diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
index b891d85b66..cafbb543e7 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/tar.test.ts
@@ -186,3 +186,75 @@ test('gzip create tar', async () => {
     }
   )
 })
+
+test('zstd list tar', async () => {
+  const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
+
+  const archivePath = IS_WINDOWS
+    ? `${process.env['windir']}\\fakepath\\cache.tar`
+    : 'cache.tar'
+  const tarPath = 'tar'
+
+  await tar.listTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Zstd)
+
+  expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    `"${tarPath}"`,
+    [
+      '--use-compress-program',
+      'zstd -d --long=30',
+      '-tf',
+      IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
+      '-P'
+    ].concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : []),
+    {cwd: undefined}
+  )
+})
+
+test('zstdWithoutLong list tar', async () => {
+  const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
+
+  const archivePath = IS_WINDOWS
+    ? `${process.env['windir']}\\fakepath\\cache.tar`
+    : 'cache.tar'
+  const tarPath = 'tar'
+
+  await tar.listTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong)
+
+  expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    `"${tarPath}"`,
+    [
+      '--use-compress-program',
+      'zstd -d',
+      '-tf',
+      IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
+      '-P'
+    ].concat(IS_WINDOWS ? ['--force-local'] : []),
+    {cwd: undefined}
+  )
+})
+
+test('gzip list tar', async () => {
+  const execMock = jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec')
+  const archivePath = IS_WINDOWS
+    ? `${process.env['windir']}\\fakepath\\cache.tar`
+    : 'cache.tar'
+
+  await tar.listTar(archivePath, CompressionMethod.Gzip)
+
+  const tarPath = IS_WINDOWS
+    ? `${process.env['windir']}\\System32\\tar.exe`
+    : 'tar'
+  expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(execMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    `"${tarPath}"`,
+    [
+      '-z',
+      '-tf',
+      IS_WINDOWS ? archivePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') : archivePath,
+      '-P'
+    ],
+    {cwd: undefined}
+  )
+})
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/cache.ts b/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
index 57ea1527bf..a6870f8f96 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as utils from './internal/cacheUtils'
 import * as cacheHttpClient from './internal/cacheHttpClient'
-import {createTar, extractTar} from './internal/tar'
+import {createTar, extractTar, listTar} from './internal/tar'
 import {DownloadOptions, UploadOptions} from './options'
 
 export class ValidationError extends Error {
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ export async function restoreCache(
       options
     )
 
+    if (core.isDebug()) {
+      await listTar(archivePath, compressionMethod)
+    }
+
     const archiveFileSize = utils.getArchiveFileSizeIsBytes(archivePath)
     core.info(
       `Cache Size: ~${Math.round(
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ export async function restoreCache(
     )
 
     await extractTar(archivePath, compressionMethod)
+    core.info('Cache restored successfully')
   } finally {
     // Try to delete the archive to save space
     try {
@@ -162,6 +167,9 @@ export async function saveCache(
   core.debug(`Archive Path: ${archivePath}`)
 
   await createTar(archiveFolder, cachePaths, compressionMethod)
+  if (core.isDebug()) {
+    await listTar(archivePath, compressionMethod)
+  }
 
   const fileSizeLimit = 5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 // 5GB per repo limit
   const archiveFileSize = utils.getArchiveFileSizeIsBytes(archivePath)
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheHttpClient.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheHttpClient.ts
index dab39115a2..000257a502 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheHttpClient.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheHttpClient.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ export async function saveCache(
   // Commit Cache
   core.debug('Commiting cache')
   const cacheSize = utils.getArchiveFileSizeIsBytes(archivePath)
+  core.info(
+    `Cache Size: ~${Math.round(cacheSize / (1024 * 1024))} MB (${cacheSize} B)`
+  )
+
   const commitCacheResponse = await commitCache(httpClient, cacheId, cacheSize)
   if (!isSuccessStatusCode(commitCacheResponse.statusCode)) {
     throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
index 680433e741..4c1ee6db9a 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
@@ -113,3 +113,30 @@ export async function createTar(
   ]
   await execTar(args, compressionMethod, archiveFolder)
 }
+
+export async function listTar(
+  archivePath: string,
+  compressionMethod: CompressionMethod
+): Promise<void> {
+  // --d: Decompress.
+  // --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits.
+  // Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
+  // Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
+  function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
+    switch (compressionMethod) {
+      case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d --long=30']
+      case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
+        return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d']
+      default:
+        return ['-z']
+    }
+  }
+  const args = [
+    ...getCompressionProgram(),
+    '-tf',
+    archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+    '-P'
+  ]
+  await execTar(args, compressionMethod)
+}