diff --git a/beast/utility/Journal.h b/beast/utility/Journal.h
index e3d7df3fd2..9c85b6d412 100644
--- a/beast/utility/Journal.h
+++ b/beast/utility/Journal.h
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 #ifndef BEAST_UTILITY_JOURNAL_H_INCLUDED
 #define BEAST_UTILITY_JOURNAL_H_INCLUDED
 
+#include "../SafeBool.h"
+
 #include <sstream>
 
-namespace beast
-{
+namespace beast {
 
 /** A generic endpoint for log messages. */
 class Journal
@@ -57,27 +58,33 @@ public:
     public:
         virtual ~Sink () { }
 
-        /** Write text to the sink at the specified severity. */
-        virtual void write (Severity severity, std::string const& text) = 0;
-
         /** Returns `true` if text at the passed severity produces output. */
-        virtual bool active (Severity severity) = 0;
+        virtual bool active (Severity severity) const = 0;
 
         /** Returns `true` if a message is also written to the Output Window (MSVC). */
-        virtual bool console () = 0;
-
-        /** Set the minimum severity this sink will report. */
-        virtual void set_severity (Severity severity) = 0;
+        virtual bool console () const = 0;
 
         /** Set whether messages are also written to the Output Window (MSVC). */
-        virtual void set_console (bool to_console) = 0;
+        virtual void console (bool output) = 0;
+
+        /** Returns the minimum severity level this sink will report. */
+        virtual Severity severity() const = 0;
+
+        /** Set the minimum severity this sink will report. */
+        virtual void severity (Severity level) = 0;
+
+        /** Write text to the sink at the specified severity.
+            The caller is responsible for checking the minimum severity level
+            before using this function.
+        */
+        virtual void write (Severity level, std::string const& text) = 0;
     };
 
     /** Returns a Sink which does nothing. */
     static Sink& getNullSink ();
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    
+
     class Stream;
 
     /** Scoped ostream-based container for writing messages to a Journal. */
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ public:
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    class Stream
+    class Stream : public SafeBool <Stream>
     {
     public:
         /** Construct a stream which produces no logging output. */
@@ -144,7 +151,10 @@ public:
         Severity severity() const;
 
         /** Returns `true` if sink logs anything at this stream's severity. */
+        /** @{ */
         bool active() const;
+        bool asBoolean() const;
+        /** @} */
 
         /** Output stream support. */
         /** @{ */
diff --git a/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp b/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
index 9829af1ac7..6d990ce7a7 100644
--- a/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
+++ b/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "../Journal.h"
 
-namespace beast
-{
+namespace beast {
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -28,27 +27,32 @@ namespace beast
 class NullJournalSink : public Journal::Sink
 {
 public:
+    bool active (Journal::Severity) const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool console() const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    void console (bool)
+    {
+    }
+
+    Journal::Severity severity() const
+    {
+        return Journal::kDisabled;
+    }
+
+    void severity (Journal::Severity)
+    {
+    }
+
     void write (Journal::Severity, std::string const&)
     {
     }
-
-    bool active (Journal::Severity)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    bool console ()
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    void set_severity (Journal::Severity)
-    {
-    }
-
-    void set_console (bool)
-    {
-    }
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (Stream const& stream, std::ostream& manip (
 
 Journal::ScopedStream::~ScopedStream ()
 {
-    if (! m_ostream.str().empty())
+    if (! m_ostream.str().empty() && m_sink.active (m_severity))
         m_sink.write (m_severity, m_ostream.str());
 }
 
@@ -146,6 +150,11 @@ bool Journal::Stream::active () const
     return m_sink->active (m_severity);
 }
 
+bool Journal::Stream::asBoolean () const
+{
+    return active();
+}
+
 Journal::Stream& Journal::Stream::operator= (Stream const& other)
 {
     m_sink = other.m_sink;
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.cpp b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.cpp
index edcd7a903a..77b2b0aa93 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.cpp
+++ b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.cpp
@@ -234,27 +234,32 @@ UnitTests::JournalSink::JournalSink (UnitTests& tests)
 {
 }
 
-void UnitTests::JournalSink::write (Journal::Severity, std::string const& text)
-{
-    m_tests.logMessage (text);
-}
-
-bool UnitTests::JournalSink::active (Journal::Severity)
+bool UnitTests::JournalSink::active (Journal::Severity) const
 {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool UnitTests::JournalSink::console ()
+bool UnitTests::JournalSink::console() const
 {
     return false;
 }
 
-void UnitTests::JournalSink::set_severity (Journal::Severity)
+void UnitTests::JournalSink::console (bool)
 {
 }
 
-void UnitTests::JournalSink::set_console (bool)
+Journal::Severity UnitTests::JournalSink::severity() const
 {
+    return Journal::kLowestSeverity;
+}
+
+void UnitTests::JournalSink::severity (Journal::Severity)
+{
+}
+
+void UnitTests::JournalSink::write (Journal::Severity, std::string const& text)
+{
+    m_tests.logMessage (text);
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.h b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.h
index 59e5ce7697..8a3a7655b3 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/UnitTest.h
@@ -517,11 +517,12 @@ private:
     {
     public:
         explicit JournalSink (UnitTests& tests);
+        bool active (Journal::Severity severity) const;
+        bool console () const;
+        void console (bool);
+        Journal::Severity severity() const;
+        void severity (Journal::Severity severity);
         void write (Journal::Severity severity, std::string const& text);
-        bool active (Journal::Severity severity);
-        bool console ();
-        void set_severity (Journal::Severity severity);
-        void set_console (bool);
 
     private:
         UnitTests& m_tests;