diff --git a/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/push/PushMeterRegistry.java b/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/push/PushMeterRegistry.java
index 3367689931..843b8e0782 100644
--- a/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/push/PushMeterRegistry.java
+++ b/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/push/PushMeterRegistry.java
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ public void start(ThreadFactory threadFactory) {
             stop();
 
         if (config.enabled()) {
-            logger.info("publishing metrics for " + getClass().getSimpleName() + " every "
-                    + TimeUtils.format(config.step()));
+            logger.info(startMessage());
 
             scheduledExecutorService = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(threadFactory);
             long stepMillis = config.step().toMillis();
@@ -118,6 +117,17 @@ public void start(ThreadFactory threadFactory) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Message that will be logged when the registry is {@link #start(ThreadFactory)
+     * started}. This can be overridden to customize the message with info specific to the
+     * registry implementation that may be helpful in troubleshooting. By default, the
+     * registry class name and step interval are included.
+     * @return message to log on registry start
+     */
+    protected String startMessage() {
+        return "publishing metrics for " + getClass().getSimpleName() + " every " + TimeUtils.format(config.step());
+    }
+
     public void stop() {
         if (scheduledExecutorService != null) {
             scheduledExecutorService.shutdown();