diff --git a/libde265/slice.c b/libde265/slice.c
index 760b3b20d..a3249ec27 100644
--- a/libde265/slice.c
+++ b/libde265/slice.c
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@ int read_slice_segment_data(decoder_context* ctx, slice_segment_header* shdr)
              CONTEXT_MODEL_TABLE_LENGTH * sizeof(context_model));
 
       init_CABAC_decoder_2(&shdr->cabac_decoder);
+
+      logdebug(LogSlice,"resetting CABAC at byte position %d\n",
+	       shdr->cabac_decoder.bitstream_curr - shdr->cabac_decoder.bitstream_start);
     }