diff --git a/mesonpy/_editable.py b/mesonpy/_editable.py
index 73a764eb0..27238d7de 100644
--- a/mesonpy/_editable.py
+++ b/mesonpy/_editable.py
@@ -308,6 +308,26 @@ def find_spec(
         tree = self._rebuild()
         return find_spec(fullname, tree)
 
+    def _work_to_do(self, env: dict[str, str]) -> bool:
+        # Code is adapted from:
+        # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/blob/a35d4d368a21f4b70afa3195da4d6292a649cb4c/mesonbuild/mtest.py#L1635-L1636
+        if sys.platform != 'win32':
+            dry_run_build_cmd = self._build_cmd + ['-n']
+        else:
+            # On Windows meson compile is used so to do a dry run you need to add --ninja-args=-n without ignoring
+            # existing --ninja-args in self._build_cmd
+            ninja_index_and_arg_list = [(i, arg) for i, arg in enumerate(self._build_cmd) if arg.startswith('--ninja-args=')]
+            if not ninja_index_and_arg_list:
+                dry_run_build_cmd = self._build_cmd + ['--ninja-args=-n']
+            else:
+                dry_run_build_cmd = self._build_cmd.copy()
+                # Last --ninja-args overrides all the previous ones, so need to modify only the last one to add -n
+                last_ninja_index, last_ninja_args = ninja_index_and_arg_list[-1]
+                dry_run_build_cmd[last_ninja_index] = last_ninja_args + ',-n'
+
+        p = subprocess.run(dry_run_build_cmd, cwd=self._build_path, env=env, capture_output=True, check=True)
+        return b'ninja: no work to do.' not in p.stdout and b'samu: nothing to do' not in p.stdout
+
     @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=1)
     def _rebuild(self) -> Node:
         # skip editable wheel lookup during rebuild: during the build
@@ -317,12 +337,14 @@ def _rebuild(self) -> Node:
         env[MARKER] = os.pathsep.join((env.get(MARKER, ''), self._build_path))
 
         if self._verbose or bool(env.get(VERBOSE, '')):
-            print('+ ' + ' '.join(self._build_cmd))
-            stdout = None
+            # We want to show some output only if there is some work to do
+            if self._work_to_do(env):
+                module_names = ' '.join(sorted(self._top_level_modules))
+                build_command = ' '.join(self._build_cmd)
+                print(f'meson-python: building {module_names} with {build_command!r}', flush=True)
+                subprocess.run(self._build_cmd, cwd=self._build_path, env=env)
         else:
-            stdout = subprocess.DEVNULL
-
-        subprocess.run(self._build_cmd, cwd=self._build_path, env=env, stdout=stdout, check=True)
+            subprocess.run(self._build_cmd, cwd=self._build_path, env=env, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
 
         install_plan_path = os.path.join(self._build_path, 'meson-info', 'intro-install_plan.json')
         with open(install_plan_path, 'r', encoding='utf8') as f:
diff --git a/tests/test_editable.py b/tests/test_editable.py
index 31c2ec3ce..a6c0c0c53 100644
--- a/tests/test_editable.py
+++ b/tests/test_editable.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+import functools
 import os
 import pathlib
 import pkgutil
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from mesonpy import _editable
 
-from .test_wheel import EXT_SUFFIX
+from .test_wheel import EXT_SUFFIX, tag
 
 
 def test_walk(package_complex):
@@ -61,12 +62,17 @@ def test_collect(package_complex):
     assert tree['complex']['more']['__init__.py'] == os.path.join(root, 'complex', 'more', '__init__.py')
 
 
-def test_mesonpy_meta_finder(package_complex, tmp_path):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'make_finder',
+    [_editable.MesonpyMetaFinder, functools.partial(_editable.MesonpyMetaFinder, verbose=True)]
+)
+def test_mesonpy_meta_finder(package_complex, tmp_path, make_finder):
     # build a package in a temporary directory
     mesonpy.Project(package_complex, tmp_path)
 
     # point the meta finder to the build directory
-    finder = _editable.MesonpyMetaFinder({'complex'}, os.fspath(tmp_path), ['ninja'])
+    build_cmd = ['meson', 'compile'] if sys.platform == 'win32' else ['ninja']
+    finder = make_finder({'complex'}, os.fspath(tmp_path), build_cmd)
 
     # check repr
     assert repr(finder) == f'MesonpyMetaFinder({str(tmp_path)!r})'
@@ -99,6 +105,9 @@ def test_mesonpy_meta_finder(package_complex, tmp_path):
     finally:
         # remove finder from the meta path
         del sys.meta_path[0]
+        # unload complex module and all its submodules to be able to run parametrized tests without side-effects
+        for module in ['complex', 'complex.test', 'complex.namespace', 'complex.namespace.foo']:
+            sys.modules.pop(module, None)
 
 
 def test_mesonpy_traversable():
@@ -194,6 +203,29 @@ def test_editble_reentrant(venv, editable_imports_itself_during_build):
         path.write_text(code)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(tag.platform.startswith('musllinux'), reason='ninja -n segfaults on Alpine container')
+def test_editable_verbose(venv, editable_complex, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv(_editable.VERBOSE, '1')
+    venv.pip('install', os.fspath(editable_complex))
+
+    # First import to make sure that the project is built
+    venv.python('-c', 'import complex')
+
+    # Second import should have no output since the project has already been built
+    assert venv.python('-c', 'import complex').strip() == ''
+
+    # Touch the pyx and make sure that the building info is seen
+    complex_package_dir = venv.python(
+        '-c', 'import os; import complex; print(os.path.dirname(complex.__file__))').strip()
+    cython_path = pathlib.Path(complex_package_dir).parent / 'test.pyx'
+    cython_path.touch()
+    output = venv.python('-c', 'import complex').strip()
+    assert output.startswith('meson-python: building complex with')
+
+    # Another import without file changes should not show any output
+    assert venv.python('-c', 'import complex') == ''
+
+
 def test_editable_pkgutils_walk_packages(package_complex, tmp_path):
     # build a package in a temporary directory
     mesonpy.Project(package_complex, tmp_path)