diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7c37468cdf619c3005c66f36dce55cbccb24f8a1..bb96385f840cd9580c7360955560c045be3b581b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -8299,6 +8299,10 @@ The list of URLs where to look for substitutes by default.
 @item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()})
 List of extra command-line options for @command{guix-daemon}.
 
+@item @code{log-file} (default: @code{"/var/log/guix-daemon.log"})
+File where @command{guix-daemon}'s standard output and standard error
+are written.
+
 @item @code{lsof} (default: @var{lsof})
 The lsof package to use.
 
diff --git a/gnu/services/admin.scm b/gnu/services/admin.scm
index d8086b78d40c9c53e57544e0c6f2eec557994aae..deaf677bd9a495d859d5ced68e636206936d8bb2 100644
--- a/gnu/services/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/admin.scm
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ (define (syslog-rotation-config files)
 }
 "))
 
-(define (simple-rotation-config file)
-  (string-append file " {
+(define (simple-rotation-config files)
+  #~(string-append #$(string-join files ",") " {
         sharedscripts
 }
 "))
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ (define %default-rotations
                            (display #$(syslog-rotation-config %rotated-files)
                                     port)
                            (display #$(simple-rotation-config
-                                       "/var/log/shepherd.log")
+                                       '("/var/log/shepherd.log"
+                                         "/var/log/guix-daemon.log"))
                                     port)))))))
 
 (define (default-jobs rottlog)
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index f2bac297aa7e614a102532802db43868e44e414f..1b1ce0d5e8e37fd236c2116dd8490e2133bb357b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1089,6 +1089,8 @@ (define-record-type* <guix-configuration>
                     (default %default-substitute-urls))
   (extra-options    guix-configuration-extra-options ;list of strings
                     (default '()))
+  (log-file         guix-configuration-log-file   ;string
+                    (default "/var/log/guix-daemon.log"))
   (lsof             guix-configuration-lsof       ;<package>
                     (default lsof)))
 
@@ -1101,7 +1103,7 @@ (define (guix-shepherd-service config)
     (($ <guix-configuration> guix build-group build-accounts
                              authorize-key? keys
                              use-substitutes? substitute-urls extra-options
-                             lsof)
+                             log-file lsof)
      (list (shepherd-service
             (documentation "Run the Guix daemon.")
             (provision '(guix-daemon))
@@ -1118,7 +1120,9 @@ (define (guix-shepherd-service config)
 
                 ;; Add 'lsof' (for the GC) to the daemon's $PATH.
                 #:environment-variables
-                (list (string-append "PATH=" #$lsof "/bin"))))
+                (list (string-append "PATH=" #$lsof "/bin"))
+
+                #:log-file #$log-file))
             (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))))
 
 (define (guix-accounts config)