diff --git a/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp b/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
index 3d8eacb..ac3710a 100644
--- a/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
         m_dynamic_channels &= ~channels;
     }
 
-    void write(level channel, std::string const & msg) {
+    virtual void write(level channel, std::string const & msg) {
         scoped_lock_type lock(m_lock);
         if (!this->dynamic_test(channel)) { return; }
         *m_out << "[" << timestamp << "] "
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
         m_out->flush();
     }
 
-    void write(level channel, char const * msg) {
+    virtual void write(level channel, char const * msg) {
         scoped_lock_type lock(m_lock);
         if (!this->dynamic_test(channel)) { return; }
         *m_out << "[" << timestamp << "] "
@@ -124,10 +124,13 @@ public:
     bool dynamic_test(level channel) {
         return ((channel & m_dynamic_channels) != 0);
     }
-private:
+
+protected:
     typedef typename concurrency::scoped_lock_type scoped_lock_type;
     typedef typename concurrency::mutex_type mutex_type;
+    mutex_type m_lock;
 
+private:
     // The timestamp does not include the time zone, because on Windows with the
     // default registry settings, the time zone would be written out in full,
     // which would be obnoxiously verbose.
@@ -145,8 +148,6 @@ private:
         #endif
     }
 
-    mutex_type m_lock;
-
     level const m_static_channels;
     level m_dynamic_channels;
     std::ostream * m_out;
diff --git a/websocketpp/logger/syslog.hpp b/websocketpp/logger/syslog.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61c4b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/websocketpp/logger/syslog.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#ifndef WEBSOCKETPP_LOGGER_SYSLOG_HPP
+#define WEBSOCKETPP_LOGGER_SYSLOG_HPP
+
+#include <syslog.h>
+
+#include <websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp>
+
+#include <websocketpp/common/cpp11.hpp>
+#include <websocketpp/logger/levels.hpp>
+
+namespace websocketpp {
+namespace log {
+
+/// Basic logger that outputs to syslog
+template <typename concurrency, typename names>
+class syslog : public basic<concurrency, names> {
+public:
+    syslog<concurrency,names>(channel_type_hint::value h =
+        channel_type_hint::access)
+      : basic<concurrency,names>(h), channel_type_hint_(h) {}
+
+    syslog<concurrency,names>(level c, channel_type_hint::value h =
+        channel_type_hint::access)
+      : basic<concurrency,names>(c, h), channel_type_hint_(h) {}
+
+    void write(level channel, std::string const & msg) override {
+        write(channel, msg.c_str());
+    }
+
+    void write(level channel, char const * msg) override {
+        scoped_lock_type lock(basic<concurrency,names>::m_lock);
+        if (!this->dynamic_test(channel)) { return; }
+        ::syslog(syslog_priority(channel), "[%s] %s", names::channel_name(channel), msg);
+    }
+
+private:
+    typedef typename basic<concurrency,names>::scoped_lock_type scoped_lock_type;
+    const int kDefaultSyslogLevel = LOG_INFO;
+
+    const int syslog_priority(level channel) const {
+        if (channel_type_hint_ == channel_type_hint::access) {
+            return syslog_priority_access(channel);
+        } else {
+            return syslog_priority_error(channel);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const int syslog_priority_error(level channel) const {
+        switch (channel) {
+            case elevel::devel:
+                return LOG_DEBUG;
+            case elevel::library:
+                return LOG_DEBUG;
+            case elevel::info:
+                return LOG_INFO;
+            case elevel::warn:
+                return LOG_WARNING;
+            case elevel::rerror:
+                return LOG_ERR;
+            case elevel::fatal:
+                return LOG_CRIT;
+            default:
+                return kDefaultSyslogLevel;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _WEBSOCKETPP_CONSTEXPR_TOKEN_ int syslog_priority_access(level channel) const {
+        return kDefaultSyslogLevel;
+    }
+
+    channel_type_hint::value channel_type_hint_;
+};
+
+} // log
+} // websocketpp
+
+#endif // WEBSOCKETPP_LOGGER_SYSLOG_HPP