diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index a056aa0a1e..e0516f8f45 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -617,3 +617,14 @@ EndInlineScriptElement: After a <script...> element is written
 - $action
 - $code
 - $type
+
+StartLog: Before writing to the logs
+- &$priority
+- &$msg
+- &$filename
+
+EndLog: After writing to the logs
+- $priority
+- $msg
+- $filename
+
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index ab046e871d..14d6665037 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -1070,18 +1070,21 @@ function common_request_id()
 
 function common_log($priority, $msg, $filename=null)
 {
-    $msg = '[' . common_request_id() . '] ' . $msg;
-    $logfile = common_config('site', 'logfile');
-    if ($logfile) {
-        $log = fopen($logfile, "a");
-        if ($log) {
-            $output = common_log_line($priority, $msg);
-            fwrite($log, $output);
-            fclose($log);
+    if(Event::handle('StartLog', array(&$priority, &$msg, &$filename))){
+        $msg = '[' . common_request_id() . '] ' . $msg;
+        $logfile = common_config('site', 'logfile');
+        if ($logfile) {
+            $log = fopen($logfile, "a");
+            if ($log) {
+                $output = common_log_line($priority, $msg);
+                fwrite($log, $output);
+                fclose($log);
+            }
+        } else {
+            common_ensure_syslog();
+            syslog($priority, $msg);
         }
-    } else {
-        common_ensure_syslog();
-        syslog($priority, $msg);
+        Event::handle('EndLog', array($priority, $msg, $filename));
     }
 }