diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
index 283e8e251..7d2369351 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ object Keys
 	val extraLoggers = SettingKey[ScopedKey[_] => Seq[AbstractLogger]]("extra-loggers", "A function that provides additional loggers for a given setting.", DSetting)
 	val logManager = SettingKey[LogManager]("log-manager", "The log manager, which creates Loggers for different contexts.", DSetting)
 	val logBuffered = SettingKey[Boolean]("log-buffered", "True if logging should be buffered until work completes.", CSetting)
+	val sLog = SettingKey[Logger]("setting-logger", "Logger usable by settings during project loading.", CSetting)
 
 	// Project keys
 	val projectCommand = AttributeKey[Boolean]("project-command", "Marks Commands that were registered for the current Project.", Invisible)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Load.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Load.scala
index c9f8fed20..b08f1be16 100755
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Load.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Load.scala
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ object Load
 	}
 	def injectGlobal(state: State): Seq[Setting[_]] =
 		(appConfiguration in GlobalScope :== state.configuration) +:
+		LogManager.settingsLogger(state) +:
 		EvaluateTask.injectSettings
 	def defaultWithGlobal(state: State, base: File, rawConfig: sbt.LoadBuildConfiguration, globalBase: File, log: Logger): sbt.LoadBuildConfiguration =
 	{
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala
index bba11a839..5e0eda520 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/LogManager.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ package sbt
 	import Scope.GlobalScope
 	import MainLogging._
 	import BasicKeys.explicitGlobalLogLevels
-	import Keys.{logLevel, logManager, persistLogLevel, persistTraceLevel, state, traceLevel}
+	import Keys.{logLevel, logManager, persistLogLevel, persistTraceLevel, sLog, state, traceLevel}
 	import scala.Console.{BLUE,RESET}
 
 object LogManager
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ object LogManager
 		withLoggers((task,state) => defaultScreen(console, suppressedMessage(task, state)), extra = extra)
 
 	def withScreenLogger(mk: (ScopedKey[_], State) => AbstractLogger): LogManager = withLoggers(screen = mk)
-	
+
 	def withLoggers(screen: (ScopedKey[_], State) => AbstractLogger = (sk, s) => defaultScreen(s.globalLogging.console),
 		backed: PrintWriter => AbstractLogger = defaultBacked(),
 		extra: ScopedKey[_] => Seq[AbstractLogger] = _ => Nil): LogManager = new LogManager {
@@ -90,6 +90,24 @@ object LogManager
 		s.put(BasicKeys.explicitGlobalLogLevels, flag)
 	private[this] def hasExplicitGlobalLogLevels(s: State): Boolean =
 		State.getBoolean(s, BasicKeys.explicitGlobalLogLevels, default=false)
+
+	private[sbt] def settingsLogger(state: State): Def.Setting[_]  =
+		// strict to avoid retaining a reference to `state`
+		sLog in GlobalScope :== globalWrapper(state)
+
+	// construct a Logger that delegates to the global logger, but only holds a weak reference
+	//  this is an approximation to the ideal that would invalidate the delegate after loading completes
+	private[this] def globalWrapper(s: State): Logger = {
+		val ref = new java.lang.ref.WeakReference(s.globalLogging.full)
+		new Logger {
+			private[this] def slog: Logger = Option(ref.get) getOrElse sys.error("Settings logger used after project was loaded.")
+
+			override val ansiCodesSupported = slog.ansiCodesSupported
+			override def trace(t: => Throwable) = slog.trace(t)
+			override def success(message: => String) = slog.success(message)
+			override def log(level: Level.Value, message: => String) = slog.log(level, message)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 trait LogManager