diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index bb770c6f7f..58d7992457 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ struct seat_config *store_seat_config(struct seat_config *seat);
 int output_name_cmp(const void *item, const void *data);
 
 void output_get_identifier(char *identifier, size_t len,
-	struct sway_output *output);
+	struct wlr_output *output);
 
 const char *sway_output_scale_filter_to_string(enum scale_filter_mode scale_filter);
 
diff --git a/sway/commands/output.c b/sway/commands/output.c
index 9d58413f2d..e86af756f5 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_output(int argc, char **argv) {
 			output = new_output_config(sway_output->wlr_output->name);
 		} else {
 			char identifier[128];
-			output_get_identifier(identifier, 128, sway_output);
+			output_get_identifier(identifier, 128, sway_output->wlr_output);
 			output = new_output_config(identifier);
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/sway/config/output.c b/sway/config/output.c
index df80cab64d..f697f644c8 100644
--- a/sway/config/output.c
+++ b/sway/config/output.c
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 #endif
 
 void output_get_identifier(char *identifier, size_t len,
-		struct sway_output *output) {
-	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+		struct wlr_output *wlr_output) {
 	snprintf(identifier, len, "%s %s %s",
 		wlr_output->make ? wlr_output->make : "Unknown",
 		wlr_output->model ? wlr_output->model : "Unknown",
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ void store_output_config(struct output_config *oc) {
 
 	char id[128];
 	if (output) {
-		output_get_identifier(id, sizeof(id), output);
+		output_get_identifier(id, sizeof(id), output->wlr_output);
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < config->output_configs->length; i++) {
@@ -586,7 +585,7 @@ static struct output_config *find_output_config_from_list(
 	}
 
 	char id[128];
-	output_get_identifier(id, sizeof(id), sway_output);
+	output_get_identifier(id, sizeof(id), sway_output->wlr_output);
 
 	// We take a new config and merge on top, in order, the wildcard config,
 	// output config by name, and output config by identifier to form the final
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index eeb203ffcb..8a76690984 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool output_match_name_or_id(struct sway_output *output,
 	}
 
 	char identifier[128];
-	output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output);
+	output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output->wlr_output);
 	return strcasecmp(identifier, name_or_id) == 0
 		|| strcasecmp(output->wlr_output->name, name_or_id) == 0;
 }
@@ -523,6 +523,39 @@ static void handle_request_state(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	force_modeset();
 }
 
+static void dump_output(struct wlr_output *output) {
+	bool supports_bt2020 = output->supported_primaries &
+		WLR_COLOR_NAMED_PRIMARIES_BT2020;
+	bool supports_pq = output->supported_transfer_functions &
+		WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_ST2084_PQ;
+	bool supports_color_transform =
+		server.renderer->features.output_color_transform;
+
+	const char *hdr_support = "yes";
+	if (!supports_bt2020 && !supports_pq) {
+		hdr_support = "no";
+	} else if (supports_bt2020 && supports_pq && !supports_color_transform) {
+		hdr_support = "no (missing renderer color transform support)";
+	} else if (!supports_bt2020) {
+		hdr_support = "no (missing BT2020 primaries)";
+	} else if (!supports_pq) {
+		hdr_support = "no (missing PQ transfer function)";
+	}
+
+	char id[128];
+	output_get_identifier(id, sizeof(id), output);
+
+	sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "New output: %s", output->name);
+	sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "    Identifier:            %s", id);
+	sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "    Dimensions:            %dmm x %dmm",
+			output->phys_width, output->phys_height);
+	sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "    Non-desktop:           %s",
+			output->non_desktop ? "yes" : "no");
+	sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "    Adaptive sync support: %s",
+			output->adaptive_sync_supported ? "yes" : "no");
+	sway_log(SWAY_INFO, "    HDR support:           %s", hdr_support);
+}
+
 static unsigned int last_headless_num = 0;
 
 void handle_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -539,8 +572,7 @@ void handle_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		wlr_output_set_name(wlr_output, name);
 	}
 
-	sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "New output %p: %s (non-desktop: %d)",
-			wlr_output, wlr_output->name, wlr_output->non_desktop);
+	dump_output(wlr_output);
 
 	if (wlr_output->non_desktop) {
 		sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Not configuring non-desktop output");
diff --git a/sway/tree/workspace.c b/sway/tree/workspace.c
index 44256bcfff..a7964110fb 100644
--- a/sway/tree/workspace.c
+++ b/sway/tree/workspace.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int find_output(const void *id1, const void *id2) {
 static int workspace_output_get_priority(struct sway_workspace *ws,
 		struct sway_output *output) {
 	char identifier[128];
-	output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output);
+	output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output->wlr_output);
 	int index_id = list_seq_find(ws->output_priority, find_output, identifier);
 	int index_name = list_seq_find(ws->output_priority, find_output,
 			output->wlr_output->name);
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void workspace_output_raise_priority(struct sway_workspace *ws,
 	int new_index = workspace_output_get_priority(ws, output);
 	if (new_index < 0) {
 		char identifier[128];
-		output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output);
+		output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output->wlr_output);
 		list_insert(ws->output_priority, old_index, strdup(identifier));
 	} else if (new_index > old_index) {
 		char *name = ws->output_priority->items[new_index];
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ void workspace_output_add_priority(struct sway_workspace *workspace,
 		struct sway_output *output) {
 	if (workspace_output_get_priority(workspace, output) < 0) {
 		char identifier[128];
-		output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output);
+		output_get_identifier(identifier, sizeof(identifier), output->wlr_output);
 		list_add(workspace->output_priority, strdup(identifier));
 	}
 }