diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
index a3dc43779e8..00abdf9dcba 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-[[ " build release trace delete ls logs run url urls version help " == *" $1 "* ]] || exit $DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT
+[[ " build release trace delete ls run url urls version help " == *" $1 "* ]] || exit $DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
@@ -126,32 +126,6 @@ case "$1" in
     done
     ;;
 
-  logs)
-    [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
-    APP="$2"; verify_app_name "$2"
-
-    if (is_deployed $APP); then
-      CONTAINER_IDS=( $(get_app_container_ids $APP) )
-      LAST_CONTAINER_ID=${CONTAINER_IDS[${#CONTAINER_IDS[@]} - 1]}
-
-      if [[ $3 == "-t" ]]; then
-        DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS="--follow --tail 100"
-      else
-        DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS="--tail 100"
-      fi
-      for CID in "${CONTAINER_IDS[@]}"; do
-        if [[ "$CID" != "$LAST_CONTAINER_ID" ]]; then
-          DOKKU_LOGS_CMD+="docker logs $DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS $CID& "
-        else
-          DOKKU_LOGS_CMD+="docker logs $DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS $CID; "
-        fi
-      done
-      bash -c "($DOKKU_LOGS_CMD)"
-    else
-      echo "Application's container not found"
-    fi
-    ;;
-
   run)
     [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
     APP="$2"; IMAGE_TAG=$(get_running_image_tag $APP); IMAGE=$(get_app_image_name $APP $IMAGE_TAG)
@@ -217,7 +191,6 @@ case "$1" in
   help)
     cat<<EOF
     ls, Pretty listing of deployed applications and containers
-    logs <app> [-t], Show the last logs for an application (-t follows)
     run <app> <cmd>, Run a command in the environment of an application
     url <app>, Show the first URL for an application (compatibility)
     urls <app>, Show all URLs for an application
diff --git a/plugins/logs/commands b/plugins/logs/commands
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d6778f02275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/logs/commands
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/nginx-vhosts/functions"
+
+case "$1" in
+  logs)
+    [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
+    APP="$2"; verify_app_name "$2"
+    APP_ROOT="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"
+    COLORS=(36 33 32 35 31)
+
+    if (is_deployed "$APP"); then
+      CONTAINERS=("$APP_ROOT"/CONTAINER.*)
+      if [[ $3 == "-t" ]]; then
+        DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS="--follow --tail 100"
+      else
+        DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS="--tail 100"
+      fi
+      ((MAX_INDEX=${#CONTAINERS[*]} - 1)) || true
+      for i in ${!CONTAINERS[*]}; do
+        DYNO=$(echo "${CONTAINERS[i]}" | sed -r 's/.*CONTAINER\.(.*)/\1/')
+        CID=$(< "${CONTAINERS[i]}")
+        COLOR=${COLORS[i % ${#COLORS[*]}]}
+        DOKKU_LOGS_CMD+="(docker logs -t $DOKKU_LOGS_ARGS $CID 2>&1 | sed -r 's/^([^Z]+Z )/\x1b[${COLOR}m\1$APP[$DYNO]:\x1b[0m /gm')"
+        if [[ $i != "$MAX_INDEX" ]]; then
+          DOKKU_LOGS_CMD+="& "
+        else
+          DOKKU_LOGS_CMD+="; "
+        fi
+      done
+      bash -c "($DOKKU_LOGS_CMD)"
+    else
+      echo "Application's container not found"
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+  help)
+    cat<<EOF
+    logs <app> [-t], Show the last logs for an application (-t follows)
+EOF
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    exit $DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT
+    ;;
+
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/logs/plugin.toml b/plugins/logs/plugin.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..574203ea3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/logs/plugin.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[plugin]
+description = "dokku core logs plugin"
+version = "0.4.0"
+[plugin.config]