diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ba0e39fad..fa449b01c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 * When importing with the "delete" option and importing files that are
   already at their destination, files could be deleted (leaving zero
   copies afterward). This is fixed.
+* "import -l" now logs duplicate albums.
 * Fix a bug where some files would be erroneously interpreted as MP4.
 * Fix permission bits applied to album art files.
 * Fix malformed MusicBrainz queries caused by null characters.
diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index e79c10528..9ace1cab1 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ def user_query(lib, logfile=None, color=True, quiet=False):
                                   library.MatchQuery('album',  album)))
             count, _ = q.count(lib)
             if count >= 1:
+                tag_log(logfile, 'duplicate', path)
                 print_("This album (%s - %s) is already in the library!" %
                        (artist, album))
                 out = toppath, path, items, None