diff --git a/distributed/client.py b/distributed/client.py
index 22d89cda4e..ac098d7987 100644
--- a/distributed/client.py
+++ b/distributed/client.py
@@ -2270,6 +2270,10 @@ def run(self, function, *args, **kwargs):
         wait: boolean (optional)
             If the function is asynchronous whether or not to wait until that
             function finishes.
+        nanny : bool, defualt False
+            Whether to run ``function`` on the nanny. By default, the function
+            is run on the worker process.  If specified, the addresses in
+            ``workers`` should still be the worker addresses, not the nanny addresses.
 
         Examples
         --------
@@ -3354,7 +3358,7 @@ def get_scheduler_logs(self, n=None):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        n: int
+        n : int
             Number of logs to retrive.  Maxes out at 10000 by default,
             confiruable in config.yaml::log-length
 
@@ -3364,23 +3368,27 @@ def get_scheduler_logs(self, n=None):
         """
         return self.sync(self.scheduler.logs, n=n)
 
-    def get_worker_logs(self, n=None, workers=None):
+    def get_worker_logs(self, n=None, workers=None, nanny=False):
         """ Get logs from workers
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        n: int
+        n : int
             Number of logs to retrive.  Maxes out at 10000 by default,
             confiruable in config.yaml::log-length
-        workers: iterable
-            List of worker addresses to retrive.  Gets all workers by default.
+        workers : iterable
+            List of worker addresses to retrieve.  Gets all workers by default.
+        nanny : bool, default False
+            Whether to get the logs from the workers (False) or the nannies (True). If
+            specified, the addresses in `workers` should still be the worker addresses,
+            not the nanny addresses.
 
         Returns
         -------
         Dictionary mapping worker address to logs.
         Logs are returned in reversed order (newest first)
         """
-        return self.sync(self.scheduler.worker_logs, n=n, workers=workers)
+        return self.sync(self.scheduler.worker_logs, n=n, workers=workers, nanny=nanny)
 
     def retire_workers(self, workers=None, close_workers=True, **kwargs):
         """ Retire certain workers on the scheduler
diff --git a/distributed/nanny.py b/distributed/nanny.py
index 59a8083e83..9cf444fc7c 100644
--- a/distributed/nanny.py
+++ b/distributed/nanny.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def __init__(
         protocol=None,
         **worker_kwargs
     ):
+        self._setup_logging(logger)
         self.loop = loop or IOLoop.current()
         self.security = security or Security()
         assert isinstance(self.security, Security)
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ def __init__(
             "kill": self.kill,
             "restart": self.restart,
             # cannot call it 'close' on the rpc side for naming conflict
+            "get_logs": self.get_logs,
             "terminate": self.close,
             "close_gracefully": self.close_gracefully,
             "run": self.run,
diff --git a/distributed/node.py b/distributed/node.py
index 4f0b9813a8..8bd81ffe5a 100644
--- a/distributed/node.py
+++ b/distributed/node.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import print_function, division, absolute_import
 
 import warnings
+import logging
 
 from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
+import dask
 
-from .compatibility import unicode
+from .compatibility import unicode, finalize
 from .core import Server, ConnectionPool
 from .versions import get_versions
+from .utils import DequeHandler
 
 
 class Node(object):
@@ -131,6 +134,25 @@ def stop_services(self):
     def service_ports(self):
         return {k: v.port for k, v in self.services.items()}
 
+    def _setup_logging(self, logger):
+        self._deque_handler = DequeHandler(
+            n=dask.config.get("distributed.admin.log-length")
+        )
+        self._deque_handler.setFormatter(
+            logging.Formatter(dask.config.get("distributed.admin.log-format"))
+        )
+        logger.addHandler(self._deque_handler)
+        finalize(self, logger.removeHandler, self._deque_handler)
+
+    def get_logs(self, comm=None, n=None):
+        deque_handler = self._deque_handler
+        if n is None:
+            L = list(deque_handler.deque)
+        else:
+            L = deque_handler.deque
+            L = [L[-i] for i in range(min(n, len(L)))]
+        return [(msg.levelname, deque_handler.format(msg)) for msg in L]
+
     async def __aenter__(self):
         await self
         return self
diff --git a/distributed/scheduler.py b/distributed/scheduler.py
index ca3c1241ea..7532e902d2 100644
--- a/distributed/scheduler.py
+++ b/distributed/scheduler.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     key_split,
     validate_key,
     no_default,
-    DequeHandler,
     parse_timedelta,
     parse_bytes,
     PeriodicCallback,
@@ -843,7 +842,7 @@ def __init__(
         dashboard_address=None,
         **kwargs
     ):
-        self._setup_logging()
+        self._setup_logging(logger)
 
         # Attributes
         self.allowed_failures = allowed_failures
@@ -1327,16 +1326,6 @@ def close_worker(self, stream=None, worker=None, safe=None):
             self.worker_send(worker, {"op": "close", "report": False})
             self.remove_worker(address=worker, safe=safe)
 
-    def _setup_logging(self):
-        self._deque_handler = DequeHandler(
-            n=dask.config.get("distributed.admin.log-length")
-        )
-        self._deque_handler.setFormatter(
-            logging.Formatter(dask.config.get("distributed.admin.log-format"))
-        )
-        logger.addHandler(self._deque_handler)
-        finalize(self, logger.removeHandler, self._deque_handler)
-
     ###########
     # Stimuli #
     ###########
@@ -4625,18 +4614,11 @@ def get_profile_metadata(
 
         raise gen.Return({"counts": counts, "keys": keys})
 
