diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/InvokeFunctions.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/InvokeFunctions.ps1
index 2d3a57e33edc..36d7ce486bd5 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/InvokeFunctions.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/InvokeFunctions.ps1
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ function Invoke-BuildTools {
         [switch]$Clean,
         [switch]$NoTimelineLogger,
         [switch]$CreateLogFile,
-        [string]$LogFileVerbosity)
+        [string]$LogFileVerbosity,
+        [switch]$IsDefaultLoggerEnabled = $true)
 
     Trace-VstsEnteringInvocation $MyInvocation
     try {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ function Invoke-BuildTools {
                 if ($CreateLogFile) {
                     $splat["LogFile"] = "$file-clean.log"
                 }
-                Invoke-MSBuild -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $MSBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $MSBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger:$NoTimelineLogger @splat
+                Invoke-MSBuild -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $MSBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $MSBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger:$NoTimelineLogger -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$IsDefaultLoggerEnabled @splat
             }
 
             # If we cleaned and passed /t targets, we don't need to run them again
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ function Invoke-BuildTools {
                 if ($CreateLogFile) {
                     $splat["LogFile"] = "$file.log"
                 }
-                Invoke-MSBuild -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $MSBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $MSBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger:$NoTimelineLogger @splat
+                Invoke-MSBuild -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $MSBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $MSBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger:$NoTimelineLogger -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$IsDefaultLoggerEnabled @splat
             }
         }
     } finally {
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ function Invoke-MSBuild {
         [string]$LogFileVerbosity,
         [switch]$NoTimelineLogger,
         [string]$MSBuildPath, # TODO: Switch MSBuildPath to mandatory. Both callers (MSBuild and VSBuild task) throw prior to reaching here if MSBuild cannot be resolved.
-        [string]$AdditionalArguments)
+        [string]$AdditionalArguments,
+        [switch]$IsDefaultLoggerEnabled = $true)
 
     Trace-VstsEnteringInvocation $MyInvocation
     try {
@@ -102,10 +104,12 @@ function Invoke-MSBuild {
         # Store the solution folder so we can provide solution-relative paths (for now) for the project events.
         $solutionDirectory = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($ProjectFile)
 
-        # Hook up the custom logger.
-        $loggerAssembly = "$PSScriptRoot\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.MSBuild.Logger.dll"
-        Assert-VstsPath -LiteralPath $loggerAssembly -PathType Leaf
-        $arguments = "$arguments /dl:CentralLogger,`"$loggerAssembly`";`"RootDetailId=$($detailId)|SolutionDir=$($solutionDirectory)`"*ForwardingLogger,`"$loggerAssembly`""
+        if($IsDefaultLoggerEnabled) {
+            # Hook up the custom logger.
+            $loggerAssembly = "$PSScriptRoot\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.MSBuild.Logger.dll"
+            Assert-VstsPath -LiteralPath $loggerAssembly -PathType Leaf
+            $arguments = "$arguments /dl:CentralLogger,`"$loggerAssembly`";`"RootDetailId=$($detailId)|SolutionDir=$($solutionDirectory)`"*ForwardingLogger,`"$loggerAssembly`""
+        }
 
