diff --git a/src/modalities/config/config.py b/src/modalities/config/config.py
index 13a37103b..060679582 100644
--- a/src/modalities/config/config.py
+++ b/src/modalities/config/config.py
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ class PackedMemMapDatasetMegatronConfig(BaseModel):
 
 class CombinedDatasetConfig(BaseModel):
     datasets: list[PydanticDatasetIFType]
+    log_chunk_switch: bool = False
+    log_initial_pos: bool = False
 
 
 class BatchSamplerConfig(BaseModel):
diff --git a/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset.py b/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset.py
index 0ef4d9076..e4e26f02b 100644
--- a/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset.py
+++ b/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from modalities.dataloader.create_packed_data import EmbeddedStreamData
 from modalities.dataloader.large_file_lines_reader import LargeFileLinesReader
 from modalities.tokenization.tokenizer_wrapper import TokenizerWrapper
+from modalities.utils.logger_utils import get_logger
 
 
 class Dataset(TorchdataSet):
@@ -445,14 +446,21 @@ class CombinedDataset(Dataset):
     In the Dataloader, a batch will still contain packed samples from different datasets.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, datasets: list[Dataset]):
+    def __init__(self, datasets: list[Dataset], log_chunk_switch: bool = False, log_initial_pos: bool = False):
         """Initializes the CombinedDataset object, combining multiple datasets.
 
         Args:
             datasets (list[Dataset]): A list of datasets to combine.
+            log_chunk_switch (bool, optional): Whether to log when switching between dataset chunks. Defaults to False.
+            log_initial_pos (bool, optional): Whether to log the initial position of at the beginning of a training
+                or warmstart. Defaults to False.
         """
+        self.log_chunk_switch = log_chunk_switch
+        self.log_initial_pos = log_initial_pos
+        self.already_logged_initial_pos = False
         self.datasets = datasets
         self.cumulative_sizes = np.cumsum([len(ds) for ds in datasets], dtype=np.int64)
+        self.logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
         return self.cumulative_sizes[-1]
@@ -460,5 +468,17 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
     def __getitem__(self, idx: int) -> dict:
         dataset_idx = np.searchsorted(self.cumulative_sizes, idx, side="right")
         local_idx = idx - (self.cumulative_sizes[dataset_idx - 1] if dataset_idx > 0 else 0)
+        if self.log_chunk_switch and local_idx == 0:
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"Chunk switch:   global_index={idx}/{len(self)} chunk index={dataset_idx}/{len(self.datasets)}, "
+                f"local index={local_idx}/{len(self.datasets[dataset_idx])}"
+            )
+
+        if self.log_initial_pos and not self.already_logged_initial_pos:
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"Initial pos:   global_index={idx}/{len(self)} chunk index={dataset_idx}/{len(self.datasets)}, "
+                f"local index={local_idx}/{len(self.datasets[dataset_idx])}"
+            )
+            self.already_logged_initial_pos = True
 
         return self.datasets[dataset_idx][local_idx]
diff --git a/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset_factory.py b/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset_factory.py
index 1eab9e328..8539c5d3a 100644
--- a/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset_factory.py
+++ b/src/modalities/dataloader/dataset_factory.py
@@ -116,13 +116,18 @@ def get_packed_mem_map_dataset_megatron(
         return dataset
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_combined_dataset(datasets: list[Dataset]) -> Dataset:
+    def get_combined_dataset(
+        datasets: list[Dataset], log_chunk_switch: bool = False, log_initial_pos: bool = False
+    ) -> Dataset:
         """Factory method for creating a combined datset .
 
         Args:
             datasets (list[Dataset]): List of datasets to combine.
+            log_chunk_switch (bool, optional): Whether to log when switching between dataset chunks. Defaults to False.
+            log_initial_pos (bool, optional): Whether to log the initial position of at the beginning of a
+                training or warmstart. Defaults to False.
 
         Returns:
             Dataset: CombinedDataset object.
         """
-        return CombinedDataset(datasets=datasets)
+        return CombinedDataset(datasets=datasets, log_chunk_switch=log_chunk_switch, log_initial_pos=log_initial_pos)