diff --git a/base/logger.cpp b/base/logger.cpp
index 3e90f3a37..5699b12d3 100644
--- a/base/logger.cpp
+++ b/base/logger.cpp
@@ -103,3 +103,33 @@ void Logger::ForwardLogEntry(const LogEntry& entry)
 			logger->ProcessLogEntry(entry);
 	}
 }
+
+string Logger::SeverityToString(LogSeverity severity)
+{
+	switch (severity) {
+		case LogDebug:
+			return "debug";
+		case LogInformation:
+			return "information";
+		case LogWarning:
+			return "warning";
+		case LogCritical:
+			return "critical";
+		default:
+			throw invalid_argument("Invalid severity.");
+	}
+}
+
+LogSeverity Logger::StringToSeverity(const string& severity)
+{
+	if (severity == "debug")
+		return LogDebug;
+	else if (severity == "information")
+		return LogInformation;
+	else if (severity == "warning")
+		return LogWarning;
+	else if (severity == "critical")
+		return LogCritical;
+	else
+		throw invalid_argument("Invalid severity: " + severity);
+}
diff --git a/base/logger.h b/base/logger.h
index 2fbfe0f4c..bcbb22051 100644
--- a/base/logger.h
+++ b/base/logger.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
 	static void RegisterLogger(const Logger::Ptr& logger);
 	static void UnregisterLogger(const Logger::Ptr& logger);
 
+	static string SeverityToString(LogSeverity severity);
+	static LogSeverity StringToSeverity(const string& severity);
+
 protected:
 	virtual void ProcessLogEntry(const LogEntry& entry) = 0;
 
diff --git a/base/streamlogger.cpp b/base/streamlogger.cpp
index b1824a4b5..7126cc5cd 100644
--- a/base/streamlogger.cpp
+++ b/base/streamlogger.cpp
@@ -57,29 +57,11 @@ void StreamLogger::ProcessLogEntry(const LogEntry& entry)
 {
 	char timestamp[100];
 
-	string severityStr;
-	switch (entry.Severity) {
-		case LogDebug:
-			severityStr = "debug";
-			break;
-		case LogInformation:
-			severityStr = "info";
-			break;
-		case LogWarning:
-			severityStr = "warning";
-			break;
-		case LogCritical:
-			severityStr = "critical";
-			break;
-		default:
-			assert(!"Invalid severity specified.");
-	}
-
 	tm tmnow = *localtime(&entry.Timestamp);
 
 	strftime(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp), "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", &tmnow);
 
 	*m_Stream << "[" << timestamp << "] "
-		 << severityStr << "/" << entry.Facility << ": "
+		 << Logger::SeverityToString(entry.Severity) << "/" << entry.Facility << ": "
 		 << entry.Message << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
index 85d847176..5d98f1687 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,20 @@ IcingaApplication::IcingaApplication(void)
  */
 int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<string>& args)
 {
-	StreamLogger::Ptr consoleLogger = boost::make_shared<StreamLogger>(&std::cout, LogInformation);
-	Logger::RegisterLogger(consoleLogger);
+	/* register handler for 'log' config objects */
+	static ConfigObject::Set::Ptr logObjects = boost::make_shared<ConfigObject::Set>(ConfigObject::GetAllObjects(), ConfigObject::MakeTypePredicate("log"));
+	logObjects->OnObjectAdded.connect(boost::bind(&IcingaApplication::NewLogHandler, this, _2));
+	logObjects->OnObjectCommitted.connect(boost::bind(&IcingaApplication::NewLogHandler, this, _2));
+	logObjects->OnObjectRemoved.connect(boost::bind(&IcingaApplication::DeletedLogHandler, this, _2));
+	logObjects->Start();
+
+	/* create console logger */
+	ConfigItemBuilder::Ptr consoleLogConfig = boost::make_shared<ConfigItemBuilder>();
+	consoleLogConfig->SetType("log");
+	consoleLogConfig->SetName("console");
+	consoleLogConfig->SetLocal(true);
+	consoleLogConfig->AddExpression("type", OperatorSet, "console");
+	consoleLogConfig->Compile()->Commit();
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	Logger::Write(LogInformation, "icinga", "Icinga component loader");
@@ -159,6 +171,17 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<string>& args)
 	icingaConfig->GetProperty("service", &m_Service);
 	icingaConfig->GetProperty("pidpath", &m_PidPath);
 
+	string logpath;
+	if (icingaConfig->GetProperty("logpath", &logpath)) {
+		ConfigItemBuilder::Ptr fileLogConfig = boost::make_shared<ConfigItemBuilder>();
+		fileLogConfig->SetType("log");
+		fileLogConfig->SetName("main");
+		fileLogConfig->SetLocal(true);
+		fileLogConfig->AddExpression("type", OperatorSet, "file");
+		fileLogConfig->AddExpression("path", OperatorSet, logpath);
+		fileLogConfig->Compile()->Commit();
+	}
+
 	UpdatePidFile(GetPidPath());
 
 	if (!GetCertificateFile().empty() && !GetCAFile().empty()) {
@@ -182,7 +205,6 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<string>& args)
 		ClosePidFile();
 		Utility::Daemonize();
 		UpdatePidFile(GetPidPath());
-		Logger::UnregisterLogger(consoleLogger);
 	}
 
 	RunEventLoop();
@@ -208,6 +230,54 @@ void IcingaApplication::NewComponentHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
 	LoadComponent(path, object);
 }
 
+void IcingaApplication::NewLogHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
+{
+	/* don't allow replicated config objects */
+	if (!object->IsLocal())
+		throw runtime_error("'log' objects must be 'local'");
+
+	Logger::Ptr logger;
+	if (object->GetTag("logger", &logger))
+		Logger::UnregisterLogger(logger);
+
+	string type;
+	if (!object->GetProperty("type", &type))
+		throw invalid_argument("'log' object must have a 'type' property");
+
+	string strSeverity;
+	LogSeverity severity = LogInformation;
+	if (object->GetProperty("severity", &strSeverity))
+		severity = Logger::StringToSeverity(strSeverity);
+
+	if (type == "syslog") {
+		logger = boost::make_shared<SyslogLogger>(severity);
+	} else if (type == "file") {
+		string path;
+		if (!object->GetProperty("path", &path))
+			throw invalid_argument("'log' object of type 'file' must have a 'path' property");
+
+		StreamLogger::Ptr slogger = boost::make_shared<StreamLogger>(severity);
+		slogger->OpenFile(path);
+
+		logger = slogger;
+	} else if (type == "console") {
+		logger = boost::make_shared<StreamLogger>(&std::cout, severity);
+	} else {
+		throw runtime_error("Unknown log type: " + type);
+	}
+
+	object->SetTag("logger", logger);
+
+	Logger::RegisterLogger(logger);
+}
+
+void IcingaApplication::DeletedLogHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
+{
+	Logger::Ptr logger;
+	if (object->GetTag("logger", &logger))
+		Logger::UnregisterLogger(logger);
+}
+
 IcingaApplication::Ptr IcingaApplication::GetInstance(void)
 {
 	return static_pointer_cast<IcingaApplication>(Application::GetInstance());
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.h b/icinga/icingaapplication.h
index b8d5f9062..bf15401f0 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.h
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ private:
 
 	void NewComponentHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
 	void DeletedComponentHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
+
+	void NewLogHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
+	void DeletedLogHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
 };
 
 }