         # Append additional arguments.
         if ($AdditionalArguments) {
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.DefaultLoggerEnabledByDefault.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.DefaultLoggerEnabledByDefault.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ec12804ca2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.DefaultLoggerEnabledByDefault.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param()
+
+# Arrange.
+. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\..\..\Tests\lib\Initialize-Test.ps1
+Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..
+$directory = 'Some drive:\Some directory'
+$file = "$directory\Some solution"
+$msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
+$msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild arguments'
+
+Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output' } -- -File $file
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild disabled logger output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file.log"
+
+# Act.
+$actual = Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore -SolutionFiles $file -MSBuildLocation $msBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger -CreateLogFile
+# Assert.
+Assert-AreEqual -Expected @(
+        'NuGet output'
+        'MSBuild disabled logger output'
+    ) -Actual $actual
+
+
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.DisableDefaultLogger.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.DisableDefaultLogger.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd2d3c45ef98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.DisableDefaultLogger.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param()
+
+# Arrange.
+. $PSScriptRoot\..\..\..\..\Tests\lib\Initialize-Test.ps1
+Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..
+$directory = 'Some drive:\Some directory'
+$file = "$directory\Some solution"
+$msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
+$msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild arguments'
+
+Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output' } -- -File $file
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild disabled logger output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$false -LogFile: "$file.log"
+
+# Act.
+$actual = Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore -SolutionFiles $file -MSBuildLocation $msBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger -CreateLogFile -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$false
+# Assert.
+Assert-AreEqual -Expected @(
+        'NuGet output'
+        'MSBuild disabled logger output'
+    ) -Actual $actual
+
+
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.InvokesAllToolsForAllFiles.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.InvokesAllToolsForAllFiles.ps1
index 55d2bfc1d335..713e58e8f819 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.InvokesAllToolsForAllFiles.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.InvokesAllToolsForAllFiles.ps1
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ $msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
 $msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild arguments'
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output 1' } -- -File $file1
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output 2' } -- -File $file2
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file1.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file1-clean.log"	
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file2-clean.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file1.log"	
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true -LogFile: "$file1.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true  -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true -LogFile: "$file1-clean.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true -LogFile: "$file2-clean.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true -LogFile: "$file1.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
 
 # Act.
 $actual = Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore -SolutionFiles $file1, $file2 -MSBuildLocation $msBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $msBuildArguments -Clean -NoTimelineLogger -CreateLogFile
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCleanIfSpecified.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCleanIfSpecified.ps1
index 2c8d8e3beb37..c7370c12face 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCleanIfSpecified.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCleanIfSpecified.ps1
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ $file = "$directory1\Some solution"
 $msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
 $msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild arguments'
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output' } -- -File $file
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log"	
-
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file.log"
 # Act.
 $actual = Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore -SolutionFiles $file -MSBuildLocation $msBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger -CreateLogFile
 
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCreateLogFileIfSpecified.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCreateLogFileIfSpecified.ps1
index 9bd105227d58..e7560003091e 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCreateLogFileIfSpecified.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsCreateLogFileIfSpecified.ps1
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ $file = "$directory1\Some solution"
 $msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
 $msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild arguments'
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output' } -- -File $file
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output no log' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output no log' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log" -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output no log' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output no log' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log" -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $true
 
 # Act.
 $actual = Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore -SolutionFiles $file -MSBuildLocation $msBuildLocation  -MSBuildArguments $msBuildArguments  -Clean -NoTimelineLogger
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsRestoreIfSpecified.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsRestoreIfSpecified.ps1
index c28db8cff92d..f431a8ec3478 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsRestoreIfSpecified.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsRestoreIfSpecified.ps1
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ $msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
 $msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild arguments'
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output' } -- -File $file
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file-clean.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file-clean.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file.log"
 
 # Act.
 $actual = Invoke-BuildTools -SolutionFiles $file -MSBuildLocation 'Some MSBuild location' -MSBuildArguments 'Some MSBuild arguments' -Clean -NoTimelineLogger -CreateLogFile
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsSecondBuildIfCleanPlusTargetsProvided.ps1 b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsSecondBuildIfCleanPlusTargetsProvided.ps1
index ce246b14e9dc..e5e53f9659b4 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsSecondBuildIfCleanPlusTargetsProvided.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsSecondBuildIfCleanPlusTargetsProvided.ps1
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ $msBuildLocation = 'Some MSBuild location'
 $msBuildArguments = 'Some MSBuild with /t:arguments'
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output 1' } -- -File $file1
 Register-Mock Invoke-NuGetRestore { 'NuGet output 2' } -- -File $file2
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file1.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file1-clean.log"	
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file2-clean.log"
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file1.log"	
-Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file1.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file1-clean.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file2-clean.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 1 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file1 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file1.log"
+Register-Mock Invoke-MSBuild { 'MSBuild clean output 2 wrong logfile' } -- -ProjectFile $file2 -Targets Clean -MSBuildPath $msBuildLocation -AdditionalArguments $msBuildArguments -NoTimelineLogger: $true -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$true -LogFile: "$file2.log"
 
