diff --git a/frappe/app.py b/frappe/app.py
index 8f836138c5..d86417407d 100644
--- a/frappe/app.py
+++ b/frappe/app.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import sys, os
 import json
+import logging
 
 from werkzeug.wrappers import Request, Response
 from werkzeug.local import LocalManager
@@ -19,12 +20,16 @@ import frappe.utils.response
 import frappe.website.render
 from frappe.utils import get_site_name
 from frappe.middlewares import StaticDataMiddleware
+from frappe.setup_logging import setup_logging
 
 local_manager = LocalManager([frappe.local])
 
 _site = None
 _sites_path = os.environ.get("SITES_PATH", ".")
 
+setup_logging()
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 @Request.application
 def application(request):
 	frappe.local.request = request
@@ -64,18 +69,23 @@ def application(request):
 		response = frappe.utils.response.handle_session_stopped()
 
 	except Exception, e:
+		http_status_code=getattr(e, "http_status_code", 500)
+
 		if frappe.local.is_ajax:
-			response = frappe.utils.response.report_error(getattr(e, "http_status_code", 500))
+			response = frappe.utils.response.report_error(http_status_code)
 		else:
 			frappe.respond_as_web_page("Server Error",
 				"<pre>"+frappe.get_traceback()+"</pre>",
-				http_status_code=getattr(e, "http_status_code", 500))
+				http_status_code=http_status_code)
 			response = frappe.website.render.render("message")
 
 		if e.__class__ == frappe.AuthenticationError:
 			if hasattr(frappe.local, "login_manager"):
 				frappe.local.login_manager.clear_cookies()
 
+		if http_status_code==500:
+			logger.error('Request Error')
+
 	else:
 		if frappe.local.request.method in ("POST", "PUT") and frappe.db:
 			frappe.db.commit()
diff --git a/frappe/setup_logging.py b/frappe/setup_logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c463b9eabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/setup_logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import frappe
+import logging
+import logging.config
+import os
+import json
+from pprint import pformat
+
+class ContextFilter(logging.Filter):
+	"""
+	This is a filter which injects request information (if available) into the log.
+	"""
+
+	def filter(self, record):
+		record.form_dict = pformat(getattr(frappe.local, 'form_dict', None))
+		record.site = getattr(frappe.local, 'site', None)
+		record.tb = frappe.utils.get_traceback()
+		return True
+
+def setup_logging():
+	conf = frappe.get_site_config(sites_path=os.environ.get('SITES_PATH', '.'))
+	if conf.logging_conf:
+		logging_conf = conf.logging_conf
+	else:
+		logging_conf = {
+			"version": 1,
+			"disable_existing_loggers": True,
+			"filters": {
+				"context_filter": {
+					"()": "frappe.loggers.ContextFilter"
+				}
+			},
+			"formatters": {
+				"site_wise": {
+					"format": "%(asctime)s %(message)s \n site: %(site)s\n form: %(form_dict)s\n\n%(tb)s\n--------------"
+				}
+			},
+			"loggers": {
+				"frappe.app": {
+					"level": "INFO",
+					"propagate": False,
+					"filters": ["context_filter"],
+					"handlers": ["request_exception"]
+				}
+			},
+			"handlers": {
+				"request_exception": {
+					"level": "ERROR",
+					"formatter": "site_wise",
+					"class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	logging.config.dictConfig(logging_conf)