diff --git a/app/Config/bootstrap.php b/app/Config/bootstrap.php
index 287fc9469ab..4e7723e8638 100644
--- a/app/Config/bootstrap.php
+++ b/app/Config/bootstrap.php
@@ -151,3 +151,17 @@
 	'AssetDispatcher',
 	'CacheDispatcher'
 ));
+
+/**
+ * Configures default file logging options
+ */
+CakeLog::config('debug', array(
+	'engine' => 'FileLog',
+	'types' => array('notice', 'info', 'debug'),
+	'file' => 'debug',
+));
+CakeLog::config('error', array(
+	'engine' => 'FileLog',
+	'types' => array('error', 'warning'),
+	'file' => 'error',
+));
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/bootstrap.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/bootstrap.php
index 4b1ed7de046..fefb7d47ac8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/bootstrap.php
@@ -91,3 +91,17 @@
 	'AssetDispatcher',
 	'CacheDispatcher'
 ));
+
+/**
+ * Configures default file logging options
+ */
+CakeLog::config('debug', array(
+	'engine' => 'FileLog',
+	'scopes' => array('notice', 'info', 'debug'),
+	'file' => 'debug',
+));
+CakeLog::config('error', array(
+	'engine' => 'FileLog',
+	'scopes' => array('error', 'warning'),
+	'file' => 'error',
+));