diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 8446ee43..c53e7c98 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -850,11 +850,13 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
       // apply global changes on events
       this.mouseEvents = events;
       if (events) {
-        this._logService.info('Binding to mouse events:', events);
+        if (this.optionsService.options.logLevel === 'debug') {
+          this._logService.debug('Binding to mouse events:', this._coreMouseService.explainEvents(events));
+        }
         this.element.classList.add('enable-mouse-events');
         this._selectionService.disable();
       } else {
-        this._logService.info('Unbinding from mouse events.');
+        this._logService.debug('Unbinding from mouse events.');
         this.element.classList.remove('enable-mouse-events');
         this._selectionService.enable();
       }
diff --git a/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts b/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
index 62b5402d..f2721bbe 100644
--- a/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export class MockCoreMouseService implements ICoreMouseService {
   reset(): void {}
   triggerMouseEvent(event: ICoreMouseEvent): boolean { return false; }
   onProtocolChange: IEvent<CoreMouseEventType> = new EventEmitter<CoreMouseEventType>().event;
+  explainEvents(events: CoreMouseEventType): {[event: string]: boolean} {
+    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  }
 }
 
 export class MockCoreService implements ICoreService {
diff --git a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
index 957537e4..0c846519 100644
--- a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
@@ -292,6 +292,16 @@ export class CoreMouseService implements ICoreMouseService {
     return true;
   }
 
+  public explainEvents(events: CoreMouseEventType): {[event: string]: boolean} {
+    return {
+      DOWN: !!(events & CoreMouseEventType.DOWN),
+      UP: !!(events & CoreMouseEventType.UP),
+      DRAG: !!(events & CoreMouseEventType.DRAG),
+      MOVE: !!(events & CoreMouseEventType.MOVE),
+      WHEEL: !!(events & CoreMouseEventType.WHEEL)
+    };
+  }
+
   private _compareEvents(e1: ICoreMouseEvent, e2: ICoreMouseEvent): boolean {
     if (e1.col !== e2.col) return false;
     if (e1.row !== e2.row) return false;
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 61414656..568eeaff 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export interface ICoreMouseService {
    * Event to announce changes in mouse tracking.
    */
   onProtocolChange: IEvent<CoreMouseEventType>;
+
+  /**
+   * Human readable version of mouse events.
+   */
+  explainEvents(events: CoreMouseEventType): {[event: string]: boolean};
 }
 
 export const ICoreService = createDecorator<ICoreService>('CoreService');