diff --git a/plugins/libplugin.c b/plugins/libplugin.c
index 3a4380cf0..d52ba97a8 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin.c
@@ -83,16 +83,6 @@ struct command_result *command_param_failed(void)
 	return &complete;
 }
 
-void NORETURN plugin_err(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-
-	/* FIXME: log */
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	errx(1, "%s", tal_vfmt(NULL, fmt, ap));
-	va_end(ap);
-}
-
 /* Realloc helper for tal membufs */
 static void *membuf_tal_realloc(struct membuf *mb, void *rawelems,
 				size_t newsize)
@@ -625,6 +615,46 @@ struct plugin_timer *plugin_timer(struct plugin_conn *rpc, struct timerel t,
 	return timer;
 }
 
+static void plugin_logv(enum log_level l, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	char *message;
+
+	printf_json(STDOUT_FILENO,
+		    "{ 'jsonrpc': '2.0', "
+		    "'method': 'log', "
+		    "'params': { 'level': '%s', 'message': \"",
+		    l == LOG_DBG ? "debug"
+		    : l == LOG_INFORM ? "info"
+		    : l == LOG_UNUSUAL ? "warn"
+		    : "error");
+
+	message = tal_vfmt(NULL, fmt, ap);
+	write_all(STDOUT_FILENO, message, strlen(message));
+	printf_json(STDOUT_FILENO, "\" } }\n\n");
+	tal_free(message);
+}
+
+void NORETURN plugin_err(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	plugin_logv(LOG_BROKEN, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	errx(1, "%s", tal_vfmt(NULL, fmt, ap));
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+void plugin_log(enum log_level l, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	plugin_logv(l, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
 void plugin_main(char *argv[],
 		 void (*init)(struct plugin_conn *rpc),
 		 const struct plugin_command *commands,
diff --git a/plugins/libplugin.h b/plugins/libplugin.h
index 951307fa0..8364f1244 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/libplugin.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <common/json_helpers.h>
 #include <common/jsonrpc_errors.h>
 #include <common/param.h>
+#include <common/status_levels.h>
 
 struct command;
 struct plugin_conn;
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ struct plugin_timer *plugin_timer(struct plugin_conn *rpc,
 				  struct timerel t,
 				  struct command_result *(*cb)(void));
 
+/* Log something */
+void PRINTF_FMT(2, 3) plugin_log(enum log_level l, const char *fmt, ...);
+
 /* Macro to define arguments */
 #define plugin_option(name, description, set, arg)			\
 	(name),								\