diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
index 47463d2c997..d7ce4dfa539 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
@@ -3555,6 +3555,8 @@ private String generateConfigurationOverview() {
 
     builder.setTxPoolImplementation(buildTransactionPoolConfiguration().getTxPoolImplementation());
 
+    builder.setPluginContext(besuComponent.getBesuPluginContext());
+
     return builder.build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/ConfigurationOverviewBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/ConfigurationOverviewBuilder.java
index e017caa9ddf..508b195a8eb 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/ConfigurationOverviewBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/ConfigurationOverviewBuilder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import org.hyperledger.besu.BesuInfo;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionPoolConfiguration;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.services.BesuPluginContextImpl;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.util.log.FramedLogMessage;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.util.platform.PlatformDetector;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public class ConfigurationOverviewBuilder {
   private boolean isHighSpec = false;
   private TransactionPoolConfiguration.Implementation txPoolImplementation;
   private Map<String, String> environment;
+  private BesuPluginContextImpl besuPluginContext;
 
   /**
    * @param logger the logger
@@ -277,6 +279,12 @@ public String build() {
     lines.add("Total memory: " + normalizeSize(hardwareInfo.getMemory().getTotal()));
     lines.add("CPU cores: " + hardwareInfo.getProcessor().getLogicalProcessorCount());
 
+    lines.add("");
+
+    if (besuPluginContext != null) {
+      lines.addAll(besuPluginContext.getPluginsSummaryLog());
+    }
+
     return FramedLogMessage.generate(lines);
   }
 
@@ -308,4 +316,13 @@ private void detectJemalloc(final List<String> lines) {
   private String normalizeSize(final long size) {
     return String.format("%.02f", (double) (size) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024) + " GB";
   }
+
+  /**
+   * set the plugin context
+   *
+   * @param besuPluginContext the plugin context
+   */
+  public void setPluginContext(final BesuPluginContextImpl besuPluginContext) {
+    this.besuPluginContext = besuPluginContext;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/CommandLineUtils.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/CommandLineUtils.java
index 0115420005e..a44e616bd3d 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/CommandLineUtils.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/CommandLineUtils.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public static void checkMultiOptionDependencies(
   }
 
   /**
-   * Fail if option doesnt meet requirement.
+   * Fail if option doesn't meet requirement.
    *
    * @param commandLine the command line
    * @param errorMessage the error message
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ public static void failIfOptionDoesntMeetRequirement(
       final String affectedOptions = getAffectedOptions(commandLine, dependentOptionsNames);
 
       if (!affectedOptions.isEmpty()) {
-        throw new CommandLine.ParameterException(commandLine, errorMessage);
+        throw new CommandLine.ParameterException(
+            commandLine, errorMessage + " [" + affectedOptions + "]");
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuPluginContextImpl.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuPluginContextImpl.java
index 0a0f5019a52..184c85f45de 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuPluginContextImpl.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BesuPluginContextImpl.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.BesuPlugin;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.BesuService;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.PluginVersionsProvider;
-import org.hyperledger.besu.util.log.FramedLogMessage;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ private enum Lifecycle {
   private final Map<Class<?>, ? super BesuService> serviceRegistry = new HashMap<>();
   private final List<BesuPlugin> plugins = new ArrayList<>();
   private final List<String> pluginVersions = new ArrayList<>();
+  final List<String> lines = new ArrayList<>();
 
   /**
    * Add service.
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ public <T extends BesuService> Optional<T> getService(final Class<T> serviceType
    * @param pluginsDir the plugins dir
    */
   public void registerPlugins(final Path pluginsDir) {
-    final List<String> lines = new ArrayList<>();
-    lines.add("plugins dir " + pluginsDir.toAbsolutePath());
-    lines.add("");
+    lines.add("Plugins:");
     checkState(
         state == Lifecycle.UNINITIALIZED,
         "Besu plugins have already been registered.  Cannot register additional plugins.");
@@ -120,11 +118,13 @@ public void registerPlugins(final Path pluginsDir) {
     final ServiceLoader<BesuPlugin> serviceLoader =
         ServiceLoader.load(BesuPlugin.class, pluginLoader);
 
+    int pluginsCount = 0;
     for (final BesuPlugin plugin : serviceLoader) {
+      pluginsCount++;
       try {
         plugin.register(this);
         LOG.info("Registered plugin of type {}.", plugin.getClass().getName());
-        lines.add(String.format("SUCCESS %s", plugin.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+        lines.add(String.format(plugin.getClass().getSimpleName()));
         addPluginVersion(plugin);
       } catch (final Exception e) {
         LOG.error(
@@ -139,13 +139,23 @@ public void registerPlugins(final Path pluginsDir) {
     }
 
     LOG.debug("Plugin registration complete.");
-    lines.add("");
-    lines.add("TOTAL = " + plugins.size());
-    LOG.debug(FramedLogMessage.generate(lines));
+    lines.add(
+        String.format(
+            "TOTAL = %d of %d plugins successfully loaded", plugins.size(), pluginsCount));
+    lines.add(String.format("from %s", pluginsDir.toAbsolutePath()));
 
     state = Lifecycle.REGISTERED;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * get the summary log, as a list of string lines
+   *
+   * @return the summary
+   */
+  public List<String> getPluginsSummaryLog() {
+    return lines;
+  }
+
   private void addPluginVersion(final BesuPlugin plugin) {
     final Package pluginPackage = plugin.getClass().getPackage();
     final String implTitle =
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/RpcEndpointServiceImpl.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/RpcEndpointServiceImpl.java
index 4513bf0bf39..94bb5560839 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/RpcEndpointServiceImpl.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/RpcEndpointServiceImpl.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-/** The Rpc endpoint service implementation. */
+/** The RPC endpoint service implementation. */
 public class RpcEndpointServiceImpl implements RpcEndpointService {
   private final Map<String, Function<PluginRpcRequest, ?>> rpcMethods = new HashMap<>();