diff --git a/kippo.cfg.dist b/kippo.cfg.dist
index cb1e3c58..e0468f24 100644
--- a/kippo.cfg.dist
+++ b/kippo.cfg.dist
@@ -210,3 +210,8 @@ interact_port = 5123
 
 #[database_textlog]
 #logfile = kippo-textlog.log
+
+# JSON based logging module
+
+#[database_jsonlog]
+#logfile = kippolog.json
diff --git a/kippo/dblog/jsonlog.py b/kippo/dblog/jsonlog.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59f3b511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kippo/dblog/jsonlog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#
+# this module uses the dblog feature to create a "traditional" looking logfile
+# ..so not exactly a dblog.
+#
+
+import datetime
+import uuid
+import json
+
+from kippo.core import dblog
+from twisted.enterprise import adbapi
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.python import log
+
+class DBLogger(dblog.DBLogger):
+    def start(self, cfg):
+        self.outfile = file(cfg.get('database_jsonlog', 'logfile'), 'a')
+
+    def write(self, session, msg):
+        json.dump(  { 'message' : msg, 'session' : session, 'timestamp' : datetime.datetime.now().isoformat() }, self.outfile )
+        self.outfile.write( '\n' )
+        self.outfile.flush()
+
+    def createSession(self, peerIP, peerPort, hostIP, hostPort):
+        sid = uuid.uuid1().hex
+        sensorname = self.getSensor() or hostIP
+        self.write(sid, 'New connection: %s:%s' % (peerIP, peerPort))
+        return sid
+
+    def handleConnectionLost(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Connection lost')
+
+    def handleLoginFailed(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Login failed [%s/%s]' % \
+            (args['username'], args['password']))
+
+    def handleLoginSucceeded(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Login succeeded [%s/%s]' % \
+            (args['username'], args['password']))
+
+    def handleCommand(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Command [%s]' % (args['input'],))
+
+    def handleUnknownCommand(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Unknown command [%s]' % (args['input'],))
+
+    def handleInput(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Input [%s] @%s' % (args['input'], args['realm']))
+
+    def handleTerminalSize(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Terminal size: %sx%s' % \
+            (args['width'], args['height']))
+
+    def handleClientVersion(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'Client version: [%s]' % (args['version'],))
+
+    def handleFileDownload(self, session, args):
+        self.write(session, 'File download: [%s] -> %s' % \
+            (args['url'], args['outfile']))
+
+# vim: set sw=4 et: