diff --git a/rai/node/node.cpp b/rai/node/node.cpp
index 03374d26..3ae5b037 100644
--- a/rai/node/node.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/node.cpp
@@ -783,6 +783,12 @@ thread ([this]() {
 
 void rai::vote_processor::process_loop ()
 {
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point start_time, end_time;
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::duration elapsed_time;
+	std::chrono::milliseconds elapsed_time_ms;
+	uint64_t elapsed_time_ms_int;
+	bool log_this_iteration;
+
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mutex);
 	started = true;
 	condition.notify_all ();
@@ -792,6 +798,17 @@ void rai::vote_processor::process_loop ()
 		{
 			std::deque<std::pair<std::shared_ptr<rai::vote>, rai::endpoint>> votes_l;
 			votes_l.swap (votes);
+	
+			log_this_iteration = false;
+			if (node.config.logging.network_logging () && votes_l.size () > 50)
+			{
+				/*
+				 * Only log the timing information for this iteration if
+				 * there are a sufficient number of items for it to be relevant
+				 */
+				log_this_iteration = true;
+				start_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now ();
+			}
 			active = true;
 			lock.unlock ();
 			{
@@ -804,6 +821,24 @@ void rai::vote_processor::process_loop ()
 			lock.lock ();
 			active = false;
 			condition.notify_all ();
+
+			if (log_this_iteration)
+			{
+				end_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now ();
+				elapsed_time = end_time - start_time;
+				elapsed_time_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds> (elapsed_time);
+				elapsed_time_ms_int = elapsed_time_ms.count ();
+	
+				if (elapsed_time_ms_int < 100)
+				{
+					/*
+					 * If the time spent was less than 100ms then
+					 * the results are probably not useful as well,
+					 * so don't spam the logs.
+					 */
+					BOOST_LOG (node.log) << boost::str (boost::format ("Processed %1% votes in %2% milliseconds (rate of %3% votes per second)") % votes_l.size () % elapsed_time_ms_int % ((votes_l.size () * 1000ULL) / elapsed_time_ms_int));
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{