diff --git a/infer/src/backend/config.ml b/infer/src/backend/config.ml
index a5f6994c7..e60e2e73f 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/config.ml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ let string_to_analyzer =
    ("tracing", Tracing); ("crashcontext", Crashcontext); ("linters", Linters);
    ("quandary", Quandary);]
 
+let clang_frontend_action_symbols = [
+  ("lint", `Lint);
+  ("capture", `Capture);
+  ("lint_and_capture", `Lint_and_capture);
+]
 
 type clang_lang = C | CPP | OBJC | OBJCPP
 
@@ -624,6 +629,12 @@ and check_duplicate_symbols =
     ~exes:CLOpt.[Analyze]
     "Check if a symbol with the same name is defined in more than one file."
 
+and clang_frontend_action =
+  CLOpt.mk_symbol_opt ~long:"clang-frontend-action"
+    ~exes:CLOpt.[Clang]
+    "Specify whether the clang frontend should capture or lint or both."
+    ~symbols:clang_frontend_action_symbols
+
 and clang_include_to_override =
   CLOpt.mk_string_opt ~long:"clang-include-to-override" ~meta:"dir"
     "Use this option in the uncommon case where the normal compilation process overrides the \
@@ -1366,6 +1377,16 @@ and checkers = !checkers
 
 (** should the checkers be run? *)
 and checkers_enabled = not (!eradicate || !crashcontext || !quandary)
+(* TODO (t12740727): Remove this variable once the transition to linters mode is finished *)
+and clang_frontend_action =
+  match !clang_frontend_action with
+  | Some clang_frontend_action ->
+      clang_frontend_action
+  | None ->
+      match !analyzer with
+      | Some Linters -> `Lint
+      | Some Infer -> `Capture
+      | _ -> `Lint_and_capture
 and clang_include_to_override = !clang_include_to_override
 and clang_lang = !clang_lang
 and cluster_cmdline = !cluster
@@ -1464,6 +1485,17 @@ and xcode_developer_dir = !xcode_developer_dir
 and xml_specs = !xml_specs
 and zip_libraries = !zip_libraries
 
+let clang_frontend_do_capture, clang_frontend_do_lint =
+  match clang_frontend_action with
+  | `Lint -> false, true
+  | `Capture -> true, false
+  | `Lint_and_capture -> true, true
+
+let clang_frontend_action_string =
+  String.concat " and " 
+    ((if clang_frontend_do_capture then ["translating"] else []) 
+     @ (if clang_frontend_do_lint then ["linting"] else []))
+
 
 let analysis_path_regex_whitelist analyzer =
   IList.assoc (=) analyzer analysis_path_regex_whitelist_options
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/config.mli b/infer/src/backend/config.mli
index 939850e91..684f65af0 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/backend/config.mli
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ val calls_csv : outfile option
 val check_duplicate_symbols : bool
 val checkers : bool
 val checkers_enabled : bool
+val clang_frontend_action : [`Lint | `Capture | `Lint_and_capture ]
+val clang_frontend_action_string : string
+val clang_frontend_do_capture : bool
+val clang_frontend_do_lint : bool
 val clang_include_to_override : string option
 val clang_lang : clang_lang
 val cluster_cmdline : string option
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend.ml
index 542bbbd15..5bd548e0c 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend.ml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ let compute_icfg tenv ast =
       Printing.log_out "\n Start creating icfg\n";
       let cg = Cg.create () in
       let cfg = Cfg.Node.create_cfg () in
-      if Config.analyzer <> Some Config.Linters then
+      if Config.clang_frontend_do_capture then
         IList.iter (CFrontend_declImpl.translate_one_declaration tenv cg cfg `DeclTraversal)
           decl_list;
       Printing.log_out "\n Finished creating icfg\n";
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ let do_source_file source_file ast =
   Printing.log_out "\n End building call/cfg graph for '%s'.\n"
     (DB.source_file_to_string source_file);
   (* TODO (t12740727): Move this call to cMain once the transition to linters mode is finished *)
-  if Config.analyzer <> Some Config.Infer then
+  if Config.clang_frontend_do_lint then
     CFrontend_checkers_main.do_frontend_checks cfg call_graph source_file ast;
   (* This part below is a boilerplate in every frontends. *)
   (* This could be moved in the cfg_infer module *)
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
index b9fb542b0..8a9ec260b 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ let store_issues source_file =
   LintIssues.store_issues lint_issues_file !LintIssues.errLogMap
 
 let do_frontend_checks cfg cg source_file ast =
+  Printing.log_stats "Start linting file %s\n" (DB.source_file_to_string source_file);
   match ast with
   | Clang_ast_t.TranslationUnitDecl(_, decl_list, _, _) ->
       let context = context_with_ck_set CLintersContext.empty decl_list in
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ let do_frontend_checks cfg cg source_file ast =
       let allowed_decls = IList.filter is_decl_allowed decl_list in
       IList.iter (do_frontend_checks_decl context cfg cg) allowed_decls;
       (* TODO (t12740727): Remove condition once the transition to linters mode is finished *)
-      if Config.analyzer = Some Config.Linters && (LintIssues.exists_issues ()) then
-        store_issues source_file
+      if Config.clang_frontend_action = `Lint && (LintIssues.exists_issues ()) then
+        store_issues source_file;
+      Printing.log_stats "End linting file %s\n" (DB.source_file_to_string source_file)
   | _ -> assert false (* NOTE: Assumes that an AST alsways starts with a TranslationUnitDecl *)
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
index 44d00e7d1..b87f24064 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ let get_err_log cfg cg method_decl_opt loc =
   let procname = match method_decl_opt with
     | Some method_decl -> General_utils.procname_of_decl method_decl
     | None -> General_utils.get_procname_for_frontend_checks loc in
-  if Config.analyzer = Some Config.Linters then
+  if Config.clang_frontend_action = `Lint then
     LintIssues.get_err_log procname
   else (* TODO (t12740727): Remove this branch once the transition to linters mode is finished *)
     let pdesc = CMethod_trans.get_method_for_frontend_checks cfg cg loc in
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cMain.ml b/infer/src/clang/cMain.ml
index 4d9217e58..ec5798ae2 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cMain.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cMain.ml
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ let do_run source_path ast_path =
     CFrontend_config.json := ast_filename;
     CLocation.check_source_file source_path;
     let source_file = CLocation.source_file_from_path source_path in
-    Printf.printf "Start translation of AST from %s\n" !CFrontend_config.json;
+    Printing.log_stats "Clang frontend action is  %s\n" Config.clang_frontend_action_string;
+    Printf.printf "Start %s of AST from %s\n" Config.clang_frontend_action_string
+      !CFrontend_config.json;
     CFrontend.do_source_file  source_file ast_decl;
     Printf.printf "End translation AST file %s... OK!\n" !CFrontend_config.json;
     print_elapsed ();