diff --git a/packages/ember-application/tests/system/logging_test.js b/packages/ember-application/tests/system/logging_test.js
index 8e6d4f473e6..9b3c9566e14 100644
--- a/packages/ember-application/tests/system/logging_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-application/tests/system/logging_test.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ QUnit.test("do not log when template and view are missing when flag is not true"
   });
 });
 
-QUnit.skip("log which view is used with a template", function() {
+QUnit.test("log which view is used with a template", function() {
   if (EmberDev && EmberDev.runningProdBuild) {
     ok(true, 'Logging does not occur in production builds');
     return;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ QUnit.skip("log which view is used with a template", function() {
   run(App, 'advanceReadiness');
 
   visit('/posts').then(function() {
-    equal(logs['view:application'], 1, 'expected: Should log use of default view');
+    equal(logs['view:application'], undefined, 'expected: Should not use a view when only a template is defined');
     equal(logs['view:index'], undefined, 'expected: Should not log when index is not present.');
     equal(logs['view:posts'], 1, 'expected: Rendering posts with PostsView.');
   });
diff --git a/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/keywords/outlet.js b/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/keywords/outlet.js
index 1c7e1b25ef6..6768f2bb948 100644
--- a/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/keywords/outlet.js
+++ b/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/keywords/outlet.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 */
 
 import merge from "ember-metal/merge";
+import { get } from "ember-metal/property_get";
 import ComponentNode from "ember-htmlbars/system/component-node";
 
 import topLevelViewTemplate from "ember-htmlbars/templates/top-level-view";
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ export default {
     var parentView = env.view;
     var outletState = state.outletState;
     var toRender = outletState.render;
+    var namespace = env.container.lookup('application:main');
+    var LOG_VIEW_LOOKUPS = get(namespace, 'LOG_VIEW_LOOKUPS');
 
     var ViewClass = outletState.render.ViewClass;
 
@@ -64,6 +67,10 @@ export default {
       isOutlet: true
     };
 
+    if (LOG_VIEW_LOOKUPS && ViewClass) {
+      Ember.Logger.info("Rendering " + toRender.name + " with " + ViewClass, { fullName: 'view:' + toRender.name });
+    }
+
     var componentNode = ComponentNode.create(renderNode, env, {}, options, parentView, null, null, template);
     state.componentNode = componentNode;