diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d698184f3..95dfe3a88d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and what APIs have changed, if applicable.
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ## [29.49.9] - 2024-01-26
+- Introduce new config to randomly pick the xDS server host
 
 ## [29.49.8] - 2024-01-19
 - add WIRE_COMPATIBLE compatility checker mode.
diff --git a/d2/src/main/java/com/linkedin/d2/xds/XdsChannelFactory.java b/d2/src/main/java/com/linkedin/d2/xds/XdsChannelFactory.java
index c0672322ff..bf6f976b05 100644
--- a/d2/src/main/java/com/linkedin/d2/xds/XdsChannelFactory.java
+++ b/d2/src/main/java/com/linkedin/d2/xds/XdsChannelFactory.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public ManagedChannel createChannel()
     NettyChannelBuilder builder = NettyChannelBuilder.forTarget(_xdsServerUri);
     if (_defaultLoadBalancingPolicy != null)
     {
+      _log.info("Applying custom load balancing policy for xDS channel: {}", _defaultLoadBalancingPolicy);
       builder = builder.defaultLoadBalancingPolicy(_defaultLoadBalancingPolicy);
     }