diff --git a/heat/engine/environment.py b/heat/engine/environment.py
index bb75923d1b..4b450bf5e0 100644
--- a/heat/engine/environment.py
+++ b/heat/engine/environment.py
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ class ResourceRegistry(object):
                 'now': str(info.value)}
             LOG.warn(_LW('Changing %(path)s from %(was)s to %(now)s'),
                      details)
-        else:
-            LOG.info(_LI('Registering %(path)s -> %(value)s'), {
-                'path': descriptive_path,
-                'value': str(info.value)})
 
         if isinstance(info, ClassResourceInfo):
             if info.value.support_status.status != support.SUPPORTED:
@@ -276,6 +272,15 @@ class ResourceRegistry(object):
         info.user_resource = (self.global_registry is not None)
         registry[name] = info
 
+    def log_resource_info(self, show_all=False, prefix=None):
+        registry = self._registry
+        for name in registry:
+            if show_all or isinstance(registry[name], TemplateResourceInfo):
+                msg = (_('%(p)s Registered: %(t)s') %
+                       {'p': prefix or '',
+                        't': six.text_type(registry[name])})
+                LOG.info(msg)
+
     def remove_item(self, info):
         if not isinstance(info, TemplateResourceInfo):
             return
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/__init__.py b/heat/engine/resources/__init__.py
index d5079b7e44..e2bc8086d2 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/__init__.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/__init__.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def initialise():
     global_env = environment.Environment({}, user_env=False)
     _load_global_environment(global_env)
     _environment = global_env
+    global_env.registry.log_resource_info(show_all=True)
 
 
 def _load_global_environment(env):
diff --git a/heat/engine/service.py b/heat/engine/service.py
index 8834a57943..d91b5a7ae5 100644
--- a/heat/engine/service.py
+++ b/heat/engine/service.py
@@ -624,6 +624,9 @@ class EngineService(service.Service):
 
         self._validate_deferred_auth_context(cnxt, stack)
         stack.validate()
+        # For the root stack print a summary of the TemplateResources loaded
+        if nested_depth == 0:
+            env.registry.log_resource_info(prefix=stack_name)
         return stack
 
     @context.request_context