diff --git a/sys/dev/mii/ukphy.c b/sys/dev/mii/ukphy.c
--- a/sys/dev/mii/ukphy.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mii/ukphy.c
@@ -120,10 +120,26 @@
 ukphy_attach(device_t dev)
 {
        struct mii_softc *sc;
+       uint32_t reg;

        sc = device_get_softc(dev);

        mii_phy_dev_attach(dev, MIIF_NOMANPAUSE, &ukphy_funcs, 1);
+
+       if (bootverbose) {
+               reg = PHY_READ(sc, MII_BMCR);
+               device_printf(dev, "PHY control register flags: 0x%x\n", reg);
+
+               reg = PHY_READ(sc, MII_BMSR);
+               device_printf(dev, "PHY status register: 0x%x\n", reg);
+
+               if ((reg & BMSR_EXTSTAT) != 0) {
+                       reg = PHY_READ(sc, MII_EXTSR);
+                       device_printf(dev, "PHY extented status register: 0x%x\n", reg);
+               }
+
+       }
+
        mii_phy_setmedia(sc);

        return (0);