diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 1d38164f56..f06b71c42c 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ class BBCooker:
                 parselog.exception("Unable to read %s", fn)
                 raise
 
+        # Display history
+        with closing(StringIO()) as env:
+            self.configuration.data.inchistory.emit(env)
+            logger.plain(env.getvalue())
+
         # emit variables and shell functions
         data.update_data(envdata)
         with closing(StringIO()) as env:
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index d328400903..5fdfeee2c7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -114,10 +114,55 @@ class ExpansionError(Exception):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.msg
 
+class IncludeHistory(object):
+    def __init__(self, parent = None, filename = '[TOP LEVEL]'):
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.filename = filename
+        self.children = []
+        self.current = self
+
+    def copy(self):
+        new = IncludeHistory(self.parent, self.filename)
+        for c in self.children:
+            new.children.append(c)
+        return new
+
+    def include(self, filename):
+        newfile = IncludeHistory(self.current, filename)
+        self.current.children.append(newfile)
+        self.current = newfile
+        return self
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def __exit__(self, a, b, c):
+        if self.current.parent:
+            self.current = self.current.parent
+        else:
+            bb.warn("Include log: Tried to finish '%s' at top level." % filename)
+        return False
+
+    def emit(self, o, level = 0):
+        """Emit an include history file, and its children."""
+        if level:
+            spaces = "  " * (level - 1)
+            o.write("# %s%s" % (spaces, self.filename))
+            if len(self.children) > 0:
+                o.write(" includes:")
+        else:
+            o.write("#\n# INCLUDE HISTORY:\n#")
+        level = level + 1
+        for child in self.children:
+            o.write("\n")
+            child.emit(o, level)
+
 class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
     def __init__(self, special = COWDictBase.copy(), seen = COWDictBase.copy() ):
         self.dict = {}
 
+        self.inchistory = IncludeHistory()
+
         # cookie monster tribute
         self._special_values = special
         self._seen_overrides = seen
@@ -416,6 +461,7 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
         # we really want this to be a DataSmart...
         data = DataSmart(seen=self._seen_overrides.copy(), special=self._special_values.copy())
         data.dict["_data"] = self.dict
+        data.inchistory = self.inchistory.copy()
 
         return data
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
index 4293d09c7a..3f93ad2e6a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/__init__.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ def handle(fn, data, include = 0):
     """Call the handler that is appropriate for this file"""
     for h in handlers:
         if h['supports'](fn, data):
-            return h['handle'](fn, data, include)
+            with data.inchistory.include(fn):
+                return h['handle'](fn, data, include)
     raise ParseError("not a BitBake file", fn)
 
 def init(fn, data):