diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filter.py b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
index f86d9613..bac1ba53 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 
 		# check own IPs should be ignored and 'ip' is self IP:
 		if self.__ignoreSelf and ip in DNSUtils.getSelfIPs():
+			self.logIgnoreIp(ip, log_ignore, ignore_source="ignoreself rule")
 			return True
 
 		for net in self.__ignoreIpList:
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
index 253ae111..bf1bf84d 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
@@ -336,17 +336,21 @@ class IgnoreIP(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		ipList = ("127.0.0.1",)
 		# test ignoreSelf is false:
 		for ip in ipList:
-			self.assertFalse(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ip))
+			self.assertFalse(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ip, log_ignore=True))
+			self.assertNotLogged("[%s] Ignore %s by %s" % (self.jail.name, ip, "ignoreself rule"))
 		# test ignoreSelf with true:
 		self.filter.ignoreSelf = True
+		self.pruneLog()
 		for ip in ipList:
-			self.assertTrue(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ip))
+			self.assertTrue(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ip, log_ignore=True))
+			self.assertLogged("[%s] Ignore %s by %s" % (self.jail.name, ip, "ignoreself rule"))
 
 	def testIgnoreIPOK(self):
 		ipList = "127.0.0.1", "192.168.0.1", "255.255.255.255", "99.99.99.99"
 		for ip in ipList:
 			self.filter.addIgnoreIP(ip)
-			self.assertTrue(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ip))
+			self.assertTrue(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ip, log_ignore=True))
+			self.assertLogged("[%s] Ignore %s by %s" % (self.jail.name, ip, "ip"))
 
 	def testIgnoreIPNOK(self):
 		ipList = "", "999.999.999.999", "abcdef.abcdef", "192.168.0."