diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 4c4f443..b1b7745 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   } else if (strcmp("stream", config.action) == 0) {
     pair_check(&server);
     enum platform system = platform_check(config.platform);
+    if (config.debug_level > 0)
+      printf("Platform %s\n", platform_name(system));
 
     if (system == 0) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Platform '%s' not found\n", config.platform);
diff --git a/src/platform.c b/src/platform.c
index 4955cf0..680c1ea 100644
--- a/src/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform.c
@@ -171,3 +171,24 @@ bool platform_supports_hevc(enum platform system) {
   }
   return false;
 }
+
+char* platform_name(enum platform system) {
+  switch(system) {
+  case PI:
+    return "Raspberry Pi (Broadcom)";
+  case IMX:
+    return "i.MX6 (MXC Vivante)";
+  case AML:
+    return "AMLogic VPU";
+  case X11:
+    return "X Window System (software decoding)";
+  case X11_VDPAU:
+    return "X Window System (VDPAU)";
+  case SDL:
+    return "SDL2 (software decoding)";
+  case FAKE:
+    return "Fake (no a/v output)";
+  default:
+    return "Unknown";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/platform.h b/src/platform.h
index 61a7541..54db256 100644
--- a/src/platform.h
+++ b/src/platform.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ enum platform platform_check(char*);
 PDECODER_RENDERER_CALLBACKS platform_get_video(enum platform system);
 PAUDIO_RENDERER_CALLBACKS platform_get_audio(enum platform system, char* audio_device);
 bool platform_supports_hevc(enum platform system);
+char* platform_name(enum platform system);
 
 void platform_start(enum platform system);
 void platform_stop(enum platform system);