diff --git a/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py b/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py
index c143e1315..59191dcbd 100644
--- a/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py
+++ b/nodestream/pipeline/extractors/files.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from csv import DictReader
 from glob import glob
 from io import BufferedReader, IOBase, TextIOWrapper
+from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
     Any,
@@ -176,6 +177,16 @@ def get_files(self) -> AsyncIterator[ReadableFile]:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def describe(self) -> str:
+        """Return a human-readable description of the file source.
+
+        This method should return a human-readable description of the file source.
+        The description should be a string that describes the file source in a
+        way that is understandable to the user. The description should be
+        concise and informative.
+        """
+        return str(self)
+
 
 @SUPPORTED_FILE_FORMAT_REGISTRY.connect_baseclass
 class FileCodec(Pluggable, ABC):
@@ -451,6 +462,12 @@ async def get_files(self) -> AsyncIterator[ReadableFile]:
         for path in self.paths:
             yield LocalFile(path)
 
+    def describe(self) -> str:
+        if len(self.paths) == 1:
+            return f"{self.paths[0]}"
+        else:
+            return f"{len(self.paths)} local files"
+
 
 class RemoteFileSource(FileSource, alias="http"):
     """A class that represents a source of remote files to be read.
@@ -472,6 +489,12 @@ async def get_files(self) -> AsyncIterator[ReadableFile]:
             for url in self.urls:
                 yield RemoteFile(url, client, self.memory_spooling_max_size)
 
+    def describe(self) -> str:
+        if len(self.urls) == 1:
+            return f"{self.urls[0]}"
+        else:
+            return f"{len(self.urls)} remote files"
+
 
 class UnifiedFileExtractor(Extractor):
     """A class that extracts records from files.
@@ -491,6 +514,7 @@ def from_file_data(cls, sources: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> "UnifiedFileExtractor"
 
     def __init__(self, file_sources: Iterable[FileSource]) -> None:
         self.file_sources = file_sources
+        self.logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
     async def read_file(self, file: ReadableFile) -> Iterable[JsonLikeDocument]:
         intermediaries: List[AsyncContextManager[ReadableFile]] = []
@@ -536,10 +560,17 @@ async def read_file(self, file: ReadableFile) -> Iterable[JsonLikeDocument]:
 
     async def extract_records(self) -> AsyncGenerator[Any, Any]:
         for file_source in self.file_sources:
+            total_files_from_source = 0
             async for file in file_source.get_files():
+                total_files_from_source += 1
                 async for record in self.read_file(file):
                     yield record
 
+            if total_files_from_source == 0:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    f"No files found for source: {file_source.describe()}"
+                )
+
 
 # DEPRECATED CODE BELOW ##
 #
diff --git a/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py b/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py
index 72d14b32a..556d7117d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py
+++ b/tests/unit/pipeline/extractors/test_files.py
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 import yaml
-from hamcrest import assert_that, equal_to, has_length
+from hamcrest import assert_that, contains_string, equal_to, has_length
 
 from nodestream.pipeline.extractors.files import (
     FileExtractor,
+    FileSource,
     LocalFileSource,
     RemoteFileExtractor,
+    RemoteFileSource,
     UnifiedFileExtractor,
 )
 
@@ -302,6 +304,64 @@ async def test_remote_file_extractor_extract_records(mocker, httpx_mock):
     assert_that(results, equal_to([SIMPLE_RECORD, SIMPLE_RECORD]))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_no_files_found_from_local_source(mocker):
+    subject = UnifiedFileExtractor([LocalFileSource([])])
+    subject.logger = mocker.Mock()
+    results = [r async for r in subject.extract_records()]
+    assert_that(results, equal_to([]))
+    subject.logger.warning.assert_called_once_with(
+        "No files found for source: 0 local files"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_no_files_found_from_remote_source(mocker):
+    subject = UnifiedFileExtractor([RemoteFileSource([], 10)])
+    subject.logger = mocker.Mock()
+    results = [r async for r in subject.extract_records()]
+    assert_that(results, equal_to([]))
+    subject.logger.warning.assert_called_once_with(
+        "No files found for source: 0 remote files"
+    )
+
+
+def test_remote_file_source_single_file_description():
+    url = "https://example.com/file.json"
+    subject = RemoteFileSource([url], 10)
+    assert_that(subject.describe(), equal_to(url))
+
+
+def test_remote_file_source_multiple_file_description():
+    urls = ["https://example.com/file.json", "https://example.com/file2.json"]
+    subject = RemoteFileSource(urls, 10)
+    assert_that(subject.describe(), equal_to("2 remote files"))
+
+
+def test_local_file_source_single_file_description(fixture_directory):
+    path = Path(f"{fixture_directory}/file.json")
+    subject = LocalFileSource([path])
+    assert_that(subject.describe(), equal_to(str(path)))
+
+
+def test_local_file_source_multiple_file_description(fixture_directory):
+    paths = [
+        Path(f"{fixture_directory}/file.json"),
+        Path(f"{fixture_directory}/file2.json"),
+    ]
+    subject = LocalFileSource(paths)
+    assert_that(subject.describe(), equal_to("2 local files"))
+
+
+def test_file_source_default_description():
+    class SomeFileSource(FileSource):
+        def get_files(self):
+            pass
+
+    subject = SomeFileSource()
+    assert_that(subject.describe(), contains_string("SomeFileSource"))
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_unified_extractor_multiple_source_types(json_file, csv_file, httpx_mock):
     urls = ["https://example.com/file.json", "https://example.com/file2.json"]