diff --git a/command/config/delete/config_delete.go b/command/config/delete/config_delete.go
index 876092608f..41eef8b156 100644
--- a/command/config/delete/config_delete.go
+++ b/command/config/delete/config_delete.go
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	_, err = client.ConfigEntries().Delete(c.kind, c.name, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deleting config entry %q / %q: %v", c.kind, c.name, err))
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deleting config entry %s/%s: %v", c.kind, c.name, err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	// TODO (mkeeler) should we output anything when successful
+	c.UI.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Config entry deleted: %s/%s", c.kind, c.name))
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/command/config/delete/config_delete_test.go b/command/config/delete/config_delete_test.go
index 8a3cbde6fb..c1f7951a5a 100644
--- a/command/config/delete/config_delete_test.go
+++ b/command/config/delete/config_delete_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func TestConfigDelete(t *testing.T) {
 
 	code := c.Run(args)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, code)
-	require.Empty(t, ui.OutputWriter.String())
+	require.Contains(t, ui.OutputWriter.String(),
+		"Config entry deleted: service-defaults/web")
 	require.Empty(t, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
 
 	entry, _, err := client.ConfigEntries().Get(api.ServiceDefaults, "web", nil)
diff --git a/command/config/read/config_read.go b/command/config/read/config_read.go
index acba927abe..399e68c28f 100644
--- a/command/config/read/config_read.go
+++ b/command/config/read/config_read.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	entry, _, err := client.ConfigEntries().Get(c.kind, c.name, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error reading config entry %q / %q: %v", c.kind, c.name, err))
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error reading config entry %s/%s: %v", c.kind, c.name, err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
diff --git a/command/config/write/config_write.go b/command/config/write/config_write.go
index 8691ab8eaf..42a4789e64 100644
--- a/command/config/write/config_write.go
+++ b/command/config/write/config_write.go
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 		written, _, err = entries.Set(entry, nil)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error writing config entry %q / %q: %v", entry.GetKind(), entry.GetName(), err))
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error writing config entry %s/%s: %v", entry.GetKind(), entry.GetName(), err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	if !written {
-		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Config entry %q / %q not updated", entry.GetKind(), entry.GetName()))
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Config entry not updated: %s/%s", entry.GetKind(), entry.GetName()))
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	// TODO (mkeeler) should we output anything when successful
+	c.UI.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Config entry written: %s/%s", entry.GetKind(), entry.GetName()))
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/command/config/write/config_write_test.go b/command/config/write/config_write_test.go
index 970709adb7..e111f323c6 100644
--- a/command/config/write/config_write_test.go
+++ b/command/config/write/config_write_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func TestConfigWrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 		code := c.Run(args)
 		require.Empty(t, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+		require.Contains(t, ui.OutputWriter.String(),
+			`Config entry written: service-defaults/web`)
 		require.Equal(t, 0, code)
 
 		entry, _, err := client.ConfigEntries().Get("service-defaults", "web", nil)
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ func TestConfigWrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 		code := c.Run(args)
 		require.Empty(t, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+		require.Contains(t, ui.OutputWriter.String(),
+			`Config entry written: proxy-defaults/global`)
 		require.Equal(t, 0, code)
 
 		entry, _, err := client.ConfigEntries().Get(api.ProxyDefaults, api.ProxyConfigGlobal, nil)