diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/SpringCli.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/SpringCli.java
index 13ee7da70bd..c86e3401f6d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/SpringCli.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/SpringCli.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.cli.command.core.HelpCommand;
 import org.springframework.boot.cli.command.core.HintCommand;
 import org.springframework.boot.cli.command.core.VersionCommand;
 import org.springframework.boot.cli.command.shell.ShellCommand;
+import org.springframework.boot.loader.tools.LogbackInitializer;
 
 /**
  * Spring Command Line Interface. This is the main entry-point for the Spring command line
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public class SpringCli {
 
 	public static void main(String... args) {
 		System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", Boolean.toString(true));
+		LogbackInitializer.initialize();
 
 		CommandRunner runner = new CommandRunner("spring");
 		runner.addCommand(new HelpCommand(runner));
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
index d1fb124c68f..3a774fe0396 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-loader</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+			<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<!-- Test -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.zeroturnaround</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/LogbackInitializer.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/LogbackInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8211270857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/LogbackInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.loader.tools;
+
+import org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level;
+
+/**
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ */
+public class LogbackInitializer {
+
+	public static void initialize() {
+		if (ClassUtils.isPresent("org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder", null)) {
+			new Initializer().setRootLogLevel();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static class Initializer {
+		public void setRootLogLevel() {
+			ILoggerFactory factory = StaticLoggerBinder.getSingleton().getLoggerFactory();
+			Logger logger = factory.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
+			((ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger) logger).setLevel(Level.INFO);
+		}
+	}
+}