diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
index 4a0705a7d9..268a3a613a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/config.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,24 @@
     - "openstack"
     - "mariadb"
     - "keystone"
+
+- name: Copying over heka swift config files
+  template:
+    src: "heka-swift.toml.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/heka/heka-{{ item }}.toml"
+  with_items:
+    - "swift-account-auditor"
+    - "swift-account-reaper"
+    - "swift-account-replicator"
+    - "swift-account-server"
+    - "swift-container-auditor"
+    - "swift-container-replicator"
+    - "swift-container-server"
+    - "swift-container-updater"
+    - "swift-object-auditor"
+    - "swift-object-expirer"
+    - "swift-object-replicator"
+    - "swift-object-server"
+    - "swift-object-updater"
+    - "swift-proxy-server"
+    - "swift-rsyncd"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka-swift.toml.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka-swift.toml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bb520e322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka-swift.toml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Swift writes its logs to Syslog, so the generic Syslog input set in
+# heka-global.toml.j2 is used.
+
+[{{ item }}_file_output]
+type = "FileOutput"
+message_matcher = "Type == 'Syslog' && Fields[programname] == '{{ item }}'"
+path = "/var/log/kolla/swift/{{ item }}.log"
+encoder = "syslog_encoder"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka.json.j2
index 69bfc084af..30ed998804 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/heka.json.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% set swift_services = ["swift-account-auditor", "swift-account-reaper", "swift-account-replicator", "swift-account-server", "swift-container-auditor", "swift-container-replicator", "swift-container-server", "swift-container-updater", "swift-object-auditor", "swift-object-expirer", "swift-object-replicator", "swift-object-server", "swift-object-updater", "swift-proxy-server", "swift-rsyncd"] %}
 {
     "command": "/usr/bin/hekad -config=/etc/heka/",
     "config_files": [
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@
             "dest": "/etc/heka/heka-keystone.toml",
             "owner": "heka",
             "perm": "0600"
+        },
+{% for swift_service in swift_services %}
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/heka-{{ swift_service }}.toml",
+            "dest": "/etc/heka/heka-{{ swift_service }}.toml",
+            "owner": "heka",
+            "perm": "0600"
         }
+{%- if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+
     ]
 }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
index 0809115219..349861be47 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
@@ -28,54 +28,6 @@ $template CinderSchedulerFile,"/var/log/cinder/cinder-scheduler.log"
 $template CinderVolumeFile,"/var/log/cinder/cinder-volume.log"
 :syslogtag,contains,"cinder-volume" ?CinderVolumeFile
 
-$template SwiftAccountFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-account-server.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-account-server" ?SwiftAccountFile
-
-$template SwiftAccountAuditorFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-account-auditor.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-account-auditor" ?SwiftAccountAuditorFile
-
-$template SwiftAccountServerFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-account-server.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-account-server" ?SwiftAccountServerFile
-
-$template SwiftContainerReplicatorFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-container-replicator.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-container-replicator" ?SwiftContainerReplicatorFile
-
-$template SwiftObjectAuditorFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-object-auditor.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-object-auditor" ?SwiftObjectAuditorFile
-
-$template SwiftObjectReplicatorFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-object-replicator.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-object-replicator" ?SwiftObjectReplicatorFile
-
-$template SwiftProxyServerFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-proxy-server.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-proxy-server" ?SwiftProxyServerFile
-
-$template SwiftAccountReaperFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-account-reaper.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-account-reaper" ?SwiftAccountReaperFile
-
-$template SwiftContainerServerFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-container-server.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-container-server" ?SwiftContainerServerFile
-
-$template SwiftObjectServerFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-object-server.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-object-server" ?SwiftObjectServerFile
-
-$template SwiftRsyncdFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-rsyncd.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-rsyncd" ?SwiftRsyncdFile
-
-$template SwiftAccountReplicatorFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-account-replicator.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-account-replicator" ?SwiftAccountReplicatorFile
-
-$template SwiftContainerAuditorFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-container-auditor.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-container-auditor" ?SwiftContainerAuditorFile
-
-$template SwiftContainerUpdaterFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-container-updater.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-container-updater" ?SwiftContainerUpdaterFile
-
-$template SwiftObjectExpirerFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-object-expirer.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-object-expirer" ?SwiftObjectExpirerFile
-
-$template SwiftObjectUpdaterFile,"/var/log/swift/swift-object-updater.log"
-:syslogtag,contains,"swift-object-updater" ?SwiftObjectUpdaterFile
-
 $template MuranoEngineFile,"/var/log/murano/murano-engine.log"
 :syslogtag,contains,"murano-engine" ?MuranoEngineFile
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml
index 11cb8eb11d..a1abdcae55 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/tasks/start.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-rsyncd/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname not in groups['swift-proxy-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-proxy-server container
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-proxy-server/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-proxy-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-account-server container
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-account-server/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-account-auditor container
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-account-auditor/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-account-replicator container
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-account-replicator/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-account-reaper container
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-account-reaper/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-account-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-container-server container
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-container-server/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-container-auditor container
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-container-auditor/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-container-replicator container
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-container-replicator/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-container-updater container
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-container-updater/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-container-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-object-server container
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-object-server/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-object-auditor container
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-object-auditor/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-object-replicator container
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-object-replicator/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-object-updater container
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-object-updater/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']
 
 - name: Starting swift-object-expirer container
@@ -221,5 +221,5 @@
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift/:/var/lib/kolla/swift/:ro"
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/swift-object-expirer/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}:{{ swift_devices_mount_point }}"
-      - "rsyslog_socket:/var/lib/kolla/rsyslog/"
+      - "heka_socket:/var/lib/kolla/heka/"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['swift-object-server']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2
index 782a6acd10..d3c2f26441 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ bind_ip = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['a
 bind_port = {{ swift_account_server_port }}
 devices = {{ swift_devices_mount_point }}
 mount_check = false
+log_address = /var/lib/kolla/heka/log
 log_name = {{ service_name }}
 log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
 log_level = warning
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
index ceffe5bf22..879dd9c3c9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ bind_ip = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['a
 bind_port = {{ swift_container_server_port }}
 devices = {{ swift_devices_mount_point }}
 mount_check = false
+log_address = /var/lib/kolla/heka/log
 log_name = {{ service_name }}
 log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
 log_level = warning
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2
index f4eef56c6b..b3856228cf 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ bind_port = {{ swift_object_server_port }}
 devices = {{ swift_devices_mount_point }}
 mount_check = false
 
+log_address = /var/lib/kolla/heka/log
 log_name = {{ service_name }}
 log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
 log_level = warning
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2
index 71a15c8a7f..e8ea502e26 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/proxy-server.conf.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 bind_ip = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}
 bind_port = {{ swift_proxy_server_port }}
 
+log_address = /var/lib/kolla/heka/log
 log_name = {{ service_name }}
 log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
 log_level = warning