diff --git a/cmd/authelia/main.go b/cmd/authelia/main.go
index a23688fb..7422bf87 100644
--- a/cmd/authelia/main.go
+++ b/cmd/authelia/main.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func startServer() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := logging.InitializeLogger(config.LogFormat, config.LogFilePath); err != nil {
+	if err := logging.InitializeLogger(config.LogFormat, config.LogFilePath, config.LogKeepStdout); err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf("Cannot initialize logger: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/config.template.yml b/config.template.yml
index b279bb11..5843bad0 100644
--- a/config.template.yml
+++ b/config.template.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ log_level: debug
 ## File path where the logs will be written. If not set logs are written to stdout.
 # log_file_path: /config/authelia.log
 
+## Whether to also log to stdout when a log_file_path is defined.
+# log_keep_stdout: false
+
 ## The secret used to generate JWT tokens when validating user identity by email confirmation. JWT Secret can also be
 ## set using a secret: https://www.authelia.com/docs/configuration/secrets.html
 jwt_secret: a_very_important_secret
diff --git a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
index 82abaeae..f3c82393 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/miscellaneous.md
@@ -158,6 +158,23 @@ they rotate and/or truncate the logs over time to prevent significant long-term
 log_file_path: /config/authelia.log
 ```
 
+### log_keep_stdout
+<div markdown="1">
+type: boolean
+{: .label .label-config .label-purple } 
+default: false
+{: .label .label-config .label-blue }
+required: no
+{: .label .label-config .label-green }
+</div>
+
+Overrides the behaviour to redirect logging only to the `log_file_path`. If set to `true` logs will be written to both
+standard output, and the defined logging location.
+
+```yaml
+log_keep_stdout: true
+```
+
 ## jwt_secret
 <div markdown="1">
 type: string
diff --git a/internal/configuration/config.template.yml b/internal/configuration/config.template.yml
index b279bb11..5843bad0 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/config.template.yml
+++ b/internal/configuration/config.template.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ log_level: debug
 ## File path where the logs will be written. If not set logs are written to stdout.
 # log_file_path: /config/authelia.log
 
+## Whether to also log to stdout when a log_file_path is defined.
+# log_keep_stdout: false
+
 ## The secret used to generate JWT tokens when validating user identity by email confirmation. JWT Secret can also be
 ## set using a secret: https://www.authelia.com/docs/configuration/secrets.html
 jwt_secret: a_very_important_secret
diff --git a/internal/configuration/schema/configuration.go b/internal/configuration/schema/configuration.go
index 89434d35..d5390e44 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/schema/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/schema/configuration.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	LogLevel              string `mapstructure:"log_level"`
 	LogFormat             string `mapstructure:"log_format"`
 	LogFilePath           string `mapstructure:"log_file_path"`
+	LogKeepStdout         bool   `mapstructure:"log_keep_stdout"`
 	JWTSecret             string `mapstructure:"jwt_secret"`
 	DefaultRedirectionURL string `mapstructure:"default_redirection_url"`
 
diff --git a/internal/logging/logger.go b/internal/logging/logger.go
index d0b1e8ae..b4114ef7 100644
--- a/internal/logging/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logging/logger.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package logging
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"os"
 
 	logrus_stack "github.com/Gurpartap/logrus-stack"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func SetLevel(level logrus.Level) {
 }
 
 // InitializeLogger initialize logger.
-func InitializeLogger(format, filename string) error {
+func InitializeLogger(format, filename string, stdout bool) error {
 	callerLevels := []logrus.Level{}
 	stackLevels := []logrus.Level{logrus.PanicLevel, logrus.FatalLevel, logrus.ErrorLevel}
 	logrus.AddHook(logrus_stack.NewHook(callerLevels, stackLevels))
@@ -43,7 +44,12 @@ func InitializeLogger(format, filename string) error {
 			})
 		}
 
-		logrus.SetOutput(f)
+		if stdout {
+			logLocations := io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, f)
+			logrus.SetOutput(logLocations)
+		} else {
+			logrus.SetOutput(f)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/logging/logger_test.go b/internal/logging/logger_test.go
index 7f785759..a68e0824 100644
--- a/internal/logging/logger_test.go
+++ b/internal/logging/logger_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,30 @@ func TestShouldWriteLogsToFile(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/authelia.log", dir)
-	err = InitializeLogger("text", path)
+	err = InitializeLogger("text", path, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	Logger().Info("This is a test")
+
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, string(b), "level=info msg=\"This is a test\"\n")
+}
+
+func TestShouldWriteLogsToFileAndStdout(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("/tmp", "logs-dir")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/authelia.log", dir)
+	err = InitializeLogger("text", path, true)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	Logger().Info("This is a test")
@@ -43,7 +66,7 @@ func TestShouldFormatLogsAsJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/authelia.log", dir)
-	err = InitializeLogger("json", path)
+	err = InitializeLogger("json", path, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	Logger().Info("This is a test")