_map();
 
   QByteArray this_hash = time_hash_map.value(time);
@@ -172,6 +178,8 @@ void Exporter::FrameRendered(const rational &time, FramePtr value)
   qDebug() << "    Waiting for" << waiting_for_frame_.toDouble();
 
   EncodeFrame();
+
+  debug_timer_.start();
 }
 
 void Exporter::AudioRendered()
@@ -247,3 +255,8 @@ void Exporter::VideoHashesComplete()
     video_backend_->InvalidateCache(range);
   }
 }
+
+void Exporter::DebugTimerMessage()
+{
+  qDebug() << "Still waiting for" << waiting_for_frame_.toDouble();
+}
diff --git a/app/render/backend/exporter.h b/app/render/backend/exporter.h
index 490a775f0..f3e2c53c0 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/exporter.h
+++ b/app/render/backend/exporter.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <QMatrix4x4>
 #include <QString>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QObject>
 
 #include "codec/encoder.h"
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ private:
 
   QHash<rational, FramePtr> cached_frames_;
 
+  QTimer debug_timer_;
+
 private slots:
   void FrameRendered(const rational &time, FramePtr value);
 
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ private slots:
 
   void VideoHashesComplete();
 
+  void DebugTimerMessage();
+
 };
 
 #endif // EXPORTER_H