diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index af37bef7db..30e74fd3c5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Set root logger level to error
-log4j.rootLogger=error, Console, File
+log4j.rootLogger=error, Console, File, jmxlogger1
 
 ###### Console appender definition #######
 
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ log4j.appender.File.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
 log4j.appender.File.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.File.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd} %d{ABSOLUTE} %-5p [%c] [%t] %m%n
 
+###### JmxLogger appender definition #######
+log4j.appender.jmxlogger1=jmxlogger.integration.log4j.JmxLogAppender
+log4j.appender.jmxlogger1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.jmxlogger1.layout.ConversionPattern=%-5p %c[1] - %m%n
+log4j.appender.jmxlogger1.ObjectName=jmxlogger:type=LogEmitterAlfresco
+log4j.appender.jmxlogger1.threshold=debug
+log4j.appender.jmxlogger1.serverSelection=platform
+
 ###### Hibernate specific appender definition #######
 #log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
 #log4j.appender.file.File=hibernate.log