diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index ed60017780..ad7400bacc 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -9053,6 +9053,7 @@ static int logind_schedule_shutdown(void) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         char date[FORMAT_TIMESTAMP_MAX];
         const char *action;
+        const char *log_action;
         sd_bus *bus;
         int r;
 
@@ -9063,19 +9064,24 @@ static int logind_schedule_shutdown(void) {
         switch (arg_action) {
         case ACTION_HALT:
                 action = "halt";
+                log_action = "Shutdown";
                 break;
         case ACTION_POWEROFF:
                 action = "poweroff";
+                log_action = "Shutdown";
                 break;
         case ACTION_KEXEC:
                 action = "kexec";
+                log_action = "Reboot via kexec";
                 break;
         case ACTION_EXIT:
                 action = "exit";
+                log_action = "Shutdown";
                 break;
         case ACTION_REBOOT:
         default:
                 action = "reboot";
+                log_action = "Reboot";
                 break;
         }
 
@@ -9089,7 +9095,7 @@ static int logind_schedule_shutdown(void) {
                 return log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to call ScheduleShutdown in logind, proceeding with immediate shutdown: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
 
         if (!arg_quiet)
-                log_info("Shutdown scheduled for %s, use 'shutdown -c' to cancel.", format_timestamp(date, sizeof(date), arg_when));
+                log_info("%s scheduled for %s, use 'shutdown -c' to cancel.", log_action, format_timestamp(date, sizeof(date), arg_when));
         return 0;
 #else
         return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOSYS),