diff --git a/ethcore/light/src/client/service.rs b/ethcore/light/src/client/service.rs
index 3d13be16b4a..a3ec8a36866 100644
--- a/ethcore/light/src/client/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/light/src/client/service.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use kvdb::KeyValueDB;
 use cache::Cache;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
-use super::{ChainDataFetcher, Client, Config as ClientConfig};
+use super::{ChainDataFetcher, LightChainNotify, Client, Config as ClientConfig};
 
 /// Errors on service initialization.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ impl<T: ChainDataFetcher> Service<T> {
 		})
 	}
 
+	/// Set the actor to be notified on certain chain events
+	pub fn add_notify(&self, notify: Arc<LightChainNotify>) {
+		self.client.add_listener(Arc::downgrade(&notify));
+	}
+
 	/// Register an I/O handler on the service.
 	pub fn register_handler(&self, handler: Arc<IoHandler<ClientIoMessage> + Send>) -> Result<(), IoError> {
 		self.io_service.register_handler(handler)
diff --git a/parity/informant.rs b/parity/informant.rs
index 29f732e0853..5c2e0ab89d3 100644
--- a/parity/informant.rs
+++ b/parity/informant.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use ethcore::snapshot::service::Service as SnapshotService;
 use sync::{LightSyncProvider, LightSync, SyncProvider, ManageNetwork};
 use io::{TimerToken, IoContext, IoHandler};
 use light::Cache as LightDataCache;
-use light::client::LightChainClient;
+use light::client::{LightChainClient, LightChainNotify};
 use number_prefix::{binary_prefix, Standalone, Prefixed};
 use parity_rpc::{is_major_importing};
 use parity_rpc::informant::RpcStats;
@@ -395,6 +395,33 @@ impl ChainNotify for Informant<FullNodeInformantData> {
 	}
 }
 
+impl LightChainNotify for Informant<LightNodeInformantData> {
+	fn new_headers(&self, good: &[H256]) {
+		let mut last_import = self.last_import.lock();
+		let client = &self.target.client;
+
+		let importing = self.target.is_major_importing();
+		let ripe = Instant::now() > *last_import + Duration::from_secs(1) && !importing;
+
+		if ripe {
+			if let Some(header) = good.last().and_then(|h| client.block_header(BlockId::Hash(*h))) {
+				info!(target: "import", "Imported {} {} ({} Mgas){}",
+					  Colour::White.bold().paint(format!("#{}", header.number())),
+					  Colour::White.bold().paint(format!("{}", header.hash())),
+					  Colour::Yellow.bold().paint(format!("{:.2}", header.gas_used().low_u64() as f32  / 1000000f32)),
+					  if good.len() > 1 {
+						  format!(" + another {} header(s)",
+								  Colour::Red.bold().paint(format!("{}", good.len() - 1)))
+					  } else {
+						  String::new()
+					  }
+				);
+				*last_import = Instant::now();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 const INFO_TIMER: TimerToken = 0;
 
 impl<T: InformantData> IoHandler<ClientIoMessage> for Informant<T> {
diff --git a/parity/run.rs b/parity/run.rs
index f07f67caa83..fdb32293b9c 100644
--- a/parity/run.rs
+++ b/parity/run.rs
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ fn execute_light_impl(cmd: RunCmd, logger: Arc<RotatingLogger>) -> Result<Runnin
 		Some(rpc_stats),
 		cmd.logger_config.color,
 	));
-
+	service.add_notify(informant.clone());
 	service.register_handler(informant.clone()).map_err(|_| "Unable to register informant handler".to_owned())?;
 
 	Ok(RunningClient::Light {