diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index a51e5164df..7260e5e782 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -889,6 +889,9 @@ bool EntityItem::stepKinematicMotion(float timeElapsed) {
     }
 
     const float MAX_TIME_ELAPSED = 1.0f; // seconds
+    if (timeElapsed > MAX_TIME_ELAPSED) {
+        qCWarning(entities) << "kinematic timestep = " << timeElapsed << " truncated to " << MAX_TIME_ELAPSED;
+    }
     timeElapsed = glm::min(timeElapsed, MAX_TIME_ELAPSED);
 
     Transform transform;