diff --git a/app/Config/core.php b/app/Config/core.php
index c705ece8a..44271a6a9 100644
--- a/app/Config/core.php
+++ b/app/Config/core.php
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
  * - `renderer` - string - The class responsible for rendering uncaught exceptions. If you choose a custom class you
  *   should place the file for that class in app/Lib/Error. This class needs to implement a render method.
  * - `log` - boolean - Should Exceptions be logged?
+ * - `skipLog` - array - list of exceptions to skip for logging. Exceptions that
+ *   extend one of the listed exceptions will also be skipped for logging.
+ *   Example: `'skipLog' => array('NotFoundException', 'UnauthorizedException')`
  *
  * @see ErrorHandler for more information on exception handling and configuration.
  */
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
index c705ece8a..c3e5efa6b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
  * - `renderer` - string - The class responsible for rendering uncaught exceptions. If you choose a custom class you
  *   should place the file for that class in app/Lib/Error. This class needs to implement a render method.
  * - `log` - boolean - Should Exceptions be logged?
+  * - `skipLog` - array - list of exceptions to skip for logging. Exceptions that
+ *   extend one of the listed exceptions will also be skipped for logging.
+ *   Example: `'skipLog' => array('NotFoundException', 'UnauthorizedException')`
  *
  * @see ErrorHandler for more information on exception handling and configuration.
  */
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
index a8867ae88..f5b0decc0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ class ErrorHandler {
  */
 	public static function handleException(Exception $exception) {
 		$config = Configure::read('Exception');
-		if (!empty($config['log'])) {
-			CakeLog::write(LOG_ERR, self::_getMessage($exception));
-		}
+		self::_log($exception, $config);
+
 		$renderer = $config['renderer'];
 		if ($renderer !== 'ExceptionRenderer') {
 			list($plugin, $renderer) = pluginSplit($renderer, true);
@@ -159,6 +158,28 @@ class ErrorHandler {
 		return $message;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Handles exception logging
+ *
+ * @param Exception $exception
+ * @param array $config
+ * @return boolean
+ */
+	protected static function _log(Exception $exception, $config) {
+		if (empty($config['log'])) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (!empty($config['skipLog'])) {
+			foreach ((array)$config['skipLog'] as $class) {
+				if ($exception instanceof $class) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return CakeLog::write(LOG_ERR, self::_getMessage($exception));
+	}
+
 /**
  * Set as the default error handler by CakePHP. Use Configure::write('Error.handler', $callback), to use your own
  * error handling methods. This function will use Debugger to display errors when debug > 0. And
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php
index 4b150de50..851de4869 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testHandleException() {
-		$this->skipIf(file_exists(APP . 'app_error.php'), 'App error exists cannot run.');
-
 		$error = new NotFoundException('Kaboom!');
 		ob_start();
 		ErrorHandler::handleException($error);
@@ -210,8 +208,6 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testHandleExceptionLog() {
-		$this->skipIf(file_exists(APP . 'app_error.php'), 'App error exists cannot run.');
-
 		if (file_exists(LOGS . 'error.log')) {
 			unlink(LOGS . 'error.log');
 		}
@@ -224,8 +220,37 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertRegExp('/Kaboom!/', $result, 'message missing.');
 
 		$log = file(LOGS . 'error.log');
-		$this->assertRegExp('/\[NotFoundException\] Kaboom!/', $log[0], 'message missing.');
-		$this->assertRegExp('/\#0.*ErrorHandlerTest->testHandleExceptionLog/', $log[2], 'Stack trace missing.');
+		$this->assertContains('[NotFoundException] Kaboom!', $log[0], 'message missing.');
+		$this->assertContains('ErrorHandlerTest->testHandleExceptionLog', $log[2], 'Stack trace missing.');
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test handleException generating log.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testHandleExceptionLogSkipping() {
+		if (file_exists(LOGS . 'error.log')) {
+			unlink(LOGS . 'error.log');
+		}
+		Configure::write('Exception.log', true);
+		Configure::write('Exception.skipLog', array('NotFoundException'));
+		$notFound = new NotFoundException('Kaboom!');
+		$forbidden = new ForbiddenException('Fooled you!');
+
+		ob_start();
+		ErrorHandler::handleException($notFound);
+		$result = ob_get_clean();
+		$this->assertRegExp('/Kaboom!/', $result, 'message missing.');
+
+		ob_start();
+		ErrorHandler::handleException($forbidden);
+		$result = ob_get_clean();
+		$this->assertRegExp('/Fooled you!/', $result, 'message missing.');
+
+		$log = file(LOGS . 'error.log');
+		$this->assertNotContains('[NotFoundException] Kaboom!', $log[0], 'message should not be logged.');
+		$this->assertContains('[ForbiddenException] Fooled you!', $log[0], 'message missing.');
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -257,8 +282,6 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testHandleFatalErrorPage() {
-		$this->skipIf(file_exists(APP . 'app_error.php'), 'App error exists cannot run.');
-
 		$line = __LINE__;
 
 		ob_start();
@@ -286,8 +309,6 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testHandleFatalErrorLog() {
-		$this->skipIf(file_exists(APP . 'app_error.php'), 'App error exists cannot run.');
-
 		if (file_exists(LOGS . 'error.log')) {
 			unlink(LOGS . 'error.log');
 		}