diff --git a/lib/Cake/Log/Engine/ConsoleLog.php b/lib/Cake/Log/Engine/ConsoleLog.php
index 24d4fab4d8a..255be190db1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Log/Engine/ConsoleLog.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Log/Engine/ConsoleLog.php
@@ -49,11 +49,16 @@ class ConsoleLog extends BaseLog {
  */
 	public function __construct($config = array()) {
 		parent::__construct($config);
+		if (DS == '\\' && !(bool)env('ANSICON')) {
+			$outputAs = ConsoleOutput::PLAIN;
+		} else {
+			$outputAs = ConsoleOutput::COLOR;
+		}
 		$config = Hash::merge(array(
 			'stream' => 'php://stderr',
 			'types' => null,
 			'scopes' => array(),
-			'outputAs' => ConsoleOutput::COLOR,
+			'outputAs' => $outputAs,
 			), $this->_config);
 		$config = $this->config($config);
 		if ($config['stream'] instanceof ConsoleOutput) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Log/Engine/ConsoleLogTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Log/Engine/ConsoleLogTest.php
index 6db6bf8d147..e7868270672 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Log/Engine/ConsoleLogTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Log/Engine/ConsoleLogTest.php
@@ -116,4 +116,21 @@ public function testCombinedLogWriting() {
 		$this->assertContains($message, $logOutput);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test default value of stream 'outputAs'
+ */
+	public function testDefaultOutputAs() {
+		TestCakeLog::config('test_console_log', array(
+			'engine' => 'TestConsoleLog',
+			));
+		if (DS == '\\' && !(bool)env('ANSICON')) {
+			$expected = ConsoleOutput::PLAIN;
+		} else {
+			$expected = ConsoleOutput::COLOR;
+		}
+		$stream = TestCakeLog::stream('test_console_log');
+		$config = $stream->config();
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $config['outputAs']);
+	}
+
 }