diff --git a/fhem/fhem.pl b/fhem/fhem.pl
index 4853177ee..0a1eefa4a 100755
--- a/fhem/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem/fhem.pl
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ if($motd eq "$sc_text\n\n") {
   }
 }
 
-Log 0, "Server started (version $attr{global}{version}, pid $$)";
+Log 0, "Server started with ".int(keys %defs).
+        " defined entities (version $attr{global}{version}, pid $$)";
 
 ################################################
 # Main Loop