diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40b3f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$ModLoad imuxsock
+
+$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/server.conf
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog/server.conf b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog/server.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8161b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog/server.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Remote Logging (we use TCP for reliable delivery)
+#*.* @@remote-host:port
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a2fb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/rsyslog/rsyslog_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+SRC_URI += " \
+    file://rsyslog.conf \
+    file://server.conf \
+"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= " \
+    rsyslogd rsyslogrt inet regexp uuid \
+    ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', d)} \
+"
+
+do_install_append(){
+    install -m 0644 -D ${WORKDIR}/server.conf \
+        ${D}${sysconfdir}/rsyslog.d/server.conf
+}
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
index 5c184ba..e3e6288 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 SUMMARY_${PN}-logging = "Logging applications"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-logging = " \
         phosphor-logging \
+        rsyslog \
         "
 
 SUMMARY_${PN}-sensors = "Sensor applications"