diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0e36e9d50..425b3403d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Version 1.0.18
 
 New features:
 
+* Add config parameter to enable/disable Syslog
 * Include documentation in the application
 * Add Gitlab authentication
 * Add users and categories filters on the board
diff --git a/app/ServiceProvider/LoggingProvider.php b/app/ServiceProvider/LoggingProvider.php
index dd79d654e..16fa6cec1 100644
--- a/app/ServiceProvider/LoggingProvider.php
+++ b/app/ServiceProvider/LoggingProvider.php
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ class LoggingProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
 {
     public function register(Container $container)
     {
-        $syslog = new Syslog('kanboard');
-        $syslog->setLevel(LogLevel::ERROR);
-
         $logger = new Logger;
-        $logger->setLogger($syslog);
+
+        if (ENABLE_SYSLOG) {
+            $syslog = new Syslog('kanboard');
+            $syslog->setLevel(LogLevel::ERROR);
+            $logger->setLogger($syslog);
+        }
 
         if (DEBUG) {
             $logger->setLogger(new File(DEBUG_FILE));
diff --git a/app/constants.php b/app/constants.php
index 47e14c9e4..f54930ab7 100644
--- a/app/constants.php
+++ b/app/constants.php
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ defined('ENABLE_HSTS') or define('ENABLE_HSTS', true);
 // Enable or disable "X-Frame-Options: DENY" HTTP header
 defined('ENABLE_XFRAME') or define('ENABLE_XFRAME', true);
 
+// Syslog
+defined('ENABLE_SYSLOG') or define('ENABLE_SYSLOG', true);
+
 // Default files directory
 defined('FILES_DIR') or define('FILES_DIR', 'data/files/');
 
diff --git a/config.default.php b/config.default.php
index e3c6116df..0d94686a8 100644
--- a/config.default.php
+++ b/config.default.php
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ define('ENABLE_HSTS', true);
 // Enable or disable "X-Frame-Options: DENY" HTTP header
 define('ENABLE_XFRAME', true);
 
+// Enable syslog logging
+define('ENABLE_SYSLOG', true);
+
 // Escape html inside markdown text
 define('MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_HTML', true);
 
diff --git a/doc/config.markdown b/doc/config.markdown
index 59302b4d5..2cbd89e4e 100644
--- a/doc/config.markdown
+++ b/doc/config.markdown
@@ -223,6 +223,15 @@ define('ENABLE_HSTS', true);
 define('ENABLE_XFRAME', true);
 ```
 
+Logging
+-------
+
+```php
+// Enable syslog logging
+// Set to false to disable syslog
+define('ENABLE_SYSLOG', true);
+```
+
 Bruteforce protection
 ---------------------