diff --git a/lib/ktl/cluster.rb b/lib/ktl/cluster.rb
index 2e9c7e0..3ecc810 100644
--- a/lib/ktl/cluster.rb
+++ b/lib/ktl/cluster.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def migrate_broker
       with_zk_client do |zk_client|
         old_leader, new_leader = options.values_at(:from, :to)
         plan = MigrationPlan.new(zk_client, old_leader, new_leader)
-        reassigner = Reassigner.new(zk_client, limit: options.limit)
+        reassigner = Reassigner.new(zk_client, limit: options.limit, logger: logger)
         execute_reassignment(reassigner, plan)
       end
     end
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def migrate_broker
     option :replication_factor, aliases: %w[-r], type: :numeric, desc: 'Replication factor to use'
     option :limit, aliases: %w[-l], type: :numeric, desc: 'Max number of partitions to reassign at a time'
     option :zookeeper, aliases: %w[-z], required: true, desc: 'ZooKeeper URI'
+    option :verbose, aliases: %w[-v], desc: 'Verbose output'
+    option :dryrun, aliases: %w[-d], desc: 'Output reassignment plan without executing'
     def shuffle(regexp='.*')
       with_zk_client do |zk_client|
         plan_factory = if options.rack_aware
@@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ def shuffle(regexp='.*')
           brokers: options.brokers,
           blacklist: options.blacklist,
           replication_factor: options.replication_factor,
+          logger: logger,
+          log_plan: options.dryrun,
         })
-        reassigner = Reassigner.new(zk_client, limit: options.limit)
-        execute_reassignment(reassigner, plan)
+        reassigner = Reassigner.new(zk_client, limit: options.limit, logger: logger, log_assignments: options.verbose)
+        execute_reassignment(reassigner, plan, options.dryrun)
       end
     end
 
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ def decommission_broker(broker_id)
         else
           plan = DecommissionPlan.new(zk_client, broker_id.to_i)
         end
-        reassigner = Reassigner.new(zk_client, limit: options.limit)
+        reassigner = Reassigner.new(zk_client, limit: options.limit, logger: logger)
         execute_reassignment(reassigner, plan)
       end
     end
@@ -97,8 +101,8 @@ def reassignment_progress
 
     private
 
-    def execute_reassignment(reassigner, plan)
-      ReassignmentTask.new(reassigner, plan, shell, logger: logger).execute
+    def execute_reassignment(reassigner, plan, dryrun = false)
+      ReassignmentTask.new(reassigner, plan, shell, logger: logger).execute(dryrun)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ktl/reassigner.rb b/lib/ktl/reassigner.rb
index 1eb8a5e..4ca5afb 100644
--- a/lib/ktl/reassigner.rb
+++ b/lib/ktl/reassigner.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ def initialize(zk_client, options={})
       @limit = options[:limit]
       @overflow_path = '/ktl/overflow'
       @state_path = '/ktl/reassign'
+      @logger = options[:logger] || NullLogger.new
+      @log_assignments = !!options[:log_assignments]
     end
 
     def reassignment_in_progress?
@@ -36,6 +38,13 @@ def load_overflow
     def execute(reassignment)
       reassignments = split(reassignment, @limit)
       actual_reassignment = reassignments.shift
+      if @log_assignments
+        Scala::Collection::JavaConversions.as_java_iterable(actual_reassignment).each do |pr|
+          topic_and_partition, replicas = pr.elements
+          brokers = Scala::Collection::JavaConversions.as_java_iterable(replicas).to_a
+          @logger.info "Assigning #{topic_and_partition.topic},#{topic_and_partition.partition} to #{brokers.join(',')}"
+        end
+      end
       json = reassignment_json(actual_reassignment)
       @zk_client.reassign_partitions(json)
       manage_overflow(reassignments)
diff --git a/lib/ktl/reassignment_task.rb b/lib/ktl/reassignment_task.rb
index c7c45a4..1582646 100644
--- a/lib/ktl/reassignment_task.rb
+++ b/lib/ktl/reassignment_task.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def initialize(reassigner, plan, shell, options={})
       @logger = options[:logger] || NullLogger.new
     end
 
-    def execute
+    def execute(dryrun = false)
       if @reassigner.reassignment_in_progress?
         @logger.warn 'reassignment already in progress, exiting'
       else
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ def execute
         end
         if reassignment.size > 0
           @logger.info 'reassigning %d partitions' % reassignment.size
-          @reassigner.execute(reassignment)
+          if dryrun
+            @logger.info 'dryrun detected, skipping reassignment'
+          else
+            @reassigner.execute(reassignment)
+          end
         else
           @logger.warn 'empty reassignment, ignoring'
         end
diff --git a/lib/ktl/shuffle_plan.rb b/lib/ktl/shuffle_plan.rb
index f258153..3654a44 100644
--- a/lib/ktl/shuffle_plan.rb
+++ b/lib/ktl/shuffle_plan.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ class ShufflePlan
     def initialize(zk_client, options = {})
       @zk_client = zk_client
       @options = options
+      @logger = options[:logger] || NullLogger.new
+      @log_plan = !!options[:log_plan]
     end
 
     def generate
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ def generate
           topic_partition = Kafka::TopicAndPartition.new(topic, partition)
           current_assignment = replica_assignments.apply(topic_partition)
           unless current_assignment == replicas
+            @logger.info "Moving #{topic_partition.topic},#{topic_partition.partition} from #{current_assignment} to #{replicas}" if @log_plan
             reassignment_plan += Scala::Tuple.new(topic_partition, replicas)
           end
         end