diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c98680d0..0696d353 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ rabbitmq_hipe_compile: False
 # Disable non-TLS listeners
 rabbitmq_disable_non_tls_listeners: False
 
+# RabbitMQ logging options
+# See https://www.rabbitmq.com/logging.html for the logging options
+rabbitmq_log:
+  journald: True
+  file: False
 
 # RabbitMQ policies
 # Used to tune performance characteristics of OpenStack messaging
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/rabbitmq_logging_config-5f96836fb1ce6c2c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/rabbitmq_logging_config-5f96836fb1ce6c2c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..657c2f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/rabbitmq_logging_config-5f96836fb1ce6c2c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+features:
+  - |
+    Add the abbility to configure the logging options with the variable
+    ``rabbitmq_log`` of the rabbitmq-server using key-value pairs. The
+    default values for journald (true) and file (false) are keept but
+    more options (see https://www.rabbitmq.com/logging.html) can be
+    configured now.
diff --git a/templates/rabbitmq.conf.j2 b/templates/rabbitmq.conf.j2
index 75a9e9a6..ab010e2a 100644
--- a/templates/rabbitmq.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/rabbitmq.conf.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 
 collect_statistics_interval = {{ rabbitmq_collect_statistics_interval }}
 
-log.journald = true
-log.file = false
+{% for key, value in rabbitmq_log.items() %}
+{% if value is boolean %}
+log.{{ key }} = {{ value | lower }}
+{% else %}
+log.{{ key }} = {{ value }}
+{% endif%}
+{% endfor %}
+
 heartbeat = 640
 ssl_handshake_timeout = 20000
 handshake_timeout = 40000