-    def get_logs(self, comm=None, n=None):
-        deque_handler = self._deque_handler
-        if n is None:
-            L = list(deque_handler.deque)
-        else:
-            L = deque_handler.deque
-            L = [L[-i] for i in range(min(n, len(L)))]
-        return [(msg.levelname, deque_handler.format(msg)) for msg in L]
-
     @gen.coroutine
-    def get_worker_logs(self, comm=None, n=None, workers=None):
-        results = yield self.broadcast(msg={"op": "get_logs", "n": n}, workers=workers)
+    def get_worker_logs(self, comm=None, n=None, workers=None, nanny=False):
+        results = yield self.broadcast(
+            msg={"op": "get_logs", "n": n}, workers=workers, nanny=nanny
+        )
         raise gen.Return(results)
 
     ###########
diff --git a/distributed/tests/test_client.py b/distributed/tests/test_client.py
index c731ae6e5a..dc45b3025e 100644
--- a/distributed/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/distributed/tests/test_client.py
@@ -5111,7 +5111,7 @@ def test_task_metadata(c, s, a, b):
     assert result == {"a": {"c": {"d": 1}}, "b": 2}
 
 
-@gen_cluster(client=True)
+@gen_cluster(client=True, Worker=Nanny)
 def test_logs(c, s, a, b):
     yield wait(c.map(inc, range(5)))
     logs = yield c.get_scheduler_logs(n=5)
@@ -5121,11 +5121,23 @@ def test_logs(c, s, a, b):
         assert "distributed.scheduler" in msg
 
     w_logs = yield c.get_worker_logs(n=5)
-    assert set(w_logs.keys()) == {a.address, b.address}
+    assert set(w_logs.keys()) == {a.worker_address, b.worker_address}
     for log in w_logs.values():
         for _, msg in log:
             assert "distributed.worker" in msg
 
+    n_logs = yield c.get_worker_logs(nanny=True)
+    assert set(n_logs.keys()) == {a.worker_address, b.worker_address}
+    for log in n_logs.values():
+        for _, msg in log:
+            assert "distributed.nanny" in msg
+
+    n_logs = yield c.get_worker_logs(nanny=True, workers=[a.worker_address])
+    assert set(n_logs.keys()) == {a.worker_address}
+    for log in n_logs.values():
+        for _, msg in log:
+            assert "distributed.nanny" in msg
+
 
 @gen_cluster(client=True)
 def test_avoid_delayed_finalize(c, s, a, b):
diff --git a/distributed/worker.py b/distributed/worker.py
index d0bc735ec6..37dcbc2eca 100644
--- a/distributed/worker.py
+++ b/distributed/worker.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from .comm import get_address_host, get_local_address_for, connect
 from .comm.utils import offload
 from .comm.addressing import address_from_user_args
-from .compatibility import unicode, get_thread_identity, finalize, MutableMapping
+from .compatibility import unicode, get_thread_identity, MutableMapping
 from .core import error_message, CommClosedError, send_recv, pingpong, coerce_to_address
 from .diskutils import WorkSpace
 from .metrics import time
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     json_load_robust,
     key_split,
     format_bytes,
-    DequeHandler,
     PeriodicCallback,
     parse_bytes,
     parse_timedelta,
@@ -412,7 +411,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
         profile_cycle_interval = parse_timedelta(profile_cycle_interval, default="ms")
 
-        self._setup_logging()
+        self._setup_logging(logger)
 
         if scheduler_file:
             cfg = json_load_robust(scheduler_file)
@@ -666,16 +665,6 @@ def __repr__(self):
             )
         )
 
-    def _setup_logging(self):
-        self._deque_handler = DequeHandler(
-            n=dask.config.get("distributed.admin.log-length")
-        )
-        self._deque_handler.setFormatter(
-            logging.Formatter(dask.config.get("distributed.admin.log-format"))
-        )
-        logger.addHandler(self._deque_handler)
-        finalize(self, logger.removeHandler, self._deque_handler)
-
     @property
     def worker_address(self):
         """ For API compatibility with Nanny """
@@ -888,15 +877,6 @@ def gather(self, comm=None, who_has=None):
             self.update_data(data=result, report=False)
             raise Return({"status": "OK"})
 
-    def get_logs(self, comm=None, n=None):
-        deque_handler = self._deque_handler
-        if n is None:
-            L = list(deque_handler.deque)
-        else:
-            L = deque_handler.deque
-            L = [L[-i] for i in range(min(n, len(L)))]
-        return [(msg.levelname, deque_handler.format(msg)) for msg in L]
-
     #############
     # Lifecycle #
     #############
diff --git a/docs/source/api.rst b/docs/source/api.rst
index e91c4ee6ac..574a70d34b 100644
--- a/docs/source/api.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ API
    Client.get_executor
    Client.get_metadata
    Client.get_scheduler_logs
-   Client.get_task_stream
    Client.get_worker_logs
+   Client.get_task_stream
    Client.has_what
    Client.list_datasets
    Client.map