diff --git a/src/commands/sql/repl.rs b/src/commands/sql/repl.rs
index d33251b0e4..9e2de371e2 100644
--- a/src/commands/sql/repl.rs
+++ b/src/commands/sql/repl.rs
@@ -230,10 +230,26 @@ impl Repl {
         let end = Instant::now();
         self.print_results(&batches)?;
 
-        println!("Query execution complete in {:?}", end - start);
+        println!(
+            "Returned {} in {:?}",
+            Self::row_summary(&batches),
+            end - start
+        );
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn row_summary<'a>(batches: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a RecordBatch>) -> String {
+        let total_rows: usize = batches.into_iter().map(|b| b.num_rows()).sum();
+
+        if total_rows > 1 {
+            format!("{} rows", total_rows)
+        } else if total_rows == 0 {
+            "no rows".to_string()
+        } else {
+            "1 row".to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
     fn use_database(&mut self, db_name: String) {
         info!(%db_name, "setting current database");
         println!("You are now in remote mode, querying database {}", db_name);
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end_cases/sql_cli.rs b/tests/end_to_end_cases/sql_cli.rs
index b73245e74d..ec3fd287ef 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end_cases/sql_cli.rs
+++ b/tests/end_to_end_cases/sql_cli.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async fn test_sql_use_database() {
         .write_stdin(format!("use {};\n\nselect * from cpu;", db_name))
         .assert()
         .success()
-        .stdout(predicate::str::contains(expected_output));
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains(expected_output).and(predicate::str::contains("1 row")));
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]