diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 15cc0ca8a..076c98407 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -633,6 +633,19 @@ function attribute_contains($attr, $s) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Log to syslog
+ *
+ * @param string $msg Message to log
+ * @param int $priority - compatible with syslog
+ */
+function hz_syslog($msg, $priority = LOG_INFO) {
+	openlog("hz-log", LOG_PID | LOG_PERROR, LOG_LOCAL0);
+	syslog($priority, $msg);
+	closelog();
+}
+
+
 /**
  * @brief Logging function for Hubzilla.
  *