diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8966039..4a7e28d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ haproxy_pre_apt_packages:
 haproxy_apt_packages:
   - haproxy
   - hatop
+  - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
   - vim-haproxy
 
 ## Haproxy Configuration
diff --git a/files/haproxy-logging.cfg b/files/haproxy-logging.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d38670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/haproxy-logging.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$ModLoad imudp
+$UDPServerRun 514
+$template Haproxy,"%msg%\n"
+local0.=info    -/var/log/haproxy/haproxy.log
+local1.notice   -/var/log/haproxy/haproxy-status.log
+local0.* ~
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 765b4d3..56aca1b 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,10 @@
     state: "restarted"
     pattern: "haproxy"
     enabled: "yes"
+
+- name: Restart rsyslog
+  service:
+    name: "rsyslog"
+    state: "restarted"
+    pattern: "rsyslog"
+    enabled: "yes"
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml b/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml
index 5105021..d5d740a 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,14 @@
   tags:
     - haproxy-base-config
 
+- name: Drop haproxy logging config
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/etc/rsyslog.d/99-haproxy-local-logging.conf"
+  with_items:
+    - haproxy-logging.cfg
+  notify: Restart rsyslog
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-base-config
+
 - include: haproxy_service_config.yml
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml b/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adea927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2015, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+- name: Test for log directory or link
+  shell: |
+    if [ -h "/var/log/haproxy"  ]; then
+      chown -h syslog:adm "/var/log/haproxy"
+      chown -R syslog:adm "$(readlink /var/log/haproxy)"
+    else
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  register: log_dir
+  failed_when: false
+  changed_when: log_dir.rc != 0
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-dirs
+    - haproxy-logs
+
+- name: Create haproxy log dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { path: "/var/log/haproxy" }
+  when: log_dir.rc != 0
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-dirs
+    - haproxy-logs
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e019fe7..3b00de4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+- include: haproxy_pre_install.yml
+
 - include: haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
   when: haproxy_ssl | bool