diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c6774981f..2e1ef8175 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 group :test, optional: true do
     gem 'rake', RUBY_VERSION <= '1.9.3' ? '~> 11.3.0' : '~> 12.3.0'
     gem 'rspec'
-    gem 'rspec-mocks'
+    gem 'logging'
     gem 'rdoc', '~> 5.1.0'
+    gem 'rspec-mocks'
     gem 'pry'
     gem 'addressable', '~> 2.3.8'
     gem 'delayed_job' if RUBY_VERSION >= '2.2.2'
diff --git a/example/rails-42/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/example/rails-42/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 33f2701ff..fbe55337a 100644
--- a/example/rails-42/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/example/rails-42/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -56,4 +56,10 @@ def severity
     end
     @text = msg
   end
+
+  def crash_after_log
+    @test_model = TestModel.new :foo => "Foo"
+    @test_model.save
+    raise "Crash"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/example/rails-42/app/models/test_model.rb b/example/rails-42/app/models/test_model.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39bf2b8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/rails-42/app/models/test_model.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class TestModel < ActiveRecord::Base
+end
diff --git a/example/rails-42/config/routes.rb b/example/rails-42/config/routes.rb
index 9a3a1b9f0..95e2c938c 100644
--- a/example/rails-42/config/routes.rb
+++ b/example/rails-42/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Rails.application.routes.draw do
   root :to => 'application#index'
+  get "log" => 'application#crash_after_log'
   
   get 'crash' => 'application#crash'
   get 'crash_with_callback' => 'application#callback'
diff --git a/example/rails-42/db/migrate/20171009132509_create_test_models.rb b/example/rails-42/db/migrate/20171009132509_create_test_models.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bebac26f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/rails-42/db/migrate/20171009132509_create_test_models.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class CreateTestModels < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table :test_models do |t|
+      t.string :foo
+
+      t.timestamps null: false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/bugsnag.rb b/lib/bugsnag.rb
index d0d0bd614..77d1eea2b 100644
--- a/lib/bugsnag.rb
+++ b/lib/bugsnag.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def notify(exception, auto_notify=false, &block)
 
