diff --git a/linux-user/strace.c b/linux-user/strace.c
index a0e45b55d1fd..679f840fea74 100644
--- a/linux-user/strace.c
+++ b/linux-user/strace.c
@@ -1827,6 +1827,78 @@ print_rt_sigprocmask(const struct syscallname *name,
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef TARGET_NR_syslog
+static void
+print_syslog_action(abi_ulong arg, int last)
+{
+    const char *type;
+
+    switch (arg) {
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_READ";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD";
+            break;
+        }
+        case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER: {
+            type = "SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER";
+            break;
+        }
+        default: {
+            print_raw_param("%ld", arg, last);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    gemu_log("%s%s", type, get_comma(last));
+}
+
+static void
+print_syslog(const struct syscallname *name,
+    abi_long arg0, abi_long arg1, abi_long arg2,
+    abi_long arg3, abi_long arg4, abi_long arg5)
+{
+    print_syscall_prologue(name);
+    print_syslog_action(arg0, 0);
+    print_pointer(arg1, 0);
+    print_raw_param("%d", arg2, 1);
+    print_syscall_epilogue(name);
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef TARGET_NR_mknod
 static void
 print_mknod(const struct syscallname *name,
diff --git a/linux-user/strace.list b/linux-user/strace.list
index f6dd044d763f..2c7ad2b71860 100644
--- a/linux-user/strace.list
+++ b/linux-user/strace.list
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@
 { TARGET_NR_sys_kexec_load, "sys_kexec_load" , NULL, NULL, NULL },
 #endif
 #ifdef TARGET_NR_syslog
-{ TARGET_NR_syslog, "syslog" , NULL, NULL, NULL },
+{ TARGET_NR_syslog, "syslog" , NULL, print_syslog, NULL },
 #endif
 #ifdef TARGET_NR_sysmips
 { TARGET_NR_sysmips, "sysmips" , NULL, NULL, NULL },
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 7ea23ad6ce0e..eb904012fa49 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -9320,14 +9320,52 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
         ret = do_setsockopt(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, (socklen_t) arg5);
         break;
 #endif
-
+#if defined(TARGET_NR_syslog)
     case TARGET_NR_syslog:
-        if (!(p = lock_user_string(arg2)))
-            goto efault;
-        ret = get_errno(sys_syslog((int)arg1, p, (int)arg3));
-        unlock_user(p, arg2, 0);
-        break;
+        {
+            int len = arg2;
 
+            switch (arg1) {
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE:         /* Close log */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN:          /* Open log */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR:         /* Clear ring buffer */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF:   /* Disable logging */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON:    /* Enable logging */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL: /* Set messages level */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD:   /* Number of chars */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER:   /* Size of the buffer */
+                {
+                    ret = get_errno(sys_syslog((int)arg1, NULL, (int)arg3));
+                }
+                break;
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ:          /* Read from log */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR:    /* Read/clear msgs */
+            case TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL:      /* Read last messages */
+                {
+                    ret = -TARGET_EINVAL;
+                    if (len < 0) {
+                        goto fail;
+                    }
+                    ret = 0;
+                    if (len == 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    p = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg2, arg3, 0);
+                    if (!p) {
+                        ret = -TARGET_EFAULT;
+                        goto fail;
+                    }
+                    ret = get_errno(sys_syslog((int)arg1, p, (int)arg3));
+                    unlock_user(p, arg2, arg3);
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+#endif
     case TARGET_NR_setitimer:
         {
             struct itimerval value, ovalue, *pvalue;
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall_defs.h b/linux-user/syscall_defs.h
index e70977169fc4..8fc316dcf5d5 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall_defs.h
+++ b/linux-user/syscall_defs.h
@@ -2682,4 +2682,29 @@ struct target_user_cap_data {
     uint32_t inheritable;
 };
 
+/* from kernel's include/linux/syslog.h */
+
+/* Close the log.  Currently a NOP. */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE          0
+/* Open the log. Currently a NOP. */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN           1
+/* Read from the log. */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ           2
+/* Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer. */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL       3
+/* Read and clear all messages remaining in the ring buffer */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR     4
+/* Clear ring buffer. */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR          5
+/* Disable printk's to console */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF    6
+/* Enable printk's to console */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON     7
+/* Set level of messages printed to console */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL  8
+/* Return number of unread characters in the log buffer */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD    9
+/* Return size of the log buffer */
+#define TARGET_SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER   10
+
 #endif