 # Act.
 $actual = Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore -SolutionFiles $file1, $file2 -MSBuildLocation $msBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $msBuildArguments -Clean -NoTimelineLogger -CreateLogFile
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/L0.ts b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/L0.ts
index 7a15d91a2456..463698cca497 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/L0.ts
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/Tests/L0.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ describe('Common-MSBuildHelpers Suite', function () {
         it('(Invoke-BuildTools) skips second build if clean plus targets provided', (done) => {
             psr.run(path.join(__dirname, 'Invoke-BuildTools.SkipsSecondBuildIfCleanPlusTargetsProvided.ps1'), done);
         })
+        it('(Invoke-BuildTools) default logger is enabled by default', (done) => {
+            psr.run(path.join(__dirname, 'Invoke-BuildTools.DefaultLoggerEnabledByDefault.ps1'), done);
+        })
+        it('(Invoke-BuildTools) disables default logger', (done) => {
+            psr.run(path.join(__dirname, 'Invoke-BuildTools.DisableDefaultLogger.ps1'), done);
+        })
         it('(Invoke-MSBuild) combines msbuildexe', (done) => {
             psr.run(path.join(__dirname, 'Invoke-MSBuild.CombinesMsbuildexe.ps1'), done);
         })
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package-lock.json b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package-lock.json
index 915e1d164b4a..eda10f379239 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package-lock.json
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "msbuildhelpers",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.183.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package.json b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package.json
index 098257834013..0db9dfe1cbfd 100644
--- a/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package.json
+++ b/Tasks/Common/MSBuildHelpers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "msbuildhelpers",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.183.0",
   "description": "Azure Pipelines tasks MSBuild helpers",
   "main": "msbuildhelpers.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package-lock.json b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package-lock.json
index ba6a9b41bb4d..2cdf2920eda5 100644
--- a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package-lock.json
+++ b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package-lock.json
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-9O3g2HUMHJcnwnLqLGBiniyaHE8="
     },
     "msbuildhelpers": {
-      "version": "file:../../_build/Tasks/Common/msbuildhelpers-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "version": "file:../../_build/Tasks/Common/msbuildhelpers-1.183.0.tgz",
       "requires": {
         "azure-pipelines-task-lib": "^2.9.3"
       },
diff --git a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package.json b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package.json
index 675977f14b3b..6ed63832090d 100644
--- a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package.json
+++ b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@types/mocha": "^5.2.7",
     "@types/node": "^10.17.0",
     "azure-pipelines-task-lib": "^3.0.6-preview.0",
-    "msbuildhelpers": "file:../../_build/Tasks/Common/msbuildhelpers-1.0.0.tgz"
+    "msbuildhelpers": "file:../../_build/Tasks/Common/msbuildhelpers-1.183.0.tgz"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "4.0.2"
diff --git a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.json b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.json
index b900d5171e0f..06953ebf2209 100644
--- a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.json
+++ b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
     "version": {
         "Major": 1,
-        "Minor": 179,
+        "Minor": 183,
         "Patch": 0
     },
     "demands": [
diff --git a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.loc.json b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.loc.json
index f0be4b3f5b3d..ebe1af70a53f 100644
--- a/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.loc.json
+++ b/Tasks/MSBuildV1/task.loc.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "version": {
     "Major": 1,
-    "Minor": 179,
+    "Minor": 183,
     "Patch": 0
   },
   "demands": [
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson
index 7c74262934e2..e383455517cf 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
   "loc.input.help.createLogFile": "Optionally create a log file (Windows only).",
   "loc.input.label.logFileVerbosity": "Log File Verbosity",
   "loc.input.help.logFileVerbosity": "Optional log file verbosity.",
+  "loc.input.label.enableDefaultLogger": "Enable Default Logger",
+  "loc.input.help.enableDefaultLogger": "If true - enables default logger for msbuild",
   "loc.messages.MSBuildLocationDeprecated0": "The MSBuild location parameter has been deprecated. Ignoring value '{0}'",
   "loc.messages.MSBuildVersionDeprecated0": "The MSBuild version parameter has been deprecated. Ignoring value '{0}'.",
   "loc.messages.UnexpectedVSVersion0": "Unexpected Visual Studio version '{0}'.",
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/MapsVSVersions.ps1 b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/MapsVSVersions.ps1
index a0119d6f2717..0a0ecfffa39f 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/MapsVSVersions.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/MapsVSVersions.ps1
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ foreach ($mapping in $mappings) {
     Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name RestoreNuGetPackages -AsBool
     Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name LogProjectEvents -AsBool
     Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name CreateLogFile -AsBool
+    Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name EnableDefaultLogger -AsBool
     Register-Mock Select-VSVersion { $mapping.VSVersion } -- -PreferredVersion $mapping.VSVersion
     Register-Mock Select-MSBuildPath
 
