diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Core/NmsTrace.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Core/NmsTrace.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d0dcc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Core/NmsTrace.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#region License
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#endregion
+
+using Apache.NMS;
+using Common.Logging;
+
+namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Implemention of NMS ITrace interface that will log NMS messages to Common.Logging.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Registering of this class is done by default in NmsTemplate and SimpleMessageListenerContainer if the value
+    /// of Apache.NMS.Tracer.Trace is null, indicating it was not set.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <author>Mark Pollack</author>
+    public class NmsTrace : ITrace
+    {
+        #region Logging Definition
+
+        private readonly ILog log;
+
+        #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NmsTrace"/> class. The log name used is typeof(NmsTrace).
+        /// </summary>
+        public NmsTrace()
+        {
+            log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(NmsTrace));
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NmsTrace"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="log">The log instance to use for logging.</param>
+        public NmsTrace(ILog log)
+        {
+            this.log = log;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Logs message at Debug Level.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+        public void Debug(string message)
+        {
+            log.Debug(message);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Logs message at Info Level.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+        public void Info(string message)
+        {
+            log.Info(message);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Logs message at Warn Level.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+        public void Warn(string message)
+        {
+            log.Warn(message);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Logs message at Error Level.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+        public void Error(string message)
+        {
+            log.Error(message);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Logs message at Fatal Level.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+        public void Fatal(string message)
+        {
+            log.Fatal(message);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the debug log level is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance is debug enabled; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </value>
+        public bool IsDebugEnabled
+        {
+            get { return log.IsDebugEnabled; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the info log level is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance is info enabled; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </value>
+        public bool IsInfoEnabled
+        {
+            get { return log.IsInfoEnabled; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the warn log level is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance is warn enabled; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </value>
+        public bool IsWarnEnabled
+        {
+            get { return log.IsWarnEnabled; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the error log level is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance is error enabled; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </value>
+        public bool IsErrorEnabled
+        {
+            get { return log.IsErrorEnabled; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the fatal log level is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance is fatal enabled; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </value>
+        public bool IsFatalEnabled
+        {
+            get { return log.IsFatalEnabled; }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/NmsAccessor.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/NmsAccessor.cs
index 4d088d95..dbe04340 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/NmsAccessor.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Messaging/Nms/Support/NmsAccessor.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Common.Logging;
+using Spring.Messaging.Nms.Core;
 using Spring.Objects.Factory;
 using Apache.NMS;
 
@@ -134,6 +135,14 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Nms.Support
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException("ConnectionFactory is required");
             }
+            if (Tracer.Trace == null)
+            {
+                if (logger.IsTraceEnabled)
+                {
+                    logger.Trace("Setting Apache.NMS.Tracer.Trace to default implementation that directs output to Common.Logging");
+                }
+                Tracer.Trace = new NmsTrace();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Spring.Messaging.Nms.2008.csproj b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Spring.Messaging.Nms.2008.csproj
index 65fd4eff..efdf0f14 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Spring.Messaging.Nms.2008.csproj
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Nms/Spring.Messaging.Nms.2008.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>Spring.Messaging.Nms.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
-    <NoWarn></NoWarn>
+    <NoWarn>
+    </NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Core\MessagePostProcessorDelegate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Core\NmsGatewaySupport.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Core\NmsTemplate.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Core\NmsTrace.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Core\ProducerDelegate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Core\SessionDelegate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\Nms\Listener\AbstractListenerContainer.cs" />