diff --git a/src/include/libpmem.h b/src/include/libpmem.h
index a1201889644..94ec291c727 100644
--- a/src/include/libpmem.h
+++ b/src/include/libpmem.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
-/* Copyright 2014-2023, Intel Corporation */
+/* Copyright 2014-2024, Intel Corporation */
 
 /*
  * libpmem.h -- definitions of libpmem entry points
@@ -91,6 +91,50 @@ const char *pmem_check_version(unsigned major_required,
 
 const char *pmem_errormsg(void);
 
+/*
+ * Available log levels. Log levels are used in the logging API calls
+ * to indicate logging message severity. Log levels are also used
+ * to define thresholds for the logging.
+ */
+enum pmem_log_level {
+	/* only basic library info */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_HARK,
+	/* an error that causes the library to stop working immediately */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_FATAL,
+	/* an error that causes the library to stop working properly */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+	/* an errors that could be handled in the upper level */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING,
+	/* non-massive info mainly related to public API function completions */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE,
+	/* massive info e.g. every write operation indication */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
+	/* debug info e.g. write operation dump */
+	PMEM_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+};
+
+/*
+ * the type used for defining logging functions
+ */
+typedef void pmem_log_function(
+	/* the log level of the message */
+	enum pmem_log_level level,
+	/* name of the source file where the message coming from */
+	const char *file_name,
+	/* the source file line where the message coming from */
+	const int line_no,
+	/* the function name where the message coming from */
+	const char *function_name,
+	/* message */
+	const char *message);
+
+#define PMEM_LOG_USE_DEFAULT_FUNCTION (NULL)
+
+/*
+ * pmem_log_set_function - set the logging function
+ */
+int pmem_log_set_function(pmem_log_function *log_function);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libpmem/libpmem.c b/src/libpmem/libpmem.c
index d2705f67cfb..a1cef0f29b7 100644
--- a/src/libpmem/libpmem.c
+++ b/src/libpmem/libpmem.c
@@ -96,3 +96,14 @@ pmem_errormsg(void)
 {
 	return pmem_errormsgU();
 }
+
+/*
+ * pmem_log_set_function -- set the log function pointer either to
+ * a user-provided function pointer or to the default logging function.
+ */
+int
+pmem_log_set_function(pmem_log_function *log_function)
+{
+	int ret = core_log_set_function((core_log_function *)log_function);
+	return core_log_error_translate(ret);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/Makefile b/src/test/Makefile
index 961172eac35..07129133832 100644
--- a/src/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/Makefile
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ PMEM_TESTS = \
 	pmem_include\
 	pmem_is_pmem\
 	pmem_is_pmem_posix\
+	pmem_log_set_function\
 	pmem_map_file\
 	pmem_has_auto_flush\
 	pmem_deep_persist\
diff --git a/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/.gitignore b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee9f2a39097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pmem_log_set_function
diff --git a/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/Makefile b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac703e1e285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2024, Intel Corporation
+
+TARGET = pmem_log_set_function
+OBJS = pmem_log_set_function.o
+
+BUILD_STATIC_DEBUG=n
+BUILD_STATIC_NONDEBUG=n
+
+# required for proper mock integration
+LIBPMEMCOMMON=internal-debug
+LIBPMEM=internal-debug
+
+include ../Makefile.inc
+LDFLAGS += $(call extract_funcs, pmem_log_set_function.c)
diff --git a/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/TESTS.py b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/TESTS.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0058a101a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/TESTS.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!../env.py
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright 2024, Intel Corporation
+#
+
+
+import testframework as t
+from testframework import granularity as g
+
+
+@g.require_granularity(g.ANY)
+# The 'debug' build is chosen arbitrarily to ensure these tests are run only
+# once. No dynamic libraries are used nor .static_* builds are available.
+@t.require_build('debug')
+class PMEM_LOG(t.BaseTest):
+    test_type = t.Short
+
+    def run(self, ctx):
+        ctx.exec('pmem_log_set_function', self.test_case)
+
+
+class TEST0(PMEM_LOG):
+    test_case = 'test_log_set_function'
+
+
+class TEST1(PMEM_LOG):
+    test_case = 'test_log_set_function_EAGAIN'
diff --git a/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/pmem_log_set_function.c b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/pmem_log_set_function.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f92d9cbd15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pmem_log_set_function/pmem_log_set_function.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+/* Copyright 2024, Intel Corporation */
+
+/*
+ * pmem_log_set_function.c -- unit test for pmem_log_set_function
+ */
+
+#include "unittest.h"
+#include "log_internal.h"
+#include "libpmem.h"
+
+#define NO_ARGS_CONSUMED 0
+
+#define VALIDATED_CALL 127
+#define CALLED (VALIDATED_CALL + 1)
+
+#define PMEM_LOG_CUSTOM_FUNCTION_MOCK ((pmem_log_function *) 0xA1C5D68F)
+
+/* Mock */
+static struct {
+	int ret;
+} Core_log_set_function;
+
+FUNC_MOCK(core_log_set_function, int, core_log_function *log_function)
+	FUNC_MOCK_RUN(VALIDATED_CALL) {
+		UT_ASSERTeq((void *)log_function,
+			(void *)PMEM_LOG_CUSTOM_FUNCTION_MOCK);
+		return Core_log_set_function.ret;
+	}
+FUNC_MOCK_RUN_DEFAULT {
+	return _FUNC_REAL(core_log_set_function)(log_function);
+}
+FUNC_MOCK_END
+
+/* Helper */
+static int
+test_log_set_function_helper(int error)
+{
+	errno = 0;
+	Core_log_set_function.ret = error == NO_ERRNO ? 0 : error;
+	FUNC_MOCK_RCOUNTER_SET(core_log_set_function, VALIDATED_CALL);
+	int ret = pmem_log_set_function(PMEM_LOG_CUSTOM_FUNCTION_MOCK);
+	if (error == NO_ERRNO) {
+		UT_ASSERTeq(ret, 0);
+	} else {
+		UT_ASSERTeq(ret, 1);
+		UT_ASSERTeq(errno, error);
+	}
+	UT_ASSERTeq(RCOUNTER(core_log_set_function), CALLED);
+
+	return NO_ARGS_CONSUMED;
+}
+
+/* Tests */
+/*
+ * Check:
+ * - if core_log_set_function is called with proper argument
+ * - if pmem_log_set_function return 0 (no error)
+ * - no errno is set
+ */
+static int
+test_log_set_function(const struct test_case *tc, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	return test_log_set_function_helper(NO_ERRNO);
+}
+
+/*
+ * core_log_set_function() with EAGAIN error
+ * Check:
+ * - if core_log_set_function is called with proper argument
+ * - if pmem_log_set_function return 1 (error via errno)
+ * - errno is set to EAGAIN
+ */
+static int
+test_log_set_function_EAGAIN(const struct test_case *tc, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	return test_log_set_function_helper(EAGAIN);
+}
+
+static struct test_case test_cases[] = {
+	TEST_CASE(test_log_set_function),
+	TEST_CASE(test_log_set_function_EAGAIN),
+};
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	START(argc, argv, "pmem_log_set_function");
+	TEST_CASE_PROCESS(argc, argv, test_cases, ARRAY_SIZE(test_cases));
+	DONE(NULL);
+}