diff --git a/mitmproxy/builtins/termlog.py b/mitmproxy/builtins/termlog.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8259f0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mitmproxy/builtins/termlog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
+
+import click
+
+from mitmproxy import utils
+
+
+class TermLog:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.options = None
+
+    def configure(self, options, updated):
+        self.options = options
+
+    def log(self, e):
+        if self.options.verbosity >= utils.log_tier(e.level):
+            click.secho(
+                e.msg,
+                file=self.options.tfile,
+                fg=dict(error="red", warn="yellow").get(e.level),
+                dim=(e.level == "debug"),
+                err=(e.level == "error")
+            )
diff --git a/mitmproxy/controller.py b/mitmproxy/controller.py
index 51a9b1460..1a8801e1f 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/controller.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/controller.py
@@ -28,21 +28,26 @@ Events = frozenset([
     "requestheaders",
     "response",
     "responseheaders",
+    "error",
 
     "websocket_handshake",
 
     "next_layer",
 
-    "error",
-    "log",
-
-    "start",
     "configure",
     "done",
+    "log",
+    "start",
     "tick",
 ])
 
 
+class LogEntry(object):
+    def __init__(self, msg, level):
+        self.msg = msg
+        self.level = level
+
+
 class Log(object):
     def __init__(self, master):
         self.master = master
@@ -90,11 +95,16 @@ class Master(object):
             mitmproxy_ctx.master = None
             mitmproxy_ctx.log = None
 
+    def tell(self, mtype, m):
+        m.reply = DummyReply()
+        self.event_queue.put((mtype, m))
+
     def add_log(self, e, level):
         """
             level: debug, info, warn, error
         """
-        pass
+        with self.handlecontext():
+            self.addons("log", LogEntry(e, level))
 
     def add_server(self, server):
         # We give a Channel to the server which can be used to communicate with the master
diff --git a/mitmproxy/dump.py b/mitmproxy/dump.py
index 6bed8fcc7..0e942eacf 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/dump.py
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
 from typing import Optional  # noqa
 import typing  # noqa
 
-import click
-
 from mitmproxy import controller
 from mitmproxy import exceptions
 from mitmproxy import flow
 from mitmproxy import builtins
-from mitmproxy import utils
 from mitmproxy import options
-from mitmproxy.builtins import dumper
+from mitmproxy.builtins import dumper, termlog
 from netlib import tcp
 
 
@@ -42,6 +39,7 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         self.has_errored = False
         self.addons.add(*builtins.default_addons())
         self.addons.add(dumper.Dumper())
+        self.addons.add(termlog.TermLog())
         # This line is just for type hinting
         self.options = self.options  # type: Options
         self.set_stream_large_bodies(options.stream_large_bodies)
@@ -79,17 +77,10 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         except exceptions.FlowReadException as e:
             raise DumpError(str(e))
 
-    def add_log(self, e, level="info"):
-        if level == "error":
+    @controller.handler
+    def log(self, e):
+        if e.level == "error":
             self.has_errored = True
-        if self.options.verbosity >= utils.log_tier(level):
-            click.secho(
-                e,
-                file=self.options.tfile,
-                fg=dict(error="red", warn="yellow").get(level),
-                dim=(level == "debug"),
-                err=(level == "error")
-            )
 
     @controller.handler
     def request(self, f):
diff --git a/mitmproxy/flow/master.py b/mitmproxy/flow/master.py
index 7149fec91..a2b225b86 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/flow/master.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/flow/master.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
 
     @controller.handler
     def log(self, l):
-        self.add_log(l.msg, l.level)
+        pass
 
     @controller.handler
     def clientconnect(self, root_layer):
diff --git a/mitmproxy/proxy/__init__.py b/mitmproxy/proxy/__init__.py
index ada9fa12e..e3d249fa0 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/proxy/__init__.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/proxy/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
 
 from .config import ProxyConfig
-from .root_context import RootContext, Log
+from .root_context import RootContext
 from .server import ProxyServer, DummyServer
 
 __all__ = [
     "ProxyServer", "DummyServer",
     "ProxyConfig",
-    "RootContext", "Log",
+    "RootContext"
 ]
diff --git a/mitmproxy/proxy/root_context.py b/mitmproxy/proxy/root_context.py
index 9827ef744..cfa04bdf7 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/proxy/root_context.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/proxy/root_context.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sys
 import six
 
 import netlib.exceptions
+from mitmproxy import controller
 from mitmproxy import exceptions
 from mitmproxy import protocol
 from mitmproxy.proxy import modes
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class RootContext(object):
         for i in subs:
             full_msg.append("  -> " + i)
         full_msg = "\n".join(full_msg)
-        self.channel.tell("log", Log(full_msg, level))
+        self.channel.tell("log", controller.LogEntry(full_msg, level))
 
