diff --git a/doc/apidoc/index.rst b/doc/apidoc/index.rst
index 572c5eb8..4b1aa224 100644
--- a/doc/apidoc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/apidoc/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Contents:
    qubes-events
    qubes-plugins
    qubes-ext
+   qubes-log
 
 Indices and tables
 ==================
diff --git a/doc/apidoc/qubes-log.rst b/doc/apidoc/qubes-log.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/doc/apidoc/qubes-log.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+:py:mod:`qubes.log` Logging routines
+====================================
+
+.. automodule:: qubes.log
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+.. vim: ts=3 sw=3 et
diff --git a/doc/apidoc/qubes.rst b/doc/apidoc/qubes.rst
index d886ddab..e2ae68b3 100644
--- a/doc/apidoc/qubes.rst
+++ b/doc/apidoc/qubes.rst
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 ===============================
 
 .. automodule:: qubes
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
 
 .. vim: ts=3 sw=3 et
diff --git a/qubes/log.py b/qubes/log.py
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+++ b/qubes/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python2 -O
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+'''Qubes logging routines
+
+See also: :py:attr:`qubes.vm.qubesvm.QubesVM.logger`
+'''
+
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+
+FORMAT_CONSOLE = '%(message)s'
+FORMAT_LOG = '%(asctime)s %(message)s'
+FORMAT_DEBUG = '%(asctime)s [%(processName)s %(module)s.%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d] %(name)s: %(message)s'
+LOGPATH = '/var/log/qubes'
+LOGFILE = os.path.join(LOGPATH, 'qubes.log')
+
+formatter_console = logging.Formatter(FORMAT_CONSOLE)
+formatter_log = logging.Formatter(FORMAT_LOG)
+formatter_debug = logging.Formatter(FORMAT_DEBUG)
+
+def enable():
+    '''Enable global logging
+
+    Use :py:mod:`logging` module from standard library to log messages.
+
+    >>> import qubes.log
+    >>> qubes.log.enable()          # doctest: +SKIP
+    >>> import logging
+    >>> logging.warning('Foobar')   # doctest: +SKIP
+    '''
+    if logging.root.handlers:
+        return
+
+    handler_console = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+    handler_console.setFormatter(formatter_console)
+    logging.root.addHandler(handler_console)
+
+    handler_log = logging.FileHandler('log', 'a', encoding='utf-8')
+    handler_log.setFormatter(formatter_log)
+    logging.root.addHandler(handler_log)
+
+    logging.root.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+def enable_debug():
+    '''Enable debug logging
+
+    Enable more messages and additional info to message format.
+    '''
+
+    enable()
+    logging.root.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    for handler in logging.root.handlers:
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter_debug)
+
+def get_vm_logger(vmname):
+    '''Initialise logging for particular VM name
+
+    :param str vmname: VM's name
+    :rtype: :py:class:`logging.Logger`
+    '''
+
+    logger = logging.getLogger('vm.' + vmname)
+    handler = logging.FileHandler(os.path.join(LOGPATH, 'vm', vmname + '.log'))
+    handler.setFormatter(formatter_log)
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+    return logger