diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c9d95f8b..4ddcd2e52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ project(xmrig)
 option(WITH_LIBCPUID "Use Libcpuid" ON)
 option(WITH_AEON     "CryptoNight-Lite support" ON)
 
+
+include (CheckIncludeFile)
+
+
 set(HEADERS
     src/3rdparty/align.h
     src/App.h
@@ -166,6 +170,12 @@ else()
     set(SOURCES_CPUID src/Cpu_stub.cpp)
 endif()
 
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE (syslog.h HAVE_SYSLOG_H)
+if (HAVE_SYSLOG_H)
+    add_definitions(/DHAVE_SYSLOG_H)
+    set(SOURCES_SYSLOG src/log/SysLog.h src/log/SysLog.cpp)
+endif()
+
 include_directories(src)
 include_directories(src/3rdparty)
 include_directories(src/3rdparty/jansson)
@@ -173,5 +183,5 @@ include_directories(${UV_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 add_subdirectory(src/3rdparty/jansson)
 
-add_executable(xmrig ${HEADERS} ${SOURCES} ${SOURCES_OS} ${SOURCES_CPUID} ${HEADERS_CRYPTO} ${SOURCES_CRYPTO})
+add_executable(xmrig ${HEADERS} ${SOURCES} ${SOURCES_OS} ${SOURCES_CPUID} ${HEADERS_CRYPTO} ${SOURCES_CRYPTO} ${SOURCES_SYSLOG})
 target_link_libraries(xmrig jansson ${UV_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBS} ${CPUID_LIB})
diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
index 934b98b38..58f6c3500 100644
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 #include "workers/Workers.h"
 
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
+#   include "log/SysLog.h"
+#endif
+
+
 App *App::m_self = nullptr;
 
 
@@ -63,6 +68,12 @@ App::App(int argc, char **argv) :
         Log::add(new FileLog(m_options->logFile()));
     }
 
+#   ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H
+    if (m_options->syslog()) {
+        Log::add(new SysLog());
+    }
+#   endif
+
     m_network = new Network(m_options);
 
     uv_signal_init(uv_default_loop(), &m_signal);
diff --git a/src/log/SysLog.cpp b/src/log/SysLog.cpp
index 88d2e55a3..f9b16cca0 100644
--- a/src/log/SysLog.cpp
+++ b/src/log/SysLog.cpp
@@ -22,19 +22,26 @@
  */
 
 
+#include <syslog.h>
+
+
 #include "log/SysLog.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 
 SysLog::SysLog()
 {
+    openlog(APP_ID, LOG_PID, LOG_USER);
 }
 
 
-void SysLog::message(int level, const char* fmt, va_list args)
+void SysLog::message(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
+    vsyslog(level, fmt, args);
 }
 
 
-void SysLog::text(const char* fmt, va_list args)
+void SysLog::text(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
+    message(LOG_INFO, fmt, args);
 }
diff --git a/src/log/SysLog.h b/src/log/SysLog.h
index 5a27fe74b..38de1a6a5 100644
--- a/src/log/SysLog.h
+++ b/src/log/SysLog.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  *   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef __SYSLOG_BACKEND_H__
-#define __SYSLOG_BACKEND_H__
+#ifndef __SYSLOG_H__
+#define __SYSLOG_H__
 
 
 #include "interfaces/ILogBackend.h"
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class SysLog : public ILogBackend
 public:
     SysLog();
 
-    void message(int level, const char* fmt, va_list args) override;
-    void text(const char* fmt, va_list args) override;
+    void message(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args) override;
+    void text(const char *fmt, va_list args) override;
 };
 
 #endif /* __SYSLOG_BACKEND_H__ */
diff --git a/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp b/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp
index 68139710a..40b25977e 100644
--- a/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp
+++ b/src/workers/Hashrate.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void Hashrate::print()
     char num3[8];
     char num4[8];
 
-    LOG_INFO(Options::i()->colors() ? "\x1B[01;37mspeed\x1B[0m 2.5s/60s/15m \x1B[01;36m%s \x1B[22;36m%s %s \x1B[01;36mH/s\x1B[0m max: \x1B[01;36m%s H/s" : "speed 2.5s/60s/15m %s %s %s H/s highest: %s H/s",
+    LOG_INFO(Options::i()->colors() ? "\x1B[01;37mspeed\x1B[0m 2.5s/60s/15m \x1B[01;36m%s \x1B[22;36m%s %s \x1B[01;36mH/s\x1B[0m max: \x1B[01;36m%s H/s" : "speed 2.5s/60s/15m %s %s %s H/s max: %s H/s",
              format(calc(2500),   num1, sizeof(num1)),
              format(calc(60000),  num2, sizeof(num2)),
              format(calc(900000), num3, sizeof(num3)),