diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index a2e51dbe74..098dfa9cbb 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh #17382: Added `\yii\validators\DateValidator::$strictDateFormat` to enable strict validation (alexkart)
 - Bug #16394: Fixed issues in `migrate/create` when specifying default values with colons and adding multiple columns (alexkart)
 - Bug #17341: Re-added fix for error from yii.activeForm.js in strict mode (mikehaertl)
+- Enh #17396: Added 'invoked by controller' to the debug log message when `\yii\base\Action` is used (alexkart)
 
 
 2.0.21 June 18, 2019
diff --git a/framework/base/Action.php b/framework/base/Action.php
index 9c9eaa45dc..8f163fbd14 100644
--- a/framework/base/Action.php
+++ b/framework/base/Action.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Action extends Component
             throw new InvalidConfigException(get_class($this) . ' must define a "run()" method.');
         }
         $args = $this->controller->bindActionParams($this, $params);
-        Yii::debug('Running action: ' . get_class($this) . '::run()', __METHOD__);
+        Yii::debug('Running action: ' . get_class($this) . '::run()' . ', invoked by '  . get_class($this->controller), __METHOD__);
         if (Yii::$app->requestedParams === null) {
             Yii::$app->requestedParams = $args;
         }