diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f7f9690e..71cfa08d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,3 +122,29 @@ bind::server::conf {
 }
 ```
 
+You can use the `logging` parameter to configure logging:
+
+```puppet
+::bind::server::conf { '/etc/named.conf':
+  ...
+  #Enable logging to /var/log/named/named.log
+  logging => {
+    'categories' => { 'default' => 'main_log', 'lame-servers' => 'null' },
+    'channels' => { 
+      'main_log' => {
+        channel_type   => 'file',
+        #This parameter only applies if the 'channel_type' is set to 'syslog':
+        facility       => 'daemon',
+        #'file_location', 'versions' and 'size' only get applied if the 'channel_type' is set to 'file':
+        file_location  => '/var/log/named/named.log',
+        versions       => '3',
+        size           => '5m',
+        severity       => 'info',
+        print-time     => 'yes',
+        print-severity => 'yes',
+        print-category => 'yes'
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  ...
+```
diff --git a/manifests/server/conf.pp b/manifests/server/conf.pp
index 1f11132fc..388f06c40 100644
--- a/manifests/server/conf.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/conf.pp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #  $memstatistics_file:
 #   Memory statistics file for the server.
 #   Default: '/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt'
+#  $logging:
+#   A hash of hashes; one hash defines logging categories and the other defines logging 
+#   channels. Defaults to sending BIND's default logs to /var/log/named/named.log, with rotations
+#   every 5MB and keeping 3 rotated logs.
 #  $allow_query:
 #   Array of IP addrs or ACLs to allow queries from. Default: [ 'localhost' ]
 #  $recursion:
@@ -94,6 +98,24 @@
   $dump_file              = '/var/named/data/cache_dump.db',
   $statistics_file        = '/var/named/data/named_stats.txt',
   $memstatistics_file     = '/var/named/data/named_mem_stats.txt',
+  $logging                = {
+  'categories' => { 'default' => 'main_log', 'lame-servers' => 'null' },
+    'channels' => { 
+      'main_log' => {
+        channel_type   => 'file',
+        #This parameter only applies if the 'channel_type' is set to 'syslog':
+        facility       => 'daemon',
+        #'file_location', 'versions' and 'size' only get applied if the 'channel_type' is set to 'file':
+        file_location  => '/var/log/named/named.log',
+        versions       => '3',
+        size           => '5m',
+        severity       => 'info',
+        print-time     => 'yes',
+        print-severity => 'yes',
+        print-category => 'yes'
+      },
+    },
+  },  
   $allow_query            = [ 'localhost' ],
   $allow_query_cache      = [],
   $recursion              = 'yes',
diff --git a/templates/named.conf.erb b/templates/named.conf.erb
index bce153ce2..e28f91395 100644
--- a/templates/named.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/named.conf.erb
@@ -88,21 +88,55 @@ options {
     bindkeys-file "/etc/named.iscdlv.key";
 };
 
+<% if !@logging.empty? -%>
+//This page has more info on BIND logging options: http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/ch7/logging.html
 logging {
-    channel main_log {
-        file "/var/log/named/named.log" versions 3 size 5m;
-        severity info;
-        print-time yes;
-        print-severity yes;
-        print-category yes;
-    };
-    category default{
-        main_log;
-    };
-    category lame-servers {
-        null;
-    };
+<%- if @logging['categories'] and !@logging['categories'].empty? and @logging['categories'].is_a?(Hash)  -%>
+//These categories refer to built-in categories of log messages that BIND generates (what's
+//next to 'category') and the user-defined channels they get sent to, which is inside of the {};
+<% @logging['categories'].each do |builtin_bind_category, channel_name|-%>
+  category <%=builtin_bind_category%> {
+    <%=channel_name%>;
+  };
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+//Channels are user-defined log outputs (file or syslog) that receive log events from any
+//categories specified above that reference the channel.
+<%- if @logging['channels'] and !logging['channels'].empty? and @logging['channels'].is_a?(Hash) -%>
+<%- @logging['channels'].each do |channel_name, channel_parameters|-%>
+  channel <%=channel_name-%> {
+    <%- if !channel_parameters['channel_type'].empty? -%>
+    <%- if channel_parameters['channel_type'] == 'file'-%>
+    //'versions' is the number of older logs we'll keep; size is how large the current log
+    //file will be allowed to grow before it gets rotated. File size units are defined as follows:
+    // k or K - Kilobytes
+    // m or M - Megabytes
+    // g or G - Gigabytes
+    //If the size is given as just a number, BIND will assume it specifies bytes.
+    //For example, 25000000 = 25m
+    <%=channel_parameters['channel_type']-%> "<%=channel_parameters['file_location']-%>" versions <%=channel_parameters['versions']-%> size <%=channel_parameters['size']-%>;
+    <%- elsif channel_parameters['channel_type'] == 'syslog'-%>
+    <%=channel_parameters['channel_type']-%> <%=channel_parameters['facility']-%>;
+    <%- end -%>
+    <%- if !channel_parameters['severity'].empty? -%>
+    severity <%=channel_parameters['severity']-%>;
+    <%- end -%>
+    <%- if !channel_parameters['print-time'].empty? -%>
+    print-time <%=channel_parameters['print-time']-%>;
+    <%- end -%>
+    <%- if !channel_parameters['print-severity'].empty? -%>
+    print-severity <%=channel_parameters['print-severity']-%>;
+    <%- end -%>
+    <%- if !channel_parameters['print-category'].empty? -%>
+    print-category <%=channel_parameters['print-category']-%>;
+    <%- end -%>
+    <%- end -%>
+  };
+<%-end -%>
+<%- end -%>
 };
+<% end -%>
+
 <% if !@views.empty? -%>
 
 <% @views.sort_by {|key,value| key}.each do |key,value| -%>