diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index e7997510..83d55772 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ options:
         description: |
           Default role for Horizon operations that will be created in
           Keystone upon introduction of an identity-service relation.
+    use-syslog:
+        type: boolean
+        default: False
+        description: |
+            By default, all services will log into their corresponding log files.
+            Setting this to True will force all services to log to the syslog.
     vip:
         type: string
         description: "Virtual IP to use to front openstack dashboard ha configuration"
diff --git a/hooks/horizon_contexts.py b/hooks/horizon_contexts.py
index e55cba07..230a2644 100644
--- a/hooks/horizon_contexts.py
+++ b/hooks/horizon_contexts.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ class HorizonContext(OSContextGenerator):
             'default_role': config('default-role'),
             "webroot": config('webroot'),
             "ubuntu_theme": config('ubuntu-theme') in ['yes', True],
-            "secret": config('secret') or pwgen()
+            "secret": config('secret') or pwgen(),
+            "use_syslog": config('use-syslog')
         }
         return ctxt
 
diff --git a/revision b/revision
index e85087af..f5c89552 100644
--- a/revision
+++ b/revision
@@ -1 +1 @@
-31
+32
diff --git a/templates/grizzly/local_settings.py b/templates/grizzly/local_settings.py
index 87c79228..824ed85d 100644
--- a/templates/grizzly/local_settings.py
+++ b/templates/grizzly/local_settings.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import os
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-
 from openstack_dashboard import exceptions
+{% if use_syslog %}
+from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler
+{% endif %}
 
 DEBUG = {{ debug }}
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
@@ -176,6 +178,13 @@ LOGGING = {
             'level': 'DEBUG',
             'class': 'django.utils.log.NullHandler',
         },
+	{% if use_syslog %}
+        'syslog': {
+            'level': 'INFO',
+            'class': 'logging.handlers.SysLogHandler'
+            'formatter': 'verbose'
+        }
+	{% endif %}
         'console': {
             # Set the level to "DEBUG" for verbose output logging.
             'level': 'INFO',
@@ -194,27 +203,51 @@ LOGGING = {
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'horizon': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'openstack_dashboard': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'novaclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'keystoneclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'glanceclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'nose.plugins.manager': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         }
     }
diff --git a/templates/havana/local_settings.py b/templates/havana/local_settings.py
index a04f153c..1365af16 100644
--- a/templates/havana/local_settings.py
+++ b/templates/havana/local_settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import os
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+{% if use_syslog %}
+from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler
+{% endif %}
 
 from openstack_dashboard import exceptions
 
@@ -248,6 +251,13 @@ LOGGING = {
             'level': 'INFO',
             'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
         },
+        {% if use_syslog %}
+        'syslog': {
+            'level': 'INFO',
+            'class': 'logging.handlers.SysLogHandler'
+            'formatter': 'verbose'
+        }
+        {% endif %}
     },
     'loggers': {
         # Logging from django.db.backends is VERY verbose, send to null
@@ -261,35 +271,67 @@ LOGGING = {
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'horizon': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'openstack_dashboard': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'novaclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'cinderclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'keystoneclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'glanceclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'heatclient': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'nose.plugins.manager': {
+            {% if use_syslog %}
+            'handlers': ['syslog'],
+            {% else %}
             'handlers': ['console'],
+            {% endif %}
             'propagate': False,
         }
     }
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_horizon_contexts.py b/unit_tests/test_horizon_contexts.py
index 69487b63..94e88ac9 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_horizon_contexts.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_horizon_contexts.py
@@ -78,42 +78,48 @@ class TestHorizonContexts(CharmTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(horizon_contexts.HorizonContext()(),
                           {'compress_offline': True, 'debug': False,
                            'default_role': 'Member', 'webroot': '/horizon',
-                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'secret': 'secret'})
+                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'use_syslog': False,
+                           'secret': 'secret'})
 
     def test_HorizonContext_debug(self):
         self.test_config.set('debug', 'yes')
         self.assertEquals(horizon_contexts.HorizonContext()(),
                           {'compress_offline': True, 'debug': True,
                            'default_role': 'Member', 'webroot': '/horizon',
-                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'secret': 'secret'})
+                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'use_syslog': False,
+                           'secret': 'secret'})
 
     def test_HorizonContext_theme(self):
         self.test_config.set('ubuntu-theme', False)
         self.assertEquals(horizon_contexts.HorizonContext()(),
                           {'compress_offline': True, 'debug': False,
                            'default_role': 'Member', 'webroot': '/horizon',
-                           'ubuntu_theme': False, 'secret': 'secret'})
+                           'ubuntu_theme': False, 'use_syslog': False,
+                           'secret': 'secret'})
 
     def test_HorizonContext_compression(self):
         self.test_config.set('offline-compression', 'no')
         self.assertEquals(horizon_contexts.HorizonContext()(),
                           {'compress_offline': False, 'debug': False,
                            'default_role': 'Member', 'webroot': '/horizon',
-                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'secret': 'secret'})
+                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'use_syslog': False,
+                           'secret': 'secret'})
 
     def test_HorizonContext_role(self):
         self.test_config.set('default-role', 'foo')
         self.assertEquals(horizon_contexts.HorizonContext()(),
                           {'compress_offline': True, 'debug': False,
                            'default_role': 'foo', 'webroot': '/horizon',
-                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'secret': 'secret'})
+                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'use_syslog': False,
+                           'secret': 'secret'})
 
     def test_HorizonContext_webroot(self):
         self.test_config.set('webroot', '/')
         self.assertEquals(horizon_contexts.HorizonContext()(),
                           {'compress_offline': True, 'debug': False,
                            'default_role': 'Member', 'webroot': '/',
-                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'secret': 'secret'})
+                           'ubuntu_theme': True, 'use_syslog': False,
+                           'secret': 'secret'})
 
     def test_IdentityServiceContext_not_related(self):
         self.relation_ids.return_value = []