diff --git a/src/util/log.h b/src/util/log.h
index aae23f0df1e..1bec49f2298 100644
--- a/src/util/log.h
+++ b/src/util/log.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_LOG_H
 #define BITCOIN_UTIL_LOG_H
 
+// This header works in tandem with `logging/categories.h`
+// to expose the complete logging interface.
 #include <logging/categories.h> // IWYU pragma: export
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <util/check.h>