diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/verify/CoreApiSpec.ApproveCore.verified.txt b/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/verify/CoreApiSpec.ApproveCore.verified.txt
index 4d77d95a..3b804939 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/verify/CoreApiSpec.ApproveCore.verified.txt
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/verify/CoreApiSpec.ApproveCore.verified.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace Akka.Hosting
         public Akka.Hosting.DebugOptions? DebugOptions { get; set; }
         public bool LogConfigOnStart { get; set; }
         public Akka.Event.LogLevel LogLevel { get; set; }
+        public System.Type LogMessageFormatter { get; set; }
         public Akka.Hosting.LoggerConfigBuilder AddLogger<T>()
             where T : Akka.Dispatch.IRequiresMessageQueue<Akka.Event.ILoggerMessageQueueSemantics> { }
         public Akka.Hosting.LoggerConfigBuilder ClearLoggers() { }
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..804a1940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  <copyright file="LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs" company="Akka.NET Project">
+//      Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
+//      Copyright (C) 2013-2023 .NET Foundation <https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net>
+//  </copyright>
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Akka.Actor;
+using Akka.Configuration;
+using Akka.Event;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+using LogLevel = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel;
+using static FluentAssertions.FluentActions;
+
+namespace Akka.Hosting.Tests.Logging;
+
+public class LogMessageFormatterSpec
+{
+    private ITestOutputHelper _helper;
+
+    public LogMessageFormatterSpec(ITestOutputHelper helper)
+    {
+        _helper = helper;
+    }
+
+    [Fact(DisplayName = "ILogMessageFormatter should transform log messages")]
+    public async Task TransformMessagesTest()
+    {
+        using var host = await SetupHost(typeof(TestLogMessageFormatter));
+
+        try
+        {
+            var sys = host.Services.GetRequiredService<ActorSystem>();
+            var testKit = new TestKit.Xunit2.TestKit(sys);
+
+            var probe = testKit.CreateTestProbe();
+            sys.EventStream.Subscribe(probe, typeof(Error));
+            sys.Log.Error("This is a test {0}", 1);
+
+            var msg = probe.ExpectMsg<Error>();
+            msg.Message.Should().BeAssignableTo<LogMessage>();
+            msg.ToString().Should().Contain("++TestLogMessageFormatter++");
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            await host.StopAsync();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact(DisplayName = "Invalid LogMessageFormatter property should throw")]
+    public async Task InvalidLogMessageFormatterThrowsTest()
+    {
+        await Awaiting(async () => await SetupHost(typeof(InvalidLogMessageFormatter)))
+            .Should().ThrowAsync<ConfigurationException>().WithMessage("*must have an empty constructor*");
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IHost> SetupHost(Type formatter)
+    {
+        var host = new HostBuilder()
+            .ConfigureLogging(builder =>
+            {
+                builder.AddProvider(new XUnitLoggerProvider(_helper, LogLevel.Information));
+            })
+            .ConfigureServices(collection =>
+            {
+                collection.AddAkka("TestSys", configurationBuilder =>
+                {
+                    configurationBuilder
+                        .ConfigureLoggers(setup =>
+                        {
+                            setup.LogLevel = Event.LogLevel.DebugLevel;
+                            setup.AddLoggerFactory();
+                            setup.LogMessageFormatter = formatter;
+                        });
+                });
+            }).Build();
+        await host.StartAsync();
+        return host;
+    }
+}
+
+public class TestLogMessageFormatter : ILogMessageFormatter
+{
+    public string Format(string format, params object[] args)
+    {
+        return string.Format($"++TestLogMessageFormatter++{format}", args);
+    }
+
+    public string Format(string format, IEnumerable<object> args)
+        => Format(format, args.ToArray());
+}
+
+public class InvalidLogMessageFormatter : ILogMessageFormatter
+{
+    public InvalidLogMessageFormatter(string doesNotMatter)
+    {
+    }
+    
+    public string Format(string format, params object[] args)
+    {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
+    public string Format(string format, IEnumerable<object> args)
+    {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting/LoggerConfigBuilder.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting/LoggerConfigBuilder.cs
index b525cea1..d1c2b8bb 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting/LoggerConfigBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting/LoggerConfigBuilder.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using Akka.Configuration;
 using Akka.Dispatch;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Akka.Hosting
     public sealed class LoggerConfigBuilder
     {
         private readonly List<Type> _loggers = new List<Type> { typeof(DefaultLogger) };
+        private Type _logMessageFormatter = typeof(DefaultLogMessageFormatter);
         internal AkkaConfigurationBuilder Builder { get; }
 
         internal LoggerConfigBuilder(AkkaConfigurationBuilder builder)
@@ -45,6 +47,22 @@ internal LoggerConfigBuilder(AkkaConfigurationBuilder builder)
 
         public DebugOptions? DebugOptions { get; set; }
 
+        public Type LogMessageFormatter
+        {
+            get => _logMessageFormatter;
+            set
+            {
+                if (!typeof(ILogMessageFormatter).IsAssignableFrom(value))
+                    throw new ConfigurationException($"{nameof(LogMessageFormatter)} must implement {nameof(ILogMessageFormatter)}");
+
+                var ctor = value.GetConstructor(new Type[]{});
+                if (ctor is null)
+                    throw new ConfigurationException($"{nameof(LogMessageFormatter)} Type must have an empty constructor");
+                        
+                _logMessageFormatter = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Clear all loggers currently registered.
         /// </summary>
@@ -83,7 +101,9 @@ internal Config ToConfig()
             var sb = new StringBuilder()
                 .Append("akka.loglevel=").AppendLine(ParseLogLevel(LogLevel))
                 .Append("akka.loggers=[").Append(string.Join(",", _loggers.Select(t => $"\"{t.AssemblyQualifiedName}\""))).AppendLine("]")
-                .Append("akka.log-config-on-start=").AppendLine(LogConfigOnStart ? "true" : "false");
+                .Append("akka.log-config-on-start=").AppendLine(LogConfigOnStart ? "true" : "false")
+                .Append("akka.logger-formatter=").AppendLine(_logMessageFormatter.AssemblyQualifiedName.ToHocon());
+                
             if (DebugOptions is { })
                 sb.AppendLine(DebugOptions.ToString());
             if (DeadLetterOptions is { })