diff --git a/heat/openstack/common/log_handler.py b/heat/openstack/common/log_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..873d3d515d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/openstack/common/log_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+import logging
+
+from heat.openstack.common import notifier
+
+from oslo.config import cfg
+
+
+class PublishErrorsHandler(logging.Handler):
+    def emit(self, record):
+        if ('heat.openstack.common.notifier.log_notifier' in
+                cfg.CONF.notification_driver):
+            return
+        notifier.api.notify(None, 'error.publisher',
+                            'error_notification',
+                            notifier.api.ERROR,
+                            dict(error=record.msg))
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index be1f06428b..deb0bbb782 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module=install_venv_common
 module=jsonutils
 module=local
 module=log
+module=log_handler
 module=loopingcall
 module=network_utils
 module=notifier