diff --git a/files/logging/log4j2.properties.custom.j2 b/files/logging/log4j2.properties.custom.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a2a60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/logging/log4j2.properties.custom.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#CUSTOM LOG4J FILE
+
+status = error
+
+# log action execution errors for easier debugging
+logger.action.name = org.elasticsearch.action
+logger.action.level = info
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = console
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c{1.}] %marker%m%n
+
+appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.rolling.name = rolling
+appender.rolling.fileName = ${sys:es.logs}.log
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c{1.}] %marker%.-10000m%n
+appender.rolling.filePattern = ${sys:es.logs}-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log
+appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.rolling.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
+appender.rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
+
+rootLogger.level = debug
+rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = console
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = rolling
+
+appender.deprecation_rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.deprecation_rolling.name = deprecation_rolling
+appender.deprecation_rolling.fileName = ${sys:es.logs}_deprecation.log
+appender.deprecation_rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.deprecation_rolling.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c{1.}] %marker%.-10000m%n
+appender.deprecation_rolling.filePattern = ${sys:es.logs}_deprecation-%i.log.gz
+appender.deprecation_rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.deprecation_rolling.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.deprecation_rolling.policies.size.size = 10mb
+appender.deprecation_rolling.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.deprecation_rolling.strategy.max = 4
+
+logger.deprecation.name = org.elasticsearch.deprecation
+logger.deprecation.level = debug
+logger.deprecation.appenderRef.deprecation_rolling.ref = deprecation_rolling
+logger.deprecation.additivity = false
+
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.name = index_search_slowlog_rolling
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.fileName = ${sys:es.logs}_index_search_slowlog.log
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c] %marker%.-10000m%n
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.filePattern = ${sys:es.logs}_index_search_slowlog-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
+appender.index_search_slowlog_rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
+
+logger.index_search_slowlog_rolling.name = index.search.slowlog
+logger.index_search_slowlog_rolling.level = debug
+logger.index_search_slowlog_rolling.appenderRef.index_search_slowlog_rolling.ref = index_search_slowlog_rolling
+logger.index_search_slowlog_rolling.additivity = false
+
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.name = index_indexing_slowlog_rolling
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.fileName = ${sys:es.logs}_index_indexing_slowlog.log
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c] %marker%.-10000m%n
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.filePattern = ${sys:es.logs}_index_indexing_slowlog-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
+appender.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
+
+logger.index_indexing_slowlog.name = index.indexing.slowlog.index
+logger.index_indexing_slowlog.level = debug
+logger.index_indexing_slowlog.appenderRef.index_indexing_slowlog_rolling.ref = index_indexing_slowlog_rolling
+logger.index_indexing_slowlog.additivity = false
diff --git a/test/integration/config.yml b/test/integration/config.yml
index 9c652b2..881d442 100644
--- a/test/integration/config.yml
+++ b/test/integration/config.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     es_templates: false
     es_version_lock: false
     es_heap_size: 1g
+    #add a custom log4j file
+    es_config_log4j2: "./files/logging/log4j2.properties.custom.j2"
     es_api_port: 9401
     es_plugins:
       - plugin: ingest-attachment
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb
index 95a4bfd..bab4500 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb
@@ -145,5 +145,13 @@ shared_examples 'config::init' do |es_version,plugins|
       it { should be_file }
     end
   end
+
+  describe file('/etc/elasticsearch/node1/log4j2.properties') do
+    it { should be_file }
+    it { should be_owned_by 'elasticsearch' }
+    it { should contain 'CUSTOM LOG4J FILE' }
+  end
+
+
 end
 
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb
index 1baf571..d5cb660 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/standard_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ shared_examples 'standard::init' do |es_version,plugins|
   describe file('/etc/elasticsearch/node1/log4j2.properties') do
     it { should be_file }
     it { should be_owned_by 'elasticsearch' }
+    it { should_not contain 'CUSTOM LOG4J FILE' }
   end
 
   describe file('/etc/elasticsearch/node1/jvm.options') do