diff --git a/src/pipewire/log.c b/src/pipewire/log.c
index 9a0bc2a96..e3a06e784 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/log.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/log.c
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ static struct spa_log *global_log = &default_log.log;
 SPA_EXPORT
 void pw_log_set(struct spa_log *log)
 {
-	global_log = log;
-	if (global_log)
-		global_log->level = pw_log_level;
+	global_log = log ? log : &default_log.log;
+	global_log->level = pw_log_level;
+}
+
+bool pw_log_is_default(void)
+{
+	return global_log == &default_log.log;
 }
 
 /** Get the global log interface
@@ -71,8 +75,7 @@ SPA_EXPORT
 void pw_log_set_level(enum spa_log_level level)
 {
 	pw_log_level = level;
-	if (global_log)
-		global_log->level = level;
+	global_log->level = level;
 }
 
 /** Log a message
diff --git a/src/pipewire/log.h b/src/pipewire/log.h
index 7b9eea708..3ea539242 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/log.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/log.h
@@ -43,19 +43,26 @@ extern "C" {
 /** The global log level */
 extern enum spa_log_level pw_log_level;
 
+/** Configure a logging module. This is usually done automatically
+ * in pw_init() but you can install a custom logger before calling
+ * pw_init(). */
 void pw_log_set(struct spa_log *log);
+
+/** Get the log interface */
 struct spa_log *pw_log_get(void);
 
-void
-pw_log_set_level(enum spa_log_level level);
+/** Configure the logging level */
+void pw_log_set_level(enum spa_log_level level);
 
 
+/** Log a message */
 void
 pw_log_log(enum spa_log_level level,
 	   const char *file,
 	   int line, const char *func,
 	   const char *fmt, ...) SPA_PRINTF_FUNC(5, 6);
 
+/** Log a message */
 void
 pw_log_logv(enum spa_log_level level,
 	    const char *file,
diff --git a/src/pipewire/pipewire.c b/src/pipewire/pipewire.c
index 5b7070c37..ee879a5b9 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/pipewire.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/pipewire.c
@@ -382,19 +382,24 @@ void pw_init(int *argc, char **argv[])
 	spa_list_init(&global_registry.plugins);
 	support->registry = &global_registry;
 
-	n_items = 0;
-	items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_COLORS, "true");
-	items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_TIMESTAMP, "true");
-	items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_LINE, "true");
-	snprintf(level, sizeof(level), "%d", pw_log_level);
-	items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_LEVEL, level);
-	if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_LOG")) != NULL)
-		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_FILE, str);
-	info = SPA_DICT_INIT(items, n_items);
+	if (pw_log_is_default()) {
+		n_items = 0;
+		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_COLORS, "true");
+		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_TIMESTAMP, "true");
+		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_LINE, "true");
+		snprintf(level, sizeof(level), "%d", pw_log_level);
+		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_LEVEL, level);
+		if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_LOG")) != NULL)
+			items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_LOG_FILE, str);
+		info = SPA_DICT_INIT(items, n_items);
 
-	log = add_interface(support, SPA_NAME_SUPPORT_LOG, SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Log, &info);
-	if (log)
-		pw_log_set(log);
+		log = add_interface(support, SPA_NAME_SUPPORT_LOG, SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Log, &info);
+		if (log)
+			pw_log_set(log);
+	} else {
+		support->support[support->n_support++] =
+			SPA_SUPPORT_INIT(SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Log, pw_log_get());
+	}
 
 	n_items = 0;
 	if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_CPU")))
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 6ac36f48b..5b268de34 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -1104,6 +1104,8 @@ void pw_log_log_object(enum spa_log_level level, const char *file, int line,
 #define pw_log_pod(lev,pod) pw_log_object(lev,PW_LOG_OBJECT_POD,pod)
 #define pw_log_format(lev,pod) pw_log_object(lev,PW_LOG_OBJECT_POD,pod)
 
+bool pw_log_is_default(void);
+
 /** \endcond */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus