diff --git a/glauth/pkg/command/root.go b/glauth/pkg/command/root.go
index 7db6ee288..55404851d 100644
--- a/glauth/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/glauth/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) log.Logger {
 		log.Level(cfg.Log.Level),
 		log.Pretty(cfg.Log.Pretty),
 		log.Color(cfg.Log.Color),
+		log.File(cfg.Log.File),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
 	if cfg.Mode == 0 {
 		cfg.GLAuth.Supervised = true
 	}
+	cfg.GLAuth.Log.File = cfg.Log.File
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.GLAuth,
 	}
diff --git a/glauth/pkg/config/config.go b/glauth/pkg/config/config.go
index a83dc84d6..21c101908 100644
--- a/glauth/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/glauth/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type Log struct {
 	Level  string
 	Pretty bool
 	Color  bool
+	File   string
 }
 
 // Debug defines the available debug configuration.
diff --git a/glauth/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/glauth/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index c596609cb..ad767a0e7 100644
--- a/glauth/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/glauth/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ func HealthWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 // ServerWithConfig applies cfg to the root flagset
 func ServerWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 	return []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "log-file",
+			Usage:       "Enable log to file",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"GLAUTH_LOG_FILE", "OCIS_LOG_FILE"},
+			Destination: &cfg.Log.File,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "config-file",
 			Value:       flags.OverrideDefaultString(cfg.File, ""),
diff --git a/idp/pkg/command/root.go b/idp/pkg/command/root.go
index 3f8c37535..140d03611 100644
--- a/idp/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/idp/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) log.Logger {
 		log.Level(cfg.Log.Level),
 		log.Pretty(cfg.Log.Pretty),
 		log.Color(cfg.Log.Color),
+		log.File(cfg.Log.File),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
 	if cfg.Mode == 0 {
 		cfg.IDP.Supervised = true
 	}
+	cfg.IDP.Log.File = cfg.Log.File
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.IDP,
 	}
diff --git a/idp/pkg/config/config.go b/idp/pkg/config/config.go
index 44f51c415..2fcd3553e 100644
--- a/idp/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/idp/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type Log struct {
 	Level  string
 	Pretty bool
 	Color  bool
+	File   string
 }
 
 // Debug defines the available debug configuration.
diff --git a/idp/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/idp/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index bf37ba0f7..aea12c4fe 100644
--- a/idp/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/idp/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ func HealthWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 // ServerWithConfig applies cfg to the root flagset
 func ServerWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 	return []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "log-file",
+			Usage:       "Enable log to file",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"IDP_LOG_FILE", "OCIS_LOG_FILE"},
+			Destination: &cfg.Log.File,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "config-file",
 			Value:       flags.OverrideDefaultString(cfg.File, ""),
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/config/config.go b/ocis-pkg/config/config.go
index 973107f7a..4f1b891f0 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/config/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Log struct {
 	Level  string
 	Pretty bool
 	Color  bool
+	File   string
 }
 
 // Debug defines the available debug configuration.
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/log/log.go b/ocis-pkg/log/log.go
index 522023b6c..72e880b1c 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/log/log.go
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ func NewLogger(opts ...Option) Logger {
 				},
 			),
 		)
+	} else if options.File != "" {
+		f, err := os.OpenFile(options.File, os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR, 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		logger = logger.Output(f)
 	} else {
 		logger = zerolog.New(os.Stderr)
 	}
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/log/option.go b/ocis-pkg/log/option.go
index 023e0da12..756ad16da 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/log/option.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/log/option.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Level  string
 	Pretty bool
 	Color  bool
+	File   string
 }
 
 // newOptions initializes the available default options.
@@ -54,3 +55,10 @@ func Color(val bool) Option {
 		o.Color = val
 	}
 }
+
+// File provides a function to set the color option.
+func File(val string) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.File = val
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/root.go b/ocis/pkg/command/root.go
index e57b41a34..44f55b9b4 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) log.Logger {
 		log.Level(cfg.Log.Level),
 		log.Pretty(cfg.Log.Pretty),
 		log.Color(cfg.Log.Color),
+		log.File(cfg.Log.File),
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/ocis/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index b1f444529..b2be3c854 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ func RootWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"OCIS_LOG_COLOR"},
 			Destination: &cfg.Log.Color,
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "ocis-log-file",
+			Usage:       "Enable log to file",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"OCIS_LOG_FILE"},
+			Destination: &cfg.Log.File,
+		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:        "tracing-enabled",
 			Usage:       "Enable sending traces",
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
index 93e8417e1..7eeb49f83 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
 	accounts "github.com/owncloud/ocis/accounts/pkg/command"
 	glauth "github.com/owncloud/ocis/glauth/pkg/command"
-	graph "github.com/owncloud/ocis/graph/pkg/command"
 	graphExplorer "github.com/owncloud/ocis/graph-explorer/pkg/command"
+	graph "github.com/owncloud/ocis/graph/pkg/command"
 	idp "github.com/owncloud/ocis/idp/pkg/command"
 	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/log"
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func Start(o ...Option) error {
 	s.cfg.Storage.Log.Color = s.cfg.Log.Color
 	s.cfg.Storage.Log.Level = s.cfg.Log.Level
 	s.cfg.Storage.Log.Pretty = s.cfg.Log.Pretty
+	s.cfg.Storage.Log.File = s.cfg.Log.File
 
 	// notify goroutines that they are running on supervised mode
 	s.cfg.Mode = ociscfg.SUPERVISED
diff --git a/settings/pkg/command/root.go b/settings/pkg/command/root.go
index 58e71cf78..e369d832e 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) log.Logger {
 		log.Level(cfg.Log.Level),
 		log.Pretty(cfg.Log.Pretty),
 		log.Color(cfg.Log.Color),
+		log.File(cfg.Log.File),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
 	if cfg.Mode == 0 {
 		cfg.Settings.Supervised = true
 	}
+	cfg.Settings.Log.File = cfg.Log.File
 	return SutureService{
 		cfg: cfg.Settings,
 	}
diff --git a/settings/pkg/config/config.go b/settings/pkg/config/config.go
index d699b2d23..f137a9ac4 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type Log struct {
 	Level  string
 	Pretty bool
 	Color  bool
+	File   string
 }
 
 // Debug defines the available debug configuration.
diff --git a/storage/pkg/command/root.go b/storage/pkg/command/root.go
index 45df05903..eb20e0f8d 100644
--- a/storage/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/storage/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -107,5 +107,6 @@ func NewLogger(cfg *config.Config) log.Logger {
 		log.Level(cfg.Log.Level),
 		log.Pretty(cfg.Log.Pretty),
 		log.Color(cfg.Log.Color),
+		log.File(cfg.Log.File),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/storage/pkg/config/config.go b/storage/pkg/config/config.go
index 489b005be..11b395e92 100644
--- a/storage/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/storage/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type Log struct {
 	Level  string
 	Pretty bool
 	Color  bool
+	File   string
 }
 
 // Debug defines the available debug configuration.