diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 81c539d..06741cd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -700,8 +700,9 @@
 That is possible to enable per-binary logging.conf with new variables:
   * openstack_log_appender - set it to true to enable log_config_append for all OpenStack services;
   * openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled - set to true to enable FluentHandler for all Openstack services.
+  * openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled - set to true to enable OSSysLogHandler for all Openstack services.
 
-Only WatchedFileHandler and FluentHandler are available.
+Only WatchedFileHandler, OSSysLogHandler and FluentHandler are available.
 
 Also it is possible to configure this with pillar:
 
@@ -716,6 +717,8 @@
               enabled: true
             fluentd:
               enabled: true
+            ossyslog:
+              enabled: true
 
     compute:
         logging:
@@ -725,6 +728,8 @@
               enabled: true
             fluentd:
               enabled: true
+            ossyslog:
+              enabled: true
 
 Documentation and Bugs
 ======================
diff --git a/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml
index 77fed1a..34fbcf8 100644
--- a/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     nova_compute_virtualization: kvm
     openstack_log_appender: false
     openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled: false
+    openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled: false
   nova:
     compute:
       version: ${_param:nova_version}
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@
             enabled: true
           fluentd:
             enabled: ${_param:openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled}
+          ossyslog:
+            enabled: ${_param:openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled}
       message_queue:
         engine: rabbitmq
         port: 5672
diff --git a/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml b/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml
index 339099e..5428d44 100644
--- a/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   _param:
     openstack_log_appender: false
     openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled: false
+    openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled: false
   nova:
     compute:
       version: ${_param:nova_version}
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@
             enabled: true
           fluentd:
             enabled: ${_param:openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled}
+          ossyslog:
+            enabled: ${_param:openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled}
       message_queue:
         engine: rabbitmq
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}
diff --git a/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml b/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml
index 0e71d06..96176af 100644
--- a/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   _param:
     openstack_log_appender: false
     openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled: false
+    openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled: false
   nova:
     compute:
       version: ${_param:nova_version}
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
             enabled: true
           fluentd:
             enabled: ${_param:openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled}
+          ossyslog:
+            enabled: ${_param:openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled}
       message_queue:
         engine: rabbitmq
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}
diff --git a/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml
index 7858b72..03daebc 100644
--- a/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     nova_networking: default
     openstack_log_appender: false
     openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled: false
+    openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled: false
   nova:
     controller:
       enabled: true
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
             enabled: true
           fluentd:
             enabled: ${_param:openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled}
+          ossyslog:
+            enabled: ${_param:openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled}
       message_queue:
         engine: rabbitmq
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}
diff --git a/metadata/service/control/single.yml b/metadata/service/control/single.yml
index a6d04e8..9cdbacb 100644
--- a/metadata/service/control/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/control/single.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     nova_networking: default
     openstack_log_appender: false
     openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled: false
+    openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled: false
   nova:
     controller:
       enabled: true
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
             enabled: true
           fluentd:
             enabled: ${_param:openstack_fluentd_handler_enabled}
+          ossyslog:
+            enabled: ${_param:openstack_ossyslog_handler_enabled}
       message_queue:
         engine: rabbitmq
         host: ${_param:single_address}
diff --git a/nova/files/logging.conf b/nova/files/logging.conf
index fbc6ecb..35c3c4b 100644
--- a/nova/files/logging.conf
+++ b/nova/files/logging.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 keys = {{ log_handlers | join(", ") }}
 
 [formatters]
-keys = context, default, fluentd
+keys = context, default{% if values.logging.log_handlers.get('fluentd', {}).get('enabled', False) %}, fluentd{% endif %}
 
 [logger_root]
 level = WARNING
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@
 formatter = context
 {%- endif %}
 
+{% if values.logging.log_handlers.get('ossyslog', {}).get('enabled', False) -%}
+{%- set ossyslog_args = values.logging.log_handlers.ossyslog.get('args', {}) -%}
+[handler_ossyslog]
+class = oslo_log.handlers.OSSysLogHandler
+args = ( handlers.SysLogHandler.{{ ossyslog_args.get('facility', 'LOG_USER') }}, )
+formatter = context
+{%- endif %}
+
 [formatter_context]
 class = oslo_log.formatters.ContextFormatter