diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fea30b..a07288d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -420,11 +420,11 @@ interface ILogger {
 }
 ```
 
-Every `cache.remember(...)` and `cache.resolve(...)` emits one message, tagged `HIT` or `MISS` with the elapsed time. The format is `Cacheable "${namespace}:${key}": …` so two namespaces sharing one logger remain distinguishable:
+Every `cache.remember(...)` and `cache.resolve(...)` emits one message, tagged `HIT` (with the layer that served it, e.g. `(L1)`) or `MISS` with the elapsed time. The format is `Cacheable "${namespace}:${key}": …` so two namespaces sharing one logger remain distinguishable:
 
 ```
 Cacheable "weather-data:karlsruhe": MISS 12ms
-Cacheable "weather-data:karlsruhe": HIT 0.2ms
+Cacheable "weather-data:karlsruhe": HIT (L1) 0.2ms
 ```
 
 The built-in `consoleLogger` forwards to `console.log`:
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Breaking changes:
 - **`keys()` removed.** Enumerating heterogeneous async layers (some non-enumerable, like CDNs) has no single sensible semantic.
 - **`delete` and `clear` are async.** They now return `Promise<void>` — add `await`.
 - **`isCached` removed.** v3 has no public presence-check API; if you need one, query your bucket directly (e.g. `await bucket.meta(fullKey)`).
-- **`log` / `logTiming` replaced by `logger`.** Pass the exported `consoleLogger` singleton to restore the previous default-on logging, or implement `ILogger` to route messages elsewhere. Each `remember()` call emits a single formatted message (`Cacheable "<namespace>:<key>": HIT|MISS <Xms>`) instead of `console.time` / `timeEnd`.
+- **`log` / `logTiming` replaced by `logger`.** Pass the exported `consoleLogger` singleton to restore the previous default-on logging, or implement `ILogger` to route messages elsewhere. Each `remember()` call emits a single formatted message (`Cacheable "<namespace>:<key>": HIT (L<n>)|MISS <Xms>`) instead of `console.time` / `timeEnd`.
 - **Options types reshaped.** v2's `CacheOptions` (constructor) and `CacheableOptions` (per-call) are gone. v3's only exported options type is `CacheableOptions` — same name as v2's per-call type, completely different shape (it now carries `buckets`, `policy`, and `logger`; `namespace` is the constructor's first positional argument). v2's `CacheOptions` is no longer exported.
 - **Buckets can throw.** Any throw from any bucket rejects `remember()`. v2's in-memory store couldn't fail, so this is a new error surface to be aware of once you wire up a custom bucket.
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e18a6f3..9263964 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cacheables",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cacheables",
-      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "version": "3.0.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@arethetypeswrong/cli": "^0.18.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef2cb3e..3121a0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cacheables",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
   "description": "A small, typed cache with multilayer storage buckets, five cache policies (incl. stale-while-revalidate) and concurrency-safe deduplication. Zero dependencies, browser + Node.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.cjs",
diff --git a/src/Cacheable.ts b/src/Cacheable.ts
index 2339eae..c0906bb 100644
--- a/src/Cacheable.ts
+++ b/src/Cacheable.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type FreshnessPredicate = (meta: BucketEntryMeta) => boolean
 type CascadeFn<R> = (
   fullKey: string,
   isFresh?: FreshnessPredicate,
-) => Promise<{ result: R; meta: BucketEntryMeta } | undefined>
+) => Promise<{ result: R; meta: BucketEntryMeta; hitIdx: number } | undefined>
 
 interface CascadeHit {
   bucket: IBucket<unknown>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
 
     const fullKey = this.#fullKey(key)
     const dedupKey = this.#dedupKey(key, 'value')
-    const { result, hit } = await this.#runPolicy<T, T>(
+    const { result, hitIdx } = await this.#runPolicy<T, T>(
       resource,
       fullKey,
       dedupKey,
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
 
     if (logger) {
       const elapsed = Math.round((performance.now() - start) * 10) / 10
+      const status = hitIdx === undefined ? 'MISS' : `HIT (L${hitIdx + 1})`
       logger.log(
-        `Cacheable "${this.#namespace}:${key}": ${hit ? 'HIT' : 'MISS'} ${elapsed}ms`,
+        `Cacheable "${this.#namespace}:${key}": ${status} ${elapsed}ms`,
       )
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
 
     const fullKey = this.#fullKey(key)
     const dedupKey = this.#dedupKey(key, 'view')
-    const { result, hit } = await this.#runPolicy<T, TView>(
+    const { result, hitIdx } = await this.#runPolicy<T, TView>(
       resource,
       fullKey,
       dedupKey,
@@ -116,8 +117,9 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
 
     if (logger) {
       const elapsed = Math.round((performance.now() - start) * 10) / 10
+      const status = hitIdx === undefined ? 'MISS' : `HIT (L${hitIdx + 1})`
       logger.log(
-        `Cacheable "${this.#namespace}:${key}": ${hit ? 'HIT' : 'MISS'} ${elapsed}ms`,
+        `Cacheable "${this.#namespace}:${key}": ${status} ${elapsed}ms`,
       )
     }
 
@@ -140,25 +142,25 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
     dedupKey: string,
     cascadeFn: CascadeFn<R>,
     fromValue: (value: T) => Promise<R>,
-  ): Promise<{ result: R; hit: boolean }> {
+  ): Promise<{ result: R; hitIdx: number | undefined }> {
     switch (this.#policy) {
       case 'cache-only': {
         return this.#dedupPolicy(dedupKey, async () => {
           const cached = await cascadeFn(fullKey)
-          if (cached) return { result: cached.result, hit: true }
+          if (cached) return { result: cached.result, hitIdx: cached.hitIdx }
           const value = await this.#produceAndWrite(fullKey, resource)
-          return { result: await fromValue(value), hit: false }
+          return { result: await fromValue(value), hitIdx: undefined }
         })
       }
       case 'network-only': {
         const value = await resource()
         await this.#cascadeWrite(fullKey, value)
