diff --git a/src/naemon/commands.c b/src/naemon/commands.c
index 265f4416..4a4d81a3 100644
--- a/src/naemon/commands.c
+++ b/src/naemon/commands.c
@@ -1687,6 +1687,10 @@ static int global_command_handler(const struct external_command *ext_command, ti
 		/* disabled */
 		return ERROR;
 
+	case CMD_LOG:
+		nm_log(NSLOG_EXT_CUSTOM, "%s", ext_command->raw_arguments);
+		return OK;
+
 	default:
 		nm_log(NSLOG_RUNTIME_ERROR, "Unknown global command ID %d", ext_command->id);
 		return ERROR;
@@ -3293,6 +3297,10 @@ void register_core_commands(void)
 	core_command = command_create("CHANGE_RETRY_HOST_CHECK_INTERVAL", host_command_handler,
 	                              "Changes the retry check interval for a particular host.", "host=host_name;timestamp=check_interval");
 	command_register(core_command, CMD_CHANGE_RETRY_HOST_CHECK_INTERVAL);
+
+	core_command = command_create("LOG", global_command_handler,
+	                              "Adds custom entry to the default log file.", NULL);
+	command_register(core_command, CMD_LOG);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************/
@@ -3434,6 +3442,8 @@ int process_external_command(char *cmd, int mode, GError **error)
 		/* passive checks are logged in checks.c as well, as some my bypass external commands by getting dropped in checkresults dir */
 		if (log_passive_checks == TRUE)
 			nm_log(NSLOG_PASSIVE_CHECK, "%s", temp_buffer);
+	} else if (id == CMD_LOG) {
+		/* skip loging same message twice */
 	} else if (log_external_commands == TRUE) {
 		nm_log(NSLOG_EXTERNAL_COMMAND, "%s", temp_buffer);
 	}
diff --git a/src/naemon/common.h b/src/naemon/common.h
index cad32e70..b9c65c94 100644
--- a/src/naemon/common.h
+++ b/src/naemon/common.h
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ NAGIOS_END_DECL
 #define CMD_ACKNOWLEDGE_HOST_PROBLEM_EXPIRE             173
 #define CMD_ACKNOWLEDGE_SVC_PROBLEM_EXPIRE              174
 
+#define CMD_LOG                                         175
+
 /* custom command introduced in Nagios 3.x */
 #define CMD_CUSTOM_COMMAND                              999
 
diff --git a/src/naemon/logging.h b/src/naemon/logging.h
index 087e4118..c9c74bdc 100644
--- a/src/naemon/logging.h
+++ b/src/naemon/logging.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #define NSLOG_HOST_NOTIFICATION		524288
 #define NSLOG_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION	1048576
+#define NSLOG_EXT_CUSTOM			2097152
 
 /***************** DEBUGGING LEVELS *******************/
 
diff --git a/src/naemon/utils.c b/src/naemon/utils.c
index 3b984561..30fe54cd 100644
--- a/src/naemon/utils.c
+++ b/src/naemon/utils.c
@@ -1083,9 +1083,9 @@ int reset_variables(void)
 	log_passive_checks = DEFAULT_LOG_PASSIVE_CHECKS;
 	log_global_notifications = DEFAULT_log_global_notifications;
 
-	logging_options = NSLOG_RUNTIME_ERROR | NSLOG_RUNTIME_WARNING | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_ERROR | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_WARNING | NSLOG_CONFIG_ERROR | NSLOG_CONFIG_WARNING | NSLOG_PROCESS_INFO | NSLOG_HOST_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_EVENT_HANDLER | NSLOG_EXTERNAL_COMMAND | NSLOG_PASSIVE_CHECK | NSLOG_HOST_UP | NSLOG_HOST_DOWN | NSLOG_HOST_UNREACHABLE | NSLOG_SERVICE_OK | NSLOG_SERVICE_WARNING | NSLOG_SERVICE_UNKNOWN | NSLOG_SERVICE_CRITICAL | NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE;
+	logging_options = NSLOG_RUNTIME_ERROR | NSLOG_RUNTIME_WARNING | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_ERROR | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_WARNING | NSLOG_CONFIG_ERROR | NSLOG_CONFIG_WARNING | NSLOG_PROCESS_INFO | NSLOG_HOST_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_EVENT_HANDLER | NSLOG_EXTERNAL_COMMAND | NSLOG_PASSIVE_CHECK | NSLOG_HOST_UP | NSLOG_HOST_DOWN | NSLOG_HOST_UNREACHABLE | NSLOG_SERVICE_OK | NSLOG_SERVICE_WARNING | NSLOG_SERVICE_UNKNOWN | NSLOG_SERVICE_CRITICAL | NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE | NSLOG_EXT_CUSTOM;
 
-	syslog_options = NSLOG_RUNTIME_ERROR | NSLOG_RUNTIME_WARNING | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_ERROR | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_WARNING | NSLOG_CONFIG_ERROR | NSLOG_CONFIG_WARNING | NSLOG_PROCESS_INFO | NSLOG_HOST_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_EVENT_HANDLER | NSLOG_EXTERNAL_COMMAND | NSLOG_PASSIVE_CHECK | NSLOG_HOST_UP | NSLOG_HOST_DOWN | NSLOG_HOST_UNREACHABLE | NSLOG_SERVICE_OK | NSLOG_SERVICE_WARNING | NSLOG_SERVICE_UNKNOWN | NSLOG_SERVICE_CRITICAL | NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE;
+	syslog_options = NSLOG_RUNTIME_ERROR | NSLOG_RUNTIME_WARNING | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_ERROR | NSLOG_VERIFICATION_WARNING | NSLOG_CONFIG_ERROR | NSLOG_CONFIG_WARNING | NSLOG_PROCESS_INFO | NSLOG_HOST_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION | NSLOG_EVENT_HANDLER | NSLOG_EXTERNAL_COMMAND | NSLOG_PASSIVE_CHECK | NSLOG_HOST_UP | NSLOG_HOST_DOWN | NSLOG_HOST_UNREACHABLE | NSLOG_SERVICE_OK | NSLOG_SERVICE_WARNING | NSLOG_SERVICE_UNKNOWN | NSLOG_SERVICE_CRITICAL | NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE | NSLOG_EXT_CUSTOM;
 
 	service_check_timeout = DEFAULT_SERVICE_CHECK_TIMEOUT;
 	host_check_timeout = DEFAULT_HOST_CHECK_TIMEOUT;