diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 6316a5a5e3a..4252f831f28 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export PLUGIN_PATH=${PLUGIN_PATH:="/var/lib/dokku/plugins"}
 export DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT=10
 export DOKKU_VALID_EXIT=0
 
+export DOKKU_LOGS_DIR=${DOKKU_LOGS_DIR:="/var/log/dokku"}
+export DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE=${DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE:="$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR/events.log"}
+
 source "$PLUGIN_PATH/common/functions"
 
 [[ -f $DOKKU_ROOT/dokkurc ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/dokkurc
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/backup-check b/plugins/20_events/backup-check
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/backup-check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/backup-export b/plugins/20_events/backup-export
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/backup-export
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/backup-import b/plugins/20_events/backup-import
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/backup-import
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/bind-external-ip b/plugins/20_events/bind-external-ip
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/bind-external-ip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/check-deploy b/plugins/20_events/check-deploy
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/check-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/commands b/plugins/20_events/commands
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..62f0ea47594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/commands
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+
+PLUGIN_DIR="$(dirname $0)"
+
+case "$1" in
+  events)
+    if [[ -f $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE ]] ; then
+      if [[ $2 == "-t" ]]; then
+        tail -f $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE
+      else
+        tail -n 100 $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE
+      fi
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+  events:on)
+    echo "Enabling dokku events logger"
+    [[ -d $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc ]] || mkdir -p $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc
+    echo "export DOKKU_EVENTS=1" > $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc/DOKKU_EVENTS
+    ;;
+
+  events:off)
+    echo "Disabling dokku events logger"
+    rm -f $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc/DOKKU_EVENTS
+    ;;
+
+  events:list)
+    if [[ "$DOKKU_EVENTS" ]]; then
+      logged="$(find $PLUGIN_DIR -type l -printf '%f ' | sort)"
+      dokku_col_log_info2_quiet "Events currently logged"
+      for hook in $logged ; do
+        dokku_col_log_msg "$hook"
+      done
+    else
+      dokku_log_warn "Events logger disabled"
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+  help | events:help)
+    cat && cat<<EOF
+    events [-t]                                     Show the last events (-t follows)
+    events:list                                     List logged events
+    events:on                                       Enable events logger
+    events:off                                      Disable events logger
+EOF
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    exit $DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT
+    ;;
+
+esac
+
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/dependencies b/plugins/20_events/dependencies
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/dependencies
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/docker-args-build b/plugins/20_events/docker-args-build
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/docker-args-build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/docker-args-deploy b/plugins/20_events/docker-args-deploy
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/docker-args-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/docker-args-run b/plugins/20_events/docker-args-run
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/docker-args-run
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/git-post-pull b/plugins/20_events/git-post-pull
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/git-post-pull
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/git-pre-pull b/plugins/20_events/git-pre-pull
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/git-pre-pull
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/hook b/plugins/20_events/hook
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0f21da9fb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/hook
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+
+[[ ! "$DOKKU_EVENTS" ]] || dokku_log_pluginhook_call "$(basename $0)" "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/install b/plugins/20_events/install
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..62435390f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/install
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$(dirname $0)/../common/functions"
+
+DOKKU_RSYSLOG_FILTER=/etc/rsyslog.d/99-dokku.conf
+DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE=/etc/logrotate.d/dokku
+
+flag_rsyslog_needs_restart=n
+
+# This can be done unconditionally as mkdir -p
+# exits gracefully if the path already exists
+mkdir -m 775 -p "$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR"
+chown syslog:dokku "$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR"
+
+if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE" ]]; then
+  touch "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
+  # chown syslog:root might not work on SUSE
+  chown syslog:dokku "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
+  chmod 664 "$DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_RSYSLOG_FILTER" ]]; then
+  cat >"$DOKKU_RSYSLOG_FILTER" <<EOF
+:syslogtag, contains, "dokku" $DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE
+EOF
+  flag_rsyslog_needs_restart=y
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE" ]]; then
+  cat >"$DOKKU_LOGROTATE_FILE" <<EOF
+$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR/*.log {
+        daily
+        rotate 7
+        missingok
+        notifempty
+        su syslog dokku
+        compress
+        delaycompress
+        postrotate
+                reload rsyslog >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        endscript
+        create 664 syslog dokku
+}
+EOF
+  flag_rsyslog_needs_restart=y
+fi
+
+if [[ "$flag_rsyslog_needs_restart" == "y" ]]; then
+  service rsyslog restart
+fi
+
+[[ ! "$DOKKU_EVENTS" ]] || dokku_log_pluginhook_call "$(basename $0)" "$@"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/nginx-hostname b/plugins/20_events/nginx-hostname
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/nginx-hostname
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/nginx-pre-reload b/plugins/20_events/nginx-pre-reload
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/nginx-pre-reload
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-build-buildstep b/plugins/20_events/post-build-buildstep
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-build-buildstep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-build-dockerfile b/plugins/20_events/post-build-dockerfile
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-build-dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-delete b/plugins/20_events/post-delete
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-delete
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-deploy b/plugins/20_events/post-deploy
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-domains-update b/plugins/20_events/post-domains-update
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-domains-update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-release-buildstep b/plugins/20_events/post-release-buildstep
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-release-buildstep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/post-release-dockerfile b/plugins/20_events/post-release-dockerfile
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/post-release-dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/pre-build-buildstep b/plugins/20_events/pre-build-buildstep
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/pre-build-buildstep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/pre-build-dockerfile b/plugins/20_events/pre-build-dockerfile
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/pre-build-dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/pre-delete b/plugins/20_events/pre-delete
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/pre-delete
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/pre-deploy b/plugins/20_events/pre-deploy
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/pre-deploy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/pre-release-buildstep b/plugins/20_events/pre-release-buildstep
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/pre-release-buildstep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/pre-release-dockerfile b/plugins/20_events/pre-release-dockerfile
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/pre-release-dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/receive-app b/plugins/20_events/receive-app
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/receive-app
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/update b/plugins/20_events/update
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..5178a749ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 7bc26b0ce3f..c7afd2bc190 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ dokku_log_fail() {
   exit 1
 }
 
+dokku_log_event() {
+  logger -t dokku -i -- "$@"
+}
+
+dokku_log_pluginhook_call() {
+  local l_hook
+
+  l_hook="$1" ; shift
+  dokku_log_event "INVOKED: ${l_hook}( $@ )"
+}
+
 dokku_container_log_verbose_quiet() {
   CID=$1;
   shift
diff --git a/tests/unit/events.bats b/tests/unit/events.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e54e3833999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/events.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load test_helper
+
+setup() {
+  create_app
+}
+
+teardown() {
+  destroy_app
+}
+
+@test "(events) check conffiles" {
+  run bash -c "test -f /etc/logrotate.d/dokku"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run bash -c "test -f /etc/rsyslog.d/99-dokku.conf"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run bash -c "stat -c '%U:%G:%a' /var/log/dokku/"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "syslog:dokku:775"
+  run bash -c "stat -c '%U:%G:%a' /var/log/dokku/events.log"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "syslog:dokku:664"
+}
+
+@test "(events) log commands" {
+  run dokku events:on
+  deploy_app
+  run dokku events
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  run dokku events:off
+}