diff --git a/src/ch/ch_conf.h b/src/ch/ch_conf.h
index bac82a0170..b08573476e 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_conf.h
+++ b/src/ch/ch_conf.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct _virCHDriverConfig {
 
     uid_t user;
     gid_t group;
+
+    bool stdioLogD;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(virCHDriverConfig, virObjectUnref);
diff --git a/src/ch/ch_monitor.c b/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
index 690aea37c8..c9b08b0f75 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ chMonitorCreateSocket(const char *socket_path)
 }
 
 virCHMonitor *
-virCHMonitorNew(virDomainObj *vm, virCHDriverConfig *cfg)
+virCHMonitorNew(virDomainObj *vm, virCHDriverConfig *cfg, int logfile)
 {
     g_autoptr(virCHMonitor) mon = NULL;
     g_autoptr(virCommand) cmd = NULL;
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@ virCHMonitorNew(virDomainObj *vm, virCHDriverConfig *cfg)
     }
 
     cmd = virCommandNew(vm->def->emulator);
+    virCommandSetOutputFD(cmd, &logfile);
+    virCommandSetErrorFD(cmd, &logfile);
+    virCommandNonblockingFDs(cmd);
     virCommandSetUmask(cmd, 0x002);
     socket_fd = chMonitorCreateSocket(mon->socketpath);
     if (socket_fd < 0) {
diff --git a/src/ch/ch_monitor.h b/src/ch/ch_monitor.h
index 9ec58e5b20..5c02447116 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_monitor.h
+++ b/src/ch/ch_monitor.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ struct _virCHMonitor {
     virCHMonitorThreadInfo *threads;
 };
 
-virCHMonitor *virCHMonitorNew(virDomainObj *vm, virCHDriverConfig *cfg);
+virCHMonitor *virCHMonitorNew(virDomainObj *vm, virCHDriverConfig *cfg,
+                              int logfile);
 void virCHMonitorClose(virCHMonitor *mon);
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(virCHMonitor, virCHMonitorClose);
 
diff --git a/src/ch/ch_process.c b/src/ch/ch_process.c
index 61e263b62b..af44aa81a2 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_process.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_process.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ch_process.h"
 #include "domain_cgroup.h"
 #include "domain_interface.h"
+#include "domain_logcontext.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virerror.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("ch.ch_process");
 
 static virCHMonitor *
 virCHProcessConnectMonitor(virCHDriver *driver,
-                           virDomainObj *vm)
+                           virDomainObj *vm,
+                           int logfile)
 {
     virCHMonitor *monitor = NULL;
     virCHDriverConfig *cfg = virCHDriverGetConfig(driver);
 
-    monitor = virCHMonitorNew(vm, cfg);
+    monitor = virCHMonitorNew(vm, cfg, logfile);
 
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
     return monitor;
@@ -890,6 +892,8 @@ virCHProcessStart(virCHDriver *driver,
     g_autoptr(virCHDriverConfig) cfg = virCHDriverGetConfig(priv->driver);
     g_autofree int *nicindexes = NULL;
     size_t nnicindexes = 0;
+    g_autoptr(domainLogContext) logCtxt = NULL;
+    int logfile = -1;
 
     if (virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
@@ -901,6 +905,16 @@ virCHProcessStart(virCHDriver *driver,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    VIR_DEBUG("Creating domain log file for %s domain", vm->def->name);
+    if (!(logCtxt = domainLogContextNew(cfg->stdioLogD, cfg->logDir,
+                                        CH_DRIVER_NAME,
+                                        vm, driver->privileged,
+                                        vm->def->name))) {
+        virLastErrorPrefixMessage("%s", _("can't connect to virtlogd"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    logfile = domainLogContextGetWriteFD(logCtxt);
+
     if (virCHProcessPrepareDomain(vm) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -910,7 +924,7 @@ virCHProcessStart(virCHDriver *driver,
 
     if (!priv->monitor) {
         /* And we can get the first monitor connection now too */
-        if (!(priv->monitor = virCHProcessConnectMonitor(driver, vm))) {
+        if (!(priv->monitor = virCHProcessConnectMonitor(driver, vm, logfile))) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
                            _("failed to create connection to CH socket"));
             goto cleanup;
@@ -1047,10 +1061,22 @@ virCHProcessStartRestore(virCHDriver *driver, virDomainObj *vm, const char *from
     size_t ntapfds = 0;
     size_t nnicindexes = 0;
     int ret = -1;
+    g_autoptr(domainLogContext) logCtxt = NULL;
+    int logfile = -1;
+
+    VIR_DEBUG("Creating domain log file for %s domain", vm->def->name);
+    if (!(logCtxt = domainLogContextNew(cfg->stdioLogD, cfg->logDir,
+                                        CH_DRIVER_NAME,
+                                        vm, driver->privileged,
+                                        vm->def->name))) {
+        virLastErrorPrefixMessage("%s", _("can't connect to virtlogd"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    logfile = domainLogContextGetWriteFD(logCtxt);
 
     if (!priv->monitor) {
         /* Get the first monitor connection if not already */
-        if (!(priv->monitor = virCHProcessConnectMonitor(driver, vm))) {
+        if (!(priv->monitor = virCHProcessConnectMonitor(driver, vm, logfile))) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
                            _("failed to create connection to CH socket"));
             goto cleanup;