diff --git a/src/Ajax.php b/src/Ajax.php
index e8e2960f9..84856a367 100644
--- a/src/Ajax.php
+++ b/src/Ajax.php
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ class Ajax
     {
         $this->response['action'] = $this->action;
 
+        // Show ajax action in console log
+        if (!empty($_COOKIE['explain'])) {
+            $this->response['console_log'] = 'ajax action: ' . $this->response['action'];
+        }
+
         if (Dev::sqlDebugAllowed()) {
             $this->response['sql_log'] = Dev::getSqlLog();
         }
diff --git a/styles/js/main.js b/styles/js/main.js
index 6c6f5489c..a9271fc15 100644
--- a/styles/js/main.js
+++ b/styles/js/main.js
@@ -343,12 +343,14 @@ Ajax.prototype = {
       }
     } else if (response.error_code) {
       ajax.showErrorMsg(response.error_msg);
-      console.log(response.console_log);
       $('.loading-1').removeClass('loading-1').html('error');
     } else {
       ajax.callback[action](response);
       ajax.clearActionState(action);
     }
+    if (response.console_log) {
+      console.log(response.console_log);
+    }
   },
 
   error: function (xml, desc) {