diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 944e3a48..03b7dffd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Changelog
 ### New Cisco Resources
 
 ### Added
+* Extend syslog_server with attribute:
+   * `facility`
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/lib/cisco_node_utils/cmd_ref/syslog_server.yaml b/lib/cisco_node_utils/cmd_ref/syslog_server.yaml
index 256b176a..97c20aee 100644
--- a/lib/cisco_node_utils/cmd_ref/syslog_server.yaml
+++ b/lib/cisco_node_utils/cmd_ref/syslog_server.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ server:
   multiple: true
   nexus:
     get_command: "show running-config all | include '^logging server'"
-    # Returns <ip>, <level>, <port>, <vrf>
-    get_value: '/^(?:logging server )([^\s]+)(?: (\d+))?(?: port (\d+))?(?: use-vrf (\S+))?/'
-    set_value: '<state> logging server <ip> <level> <port> <vrf>'
+    # Returns <ip>, <level>, <port>, <vrf>, <facility>
+    get_value: '/^(?:logging server )([^\s]+)(?: (\d+))?(?: port (\d+))?(?: use-vrf (\S+))?(?: facility (\S+))?/'
+    set_value: '<state> logging server <ip> <level> <port> <vrf> <facility>'
   ios_xr:
     get_command: "show running-config logging"
     get_value: '/^logging (\S+).*/'
diff --git a/lib/cisco_node_utils/syslog_server.rb b/lib/cisco_node_utils/syslog_server.rb
index 7f2e990f..385c7785 100644
--- a/lib/cisco_node_utils/syslog_server.rb
+++ b/lib/cisco_node_utils/syslog_server.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Syslog Server provider class
 #
+# June 2018
 # Jonathan Tripathy et al., September 2015
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 module Cisco
   # SyslogServer - node utility class for syslog server configuration management
   class SyslogServer < NodeUtil
-    attr_reader :name, :level, :port, :vrf, :severity_level
+    attr_reader :name, :level, :port, :vrf, :severity_level, :facility
 
     LEVEL_TO_NUM = { 'emergencies'   => 0,
                      'alerts'        => 1,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def initialize(opts, instantiate=true)
       @port = opts['port']
       @vrf = opts['vrf']
       @severity_level = opts['severity_level'] || opts['level']
+      @facility = opts['facility']
 
       hostname_regex = /^(?=.{1,255}$)[0-9A-Za-z]
       (?:(?:[0-9A-Za-z]|-){0,61}[0-9A-Za-z])?
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ def initialize(opts, instantiate=true)
     end
 
     def self.syslogservers
-      keys = %w(name level port vrf severity_level)
+      keys = %w(name level port vrf facility severity_level)
       hash = {}
       syslogservers_list = config_get('syslog_server', 'server')
       return hash if syslogservers_list.nil?
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ def self.syslogservers
         value_hash = Hash[keys.zip(id)]
         value_hash['severity_level'] = value_hash['level']
         value_hash['vrf'] = 'default' if value_hash['vrf'].nil?
+        value_hash['facility'] = 'local7' if value_hash['facility'].nil?
         hash[id[0]] = SyslogServer.new(value_hash, false)
       end
 
@@ -93,11 +96,12 @@ def create
       else
         config_set('syslog_server',
                    'server',
-                   state: '',
-                   ip:    @name,
-                   level: @level ? "#{@level}" : '',
-                   port:  @port ? "port #{@port}" : '',
-                   vrf:   @vrf ? "use-vrf #{@vrf}" : '',
+                   state:    '',
+                   ip:       @name,
+                   level:    @level ? "#{@level}" : '',
+                   port:     @port ? "port #{@port}" : '',
+                   vrf:      @vrf ? "use-vrf #{@vrf}" : '',
+                   facility: @facility ? "facility #{@facility}" : '',
                   )
       end
     end
@@ -129,11 +133,12 @@ def destroy(duplicate_vrfs=[])
       else
         config_set('syslog_server',
                    'server',
-                   state: 'no',
-                   ip:    @name,
-                   level: '',
-                   port:  '',
-                   vrf:   '',
+                   state:    'no',
+                   ip:       @name,
+                   level:    '',
+                   port:     '',
+                   vrf:      '',
+                   facility: '',
                   )
       end
     end
diff --git a/tests/test_syslog_server.rb b/tests/test_syslog_server.rb
index c101e3bd..7d188234 100644
--- a/tests/test_syslog_server.rb
+++ b/tests/test_syslog_server.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Minitest for SyslogServer class
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_create_options
     end
 
     id = '1.2.3.4'
-    options = { 'name' => id, 'level' => '4', 'port' => '2154', 'vrf' => 'red' }
+    options = { 'name' => id, 'level' => '4', 'port' => '2154', 'vrf' => 'red', 'facility' => 'local5' }
 
     refute_includes(Cisco::SyslogServer.syslogservers, id)
 
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def test_create_options
     assert_equal('4', Cisco::SyslogServer.syslogservers[id].level)
     assert_equal('2154', Cisco::SyslogServer.syslogservers[id].port)
     assert_equal('red', Cisco::SyslogServer.syslogservers[id].vrf)
+    assert_equal('local5', Cisco::SyslogServer.syslogservers[id].facility)
 
     server.destroy
     refute_includes(Cisco::SyslogServer.syslogservers, id)