diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7c59158..2aa8088 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ sudo: false
 cache:
 - packages
 
+apt_packages:
+  - libgit2-dev
+
 r_packages:
 - logging
 - futile.logger
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 3255958..bf9c8a0 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ Suggests:
   callr,
   txtq,
   botor,
-  R.utils
+  R.utils,
+  syslognet
 Enhances:
   logging,
   futile.logger,
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 154b44f..eca2fae 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export(appender_slack)
 export(appender_stderr)
 export(appender_stdout)
 export(appender_syslog)
+export(appender_syslognet)
 export(appender_tee)
 export(appender_telegram)
 export(colorize_by_log_level)
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export(layout_json)
 export(layout_json_parser)
 export(layout_logging)
 export(layout_simple)
+export(layout_syslognet)
 export(log_appender)
 export(log_debug)
 export(log_error)
diff --git a/R/appenders.R b/R/appenders.R
index 58994db..8bbaf41 100644
--- a/R/appenders.R
+++ b/R/appenders.R
@@ -255,6 +255,39 @@ appender_syslog <- function(identifier, ...) {
 }
 
 
+#nocov start
+#' Send log messages to a network syslog server
+#' @param identifier program/function identification (string).
+#' @param server machine where syslog daemon runs (string).
+#' @param port port where syslog daemon listens (integer).
+#'
+#' @return A function taking a \code{lines} argument.
+#' @export
+#' @note This functionality depends on the \pkg{syslognet} package.
+#' @examples \dontrun{
+#' if (requireNamespace("syslognet", quietly = TRUE)) {
+#'   log_appender(appender_syslognet("test_app", 'remoteserver'))
+#'   log_info("Test message.")
+#' }
+#' }
+appender_syslognet <- function(identifier, server, port = 601L) {
+  fail_on_missing_package('syslognet')
+  force(identifier)
+  force(server)
+  force(port)
+  structure(
+    function(lines) {
+      sev <- attr(lines, 'severity', exact = TRUE)
+      for (line in lines) {
+        syslognet::syslog(line, sev, app_name = identifier, server = server, port = port)
+      }
+    },
+    generator = deparse(match.call())
+  )
+}
+#nocov end
+
+
 #' Send log messages to a Amazon Kinesis stream
 #' @param stream name of the Kinesis stream
 #' @return function taking \code{lines} and optional \code{partition_key} argument
diff --git a/R/layouts.R b/R/layouts.R
index c813a00..f82e6b4 100644
--- a/R/layouts.R
+++ b/R/layouts.R
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ layout_logging <- structure(function(level, msg, namespace = NA_character_,
            attr(level, 'level'), ':',
            ifelse(meta$ns == 'global', '', meta$ns), ':',
            msg)
-}, generator = quote(layout_simple()))
+}, generator = quote(layout_logging()))
 
 
 #' Format a log message with \code{glue}
@@ -256,3 +256,33 @@ layout_json_parser <- function(fields = c('time', 'level', 'ns', 'ans', 'topenv'
     }, generator = deparse(match.call()))
 
 }
+
+
+#nocov start
+#' Format a log record for syslognet
+#'
+#' Format a log record for syslognet.
+#' This function converts the logger log level to a
+#' log severity level according to RFC 5424 "The Syslog Protocol".
+#'
+#' @inheritParams layout_simple
+#' @return A character vector with a severity attribute.
+#' @export
+layout_syslognet <- structure(
+  function(level, msg, namespace = NA_character_,
+           .logcall = sys.call(), .topcall = sys.call(-1), .topenv = parent.frame()) {
+    ret <- paste(attr(level, 'level'), msg)
+    attr(ret, 'severity') <- switch(
+        attr(level, 'level', exact = TRUE),
+        'FATAL' = 'CRITICAL',
+        'ERROR' = 'ERR',
+        'WARN' = 'WARNING',
+        'SUCCESS' = 'NOTICE',
+        'INFO' = 'INFO',
+        'DEBUG' = 'DEBUG',
+        'TRACE' = 'DEBUG')
+    return(ret)
+  },
+  generator = quote(layout_syslognet())
+)
+#nocov end
diff --git a/man/appender_syslognet.Rd b/man/appender_syslognet.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3844690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/appender_syslognet.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/appenders.R
+\name{appender_syslognet}
+\alias{appender_syslognet}
+\title{Send log messages to a network syslog server}
+\usage{
+appender_syslognet(identifier, server, port = 601L)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{identifier}{program/function identification (string).}
+
+\item{server}{machine where syslog daemon runs (string).}
+
+\item{port}{port where syslog daemon listens (integer).}
+}
+\value{
+A function taking a \code{lines} argument.
+}
+\description{
+Send log messages to a network syslog server
+}
+\note{
+This functionality depends on the \pkg{syslognet} package.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+if (requireNamespace("syslognet", quietly = TRUE)) {
+  log_appender(appender_syslognet("test_app", 'remoteserver'))
+  log_info("Test message.")
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/man/layout_syslognet.Rd b/man/layout_syslognet.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..894fbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/layout_syslognet.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/layouts.R
+\name{layout_syslognet}
+\alias{layout_syslognet}
+\title{Format a log record for syslognet}
+\usage{
+layout_syslognet(
+  level,
+  msg,
+  namespace = NA_character_,
+  .logcall = sys.call(),
+  .topcall = sys.call(-1),
+  .topenv = parent.frame()
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{level}{level of log message.}
+
+\item{msg}{string of log message.}
+
+\item{namespace}{namespace.}
+
+\item{.logcall}{logcall; see \code{\link[logger]{layout_blank}}.}
+
+\item{.topcall}{topcall; see \code{\link[logger]{layout_blank}}.}
+
+\item{.topenv}{topenv; ; see \code{\link[logger]{layout_blank}}.}
+}
+\value{
+A character vector with a severity attribute.
+}
+\description{
+Format a log record for syslognet.
+This function converts the logger log level to a
+log severity level according to RFC 5424 "The Syslog Protocol".
+}