diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_mesh.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_mesh.c
index d2f63e5c383a..96ba39900cf0 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_mesh.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_mesh.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,9 @@ mesh_recv_indiv_data_to_me(struct ieee80211vap *vap, struct mbuf *m,
 		 * All other cases: forward of MSDUs from the MBSS to DS indiv.
 		 * addressed according to 13.11.3.2.
 		 */
+		IEEE80211_NOTE_MAC(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT, qwh->i_addr2,
+		    "forward frame to DS, SA(%6D) DA(%6D)",
+		    mc10->mc_addr6, ":", mc10->mc_addr5, ":");
 	}
 	return (0); /* process locally */
 }
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
index 57925f2e038c..8f3e51bbcef9 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ ieee80211_start(struct ifnet *ifp)
 					m_freem(m);
 					continue;
 				}
+				IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+				    "forward frame from DS SA(%6D), DA(%6D)\n",
+				    eh->ether_dhost, ":",
+				    eh->ether_shost, ":");
 				ieee80211_mesh_proxy_check(vap, eh->ether_shost);
 			}
 			ni = ieee80211_mesh_discover(vap, eh->ether_dhost, m);