diff --git a/compose/config.py b/compose/config.py
index 8ebcef010..3241bb80e 100644
--- a/compose/config.py
+++ b/compose/config.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ DOCKER_CONFIG_KEYS = [
     'links',
     'mem_limit',
     'net',
+    'log_driver',
     'pid',
     'ports',
     'privileged',
diff --git a/compose/container.py b/compose/container.py
index 9439a7087..fc3370d9e 100644
--- a/compose/container.py
+++ b/compose/container.py
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ class Container(object):
     def labels(self):
         return self.get('Config.Labels') or {}
 
+    @property
+    def log_config(self):
+        return self.get('HostConfig.LogConfig') or None
+
     @property
     def human_readable_state(self):
         if self.is_running:
diff --git a/compose/service.py b/compose/service.py
index 6250e5351..ee47142f2 100644
--- a/compose/service.py
+++ b/compose/service.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 import six
 
 from docker.errors import APIError
-from docker.utils import create_host_config
+from docker.utils import create_host_config, LogConfig
 
 from .config import DOCKER_CONFIG_KEYS
 from .container import Container, get_container_name
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DOCKER_START_KEYS = [
     'extra_hosts',
     'read_only',
     'net',
+    'log_driver',
     'pid',
     'privileged',
     'restart',
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ class Service(object):
         privileged = options.get('privileged', False)
         cap_add = options.get('cap_add', None)
         cap_drop = options.get('cap_drop', None)
+        log_config = LogConfig(type=options.get('log_driver', 'json-file'))
         pid = options.get('pid', None)
 
         dns = options.get('dns', None)
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ class Service(object):
             restart_policy=restart,
             cap_add=cap_add,
             cap_drop=cap_drop,
+            log_config=log_config,
             extra_hosts=extra_hosts,
             read_only=read_only,
             pid_mode=pid
diff --git a/docs/yml.md b/docs/yml.md
index 1e910d184..96a478bb2 100644
--- a/docs/yml.md
+++ b/docs/yml.md
@@ -271,6 +271,20 @@ labels:
   - "com.example.label-with-empty-value"
 ```
 
+### log driver
+
+Specify a logging driver for the service's containers, as with the ``--log-driver`` option for docker run ([documented here](http://docs.docker.com/reference/run/#logging-drivers-log-driver)).
+
+Allowed values are currently ``json-file``, ``syslog`` and ``none``. The list will change over time as more drivers are added to the Docker engine.
+
+The default value is json-file.
+
+```
+log_driver: "json-file"
+log_driver: "syslog"
+log_driver: "none"
+```
+
 ### net
 
 Networking mode. Use the same values as the docker client `--net` parameter.
diff --git a/tests/integration/service_test.py b/tests/integration/service_test.py
index edda71dec..678aacdd0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/service_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/service_test.py
@@ -656,3 +656,21 @@ class ServiceTest(DockerClientTestCase):
         labels = create_and_start_container(service).labels.items()
         for name in labels_list:
             self.assertIn((name, ''), labels)
+
+    def test_log_drive_invalid(self):
+        service = self.create_service('web', log_driver='xxx')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, lambda: create_and_start_container(service))
+
+    def test_log_drive_empty_default_jsonfile(self):
+        service = self.create_service('web')
+        log_config = create_and_start_container(service).log_config
+
+        self.assertEqual('json-file', log_config['Type'])
+        self.assertFalse(log_config['Config'])
+
+    def test_log_drive_none(self):
+        service = self.create_service('web', log_driver='none')
+        log_config = create_and_start_container(service).log_config
+
+        self.assertEqual('none', log_config['Type'])
+        self.assertFalse(log_config['Config'])