diff --git a/dendrite-config.yaml b/dendrite-config.yaml
index 1204bd546..bf3811a28 100644
--- a/dendrite-config.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-config.yaml
@@ -370,9 +370,10 @@ tracing:
     baggage_restrictions: null
     throttler: null
 
-# Logging configuration, in addition to the standard logging that is sent to
-# stdout by Dendrite.
+# Logging configuration
 logging:
+- type: std
+  level: info
 - type: file
   level: info
   params:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 93ba3ba32..5cd4b0e12 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Arceliar/ironwood v0.0.0-20210619124114-6ad55cae5031
 	github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.0
 	github.com/HdrHistogram/hdrhistogram-go v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/MFAshby/stdemuxerhook v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1
 	github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.29.1
 	github.com/codeclysm/extract v2.2.0+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ae66d8887..f14e2e987 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ github.com/HdrHistogram/hdrhistogram-go v1.0.1 h1:GX8GAYDuhlFQnI2fRDHQhTlkHMz8bE
 github.com/HdrHistogram/hdrhistogram-go v1.0.1/go.mod h1:BWJ+nMSHY3L41Zj7CA3uXnloDp7xxV0YvstAE7nKTaM=
 github.com/Joker/hpp v1.0.0/go.mod h1:8x5n+M1Hp5hC0g8okX3sR3vFQwynaX/UgSOM9MeBKzY=
 github.com/Kubuxu/go-os-helper v0.0.1/go.mod h1:N8B+I7vPCT80IcP58r50u4+gEEcsZETFUpAzWW2ep1Y=
+github.com/MFAshby/stdemuxerhook v1.0.0 h1:1XFGzakrsHMv76AeanPDL26NOgwjPl/OUxbGhJthwMc=
+github.com/MFAshby/stdemuxerhook v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nLMI9FUf9Hz98n+yAXsTMUR4RZQy28uCTLG1Fzvj/uY=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1 h1:hLg3sBzpNErnxhQtUy/mmLR2I9foDujNK030IGemrRc=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1/go.mod h1:VPu/7SZ7ePZ3QOrcuXROw5FAcLl4a0cBrbBpGY/8hQs=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.11/go.mod h1:VhR8bwka0BXejwEJY73c50VrPtXAaKcyvVC4A4RozmA=
diff --git a/internal/log_unix.go b/internal/log_unix.go
index 25ad04205..1e1094f23 100644
--- a/internal/log_unix.go
+++ b/internal/log_unix.go
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+//go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
 package internal
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log/syslog"
 
+	"github.com/MFAshby/stdemuxerhook"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	lSyslog "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog"
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 // If something fails here it means that the logging was improperly configured,
 // so we just exit with the error
 func SetupHookLogging(hooks []config.LogrusHook, componentName string) {
-	logrus.SetReportCaller(true)
+	stdLogAdded := false
 	for _, hook := range hooks {
 		// Check we received a proper logging level
 		level, err := logrus.ParseLevel(hook.Level)
@@ -49,10 +52,18 @@ func SetupHookLogging(hooks []config.LogrusHook, componentName string) {
 		case "syslog":
 			checkSyslogHookParams(hook.Params)
 			setupSyslogHook(hook, level, componentName)
+		case "std":
+			setupStdLogHook(level)
+			stdLogAdded = true
 		default:
 			logrus.Fatalf("Unrecognised logging hook type: %s", hook.Type)
 		}
 	}
+	if !stdLogAdded {
+		setupStdLogHook(logrus.InfoLevel)
+	}
+	// Hooks are now configured for stdout/err, so throw away the default logger output
+	logrus.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 }
 
 func checkSyslogHookParams(params map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -76,6 +87,10 @@ func checkSyslogHookParams(params map[string]interface{}) {
 
 }
 
+func setupStdLogHook(level logrus.Level) {
+	logrus.AddHook(&logLevelHook{level, stdemuxerhook.New(logrus.StandardLogger())})
+}
+
 func setupSyslogHook(hook config.LogrusHook, level logrus.Level, componentName string) {
 	syslogHook, err := lSyslog.NewSyslogHook(hook.Params["protocol"].(string), hook.Params["address"].(string), syslog.LOG_INFO, componentName)
 	if err == nil {