1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/util/log.h b/util/log.h
index ff5edf983e5..7272affaff6 100644
--- a/util/log.h
+++ b/util/log.h
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ namespace mongo {
             return operator<<( static_cast<const void*>( t ) );
         }        
         template< class T >
+        Nullstream& operator<<(const shared_ptr<T> p ){
+            T * t = p.get();
+            if ( ! t )
+                *this << "null";
+            else 
+                *this << t;
+            return *this;
+        }
+        template< class T >
         Nullstream& operator<<(const T &t) {
             return operator<<( static_cast<const LazyString&>( LazyStringImpl< T >( t ) ) );
         }