diff --git a/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf b/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf
index b6922259aa..67dc2aee7b 100644
--- a/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf
+++ b/mycroft/configuration/mycroft.conf
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@
   // If not defined, the default log level is INFO.
   //"log_level": "INFO",
 
+  // Format of logs to store.
+  // NOTE: This configuration setting is special and can only be changed in the
+  // SYSTEM or USER configuration file, it will not be read if defined in the
+  // DEFAULT (here) or in the REMOTE mycroft config.
+  // If not defined, the default log format is:
+  // {asctime} | {levelname:8} | {process:5} | {name} | {message}
+  //"log_format": "{asctime} | {levelname:8} | {process:5} | {name} | {message}",
+
   // Messagebus types that will NOT be output to logs
   "ignore_logs": ["enclosure.mouth.viseme", "enclosure.mouth.display"],
 
diff --git a/mycroft/util/log.py b/mycroft/util/log.py
index b000f0ff01..5894784e89 100644
--- a/mycroft/util/log.py
+++ b/mycroft/util/log.py
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ class LOG:
         cls.handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
         config = mycroft.configuration.Configuration.get(remote=False)
+        if config.get('log_format'):
+            formatter = logging.Formatter(config.get('log_format'), style='{')
+            cls.handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+
         cls.level = logging.getLevelName(config.get('log_level', 'INFO'))
 
         # Enable logging in external modules
diff --git a/test/unittests/util/commented.json b/test/unittests/util/commented.json
index 00a581f6df..b7fed8a813 100644
--- a/test/unittests/util/commented.json
+++ b/test/unittests/util/commented.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     "test": false
   },
   "log_level": "DEBUG",
+  "log_format": "{asctime} {levelname} {process} {name} {message}",
   "ignore_logs": ["enclosure.mouth.viseme"],
   "session": {
     "ttl": 180
diff --git a/test/unittests/util/plain.json b/test/unittests/util/plain.json
index eec84631d8..746fc7bb40 100644
--- a/test/unittests/util/plain.json
+++ b/test/unittests/util/plain.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "test": false
   },
   "log_level": "DEBUG",
+  "log_format": "{asctime} {levelname} {process} {name} {message}",
   "ignore_logs": ["enclosure.mouth.viseme"],
   "session": {
     "ttl": 180