diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 3dd1f314c9a..d335e850802 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if [[ "${args[0]}" =~ ^--.* ]]; then
 fi
 ! has_tty && DOKKU_QUIET_OUTPUT=1
 
-if [[ $(id -un) != "dokku" && $1 != plugin:*install* && $1 != "plugin:update" ]]; then
+if [[ $(id -un) != "dokku" && $1 != plugin:*install* && $1 != "plugin:update" && $1 != nginx:*-logs ]]; then
   sudo -u dokku -E -H $0 "$@"
   exit
 fi
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index be64d175151..b965951ff76 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -159,9 +159,30 @@ EOF
       fi
     fi
     ;;
+
+  nginx:access-logs|nginx:error-logs)
+    [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
+    verify_app_name "$2"
+    APP="$2"
+
+    NGINX_LOGS_TYPE=${1#nginx:}
+    NGINX_LOGS_TYPE=${NGINX_LOGS_TYPE%-logs}
+    NGINX_LOGS_PATH="/var/log/nginx/$APP-$NGINX_LOGS_TYPE.log"
+
+    if [[ $3 == "-t" ]]; then
+      NGINX_LOGS_ARGS="-F"
+    else
+      NGINX_LOGS_ARGS="-n 20"
+    fi
+
+    tail "$NGINX_LOGS_ARGS" "$NGINX_LOGS_PATH"
+    ;;
+
   help | nginx:help)
     cat<<EOF
     nginx:build-config <app>, (Re)builds nginx config for given app
+    nginx:access-logs <app> [-t], Show the nginx access logs for an application (-t follows)
+    nginx:error-logs <app> [-t], Show the nginx error logs for an application (-t follows)
 EOF
     ;;