diff --git a/etc/glance-api.conf b/etc/glance-api.conf
index e1c4d81c6e..ae396db9f9 100644
--- a/etc/glance-api.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-api.conf
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ bind_port = 9292
 # file for both the API and registry servers!
 log_file = /var/log/glance/api.log
 
-# Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified by `log_file`
-use_syslog = False
-
 # Backlog requests when creating socket
 backlog = 4096
 
+# ================= Syslog Options ============================
+
+# Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified
+# by `log_file`
+use_syslog = False
+
+# Facility to use. If unset defaults to LOG_USER.
+# syslog_log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
+
 # ================= SSL Options ===============================
 
 # Certificate file to use when starting API server securely
diff --git a/etc/glance-registry.conf b/etc/glance-registry.conf
index c9d32cbbcf..4b96258f23 100644
--- a/etc/glance-registry.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-registry.conf
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ bind_port = 9191
 # file for both the API and registry servers!
 log_file = /var/log/glance/registry.log
 
-# Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified by `log_file`
-use_syslog = False
-
 # Backlog requests when creating socket
 backlog = 4096
 
@@ -43,6 +40,15 @@ api_limit_max = 1000
 # default to `limit_param_default`
 limit_param_default = 25
 
+# ================= Syslog Options ============================
+
+# Send logs to syslog (/dev/log) instead of to file specified
+# by `log_file`
+use_syslog = False
+
+# Facility to use. If unset defaults to LOG_USER.
+# syslog_log_facility = LOG_LOCAL1
+
 # ================= SSL Options ===============================
 
 # Certificate file to use when starting registry server securely
diff --git a/glance/common/cfg.py b/glance/common/cfg.py
index 0cb7abfb68..93ae517dde 100644
--- a/glance/common/cfg.py
+++ b/glance/common/cfg.py
@@ -1118,6 +1118,9 @@ class CommonConfigOpts(ConfigOpts):
         BoolOpt('use-syslog',
                 default=False,
                 help='Use syslog for logging.'),
+        StrOpt('syslog-log-facility',
+               default='LOG_USER',
+               help='syslog facility to receive log lines')
         ]
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/glance/common/config.py b/glance/common/config.py
index 84b988ce42..4eea55d2f2 100644
--- a/glance/common/config.py
+++ b/glance/common/config.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 from glance import version
 from glance.common import cfg
-from glance.common import utils
 from glance.common import wsgi
 
 
@@ -77,7 +76,14 @@ def setup_logging(conf):
     formatter = logging.Formatter(conf.log_format, conf.log_date_format)
 
     if conf.use_syslog:
-        handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address='/dev/log')
+        try:
+            facility = getattr(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler,
+                               conf.syslog_log_facility)
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise ValueError(_("Invalid syslog facility"))
+
+        handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(address='/dev/log',
+                                                 facility=facility)
     elif conf.log_file:
         logfile = conf.log_file
         if conf.log_dir: