diff --git a/log/syslog/example_test.go b/log/syslog/example_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2220d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/syslog/example_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package syslog_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	gosyslog "log/syslog"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/syslog"
+)
+
+func ExampleNewLogger_defaultPrioritySelector() {
+	// Normal syslog writer
+	w, err := gosyslog.New(gosyslog.LOG_INFO, "experiment")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// syslog logger with logfmt formatting
+	logger := syslog.NewSyslogLogger(w, log.NewLogfmtLogger)
+	logger.Log("msg", "info because of default")
+	logger.Log(level.Key(), level.DebugValue(), "msg", "debug because of explicit level")
+}
diff --git a/log/syslog/syslog.go b/log/syslog/syslog.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c3f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package syslog
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+
+	gosyslog "log/syslog"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
+)
+
+// SyslogWriter is an interface wrapping stdlib syslog Writer.
+type SyslogWriter interface {
+	Write([]byte) (int, error)
+	Close() error
+	Emerg(string) error
+	Alert(string) error
+	Crit(string) error
+	Err(string) error
+	Warning(string) error
+	Notice(string) error
+	Info(string) error
+	Debug(string) error
+}
+
+// NewSyslogLogger returns a new Logger which writes to syslog in syslog format.
+// The body of the log message is the formatted output from the Logger returned
+// by newLogger.
+func NewSyslogLogger(w SyslogWriter, newLogger func(io.Writer) log.Logger, options ...Option) log.Logger {
+	l := &syslogLogger{
+		w:                w,
+		newLogger:        newLogger,
+		prioritySelector: defaultPrioritySelector,
+		bufPool: sync.Pool{New: func() interface{} {
+			return &loggerBuf{}
+		}},
+	}
+
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(l)
+	}
+
+	return l
+}
+
+type syslogLogger struct {
+	w                SyslogWriter
+	newLogger        func(io.Writer) log.Logger
+	prioritySelector PrioritySelector
+	bufPool          sync.Pool
+}
+
+func (l *syslogLogger) Log(keyvals ...interface{}) error {
+	level := l.prioritySelector(keyvals...)
+
+	lb := l.getLoggerBuf()
+	defer l.putLoggerBuf(lb)
+	if err := lb.logger.Log(keyvals...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch level {
+	case gosyslog.LOG_EMERG:
+		return l.w.Emerg(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_ALERT:
+		return l.w.Alert(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_CRIT:
+		return l.w.Crit(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_ERR:
+		return l.w.Err(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_WARNING:
+		return l.w.Warning(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_NOTICE:
+		return l.w.Notice(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_INFO:
+		return l.w.Info(lb.buf.String())
+	case gosyslog.LOG_DEBUG:
+		return l.w.Debug(lb.buf.String())
+	default:
+		_, err := l.w.Write(lb.buf.Bytes())
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+type loggerBuf struct {
+	buf    *bytes.Buffer
+	logger log.Logger
+}
+
+func (l *syslogLogger) getLoggerBuf() *loggerBuf {
+	lb := l.bufPool.Get().(*loggerBuf)
+	if lb.buf == nil {
+		lb.buf = &bytes.Buffer{}
+		lb.logger = l.newLogger(lb.buf)
+	} else {
+		lb.buf.Reset()
+	}
+	return lb
+}
+
+func (l *syslogLogger) putLoggerBuf(lb *loggerBuf) {
+	l.bufPool.Put(lb)
+}
+
+// Option sets a parameter for syslog loggers.
+type Option func(*syslogLogger)
+
+// PrioritySelector inspects the list of keyvals and selects a syslog priority.
+type PrioritySelector func(keyvals ...interface{}) gosyslog.Priority
+
+// PrioritySelectorOption sets priority selector function to choose syslog
+// priority.
+func PrioritySelectorOption(selector PrioritySelector) Option {
+	return func(l *syslogLogger) { l.prioritySelector = selector }
+}
+
+func defaultPrioritySelector(keyvals ...interface{}) gosyslog.Priority {
+	l := len(keyvals)
+	for i := 0; i < l; i += 2 {
+		if keyvals[i] == level.Key() {
+			var val interface{}
+			if i+1 < l {
+				val = keyvals[i+1]
+			}
+			if v, ok := val.(level.Value); ok {
+				switch v {
+				case level.DebugValue():
+					return gosyslog.LOG_DEBUG
+				case level.InfoValue():
+					return gosyslog.LOG_INFO
+				case level.WarnValue():
+					return gosyslog.LOG_WARNING
+				case level.ErrorValue():
+					return gosyslog.LOG_ERR
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return gosyslog.LOG_INFO
+}
diff --git a/log/syslog/syslog_test.go b/log/syslog/syslog_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa9c2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log/syslog/syslog_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+package syslog
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	gosyslog "log/syslog"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
+)
+
+func TestSyslogLoggerDefaultPrioritySelector(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &testSyslogWriter{}
+	l := NewSyslogLogger(w, log.NewLogfmtLogger)
+
+	l.Log("level", level.WarnValue(), "msg", "one")
+	l.Log("level", "undefined", "msg", "two")
+	l.Log("level", level.InfoValue(), "msg", "three")
+	l.Log("level", level.ErrorValue(), "msg", "four")
+	l.Log("level", level.DebugValue(), "msg", "five")
+
+	l.Log("msg", "six", "level", level.ErrorValue())
+	l.Log("msg", "seven", "level", level.DebugValue())
+	l.Log("msg", "eight", "level", level.InfoValue())
+	l.Log("msg", "nine", "level", "undefined")
+	l.Log("msg", "ten", "level", level.WarnValue())
+
+	l.Log("level", level.ErrorValue(), "msg")
+	l.Log("msg", "eleven", "level")
+
+	want := []string{
+		"warning: level=warn msg=one\n",
+		"info: level=undefined msg=two\n",
+		"info: level=info msg=three\n",
+		"err: level=error msg=four\n",
+		"debug: level=debug msg=five\n",
+
+		"err: msg=six level=error\n",
+		"debug: msg=seven level=debug\n",
+		"info: msg=eight level=info\n",
+		"info: msg=nine level=undefined\n",
+		"warning: msg=ten level=warn\n",
+
+		"err: level=error msg=null\n",
+		"info: msg=eleven level=null\n",
+	}
+	have := w.writes
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
+		t.Errorf("wrong writes: want %s, have %s", want, have)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSyslogLoggerExhaustivePrioritySelector(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &testSyslogWriter{}
+	selector := func(keyvals ...interface{}) gosyslog.Priority {
+		for i := 0; i < len(keyvals); i += 2 {
+			if keyvals[i] == level.Key() {
+				if v, ok := keyvals[i+1].(string); ok {
+					switch v {
+					case "emergency":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_EMERG
+					case "alert":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_ALERT
+					case "critical":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_CRIT
+					case "error":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_ERR
+					case "warning":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_WARNING
+					case "notice":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_NOTICE
+					case "info":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_INFO
+					case "debug":
+						return gosyslog.LOG_DEBUG
+					}
+					return gosyslog.LOG_LOCAL0
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return gosyslog.LOG_LOCAL0
+	}
+	l := NewSyslogLogger(w, log.NewLogfmtLogger, PrioritySelectorOption(selector))
+
+	l.Log("level", "warning", "msg", "one")
+	l.Log("level", "error", "msg", "two")
+	l.Log("level", "critical", "msg", "three")
+	l.Log("level", "debug", "msg", "four")
+	l.Log("level", "info", "msg", "five")
+	l.Log("level", "alert", "msg", "six")
+	l.Log("level", "emergency", "msg", "seven")
+	l.Log("level", "notice", "msg", "eight")
+	l.Log("level", "unknown", "msg", "nine")
+
+	want := []string{
+		"warning: level=warning msg=one\n",
+		"err: level=error msg=two\n",
+		"crit: level=critical msg=three\n",
+		"debug: level=debug msg=four\n",
+		"info: level=info msg=five\n",
+		"alert: level=alert msg=six\n",
+		"emerg: level=emergency msg=seven\n",
+		"notice: level=notice msg=eight\n",
+		"write: level=unknown msg=nine\n",
+	}
+	have := w.writes
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
+		t.Errorf("wrong writes: want %s, have %s", want, have)
+	}
+}
+
+type testSyslogWriter struct {
+	writes []string
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	msg := string(b)
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("write: %s", msg))
+	return len(msg), nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Emerg(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("emerg: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Alert(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("alert: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Crit(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("crit: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Err(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("err: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Warning(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("warning: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Notice(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("notice: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Info(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("info: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *testSyslogWriter) Debug(msg string) error {
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, fmt.Sprintf("debug: %s", msg))
+	return nil
+}