diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/base/base.h b/orte/mca/ras/base/base.h
index 10c1724725..fe5e5be5e2 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/base/base.h
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/base/base.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef struct orte_ras_base_t {
     int ras_output;
     opal_list_t ras_opened;
     bool allocation_read;
+    bool display_alloc;
     orte_ras_base_module_t *active_module;
 } orte_ras_base_t;
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c
index dbf2dfa8ad..465e85c8c2 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int orte_ras_base_allocate(orte_job_t *jdata)
 {
     int rc;
     opal_list_t nodes;
-    orte_node_t *node;
+    orte_node_t *node, **alloc;
     orte_std_cntr_t i;
     bool override_oversubscribed;
     orte_app_context_t **apps;
@@ -281,5 +281,18 @@ int orte_ras_base_allocate(orte_job_t *jdata)
         return rc;
     }
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&nodes);
+    
+    /* shall we display the results? */
+    if (orte_ras_base.display_alloc) {
+        alloc = (orte_node_t**)orte_node_pool->addr;
+        opal_output(0, "***   NODE ALLOCATION FOR JOB %s  ***", ORTE_JOBID_PRINT(jdata->jobid));
+        for (i=0; i < orte_node_pool->size; i++) {
+            if (NULL == alloc[i]) {
+                break;
+            }
+            opal_dss.dump(0, alloc[i], ORTE_NODE);
+        }
+    }
+    
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_open.c b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_open.c
index 7c8036df5c..42ec972e33 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_open.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_open.c
@@ -63,10 +63,18 @@ orte_ras_base_t orte_ras_base;
  */
 int orte_ras_base_open(void)
 {
+    int value;
+    
     /* set default flags */
     orte_ras_base.active_module = NULL;
     orte_ras_base.allocation_read = false;
     
+    /* should we display the allocation after determining it? */
+    mca_base_param_reg_int_name("ras", "base_display_alloc",
+                                "Whether to display the allocation after it is determined",
+                                false, false, (int)false, &value);
+    orte_ras_base.display_alloc = OPAL_INT_TO_BOOL(value);
+
     /* Debugging / verbose output.  Always have stream open, with
         verbose set by the mca open system... */
     orte_ras_base.ras_output = opal_output_open(NULL);
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c
index d14ee082e1..8872ef6d9c 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map_job.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "opal/dss/dss.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
 #include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
+#include "orte/util/name_fns.h"
 
 #include "orte/mca/rmaps/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_private.h"
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_map_job(orte_job_t *jdata)
     
     /* if we wanted to display the map, now is the time to do it */
     if (jdata->map->display_map) {
+        opal_output(0, "***   JOB MAP FOR JOB %s   ***", ORTE_JOBID_PRINT(jdata->jobid));
         opal_dss.dump(0, jdata->map, ORTE_JOB_MAP);
     }
     
diff --git a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
index 9561269a24..82c66c11b6 100644
--- a/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
+++ b/orte/tools/orterun/orterun.c
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ static opal_cmd_line_init_t cmd_line_init[] = {
       NULL, OPAL_CMD_LINE_TYPE_BOOL,
       "Display the process map just before launch"},
     
+    { "ras", "base", "display_alloc", '\0', "display-allocation", "display-allocation", 0,
+      NULL, OPAL_CMD_LINE_TYPE_BOOL,
+      "Display the allocation being used by this job"},
+
     /* mpiexec-like arguments */
     { NULL, NULL, NULL, '\0', "wdir", "wdir", 1,
       &orterun_globals.wdir, OPAL_CMD_LINE_TYPE_STRING,