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/PassesArguments.ps1 b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/PassesArguments.ps1
index ae9a50b66d87..e4a5518ec7e6 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/PassesArguments.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/PassesArguments.ps1
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ param()
 . $PSScriptRoot\..\..\..\Tests\lib\Initialize-Test.ps1
 $variableSets = @(
     # Variable combinations to assert Booleans are passed correctly.
-    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $true ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $true ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $true ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = 'detailed' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
-    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = 'detailed' ; Debug = $true ; VSVersion = '14.0' }
+    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $true ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $true ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $false ; MaximumCpuCount = $true ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $false ; LogFileVerbosity = '' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = 'detailed' ; Debug = $false ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }
+    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = 'detailed' ; Debug = $true ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $true }  
+    @{ Clean = $true ; MaximumCpuCount = $false ; RestoreNugetPackages = $false ; LogProjectEvents = $false ; CreateLogFile = $true ; LogFileVerbosity = 'detailed' ; Debug = $true ; VSVersion = '14.0'; EnableDefaultLogger = $false }
 )
 foreach ($variableSet in $variableSets) {
     Unregister-Mock Get-VstsInput
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ foreach ($variableSet in $variableSets) {
     Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $variableSet.LogProjectEvents } -- -Name LogProjectEvents -AsBool
     Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $variableSet.CreateLogFile } -- -Name CreateLogFile -AsBool
     Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $variableSet.LogFileVerbosity } -- -Name LogFileVerbosity
+    Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $variableSet.EnableDefaultLogger } -- -Name EnableDefaultLogger -AsBool
     Register-Mock Get-VstsTaskVariable { $variableSet.Debug } -- -Name System.Debug -AsBool
     Register-Mock Get-SolutionFiles { 'Some solution 1', 'Some solution 2' } -- -Solution 'Some input solution'
     Register-Mock Select-VSVersion { $variableSet.VSVersion } -- -PreferredVersion $variableSet.VSVersion
@@ -49,5 +51,5 @@ foreach ($variableSet in $variableSets) {
 
     # Assert.
     Assert-AreEqual 'Some build output' $output
-    Assert-WasCalled Invoke-BuildTools -- -NuGetRestore: $variableSet.RestoreNuGetPackages -SolutionFiles @('Some solution 1', 'Some solution 2') -MSBuildLocation 'Some MSBuild location' -MSBuildArguments 'Some formatted arguments' -Clean: $variableSet.Clean -NoTimelineLogger: $(!$variableSet.LogProjectEvents) -CreateLogFile: $ExpectedCreateLogFile -LogFileVerbosity: $ExpectedLogFileVerbosity
+    Assert-WasCalled Invoke-BuildTools -- -NuGetRestore: $variableSet.RestoreNuGetPackages -SolutionFiles @('Some solution 1', 'Some solution 2') -MSBuildLocation 'Some MSBuild location' -MSBuildArguments 'Some formatted arguments' -Clean: $variableSet.Clean -NoTimelineLogger: $(!$variableSet.LogProjectEvents) -CreateLogFile: $ExpectedCreateLogFile -LogFileVerbosity: $ExpectedLogFileVerbosity -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled: $variableSet.EnableDefaultLogger
 }
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/ThrowsIfUnknownVSVersion.ps1 b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/ThrowsIfUnknownVSVersion.ps1
index 0a3777a92adf..fbef3d4f5dbc 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/ThrowsIfUnknownVSVersion.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/Tests/ThrowsIfUnknownVSVersion.ps1
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name MaximumCpuCount -AsBool
 Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name RestoreNuGetPackages -AsBool
 Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name LogProjectEvents -AsBool
 Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $false } -- -Name CreateLogFile -AsBool
+Register-Mock Get-VstsInput { $true } -- -Name EnableDefaultLogger -AsBool
 Register-Mock Get-VstsTaskVariable { $false } -- -Name System.Debug -AsBool
 Register-Mock Select-VSVersion { 'nosuchversion' } -- -PreferredVersion '14.0'
 Register-Mock Select-MSBuildPath
 Register-Mock Format-MSBuildArguments
-Register-Mock Invoke-BuildTools
 
