diff --git a/spa/include/spa/support/log.h b/spa/include/spa/support/log.h
index 450ff2624..fba50e75b 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/support/log.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/support/log.h
@@ -84,6 +84,21 @@ struct spa_log_topic {
 	bool has_custom_level;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Enumeration of log topics in a plugin
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+struct spa_log_topic_enum {
+#define SPA_VERSION_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM	0
+	uint32_t version;
+	/** Array of pointers to log topics */
+	struct spa_log_topic * const * const topics;
+	/** End of topics array */
+	struct spa_log_topic * const * const topics_end;
+};
+
+
 struct spa_log_methods {
 #define SPA_VERSION_LOG_METHODS		1
 	uint32_t version;
@@ -185,6 +200,10 @@ struct spa_log_methods {
 	/**
 	 * Initializes a \ref spa_log_topic to the correct logging level.
 	 *
+	 * \deprecated
+	 * Plugin host should obtain log topics from \ref SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_NAME
+	 * and update them itself.
+	 *
 	 * \since 1
 	 */
 	void (*topic_init) (void *object, struct spa_log_topic *topic);
@@ -282,6 +301,66 @@ static inline bool spa_log_level_topic_enabled(const struct spa_log *log,
 #endif
 
 
+/**
+ * Name of the symbol indicating a \ref spa_log_topic_enum enumerating
+ * the static log topics in a plugin,
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_NAME "spa_log_topic_enum"
+
+/**
+ * Define the symbol for \ref SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_NAME
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_DEFINE(s, e) \
+	SPA_EXPORT struct spa_log_topic_enum spa_log_topic_enum = (struct spa_log_topic_enum) { \
+		.version = SPA_VERSION_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM, \
+		.topics = (s), \
+		.topics_end = (e), \
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Magically register a statically defined \ref spa_log_topic into
+ * the log topic enumeration for a plugin.
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_REGISTER(v)		      \
+	__attribute__((used)) __attribute__((retain)) \
+	__attribute__((section("spa_log_topic"))) __attribute__((aligned(__alignof__(struct spa_log_topic *)))) \
+	static struct spa_log_topic * const spa_log_topic_export_##v = &v
+
+/**
+ * Define and magically register a \ref spa_log_topic
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFINE(var,name) \
+	struct spa_log_topic var = SPA_LOG_TOPIC(SPA_VERSION_LOG_TOPIC, name); \
+	SPA_LOG_TOPIC_REGISTER(var)
+
+/**
+ * Define and magically register a \ref spa_log_topic with static scope
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFINE_STATIC(var,name) \
+	static struct spa_log_topic var = SPA_LOG_TOPIC(SPA_VERSION_LOG_TOPIC, name); \
+	SPA_LOG_TOPIC_REGISTER(var)
+
+/**
+ * Do \ref SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_DEFINE for the auto-registered
+ * \ref spa_log_topic in the plugin.
+ *
+ * \since 1.1.0
+ */
+#define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_DEFINE_REGISTERED \
+	extern struct spa_log_topic * const __start_spa_log_topic[]; \
+	extern struct spa_log_topic * const __stop_spa_log_topic[]; \
+	SPA_LOG_TOPIC_ENUM_DEFINE(__start_spa_log_topic, __stop_spa_log_topic)
+
 /** \fn spa_log_error */
 
 /** keys can be given when initializing the logger handle */