diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
index 9613e81d0a..f9af50d5c4 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ module Rails
 
       def database_gemfile_entry
         return [] if options[:skip_active_record]
-        gem = GemfileEntry.version gem_for_database, nil,
+         GemfileEntry.version gem_for_database, nil,
                              "Use #{options[:database]} as the database for Active Record"
-        return [gem]
       end
 
       def include_all_railties?
@@ -163,19 +162,15 @@ module Rails
 
       def rails_gemfile_entry
         if options.dev?
-          [
-            GemfileEntry.path('rails', Rails::Generators::RAILS_DEV_PATH),
-            GemfileEntry.github('arel', 'rails/arel'),
-          ]
+          [GemfileEntry.path('rails', Rails::Generators::RAILS_DEV_PATH),
+           GemfileEntry.github('arel', 'rails/arel')]
         elsif options.edge?
-          [
-            GemfileEntry.path('rails', 'rails/rails'),
-            GemfileEntry.path('arel', 'rails/arel'),
-          ]
+          [GemfileEntry.path('rails', 'rails/rails'),
+           GemfileEntry.path('arel', 'rails/arel')]
         else
-          [
-            GemfileEntry.new('rails', "Bundle edge Rails instead: gem 'rails', github: 'rails/rails'", Rails::VERSION::STRING)
-          ]
+          [GemfileEntry.version('rails',
+                            Rails::VERSION::STRING,
+                            "Bundle edge Rails instead: gem 'rails', github: 'rails/rails'")]
         end
       end
 
@@ -233,6 +228,21 @@ module Rails
         gems
       end
 
+      def jbuilder_gemfile_entry
+        comment = 'Build JSON APIs with ease. Read more: https://github.com/rails/jbuilder'
+        GemfileEntry.version('jbuilder', '~> 1.2', comment)
+      end
+
+      def webconsole_gemfile_entry
+        comment = 'Run `rails console` in the browser. Read more: https://github.com/rails/web-console'
+        GemfileEntry.new('web-console', comment, nil, group: :development)
+      end
+
+      def sdoc_gemfile_entry
+        comment = 'bundle exec rake doc:rails generates the API under doc/api.'
+        GemfileEntry.new('web-console', comment, nil, { :group => :doc, :require => false })
+      end
+
       def coffee_gemfile_entry
         comment = 'Use CoffeeScript for .js.coffee assets and views'
         if options.dev? || options.edge?
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ module Rails
 
           gems << GemfileEntry.version("turbolinks", nil,
             "Turbolinks makes following links in your web application faster. Read more: https://github.com/rails/turbolinks")
+          gems
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
index fbd23ae2eb..8ffb397f28 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -163,10 +163,14 @@ module Rails
       end
 
       def gemfile_gems
-        rails_gemfile_entry +
-          database_gemfile_entry +
-          assets_gemfile_entry +
-          javascript_gemfile_entry
+        @gemfile_gems ||= [
+          rails_gemfile_entry,
+          database_gemfile_entry,
+          assets_gemfile_entry,
+          javascript_gemfile_entry,
+          jbuilder_gemfile_entry,
+          webconsole_gemfile_entry,
+          sdoc_gemfile_entry].flatten
       end
 
       public_task :set_default_accessors!
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile
index 42d62c6d93..99e46c20d5 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile
@@ -10,22 +10,11 @@ gem '<%= gem.name %>'<% if gem.version -%>
 , '<%= gem.version %>'
 <% elsif gem.options.any? -%>
 ,<%= gem.padding(max_width) %><%= gem.options.map { |k,v|
-  "#{k}: '#{v}'" }.join(', ') %>
+  "#{k}: #{v.inspect}" }.join(', ') %>
 <% else %>
 <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 
-# Build JSON APIs with ease. Read more: https://github.com/rails/jbuilder
-gem 'jbuilder', '~> 1.2'
-
-# Run `rails console` in the browser. Read more: https://github.com/rails/web-console
-gem 'web-console', group: :development
-
-group :doc do
-  # bundle exec rake doc:rails generates the API under doc/api.
-  gem 'sdoc', require: false
-end
-
 # Use ActiveModel has_secure_password
 # gem 'bcrypt-ruby', '~> 3.1.2'