diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index cacd20ce99d..4938336742a 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-05-01  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* nnimap.el (nnimap-open-connection-1): Don't leave an "opening..."
+	message once it's actually open.
+
 2012-04-28  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* auth-source.el (auth-source--aput-1, auth-source--aput)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
index f978b8c9906..114d83b7286 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnimap.el
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ textual parts.")
 	    (when nnimap-object
 	      (when (nnimap-capability "QRESYNC")
 		(nnimap-command "ENABLE QRESYNC"))
+              (nnheader-message 7 "Opening connection to %s...done"
+				nnimap-address)
 	      (nnimap-process nnimap-object))))))))
 
 (autoload 'rfc2104-hash "rfc2104")