diff --git a/src/core/ngx_syslog.c b/src/core/ngx_syslog.c
index 0a64e10b8..bad45bd16 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_syslog.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_syslog.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 static char *ngx_syslog_parse_args(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_syslog_init_peer(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer);
 static void ngx_syslog_cleanup(void *data);
+static u_char *ngx_syslog_log_error(ngx_log_t *log, u_char *buf, size_t len);
 
 
 static char  *facilities[] = {
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ ngx_syslog_process_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer)
     }
 
     peer->hostname = &cf->cycle->hostname;
-    peer->log = &cf->cycle->new_log;
+    peer->logp = &cf->cycle->new_log;
 
     peer->conn.fd = (ngx_socket_t) -1;
 
@@ -289,6 +290,13 @@ ngx_syslog_send(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer, u_char *buf, size_t len)
 {
     ssize_t  n;
 
+    if (peer->log.handler == NULL) {
+        peer->log = *peer->logp;
+        peer->log.handler = ngx_syslog_log_error;
+        peer->log.data = peer;
+        peer->log.action = "logging to syslog";
+    }
+
     if (peer->conn.fd == (ngx_socket_t) -1) {
         if (ngx_syslog_init_peer(peer) != NGX_OK) {
             return NGX_ERROR;
@@ -306,7 +314,7 @@ ngx_syslog_send(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer, u_char *buf, size_t len)
     if (n == NGX_ERROR) {
 
         if (ngx_close_socket(peer->conn.fd) == -1) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                           ngx_close_socket_n " failed");
         }
 
@@ -324,25 +332,25 @@ ngx_syslog_init_peer(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer)
 
     fd = ngx_socket(peer->server.sockaddr->sa_family, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
     if (fd == (ngx_socket_t) -1) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       ngx_socket_n " failed");
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
     if (ngx_nonblocking(fd) == -1) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       ngx_nonblocking_n " failed");
         goto failed;
     }
 
     if (connect(fd, peer->server.sockaddr, peer->server.socklen) == -1) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       "connect() failed");
         goto failed;
     }
 
     peer->conn.fd = fd;
-    peer->conn.log = peer->log;
+    peer->conn.log = &peer->log;
 
     /* UDP sockets are always ready to write */
     peer->conn.write->ready = 1;
@@ -352,7 +360,7 @@ ngx_syslog_init_peer(ngx_syslog_peer_t *peer)
 failed:
 
     if (ngx_close_socket(fd) == -1) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       ngx_close_socket_n " failed");
     }
 
@@ -373,7 +381,30 @@ ngx_syslog_cleanup(void *data)
     }
 
     if (ngx_close_socket(peer->conn.fd) == -1) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &peer->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       ngx_close_socket_n " failed");
     }
 }
+
+
+static u_char *
+ngx_syslog_log_error(ngx_log_t *log, u_char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    u_char             *p;
+    ngx_syslog_peer_t  *peer;
+
+    p = buf;
+
+    if (log->action) {
+        p = ngx_snprintf(buf, len, " while %s", log->action);
+        len -= p - buf;
+    }
+
+    peer = log->data;
+
+    if (peer) {
+        p = ngx_snprintf(p, len, ", server: %V", &peer->server.name);
+    }
+
+    return p;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_syslog.h b/src/core/ngx_syslog.h
index 181ebe7b3..e2d54acdb 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_syslog.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_syslog.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ typedef struct {
     ngx_addr_t         server;
     ngx_connection_t   conn;
 
-    ngx_log_t         *log;
+    ngx_log_t          log;
+    ngx_log_t         *logp;
 
     unsigned           busy:1;
     unsigned           nohostname:1;