diff --git a/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp b/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
index 48491bca4..e6ade9a26 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/alert_types.hpp
@@ -261,6 +261,17 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		{ return std::auto_ptr<alert>(new torrent_paused_alert(*this)); }
 	};
 
+	struct TORRENT_EXPORT torrent_checked_alert: torrent_alert
+	{
+		torrent_checked_alert(torrent_handle const& h, std::string const& msg)
+			: torrent_alert(h, alert::info, msg)
+		{}
+
+		virtual std::auto_ptr<alert> clone() const
+		{ return std::auto_ptr<alert>(new torrent_checked_alert(*this)); }
+  };
+
+
 	struct TORRENT_EXPORT url_seed_alert: torrent_alert
 	{
 		url_seed_alert(
diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index c51fa4594..694e5f49d 100755
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ namespace detail
 						if (!m_ses.is_aborted())
 						{
 							m_ses.m_torrents.insert(std::make_pair(t->info_hash, t->torrent_ptr));
+							if (m_ses.m_alerts.should_post(alert::info))
+							{
+				  				m_ses.m_alerts.post_alert(torrent_checked_alert(
+					 				processing->torrent_ptr->get_handle()
+					 				, "torrent finished checking"));
+							}
 							if (t->torrent_ptr->is_seed() && m_ses.m_alerts.should_post(alert::info))
 							{
 								m_ses.m_alerts.post_alert(torrent_finished_alert(
@@ -344,6 +350,12 @@ namespace detail
 						processing->torrent_ptr->files_checked(processing->unfinished_pieces);
 						m_ses.m_torrents.insert(std::make_pair(
 							processing->info_hash, processing->torrent_ptr));
+						if (m_ses.m_alerts.should_post(alert::info))
+						{
+							m_ses.m_alerts.post_alert(torrent_checked_alert(
+								processing->torrent_ptr->get_handle()
+								, "torrent finished checking"));
+	 					}
 						if (processing->torrent_ptr->is_seed()
 							&& m_ses.m_alerts.should_post(alert::info))
 						{