diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 7785799e..3764ebfd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Broker:
 - Windows: Fix possible crash when client disconnects. Closes #1137.
 - Fixed durable clients being unable to receive messages when offline, when
   per_listener_settings was set to true. Closes #1081.
+- Add log message for the case where a client is disconnected for sending a
+  topic with invalid UTF-8. Closes #1144.
 
 Library:
 - Fix TLS connections not working over SOCKS.
diff --git a/src/handle_publish.c b/src/handle_publish.c
index 76b3ee89..2402869b 100644
--- a/src/handle_publish.c
+++ b/src/handle_publish.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int handle__publish(struct mosquitto_db *db, struct mosquitto *context)
 	}
 
 	if(mosquitto_validate_utf8(topic, slen) != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS){
+		log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_INFO, "Client %s sent topic with invalid UTF-8, disconnecting.", context->id);
 		mosquitto__free(topic);
 		return 1;
 	}