     ##
     # Records a breadcrumb to give context to notifications
-    def leave_breadcrumb(name, type=nil, metadata={})
+    def leave_breadcrumb(name, metadata={}, type=Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::MANUAL_TYPE)
       configuration.recorder.add_breadcrumb(Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Breadcrumb.new(name, type, metadata))
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/bugsnag/breadcrumbs/appender.rb b/lib/bugsnag/breadcrumbs/appender.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96c5e1f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bugsnag/breadcrumbs/appender.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+require_relative "logger"
+require "logging"
+
+module Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs
+  class Appender < Logging::Appender
+    def initialize(level = Logger::INFO)
+      super "Bugsnag", { :level => level }
+    end
+
+    def <<(message)
+      return if closed?
+      Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.log_breadcrumb(message)
+    end
+
+    def append(event)
+      return if closed? || !allow(event)
+
+      message = event.data.to_s
+      metadata = {
+        :method => event.method.to_s,
+        :file => event.file.to_s,
+        :line => event.line.to_s
+      }.delete_if {|k,v| v == ""}
+
+      severity = Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.get_severity_name(event.level)
+      Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.log_breadcrumb(message, metadata, severity)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/bugsnag/breadcrumbs/logger.rb b/lib/bugsnag/breadcrumbs/logger.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54cfa87fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bugsnag/breadcrumbs/logger.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+require "logger"
+require "bugsnag"
+
+module Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs
+  class Logger < Logger
+    SEVERITIES = [
+      "debug",
+      "info",
+      "warn",
+      "error",
+      "fatal",
+      "unknown"
+    ]
+
+    def self.get_severity_name(severity)
+      if (0..5).cover? severity
+        SEVERITIES[severity]
+      else
+        severity
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.log_breadcrumb(message, data = nil, severity = "unknown")
+      metadata = {
+        :severity => severity,
+        :message => message
+      }
+      if data.is_a? Hash
+        metadata.merge!(data)
+      elsif !data.nil?
+        metadata[:data] = data.to_s
+      end
+
+      Bugsnag.leave_breadcrumb("Log output", metadata, Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::LOG_TYPE)
+    end
+
+    def initialize(level = Logger::INFO)
+      @open = true
+      super nil, level
+    end
+
+    def add(severity, message = nil, progname = nil)
+      return unless @open
+
+      if block_given?
+        message = yield message
+      elsif message.nil?
+        message = progname
+      end
+
+      Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.log_breadcrumb(message, { :progname => progname }, Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.get_severity_name(severity)) if severity >= level
+    end
+    alias log add
+
+    def <<(message)
+      return unless @open
+      Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.log_breadcrumb(message)
+    end
+
+    def close
+      @open = false
+      true
+    end
+
+    def reopen
+      @open = true
+      true
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/appender_spec.rb b/spec/appender_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01ee55ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/appender_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+# Necessary to avoid monkey patching thread methods
+ENV["LOGGING_INHERIT_CONTEXT"] = "false"
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'logger'
+require 'logging'
+require 'bugsnag/breadcrumbs/appender'
+
+describe Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Appender do
+
+  before do
+    @appender = Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Appender.new
+  end
+
+  it "writes breadcrumbs" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to receive(:leave_breadcrumb).with(
+      "Log output",
+      {
+        :severity => "unknown",
+        :message => "message"
+      },
+      "log"
+    )
+    @appender << "message"
+  end
+
+  it "write breadcrumbs from a logevent" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to receive(:leave_breadcrumb).with(
+      "Log output",
+      {
+        :message => ["message1", "message2"].to_s,
+        :severity => "info",
+      },
+      "log"
+    )
+    logevent = Logging::LogEvent.new("testLogger", Logger::INFO, ["message1", "message2"], false)
+    @appender.append logevent
+  end
+
+  it "adds trace metadata if available" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to receive(:leave_breadcrumb) do |name, metadata, severity|
+      expect(name).to eq("Log output")
+      expect(metadata).to include(:message, :severity, :method, :file, :line)
+      expect(metadata).to include(:message => ["message1", "message2"].to_s, :severity => "info")
+      expect(severity).to eq("log")
+    end
+    logevent = Logging::LogEvent.new("testLogger", Logger::INFO, ["message1", "message2"], true)
+    @appender.append logevent
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't write if closed" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to_not receive(:leave_breadcrumb)
+    @appender.close
+    @appender << "message"
+    logevent = Logging::LogEvent.new("testLogger", Logger::INFO, ["message1", "message2"], false)
+    @appender.append logevent
+  end
+
+  it "is an appender and a bugsnag appender" do
+    expect(@appender.class.ancestors).to include(Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Appender, Logging::Appender)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/logger_spec.rb b/spec/logger_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4d404f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/logger_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'logger'
+require 'bugsnag/breadcrumbs/logger'
+
+describe Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger do
+
+  before do
+    @logger = Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger.new
+  end
+
+  it "writes by default" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to receive(:leave_breadcrumb).with(
+      "Log output",
+      {
+        :severity => "unknown",
+        :message => "message"
+      },
+      "log"
+    )
+    @logger << "message"
+  end
+
+  it "doesn't write when closed" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to_not receive(:leave_breadcrumb)
+    @logger.close
+    @logger << "message"
+  end
+
+  it "writes after being re-opened" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to receive(:leave_breadcrumb).with(
+      "Log output",
+      {
+        :severity => "unknown",
+        :message => "message"
+      },
+      "log"
+    )
+    @logger.close
+    @logger.reopen
+    @logger << "message"
+  end
+
+  it "allows a progname and severity" do
+    expect(Bugsnag).to receive(:leave_breadcrumb).with(
+      "Log output",
+      {
+        :progname => "logTests",
+        :severity => "info",
+        :message => "message"
+      },
+      "log"
+    )
+    @logger.info("logTests") { "message" }
+  end
+
+  it "is a logger and a bugsnag logger" do
+    expect(@logger.class.ancestors).to include(Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::Logger, Logger)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/report_spec.rb b/spec/report_spec.rb
index 0b7db97c7..1a52551b2 100644
--- a/spec/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/report_spec.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def gloops
   end
 
   it "attaches added breadcrumbs" do
-    Bugsnag.leave_breadcrumb("Test", Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::MANUAL_TYPE, {:foo => "foo", :bar => "bar"})
+    Bugsnag.leave_breadcrumb("Test", {:foo => "foo", :bar => "bar"}, Bugsnag::Breadcrumbs::MANUAL_TYPE)
     Bugsnag.notify(BugsnagTestException.new("It crashed"))
     expect(Bugsnag).to have_sent_notification{ |payload, headers|
       breadcrumb = get_breadcrumb_from_payload(payload)