     @property
     def layers(self):
@@ -126,9 +127,3 @@ class RootContext(object):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "RootContext"
-
-
-class Log(object):
-    def __init__(self, msg, level="info"):
-        self.msg = msg
-        self.level = level
diff --git a/mitmproxy/proxy/server.py b/mitmproxy/proxy/server.py
index c5fd5f9e7..182f46024 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/proxy/server.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/proxy/server.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import six
 import netlib.exceptions
 from mitmproxy import exceptions
 from mitmproxy import models
+from mitmproxy import controller
 from mitmproxy.proxy import modes
 from mitmproxy.proxy import root_context
 from netlib import tcp
@@ -155,4 +156,4 @@ class ConnectionHandler(object):
 
     def log(self, msg, level):
         msg = "{}: {}".format(repr(self.client_conn.address), msg)
-        self.channel.tell("log", root_context.Log(msg, level))
+        self.channel.tell("log", controller.LogEntry(msg, level))
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/builtins/test_termlog.py b/test/mitmproxy/builtins/test_termlog.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a15104426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/builtins/test_termlog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from .. import mastertest
+from six.moves import cStringIO as StringIO
+
+from mitmproxy.builtins import termlog
+from mitmproxy import controller
+from mitmproxy import dump
+
+
+class TestTermLog(mastertest.MasterTest):
+    def test_simple(self):
+        t = termlog.TermLog()
+        sio = StringIO()
+        t.configure(dump.Options(tfile = sio, verbosity = 2), set([]))
+        t.log(controller.LogEntry("one", "info"))
+        assert "one" in sio.getvalue()
+        t.log(controller.LogEntry("two", "debug"))
+        assert "two" not in sio.getvalue()
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/data/addonscripts/recorder.py b/test/mitmproxy/data/addonscripts/recorder.py
index 890e6f4e5..3d7a51bf9 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/data/addonscripts/recorder.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/data/addonscripts/recorder.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class CallLogger:
                 lg = (self.name, attr, args, kwargs)
                 if attr != "log":
                     ctx.log.info(str(lg))
-                self.call_log.append(lg)
-                ctx.log.debug("%s %s" % (self.name, attr))
+                    self.call_log.append(lg)
+                    ctx.log.debug("%s %s" % (self.name, attr))
             return prox
         raise AttributeError
 
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/data/scripts/all.py b/test/mitmproxy/data/scripts/all.py
index bf8e93ecf..95edfe977 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/data/scripts/all.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/data/scripts/all.py
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 import mitmproxy
-log = []
+record = []
 
 
 def clientconnect(cc):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XCLIENTCONNECT")
-    log.append("clientconnect")
+    record.append("clientconnect")
 
 
 def serverconnect(cc):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XSERVERCONNECT")
-    log.append("serverconnect")
+    record.append("serverconnect")
 
 
 def request(f):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XREQUEST")
-    log.append("request")
+    record.append("request")
 
 
 def response(f):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XRESPONSE")
-    log.append("response")
+    record.append("response")
 
 
 def responseheaders(f):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XRESPONSEHEADERS")
-    log.append("responseheaders")
+    record.append("responseheaders")
 
 
 def clientdisconnect(cc):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XCLIENTDISCONNECT")
-    log.append("clientdisconnect")
+    record.append("clientdisconnect")
 
 
 def error(cc):
     mitmproxy.ctx.log("XERROR")
-    log.append("error")
+    record.append("error")
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/mastertest.py b/test/mitmproxy/mastertest.py
index a14fe02a5..5605b1a6e 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/mastertest.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/mastertest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from . import tutils
 import netlib.tutils
 
 from mitmproxy.flow import master
-from mitmproxy import flow, proxy, models, controller, options
+from mitmproxy import flow, proxy, models, options
 
 
 class TestMaster:
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ class MasterTest:
 
     def cycle(self, master, content):
         f = tutils.tflow(req=netlib.tutils.treq(content=content))
-        l = proxy.Log("connect")
-        l.reply = controller.DummyReply()
-        master.log(l)
         master.clientconnect(f.client_conn)
         master.serverconnect(f.server_conn)
         master.request(f)
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/tservers.py b/test/mitmproxy/tservers.py
index 119c2caea..d3806a997 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/tservers.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/tservers.py
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ class TestMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
     def clear_log(self):
         self.tlog = []
 
-    def add_log(self, message, level=None):
-        self.tlog.append(message)
+    @controller.handler
+    def log(self, e):
+        self.tlog.append(e.msg)
 
 
 class ProxyThread(threading.Thread):