diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dcb869d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.go]
+indent_style = tab
diff --git a/formatter/formatter.go b/formatter/formatter.go
index a37c67914..74de38603 100644
--- a/formatter/formatter.go
+++ b/formatter/formatter.go
@@ -14,14 +14,29 @@ type TextFormatter struct {
 	levelDesc       []string
 }
 
+// SyslogFormatter formats logs into text
+type SyslogFormatter struct {
+	levelDesc []string
+}
+
+var validLevelDesc = []string{"PANC", "FATL", "ERRO", "WARN", "INFO", "DEBG", "TRAC"}
+
+
 // NewTextFormatter create new MyTextFormatter instance
 func NewTextFormatter() *TextFormatter {
 	return &TextFormatter{
-		levelDesc:       []string{"PANC", "FATL", "ERRO", "WARN", "INFO", "DEBG", "TRAC"},
+		levelDesc:       validLevelDesc,
 		timestampFormat: time.RFC3339, // or RFC3339
 	}
 }
 
+// NewSyslogFormatter create new MySyslogFormatter instance
+func NewSyslogFormatter() *SyslogFormatter {
+	return &SyslogFormatter{
+		levelDesc: validLevelDesc,
+	}
+}
+
 // Format renders a single log entry
 func (f *TextFormatter) Format(entry *logrus.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 	var fields string
@@ -49,3 +64,20 @@ func (f *TextFormatter) parseLevel(level logrus.Level) string {
 
 	return f.levelDesc[level]
 }
+
+// Format renders a single log entry
+func (f *SyslogFormatter) Format(entry *logrus.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
+	var fields string
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(entry.Data))
+	for k, v := range entry.Data {
+		if k == "source" {
+			continue
+		}
+		keys = append(keys, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", k, v))
+	}
+
+	if len(keys) > 0 {
+		fields = fmt.Sprintf("[%s] ", strings.Join(keys, ", "))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s\n", fields, entry.Message)), nil
+}
diff --git a/formatter/formatter_test.go b/formatter/formatter_test.go
index 54bc8a756..1ed207958 100644
--- a/formatter/formatter_test.go
+++ b/formatter/formatter_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestLogMessageFormat(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLogTextFormat(t *testing.T) {
 
 	someEntry := &logrus.Entry{
 		Data:    logrus.Fields{"att1": 1, "att2": 2, "source": "some/fancy/path.go:46"},
@@ -24,3 +24,20 @@ func TestLogMessageFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedString := "^2021-02-21T01:10:30Z WARN \\[(att1: 1, att2: 2|att2: 2, att1: 1)\\] some/fancy/path.go:46: Some Message\\s+$"
 	assert.Regexp(t, expectedString, parsedString)
 }
+
+func TestLogSyslogFormat(t *testing.T) {
+
+	someEntry := &logrus.Entry{
+		Data:    logrus.Fields{"att1": 1, "att2": 2, "source": "some/fancy/path.go:46"},
+		Time:    time.Date(2021, time.Month(2), 21, 1, 10, 30, 0, time.UTC),
+		Level:   3,
+		Message: "Some Message",
+	}
+
+	formatter := NewSyslogFormatter()
+	result, _ := formatter.Format(someEntry)
+
+	parsedString := string(result)
+	expectedString := "^\\[(att1: 1, att2: 2|att2: 2, att1: 1)\\] Some Message\\s+$"
+	assert.Regexp(t, expectedString, parsedString)
+}
diff --git a/formatter/set.go b/formatter/set.go
index f9ccef601..9dfea5a7f 100644
--- a/formatter/set.go
+++ b/formatter/set.go
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ func SetTextFormatter(logger *logrus.Logger) {
 	logger.ReportCaller = true
 	logger.AddHook(NewContextHook())
 }
+// SetSyslogFormatter set the text formatter for given logger.
+func SetSyslogFormatter(logger *logrus.Logger) {
+	logger.Formatter = NewSyslogFormatter()
+	logger.ReportCaller = true
+	logger.AddHook(NewContextHook())
+}
 
 // SetJSONFormatter set the JSON formatter for given logger.
 func SetJSONFormatter(logger *logrus.Logger) {
diff --git a/util/log.go b/util/log.go
index 74b99311e..4bce75e4a 100644
--- a/util/log.go
+++ b/util/log.go
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ func InitLog(logLevel string, logPath string) error {
 		AddSyslogHook()
 	}
 
+	//nolint:gocritic
 	if os.Getenv("NB_LOG_FORMAT") == "json" {
 		formatter.SetJSONFormatter(log.StandardLogger())
+	} else if logPath == "syslog" {
+		formatter.SetSyslogFormatter(log.StandardLogger())
 	} else {
 		formatter.SetTextFormatter(log.StandardLogger())
 	}