diff --git a/lib/TrivialReporter.js b/lib/TrivialReporter.js
index f796cf08..b4058216 100644
--- a/lib/TrivialReporter.js
+++ b/lib/TrivialReporter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 jasmine.TrivialReporter = function(doc) {
   this.document = doc || document;
   this.suiteDivs = {};
+  this.logRunningSpecs = false;
 };
 
 jasmine.TrivialReporter.prototype.createDom = function(type, attrs, childrenVarArgs) {
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ jasmine.TrivialReporter.prototype.reportSuiteResults = function(suite) {
   this.suiteDivs[suite.id].className += " " + status;
 };
 
+jasmine.TrivialReporter.prototype.reportSpecStarting = function(spec) {
+  if (this.logRunningSpecs) {
+    this.log('>> Jasmine Running ' + spec.suite.description + ' ' + spec.description + '...');
+  }
+};
+
 jasmine.TrivialReporter.prototype.reportSpecResults = function(spec) {
   var results = spec.results();
   var status = results.passed() ? 'passed' : 'failed';
diff --git a/spec/suites/MultiReporterSpec.js b/spec/suites/MultiReporterSpec.js
index 0a82ee0c..ea67aaa9 100644
--- a/spec/suites/MultiReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/MultiReporterSpec.js
@@ -10,11 +10,26 @@ describe("jasmine.MultiReporter", function() {
   });
 
   it("should support all the method calls that jasmine.Reporter supports", function() {
-    multiReporter.reportRunnerStarting();
-    multiReporter.reportRunnerResults();
-    multiReporter.reportSuiteResults();
-    multiReporter.reportSpecResults();
-    multiReporter.log();
+    var delegate = {};
+    multiReporter.addReporter(delegate);
+
+    this.addMatchers({
+      toDelegateMethod: function(methodName) {
+        delegate[methodName] = jasmine.createSpy(methodName);
+        this.actual[methodName]("whatever argument");
+
+        return delegate[methodName].wasCalled
+            && delegate[methodName].mostRecentCall.args.length == 1
+            && delegate[methodName].mostRecentCall.args[0] == "whatever argument";
+      }
+    });
+
+    expect(multiReporter).toDelegateMethod('reportRunnerStarting');
+    expect(multiReporter).toDelegateMethod('reportRunnerResults');
+    expect(multiReporter).toDelegateMethod('reportSuiteResults');
+    expect(multiReporter).toDelegateMethod('reportSpecStarting');
+    expect(multiReporter).toDelegateMethod('reportSpecResults');
+    expect(multiReporter).toDelegateMethod('log');
   });
 
   it("should delegate to any and all subreporters", function() {
diff --git a/spec/suites/TrivialReporterSpec.js b/spec/suites/TrivialReporterSpec.js
index 237bf476..2470bb59 100644
--- a/spec/suites/TrivialReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/TrivialReporterSpec.js
@@ -205,4 +205,31 @@ describe("TrivialReporter", function() {
       expect(failedSpecDiv.innerHTML).not.toContain("this one passes!");
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#reportSpecStarting', function() {
+    var spec1;
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      env.describe("suite 1", function() {
+        spec1 = env.it("spec 1", function() {
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('DOES NOT log running specs by default', function() {
+      spyOn(trivialReporter, 'log');
+
+      trivialReporter.reportSpecStarting(spec1);
+
+      expect(trivialReporter.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('logs running specs when log_running_specs is true', function() {
+      trivialReporter.logRunningSpecs = true;
+      spyOn(trivialReporter, 'log');
+
+      trivialReporter.reportSpecStarting(spec1);
+
+      expect(trivialReporter.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('>> Jasmine Running suite 1 spec 1...');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/suites/WaitsForBlockSpec.js b/spec/suites/WaitsForBlockSpec.js
index f6cd1092..73572c6f 100644
--- a/spec/suites/WaitsForBlockSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/WaitsForBlockSpec.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ describe('WaitsForBlock', function () {
       var failMessage = spec.fail.mostRecentCall.args[0].message;
       expect(failMessage).toMatch(message);
       expect(onComplete).wasNotCalled();
-
     });
   });
 });
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diff --git a/src/MultiReporter.js b/src/MultiReporter.js
index cb8110ae..a47650e3 100644
--- a/src/MultiReporter.js
+++ b/src/MultiReporter.js
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ jasmine.MultiReporter.prototype.addReporter = function(reporter) {
 };
 
 (function() {
-  var functionNames = ["reportRunnerStarting", "reportRunnerResults", "reportSuiteResults", "reportSpecResults", "log"];
+  var functionNames = [
+    "reportRunnerStarting",
+    "reportRunnerResults",
+    "reportSuiteResults",
+    "reportSpecStarting",
+    "reportSpecResults",
+    "log"
+  ];
   for (var i = 0; i < functionNames.length; i++) {
     var functionName = functionNames[i];
     jasmine.MultiReporter.prototype[functionName] = (function(functionName) {
diff --git a/src/Reporter.js b/src/Reporter.js
index 06f8c344..7bfc669b 100644
--- a/src/Reporter.js
+++ b/src/Reporter.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportRunnerResults = function(runner) {
 jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportSuiteResults = function(suite) {
 };
 
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportSpecStarting = function(spec) {
+};
+
 //noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
 jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportSpecResults = function(spec) {
 };
diff --git a/src/Spec.js b/src/Spec.js
index cdedb0be..98828bb6 100644
--- a/src/Spec.js
+++ b/src/Spec.js
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ jasmine.Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
     spec.finish(onComplete);
     return;
   }
-  this.env.reporter.log('>> Jasmine Running ' + this.suite.description + ' ' + this.description + '...');
+
+  this.env.reporter.reportSpecStarting(this);
 
   spec.env.currentSpec = spec;