diff --git a/lib/commands/link.js b/lib/commands/link.js
index cd6782a1f9836..0e9f18afb80a5 100644
--- a/lib/commands/link.js
+++ b/lib/commands/link.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { resolve } = require('node:path')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 const pkgJson = require('@npmcli/package-json')
 const semver = require('semver')
+const { output } = require('proc-log')
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
 const resolveAllowScripts = require('../utils/resolve-allow-scripts.js')
 const strictAllowScriptsPreflight = require('../utils/strict-allow-scripts-preflight.js')
@@ -169,6 +170,11 @@ class Link extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     await arb.reify({
       add,
     })
+    if (!this.npm.config.get('json')) {
+      for (const { to } of arb.explicitRequests) {
+        output.standard(`${to.path} -> ${to.realpath}`)
+      }
+    }
     await reifyFinish(this.npm, arb)
   }
 
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/link.js b/test/lib/commands/link.js
index 11ed182edd94b..6541ecaff9e8e 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/link.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/link.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const mockLink = async (t, { globalPrefixDir, ...opts } = {}) => {
 }
 
 t.test('link to globalDir when in current working dir of pkg and no args', async t => {
-  const { link, printLinks } = await mockLink(t, {
+  const { link, printLinks, joinedOutput, npm, prefix } = await mockLink(t, {
     globalPrefixDir: {
       node_modules: {
         a: {
@@ -63,6 +63,26 @@ t.test('link to globalDir when in current working dir of pkg and no args', async
 
   await link.exec()
   t.matchSnapshot(await printLinks({ global: true }), 'should create a global link to current pkg')
+  t.equal(
+    joinedOutput(),
+    `${join(npm.globalDir, 'test-pkg-link')} -> ${fs.realpathSync(prefix)}`,
+    'should output the created link'
+  )
+})
+
+t.test('link to globalDir with --json does not output plain link', async t => {
+  const { link, joinedOutput } = await mockLink(t, {
+    prefixDir: {
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        name: 'test-pkg-link',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+      }),
+    },
+    config: { json: true },
+  })
+
+  await link.exec()
+  t.equal(joinedOutput(), '', 'should not output the created link')
 })
 
 t.test('link ws to globalDir when workspace specified and no args', async t => {