diff --git a/ApprovalTests/CMakeLists.txt b/ApprovalTests/CMakeLists.txt
index d389a0bc..fdf2a137 100644
--- a/ApprovalTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ApprovalTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
         launchers/CommandLauncher.h
         launchers/SystemLauncher.h
         launchers/SystemLauncher.cpp
+        logs/ApprovalFileLog.cpp
+        logs/ApprovalFileLog.hpp
         namers/ApprovalTestNamer.h
         namers/ApprovalTestNamer.cpp
         namers/DefaultNamerDisposer.h
diff --git a/ApprovalTests/core/FileApprover.cpp b/ApprovalTests/core/FileApprover.cpp
index a1f5b526..67136e8b 100644
--- a/ApprovalTests/core/FileApprover.cpp
+++ b/ApprovalTests/core/FileApprover.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "ApprovalTests/utilities/FileUtils.h"
 #include "ApprovalTests/utilities/SystemUtils.h"
 #include "ApprovalTests/reporters/FrontLoadedReporterFactory.h"
+#include <ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.hpp>
 #include "ApprovalException.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
@@ -63,8 +64,10 @@ namespace ApprovalTests
                               const ApprovalWriter& s,
                               const Reporter& r)
     {
-        std::string approvedPath = n.getApprovedFile(s.getFileExtensionWithDot());
-        std::string receivedPath = n.getReceivedFile(s.getFileExtensionWithDot());
+        std::string const approvedPath = n.getApprovedFile(s.getFileExtensionWithDot());
+        std::string const receivedPath = n.getReceivedFile(s.getFileExtensionWithDot());
+
+        ApprovalFileLog::log(approvedPath);
         SystemUtils::ensureParentDirectoryExists(approvedPath);
         SystemUtils::ensureParentDirectoryExists(receivedPath);
         s.write(receivedPath);
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ namespace ApprovalTests
         }
         catch (const ApprovalException&)
         {
+            // FailedFileLog::log(receivedPath, approvedPath);
             reportAfterTryingFrontLoadedReporter(receivedPath, approvedPath, r);
             throw;
         }
diff --git a/ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.cpp b/ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e7d9138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "ApprovalFileLog.hpp"
+#include <fstream>
+
+void ApprovalFileLog::initialize()
+{
+    static bool isInitialized{false};
+    if (isInitialized)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    isInitialized = true;
+    ApprovalTests::FileUtils::writeToFile(getLogFilePath(), "");
+}
+
+std::string ApprovalFileLog::getLogFilePath()
+{
+    //auto const rootDirectory = ApprovalTests::TestName::getRootDirectory();
+    auto const rootDirectory = "";
+    // Note: Need to figure out where the actual root directory is.
+    std::string const filePath =
+        rootDirectory + std::string(APPROVAL_TEMP_DIRECTORY) + "/.approved_files.log";
+    ApprovalTests::SystemUtils::ensureDirectoryExists(APPROVAL_TEMP_DIRECTORY);
+    return filePath;
+}
+
+void ApprovalFileLog::log(const std::string& filePath)
+{
+    initialize();
+    std::ofstream ofs(getLogFilePath(), std::ios::app);
+    ofs << filePath << std::endl;
+}
diff --git a/ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.hpp b/ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f848cdca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ApprovalTests/logs/ApprovalFileLog.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <utilities/FileUtils.h>
+#include <utilities/SystemUtils.h>
+
+auto constexpr APPROVAL_TEMP_DIRECTORY = "/.approval_tests_temp";
+
+class ApprovalFileLog {
+public:
+    // Static initializer to ensure an _empty_ log file is created
+    static void initialize();
+
+    // Function to get the log file path
+    static std::string getLogFilePath();
+
+    // Function to log the approved file path
+    static void log(const std::string& filePath);
+};
diff --git a/ApprovalTests/namers/ApprovalTestNamer.h b/ApprovalTests/namers/ApprovalTestNamer.h
index 1d130999..b8dc9853 100644
--- a/ApprovalTests/namers/ApprovalTestNamer.h
+++ b/ApprovalTests/namers/ApprovalTestNamer.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace ApprovalTests
 
     class ApprovalTestNamer : public ApprovalNamer
     {
-    private:
     public:
         ApprovalTestNamer() = default;