-        return { result: await fromValue(value), hit: false }
+        return { result: await fromValue(value), hitIdx: undefined }
       }
       case 'network-only-non-concurrent': {
         return this.#dedupPolicy(dedupKey, async () => {
           const value = await this.#produceAndWrite(fullKey, resource)
-          return { result: await fromValue(value), hit: false }
+          return { result: await fromValue(value), hitIdx: undefined }
         })
       }
       case 'max-age': {
@@ -168,9 +170,9 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
             fullKey,
             (m) => Date.now() - m.storedAt <= maxAge,
           )
-          if (cached) return { result: cached.result, hit: true }
+          if (cached) return { result: cached.result, hitIdx: cached.hitIdx }
           const value = await this.#produceAndWrite(fullKey, resource)
-          return { result: await fromValue(value), hit: false }
+          return { result: await fromValue(value), hitIdx: undefined }
         })
       }
       case 'stale-while-revalidate': {
@@ -183,18 +185,18 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
             Date.now() - cached.meta.storedAt > maxAge
 
           if (cached && !isStale) {
-            return { result: cached.result, hit: true }
+            return { result: cached.result, hitIdx: cached.hitIdx }
           }
 
           if (cached && isStale) {
             this.#produceAndWrite(fullKey, resource).catch(() => {
               /* swallow background revalidation errors */
             })
-            return { result: cached.result, hit: true }
+            return { result: cached.result, hitIdx: cached.hitIdx }
           }
 
           const value = await this.#produceAndWrite(fullKey, resource)
-          return { result: await fromValue(value), hit: false }
+          return { result: await fromValue(value), hitIdx: undefined }
         })
       }
     }
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
   async #cascadeRead<T>(
     fullKey: string,
     isFresh?: FreshnessPredicate,
-  ): Promise<{ result: T; meta: BucketEntryMeta } | undefined> {
+  ): Promise<{ result: T; meta: BucketEntryMeta; hitIdx: number } | undefined> {
     const probes = await this.#cascadeProbe(fullKey)
     const hit = this.#findHit(probes, isFresh)
     if (!hit) return undefined
@@ -268,13 +270,15 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
       hit.idx,
       isFresh,
     )
-    return { result: result.value, meta: hit.meta }
+    return { result: result.value, meta: hit.meta, hitIdx: hit.idx }
   }
 
   async #cascadeResolve(
     fullKey: string,
     isFresh?: FreshnessPredicate,
-  ): Promise<{ result: TView; meta: BucketEntryMeta } | undefined> {
+  ): Promise<
+    { result: TView; meta: BucketEntryMeta; hitIdx: number } | undefined
+  > {
     const probes = await this.#cascadeProbe(fullKey)
     const hit = this.#findHit(probes, isFresh)
     if (!hit) return undefined
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
     if (!needsFill) {
       const wrapped = await this.#l1.view(fullKey)
       if (wrapped === undefined) return undefined
-      return { result: wrapped.view, meta: hit.meta }
+      return { result: wrapped.view, meta: hit.meta, hitIdx: hit.idx }
     }
 
     const result = await (hit.bucket as IBucket<TView>).read<unknown>(fullKey)
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ export class Cacheable<TView = void> {
       // through to the producer.
       return undefined
     }
-    return { result: wrapped.view, meta: hit.meta }
+    return { result: wrapped.view, meta: hit.meta, hitIdx: hit.idx }
   }
 
   async #cascadeFill<T>(
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 7338194..84f83f5 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ export interface IBucket<TView = void> {
  * logging stack. When a `Cacheable` is constructed with a `logger`,
  * the engine emits one combined `HIT`/`MISS` message per
  * `remember()` or `resolve()` call, formatted as
- * `Cacheable "<namespace>:<key>": HIT|MISS <Xms>`. When no logger is
- * provided, the engine is silent.
+ * `Cacheable "<namespace>:<key>": HIT (L<n>)|MISS <Xms>` where `L<n>`
+ * is the 1-indexed bucket layer that served the hit. When no logger
+ * is provided, the engine is silent.
  */
 export interface ILogger {
   log(message: string): void
diff --git a/tests/index.test.ts b/tests/index.test.ts
index 12d7082..264d669 100644
--- a/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ describe('Cache operations', () => {
 
     await cachedRequest()
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
+      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \(L1\) \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
     )
 
     await cachedRequest()
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
+      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \(L1\) \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
     )
   })
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('Cache operations', () => {
     // This should be a hit and take ~0ms
     await hitCache()
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
+      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \(L1\) \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
     )
 
     await wait(60)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe('Cache operations', () => {
     // This should be a hit and take ~0ms
     await hitCache()
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
+      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:a": HIT \(L1\) \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
     )
 
     await wait(60)
diff --git a/tests/resolve.test.ts b/tests/resolve.test.ts
index 77c5715..cb5a175 100644
--- a/tests/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/tests/resolve.test.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ describe('cache.resolve(): policy semantics', () => {
 
     await cache.resolve(async () => 'v', 'k')
     expect(log).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:k": HIT \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
+      expect.stringMatching(/^Cacheable "test:k": HIT \(L1\) \d+(\.\d+)?ms$/),
     )
   })
 })