diff --git a/Civi.php b/Civi.php
index f916756883ed..a018bb54d9d2 100644
--- a/Civi.php
+++ b/Civi.php
@@ -82,10 +82,16 @@ public static function lockManager() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return \CRM_Core_Error_Log
+   * Find or create a logger.
+   *
+   * @param string $channel
+   *   Symbolic name (or channel) of the intended log.
+   *   This should correlate to a service "log.{NAME}".
+   *
+   * @return \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface
    */
-  public static function log() {
-    return Civi\Core\Container::singleton()->get('psr_log');
+  public static function log($channel = 'default') {
+    return \Civi\Core\Container::singleton()->get('psr_log_manager')->getLog($channel);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/Civi/Core/Container.php b/Civi/Core/Container.php
index 446720da8a0f..b8e0028720f3 100644
--- a/Civi/Core/Container.php
+++ b/Civi/Core/Container.php
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ public function createContainer() {
       ->setFactory('CRM_Cxn_BAO_Cxn::createRegistrationClient')->setPublic(TRUE);
 
     $container->setDefinition('psr_log', new Definition('CRM_Core_Error_Log', []))->setPublic(TRUE);
+    $container->setDefinition('psr_log_manager', new Definition('Civi\Core\LogManager', []))->setPublic(TRUE);
+    // With the default log-manager, you may overload a channel by defining a service, e.g.
+    // $container->setDefinition('log.ipn', new Definition('CRM_Core_Error_Log', []))->setPublic(TRUE);
 
     $basicCaches = [
       'js_strings' => 'js_strings',
diff --git a/Civi/Core/LogManager.php b/Civi/Core/LogManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c181a09e0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Civi/Core/LogManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright CiviCRM LLC. All rights reserved.                        |
+ |                                                                    |
+ | This work is published under the GNU AGPLv3 license with some      |
+ | permitted exceptions and without any warranty. For full license    |
+ | and copyright information, see https://civicrm.org/licensing       |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ */
+
+namespace Civi\Core;
+
+/**
+ * The LogManager will provide instances of "LoggerInterface".
+ *
+ * @package Civi\Core
+ */
+class LogManager {
+
+  const DEFAULT_LOGGER = 'psr_log';
+
+  private $channels = [];
+
+  /**
+   * Find or create a logger.
+   *
+   * This implementation will look for a service "log.{NAME}". If none is defined,
+   * then it will fallback to the "psr_log" service.
+   *
+   * @param string $channel
+   *   Symbolic name of the intended log.
+   *   This should correlate to a service "log.{NAME}".
+   *
+   * @return \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface
+   */
+  public function getLog($channel = 'default') {
+    if (!isset($this->channels[$channel])) {
+      $c = \Civi::container();
+      $svc = "log." . $channel;
+      $this->channels[$channel] = $c->has($svc) ? $c->get($svc) : $c->get(self::DEFAULT_LOGGER);
+    }
+    return $this->channels[$channel];
+  }
+
+}