diff --git a/python/server/auto_generated/qgsserverlogger.sip.in b/python/server/auto_generated/qgsserverlogger.sip.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a8240b628b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/server/auto_generated/qgsserverlogger.sip.in
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/************************************************************************
+ * This file has been generated automatically from                      *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * src/server/qgsserverlogger.h                                         *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * Do not edit manually ! Edit header and run scripts/sipify.pl again   *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+
+
+
+class QgsServerLogger : QgsMessageLogConsole
+{
+%Docstring
+Writes message log into server logfile
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.8
+%End
+
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include "qgsserverlogger.h"
+%End
+  public:
+
+    static QgsServerLogger *instance();
+%Docstring
+Gets the singleton instance
+%End
+
+    Qgis::MessageLevel logLevel() const;
+%Docstring
+Gets the current log level
+
+:return: the log level
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.0
+%End
+
+    void setLogLevel( Qgis::MessageLevel level );
+%Docstring
+Set the current log level
+
+:param level: the log level
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.0
+%End
+
+    void setLogFile( const QString &f );
+%Docstring
+Set the current log file
+%End
+
+  public slots:
+
+    void logMessage( const QString &message, const QString &tag, Qgis::MessageLevel level );
+%Docstring
+Log a message from the server context
+
+:param message: the message
+:param tag: tag of the message
+:param level: log level of the message
+%End
+
+  protected:
+    QgsServerLogger();
+
+};
+
+/************************************************************************
+ * This file has been generated automatically from                      *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * src/server/qgsserverlogger.h                                         *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * Do not edit manually ! Edit header and run scripts/sipify.pl again   *
+ ************************************************************************/
diff --git a/python/server/server_auto.sip b/python/server/server_auto.sip
index 248908e50494..8f7cdeab42ba 100644
--- a/python/server/server_auto.sip
+++ b/python/server/server_auto.sip
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 %Include auto_generated/qgsmapserviceexception.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgscapabilitiescache.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsconfigcache.sip
+%Include auto_generated/qgsserverlogger.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsserversettings.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsserverparameters.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsbufferserverrequest.sip
diff --git a/src/server/qgsserverlogger.h b/src/server/qgsserverlogger.h
index 8e02c73755ea..43d023540abd 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsserverlogger.h
+++ b/src/server/qgsserverlogger.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef QGSSERVERLOGGER_H
 #define QGSSERVERLOGGER_H
 
-#define SIP_NO_FILE
-
 
 #include "qgsmessagelog.h"
 
@@ -27,13 +25,14 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTextStream>
+#include "qgis_server.h"
 
 /**
  * \ingroup server
  * \brief Writes message log into server logfile
  * \since QGIS 2.8
  */
-class QgsServerLogger: public QgsMessageLogConsole
+class SERVER_EXPORT QgsServerLogger : public QgsMessageLogConsole
 {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
diff --git a/tests/src/python/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
index f26cf487d58d..d95a7a89da0d 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ ENDIF (ENABLE_ORACLETEST)
 
 IF (WITH_SERVER)
   ADD_PYTHON_TEST(PyQgsServer test_qgsserver.py)
+  ADD_PYTHON_TEST(PyQgsServerLogger test_qgsserverlogger.py)
   ADD_PYTHON_TEST(PyQgsServerPlugins test_qgsserver_plugins.py)
   ADD_PYTHON_TEST(PyQgsServerWMS test_qgsserver_wms.py)
   ADD_PYTHON_TEST(PyQgsServerWMSGetMap test_qgsserver_wms_getmap.py)
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsserverlogger.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsserverlogger.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..785c7f2a6850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsserverlogger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""QGIS Unit tests for QgsServerLogger.
+"""
+__author__ = 'Eric Lemoine'
+__date__ = '11/09/2018'
+__copyright__ = 'Copyright 2018, The QGIS Project'
+__revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
+
+import os
+
+from qgis.testing import unittest
+from qgis.server import QgsServerLogger
+
+from utilities import unitTestDataPath
+
+
+class TestQgsServerLogger(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    log_file = os.path.join(unitTestDataPath('qgis_server'), 'qgis_server_test.log')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def remove_file(filename):
+        try:
+            os.remove(filename)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.logger = QgsServerLogger.instance()
+        self.logger.setLogLevel(0)
+        self.logger.setLogFile(self.log_file)
+        exists = os.access(self.log_file, os.R_OK)
+        self.assertTrue(exists)
+        self.remove_file(self.log_file)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.remove_file(self.log_file)
+
+    def test_logging_no_log_file(self):
+        self.logger.setLogFile('')
+        exists = os.access(self.log_file, os.R_OK)
+        self.assertFalse(exists)
+
+    def test_logging_log_file(self):
+        self.logger.setLogFile(self.log_file)
+        exists = os.access(self.log_file, os.R_OK)
+        self.assertTrue(exists)
+
+    def test_logging_stderr(self):
+        self.logger.setLogFile('stderr')
+        exists = os.access(self.log_file, os.R_OK)
+        self.assertFalse(exists)