diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2725e4d..d7d6272 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - The `kp_reuse` flag allow to reuse a key pair instead of creating a new one at each renewal.
 - It is now possible to define hook groups that can reference either hooks or other hook groups.
 - Hooks can be defined when before and after a file is created or edited (`file_pre_create_hooks`, `file_post_create_hooks`, `file_pre_edit_hooks` and `file_post_edit_hooks`).
+- It is now possible to send logs either to syslog or stderr using the `--to-syslog` and `--to-stderr` arguments.
 
 ### Changed
 - `post_operation_hook` has been renamed `post_operation_hooks`.
+- By default, logs are now sent to syslog instead of stderr.
diff --git a/acmed/Cargo.toml b/acmed/Cargo.toml
index 9b32003..327a91a 100644
--- a/acmed/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acmed/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ log = "0.4"
 openssl = "0.10"
 pem = "0.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+syslog = "4.0"
 time = "0.1"
 toml = "0.5"
 x509-parser = "0.4"
diff --git a/acmed/src/errors.rs b/acmed/src/errors.rs
index 1aa679e..350b3ce 100644
--- a/acmed/src/errors.rs
+++ b/acmed/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Error {
     pub message: String,
 }
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ impl From<&str> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<syslog::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(error: syslog::Error) -> Self {
+        Error::new(&format!("syslog error: {}", error))
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<toml::de::Error> for Error {
     fn from(error: toml::de::Error) -> Self {
         Error::new(&format!("IO error: {}", error))
diff --git a/acmed/src/logs.rs b/acmed/src/logs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..431c3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acmed/src/logs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use crate::errors::Error;
+use env_logger::Builder;
+use log::LevelFilter;
+use syslog::Facility;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum LogSystem {
+    SysLog,
+    StdErr,
+}
+
+fn get_loglevel(log_level: Option<&str>) -> Result<LevelFilter, Error> {
+    let level = match log_level {
+        Some(v) => match v {
+            "error" => LevelFilter::Error,
+            "warn" => LevelFilter::Warn,
+            "info" => LevelFilter::Info,
+            "debug" => LevelFilter::Debug,
+            "trace" => LevelFilter::Trace,
+            _ => {
+                return Err(Error::new(&format!("{}: invalid log level", v)));
+            }
+        },
+        None => crate::DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL,
+    };
+    Ok(level)
+}
+
+fn set_log_syslog(log_level: LevelFilter) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    syslog::init(Facility::LOG_DAEMON, log_level, Some(crate::APP_NAME))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn set_log_stderr(log_level: LevelFilter) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let mut builder = Builder::from_env("ACMED_LOG_LEVEL");
+    builder.filter_level(log_level);
+    builder.init();
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn set_log_system(
+    log_level: Option<&str>,
+    has_syslog: bool,
+    has_stderr: bool,
+) -> Result<(LogSystem, LevelFilter), Error> {
+    let log_level = get_loglevel(log_level)?;
+    let mut logtype = crate::DEFAULT_LOG_SYSTEM;
+    if has_stderr {
+        logtype = LogSystem::StdErr;
+    }
+    if has_syslog {
+        logtype = LogSystem::SysLog;
+    }
+    match logtype {
+        LogSystem::SysLog => set_log_syslog(log_level)?,
+        LogSystem::StdErr => set_log_stderr(log_level)?,
+    };
+    Ok((logtype, log_level))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::set_log_system;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_invalid_level() {
+        let ret = set_log_system(Some("invalid"), false, false);
+        assert!(ret.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_values() {
+        let ret = set_log_system(None, false, false);
+        assert!(ret.is_ok());
+        let (logtype, log_level) = ret.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(logtype, crate::DEFAULT_LOG_SYSTEM);
+        assert_eq!(log_level, crate::DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/acmed/src/main.rs b/acmed/src/main.rs
index e252df3..2d1410a 100644
--- a/acmed/src/main.rs
+++ b/acmed/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use clap::{App, Arg};
-use env_logger::Builder;
 use log::{error, LevelFilter};
 
 mod acmed;
@@ -7,8 +6,10 @@ mod config;
 mod encoding;
 mod errors;
 mod hooks;
+mod logs;
 mod storage;
 
+pub const APP_NAME: &str = "acmed";
 pub const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE: &str = "/etc/acmed/acmed.toml";
 pub const DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_DIR: &str = "/etc/acmed/accounts";
 pub const DEFAULT_CERT_DIR: &str = "/etc/acmed/certs";
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ pub const DEFAULT_POOL_TIME: u64 = 5000;
 pub const DEFAULT_CERT_FILE_MODE: u32 = 0o644;
 pub const DEFAULT_PK_FILE_MODE: u32 = 0o600;
 pub const DEFAULT_KP_REUSE: bool = false;
+pub const DEFAULT_LOG_SYSTEM: logs::LogSystem = logs::LogSystem::SysLog;
+pub const DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL: LevelFilter = LevelFilter::Warn;
 
 fn main() {
     let matches = App::new("acmed")
@@ -40,30 +43,31 @@ fn main() {
                 .value_name("LEVEL")
                 .possible_values(&["error", "warn", "info", "debug", "trace"]),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("to-syslog")
+                .long("log-syslog")
+                .help("Send log messages via syslog.")
+                .conflicts_with("to-stderr"),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("to-stderr")
+                .long("log-stderr")
+                .help("Print log messages to the standard error output.")
+                .conflicts_with("log-syslog"),
+        )
         .get_matches();
 
-    let mut builder = Builder::from_env("ACMED_LOG_LEVEL");
-    if let Some(v) = matches.value_of("log-level") {
-        match v {
-            "error" => {
-                builder.filter_level(LevelFilter::Error);
-            }
-            "warn" => {
-                builder.filter_level(LevelFilter::Warn);
-            }
-            "info" => {
-                builder.filter_level(LevelFilter::Info);
-            }
-            "debug" => {
-                builder.filter_level(LevelFilter::Debug);
-            }
-            "trace" => {
-                builder.filter_level(LevelFilter::Trace);
-            }
-            _ => {}
+    match logs::set_log_system(
+        matches.value_of("log-level"),
+        matches.is_present("log-syslog"),
+        matches.is_present("to-stderr"),
+    ) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
         }
     };
-    builder.init();
 
     let config_file = matches.value_of("config").unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE);
     let mut srv = match acmed::Acmed::new(&config_file) {