 # Act.
 Assert-Throws { $null = & $PSScriptRoot\..\VSBuild.ps1 } -MessagePattern "*nosuchversion*"
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/VSBuild.ps1 b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/VSBuild.ps1
index 5229f9d6d505..a8fedef498dd 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/VSBuild.ps1
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/VSBuild.ps1
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ try {
     [bool]$logProjectEvents = Get-VstsInput -Name LogProjectEvents -AsBool
     [bool]$createLogFile = (Get-VstsInput -Name CreateLogFile -AsBool) -or $debug
     [string]$logFileVerbosity = if ($debug) { "diagnostic" } else { Get-VstsInput -Name LogFileVerbosity }
+    [bool]$enableDefaultLogger = Get-VstsInput -Name EnableDefaultLogger -AsBool
 
     # Warn if deprecated inputs were specified.
     if ([string]$vsLocation = Get-VstsInput -Name VSLocation) {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ try {
     $global:ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
 
     # Build each solution.
-    Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore:$RestoreNuGetPackages -SolutionFiles $solutionFiles -MSBuildLocation $MSBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $MSBuildArgs -Clean:$Clean -NoTimelineLogger:(!$LogProjectEvents) -CreateLogFile:$createLogFile -LogFileVerbosity:$logFileVerbosity
+    Invoke-BuildTools -NuGetRestore:$RestoreNuGetPackages -SolutionFiles $solutionFiles -MSBuildLocation $MSBuildLocation -MSBuildArguments $MSBuildArgs -Clean:$Clean -NoTimelineLogger:(!$LogProjectEvents) -CreateLogFile:$createLogFile -LogFileVerbosity:$logFileVerbosity -IsDefaultLoggerEnabled:$enableDefaultLogger
 } finally {
     Trace-VstsLeavingInvocation $MyInvocation
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.json b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.json
index 957a5ec2e291..1cb9690580f6 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.json
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
     "version": {
         "Major": 1,
-        "Minor": 166,
-        "Patch": 2
+        "Minor": 183,
+        "Patch": 0
     },
     "demands": [
         "msbuild",
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@
                 "diagnostic": "Diagnostic"
             },
             "visibleRule": "createLogFile = true"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "enableDefaultLogger",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "label": "Enable Default Logger",
+            "defaultValue": "true",
+            "required": false,
+            "helpMarkDown": "If true - enables default logger for msbuild",
+            "groupName": "advanced"
         }
     ],
     "instanceNameFormat": "Build solution $(solution)",
diff --git a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.loc.json b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.loc.json
index 7b9274ffec6b..725b36c02d28 100644
--- a/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.loc.json
+++ b/Tasks/VSBuildV1/task.loc.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "version": {
     "Major": 1,
-    "Minor": 166,
-    "Patch": 2
+    "Minor": 183,
+    "Patch": 0
   },
   "demands": [
     "msbuild",
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@
         "diagnostic": "Diagnostic"
       },
       "visibleRule": "createLogFile = true"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "enableDefaultLogger",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "label": "ms-resource:loc.input.label.enableDefaultLogger",
+      "defaultValue": "true",
+      "required": false,
+      "helpMarkDown": "ms-resource:loc.input.help.enableDefaultLogger",
+      "groupName": "advanced"
     }
   ],
   "instanceNameFormat": "ms-resource:loc.instanceNameFormat",
diff --git a/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.json b/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.json
index 91de11762f48..2a71f3d34877 100644
--- a/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.json
+++ b/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
     "version": {
         "Major": 1,
-        "Minor": 180,
+        "Minor": 183,
         "Patch": 0
     },
     "demands": [
diff --git a/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.loc.json b/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.loc.json
index 08a6c5e0c321..22e185ecfda8 100644
--- a/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.loc.json
+++ b/Tasks/XamarinAndroidV1/task.loc.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "version": {
     "Major": 1,
-    "Minor": 180,
+    "Minor": 183,
     "Patch": 0
   },
   "demands": [