diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb
index f5e69ec4fb..17fbe5a742 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ class Railtie < Rails::Railtie # :nodoc:
     console do |app|
       require "active_record/railties/console_sandbox" if app.sandbox?
       require "active_record/base"
-      console = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDERR)
-      Rails.logger.extend ActiveSupport::Logger.broadcast console
+      unless ActiveSupport::Logger.logger_outputs_to?(Rails.logger, STDERR, STDOUT)
+        console = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDERR)
+        Rails.logger.extend ActiveSupport::Logger.broadcast console
+      end
     end
 
     runner do
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/logger.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/logger.rb
index 3c9c86c30b..f9aacd20fc 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/logger.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/logger.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'active_support/core_ext/module/attribute_accessors'
 require 'active_support/logger_silence'
 require 'logger'
 
@@ -6,6 +5,17 @@ module ActiveSupport
   class Logger < ::Logger
     include LoggerSilence
 
+    # Returns true if the logger destination matches one of the sources
+    #
+    #   logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+    #   ActiveSupport::Logger.logger_outputs_to?(logger, STDOUT)
+    #   # => true
+    def self.logger_outputs_to?(logger, *sources)
+      logdev = logger.instance_variable_get("@logdev")
+      logger_source = logdev.dev if logdev.respond_to?(:dev)
+      sources.any? { |source| source == logger_source }
+    end
+
     # Broadcasts logs to multiple loggers.
     def self.broadcast(logger) # :nodoc:
       Module.new do
diff --git a/activesupport/test/logger_test.rb b/activesupport/test/logger_test.rb
index a57dc7a241..317e09b7f2 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/logger_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/logger_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ def setup
     @logger  = Logger.new(@output)
   end
 
+  def test_log_outputs_to
+    assert Logger.logger_outputs_to?(@logger, @output),            "Expected logger_outputs_to? @output to return true but was false"
+    assert Logger.logger_outputs_to?(@logger, @output, STDOUT),    "Expected logger_outputs_to? @output or STDOUT to return true but was false"
+
+    assert_not Logger.logger_outputs_to?(@logger, STDOUT),         "Expected logger_outputs_to? to STDOUT to return false, but was true"
+    assert_not Logger.logger_outputs_to?(@logger, STDOUT, STDERR), "Expected logger_outputs_to? to STDOUT or STDERR to return false, but was true"
+  end
+
   def test_write_binary_data_to_existing_file
     t = Tempfile.new ['development', 'log']
     t.binmode
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ def test_should_log_debugging_message_when_debugging
   def test_should_not_log_debug_messages_when_log_level_is_info
     @logger.level = Logger::INFO
     @logger.add(Logger::DEBUG, @message)
-    assert ! @output.string.include?(@message)
+    assert_not @output.string.include?(@message)
   end
 
   def test_should_add_message_passed_as_block_when_using_add
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ def test_silencing_everything_but_errors
       @logger.error "THIS IS HERE"
     end
 
-    assert !@output.string.include?("NOT THERE")
+    assert_not @output.string.include?("NOT THERE")
     assert @output.string.include?("THIS IS HERE")
   end
 
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands/server.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands/server.rb
index d3ea441f8e..45d649ec31 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/commands/server.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/commands/server.rb
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ def create_tmp_directories
       def log_to_stdout
         wrapped_app # touch the app so the logger is set up
 
-        console = ActiveSupport::Logger.new($stdout)
+        console = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDOUT)
         console.formatter = Rails.logger.formatter
         console.level = Rails.logger.level
 
-        Rails.logger.extend(ActiveSupport::Logger.broadcast(console))
+        unless ActiveSupport::Logger.logger_outputs_to?(Rails.logger, STDOUT)
+          Rails.logger.extend(ActiveSupport::Logger.broadcast(console))
+        end
       end
   end
 end