diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8d1ce82..dfd0b74 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Corrections:
 	The call "socat -r - PIPE" traced to file ./- instead of issuing a
 	syntax error.
 
+	Print a message when readbytes option causes EOF
+
 Testing:
 	Prevent the TIMESTAMP tests from sporadically failing due do seconds
 	overflow
diff --git a/xioread.c b/xioread.c
index 24f3c88..aa029a9 100644
--- a/xioread.c
+++ b/xioread.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ ssize_t xioread(xiofile_t *file, void *buff, size_t bufsiz) {
 
    if (pipe->readbytes) {
       if (pipe->actbytes == 0) {
+	 Info("xioread(): readbytes consumed, inserting EOF");
 	 return 0;	/* EOF by count */
       }