diff --git a/exec/mainconfig.c b/exec/mainconfig.c
index 3a091a48..8016cf45 100644
--- a/exec/mainconfig.c
+++ b/exec/mainconfig.c
@@ -167,6 +167,39 @@ int openais_main_config_read (
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!objdb_get_string (objdb,object_service_handle, "syslog_facility", &value)) {
+			if (strcmp (value, "daemon") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_DAEMON;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local0") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL0;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local1") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL1;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local2") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL2;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local3") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL3;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local4") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL4;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local5") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL5;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local6") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL6;
+			} else
+			if (strcmp (value, "local7") == 0) {
+				main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_LOCAL7;
+			} else {
+				error_reason = "unknown syslog facility specified";
+				goto parse_error;
+			}
+		}
+
 		while (	objdb->object_find (object_service_handle,
 									"logger",
 									strlen ("logger"),
@@ -258,6 +291,9 @@ int openais_main_config_read (
 		goto parse_error;
 	}
 
+	if (!main_config->syslog_facility)
+		main_config->syslog_facility = LOG_DAEMON;
+
 	return 0;
 
 parse_error:
diff --git a/exec/mainconfig.h b/exec/mainconfig.h
index 83cb477f..22716a98 100644
--- a/exec/mainconfig.h
+++ b/exec/mainconfig.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct main_config {
 	 */
 	int logmode;
 	char *logfile;
+	int syslog_facility;
 
 	/* user/group to run as */
 	char *user;
diff --git a/exec/print.c b/exec/print.c
index ca746675..051d4030 100644
--- a/exec/print.c
+++ b/exec/print.c
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ int log_setup (char **error_string, struct main_config *config)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (config->logmode & LOG_MODE_SYSLOG) {
+		openlog("openais", LOG_CONS|LOG_PID, config->syslog_facility);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	** reinit all loggers that has initialised before log_setup() was called.
 	*/
diff --git a/man/openais.conf.5 b/man/openais.conf.5
index 63b77cd9..60fcf5d5 100644
--- a/man/openais.conf.5
+++ b/man/openais.conf.5
@@ -381,6 +381,14 @@ This specifies that file and line should be printed instead of logger name.
 
 The default is off.
 
+.TP 
+syslog_facility
+This specifies the syslog facility type that will be used for any messages
+sent to syslog. options are daemon, local0, local1, local2, local3, local4, 
+local5, local6 & local7. 
+
+The default is daemon.
+
 .PP
 .PP
 Within the