diff --git a/src/Log/Log.php b/src/Log/Log.php
index 1929cae8eec..49990e392e8 100644
--- a/src/Log/Log.php
+++ b/src/Log/Log.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Log
 {
 
     use StaticConfigTrait {
-        config as protected _config;
+        setConfig as protected _setConfig;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ public static function levels()
      * @return array|null Null when adding configuration and an array of configuration data when reading.
      * @throws \BadMethodCallException When trying to modify an existing config.
      */
-    public static function config($key, $config = null)
+    public static function setConfig($key, $config = null)
     {
-        $return = static::_config($key, $config);
+        $return = static::_setConfig($key, $config);
         if ($return !== null) {
             return $return;
         }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Log/LogTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Log/LogTest.php
index b3976e566c0..865b5ded1ef 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Log/LogTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Log/LogTest.php
@@ -171,6 +171,20 @@ public function testConfigVariants($settings)
         Log::drop('test');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test the various setConfig call signatures.
+     *
+     * @dataProvider configProvider
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSetConfigVariants($settings)
+    {
+        Log::setConfig('test', $settings);
+        $this->assertContains('test', Log::configured());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\Log\Engine\FileLog', Log::engine('test'));
+        Log::drop('test');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test that config() throws an exception when adding an
      * adapter with the wrong type.
@@ -184,6 +198,19 @@ public function testConfigInjectErrorOnWrongType()
         Log::info('testing');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test that setConfig() throws an exception when adding an
+     * adapter with the wrong type.
+     *
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSetConfigInjectErrorOnWrongType()
+    {
+        Log::setConfig('test', new \StdClass);
+        Log::info('testing');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test that config() can read data back
      *