diff --git a/internalshared/configutil/config.go b/internalshared/configutil/config.go
index f4c2ec11ad349..1e4d39315728c 100644
--- a/internalshared/configutil/config.go
+++ b/internalshared/configutil/config.go
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ type SharedConfig struct {
 	// LogFormat specifies the log format. Valid values are "standard" and
 	// "json". The values are case-insenstive. If no log format is specified,
 	// then standard format will be used.
+	LogFile              string      `hcl:"log_file"`
 	LogFormat            string      `hcl:"log_format"`
 	LogLevel             string      `hcl:"log_level"`
-	LogFile              string      `hcl:"log_file"`
-	LogRotateDuration    string      `hcl:"log_rotate_duration"`
 	LogRotateBytes       int         `hcl:"log_rotate_bytes"`
 	LogRotateBytesRaw    interface{} `hcl:"log_rotate_bytes"`
+	LogRotateDuration    string      `hcl:"log_rotate_duration"`
 	LogRotateMaxFiles    int         `hcl:"log_rotate_max_files"`
 	LogRotateMaxFilesRaw interface{} `hcl:"log_rotate_max_files"`
 
@@ -164,16 +164,26 @@ func (c *SharedConfig) Sanitized() map[string]interface{} {
 	}
 
 	result := map[string]interface{}{
-		"disable_mlock": c.DisableMlock,
-
+		"cluster_name":                 c.ClusterName,
 		"default_max_request_duration": c.DefaultMaxRequestDuration,
+		"disable_mlock":                c.DisableMlock,
+		"log_format":                   c.LogFormat,
+		"log_level":                    c.LogLevel,
+		"pid_file":                     c.PidFile,
+	}
 
-		"log_level":  c.LogLevel,
-		"log_format": c.LogFormat,
-
-		"pid_file": c.PidFile,
-
-		"cluster_name": c.ClusterName,
+	// Optional log related settings
+	if c.LogFile != "" {
+		result["log_file"] = c.LogFile
+	}
+	if c.LogRotateBytes != 0 {
+		result["log_rotate_bytes"] = c.LogRotateBytes
+	}
+	if c.LogRotateDuration != "" {
+		result["log_rotate_duration"] = c.LogRotateDuration
+	}
+	if c.LogRotateMaxFiles != 0 {
+		result["log_rotate_max_files"] = c.LogRotateMaxFiles
 	}
 
 	// Sanitize listeners
diff --git a/internalshared/configutil/config_test.go b/internalshared/configutil/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e44bf7f991612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internalshared/configutil/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package configutil
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type mapValue[T any] struct {
+	Value   T
+	IsFound bool
+}
+
+type expectedLogFields struct {
+	File           mapValue[string]
+	Format         mapValue[string]
+	Level          mapValue[string]
+	RotateBytes    mapValue[int]
+	RotateDuration mapValue[string]
+	RotateMaxFiles mapValue[int]
+}
+
+// TestSharedConfig_Sanitized_LogFields ensures that 'log related' shared config
+// is sanitized as expected.
+func TestSharedConfig_Sanitized_LogFields(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		Value    *SharedConfig
+		IsNil    bool
+		Expected expectedLogFields
+	}{
+		"nil": {
+			Value: nil,
+			IsNil: true,
+		},
+		"empty": {
+			Value: &SharedConfig{},
+			IsNil: false,
+			Expected: expectedLogFields{
+				Format: mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: ""},
+				Level:  mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: ""},
+			},
+		},
+		"only-log-level-and-format": {
+			Value: &SharedConfig{
+				LogFormat: "json",
+				LogLevel:  "warn",
+			},
+			IsNil: false,
+			Expected: expectedLogFields{
+				Format: mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: "json"},
+				Level:  mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: "warn"},
+			},
+		},
+		"valid-log-fields": {
+			Value: &SharedConfig{
+				LogFile:           "vault.log",
+				LogFormat:         "json",
+				LogLevel:          "warn",
+				LogRotateBytes:    1024,
+				LogRotateDuration: "30m",
+				LogRotateMaxFiles: -1,
+			},
+			IsNil: false,
+			Expected: expectedLogFields{
+				File:           mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: "vault.log"},
+				Format:         mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: "json"},
+				Level:          mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: "warn"},
+				RotateBytes:    mapValue[int]{IsFound: true, Value: 1024},
+				RotateDuration: mapValue[string]{IsFound: true, Value: "30m"},
+				RotateMaxFiles: mapValue[int]{IsFound: true, Value: -1},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		name := name
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := tc.Value.Sanitized()
+			switch {
+			case tc.IsNil:
+				require.Nil(t, cfg)
+			default:
+				require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+
+				// Log file
+				val, found := cfg["log_file"]
+				switch {
+				case tc.Expected.File.IsFound:
+					require.True(t, found)
+					require.NotNil(t, val)
+					require.Equal(t, tc.Expected.File.Value, val)
+				default:
+					require.Nil(t, val)
+				}
+
+				// Log format
+				val, found = cfg["log_format"]
+				switch {
+				case tc.Expected.Format.IsFound:
+					require.True(t, found)
+					require.NotNil(t, val)
+					require.Equal(t, tc.Expected.Format.Value, val)
+				default:
+					require.Nil(t, val)
+				}
+
+				// Log level
+				val, found = cfg["log_level"]
+				switch {
+				case tc.Expected.Level.IsFound:
+					require.True(t, found)
+					require.NotNil(t, val)
+					require.Equal(t, tc.Expected.Level.Value, val)
+				default:
+					require.Nil(t, val)
+				}
+
+				// Log rotate bytes
+				val, found = cfg["log_rotate_bytes"]
+				switch {
+				case tc.Expected.RotateBytes.IsFound:
+					require.True(t, found)
+					require.NotNil(t, val)
+					require.Equal(t, tc.Expected.RotateBytes.Value, val)
+				default:
+					require.Nil(t, val)
+				}
+
+				// Log rotate duration
+				val, found = cfg["log_rotate_duration"]
+				switch {
+				case tc.Expected.RotateDuration.IsFound:
+					require.True(t, found)
+					require.NotNil(t, val)
+					require.Equal(t, tc.Expected.RotateDuration.Value, val)
+				default:
+					require.Nil(t, val)
+				}
+
+				// Log rotate max files
+				val, found = cfg["log_rotate_max_files"]
+				switch {
+				case tc.Expected.RotateMaxFiles.IsFound:
+					require.True(t, found)
+					require.NotNil(t, val)
+					require.Equal(t, tc.Expected.RotateMaxFiles.Value, val)
+				default:
+					require.Nil(t, val)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}