diff --git a/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py b/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py
index 49c2892ba56..f76c712f7a3 100644
--- a/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py
+++ b/tests/python/bl_blendfile_versioning.py
@@ -108,18 +108,25 @@ class TestBlendFileOpenAllTestFiles(TestHelper):
         for bfp in self.blendfile_paths:
             if self.skip_path_check(bfp):
                 continue
+            if not self.args.is_quiet:
+                print(f"Trying to open {bfp}")
             bpy.ops.wm.read_homefile(use_empty=True, use_factory_startup=True)
             bpy.ops.wm.open_mainfile(filepath=bfp, load_ui=False)
 
     def link_append(self, do_link):
+        operation_name = "link" if do_link else "append"
         for bfp in self.blendfile_paths:
             if self.skip_path_check(bfp):
                 continue
             bpy.ops.wm.read_homefile(use_empty=True, use_factory_startup=True)
             with bpy.data.libraries.load(bfp, link=do_link) as (lib_in, lib_out):
                 if len(lib_in.collections):
+                    if not self.args.is_quiet:
+                        print(f"Trying to {operation_name} {bfp}/Collection/{lib_in.collections[0]}")
                     lib_out.collections.append(lib_in.collections[0])
                 elif len(lib_in.objects):
+                    if not self.args.is_quiet:
+                        print(f"Trying to {operation_name} {bfp}/Object/{lib_in.objects[0]}")
                     lib_out.objects.append(lib_in.objects[0])
 
     def test_link(self):
@@ -149,6 +156,15 @@ def argparse_create():
         required=False,
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--quiet",
+        dest="is_quiet",
+        type=bool,
+        default=False,
+        help="Whether to quiet prints of all blendfile read/link attempts",
+        required=False,
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--slice-range",
         dest="slice_range",