diff --git a/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h b/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h
index 4d1a6706f..e7f74f316 100644
--- a/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h
+++ b/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class Stage
 	void setName(const std::string& name);
 
 	uint32_t introspectionId() const;
+	Introspection* introspection() const;
 
 	/** set computation timeout (in seconds)
 	 *
diff --git a/core/src/introspection.cpp b/core/src/introspection.cpp
index 9820efedf..d46542e1a 100644
--- a/core/src/introspection.cpp
+++ b/core/src/introspection.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ bool isValidCharInName(char c);  // unfortunately this is not declared in ros/na
 }  // namespace names
 }  // namespace ros
 
+static const char* LOGGER = "introspection";
+
 namespace moveit {
 namespace task_constructor {
 
@@ -206,6 +208,9 @@ uint32_t Introspection::stageId(const Stage* const s) const {
 
 uint32_t Introspection::solutionId(const SolutionBase& s) {
 	auto result = impl->id_solution_bimap_.left.insert(std::make_pair(1 + impl->id_solution_bimap_.size(), &s));
+	if (result.second)  // new entry
+		ROS_DEBUG_STREAM_NAMED(LOGGER, "new solution #" << result.first->first << " (" << s.creator()->name()
+		                                                << "): " << s.cost() << " " << s.comment());
 	return result.first->first;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/stage.cpp b/core/src/stage.cpp
index 3298b3ad5..2f7fcb1c1 100644
--- a/core/src/stage.cpp
+++ b/core/src/stage.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ uint32_t Stage::introspectionId() const {
 		throw std::runtime_error("Task is not initialized yet or Introspection was disabled.");
 	return const_cast<const moveit::task_constructor::Introspection*>(pimpl_->introspection_)->stageId(this);
 }
+Introspection* Stage::introspection() const {
+	return pimpl_->introspection_;
+}
 
 void Stage::forwardProperties(const InterfaceState& source, InterfaceState& dest) {
 	const PropertyMap& src = source.properties();
diff --git a/core/test/stage_mockups.cpp b/core/test/stage_mockups.cpp
index b084faf3b..9397be569 100644
--- a/core/test/stage_mockups.cpp
+++ b/core/test/stage_mockups.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void ConnectMockup::compute(const InterfaceState& from, const InterfaceState& to
 
 	auto solution{ std::make_shared<SubTrajectory>() };
 	solution->setCost(costs_.cost());
+	solution->setComment(std::to_string(from.priority().cost()) + " -> " + std::to_string(to.priority().cost()));
 	connect(from, to, solution);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/test/test_serial.cpp b/core/test/test_serial.cpp
index 406b6663d..c6aecd2f6 100644
--- a/core/test/test_serial.cpp
+++ b/core/test/test_serial.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ TEST_F(ConnectConnect, FailSucc) {
 // TODO: Solutions are enumerated multiple times
 // TODO: invalid solutions leak into enumeration
 TEST_F(ConnectConnect, UniqueEnumeration) {
+#if 1  // enable solution introspection
+	int argc = 0;
+	ros::init(argc, NULL, "debug");
+	t.enableIntrospection(true);
+	ros::console::set_logger_level(ROSCONSOLE_NAME_PREFIX, ros::console::levels::Debug);
+#endif
+
 	add(t, new GeneratorMockup({ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 }));
 	auto con1 = add(t, new ConnectMockup());
 	add(t, new GeneratorMockup({ 10.0, 20.0 }));
diff --git a/visualization/motion_planning_tasks/src/remote_task_model.cpp b/visualization/motion_planning_tasks/src/remote_task_model.cpp
index d34cb40be..8ab980476 100644
--- a/visualization/motion_planning_tasks/src/remote_task_model.cpp
+++ b/visualization/motion_planning_tasks/src/remote_task_model.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,15 @@ QVariant RemoteSolutionModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const {
 			return item.id;
 
 		case Qt::ToolTipRole:
-			return item.comment;
+			switch (index.column()) {
+#if 1  // show internal solution id in first column return item
+				case 0:
+					return item.id;
+				default:
+					return item.comment;
+#endif
+			}
+			break;
 
 		case Qt::DisplayRole:
 			switch (index.column()) {