diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 90089e9a5ea..f1769116d27 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ Tarcisio Fischer
 Tareq Alayan
 Ted Xiao
 Thomas Grainger
+Thomas Hisch
 Tom Viner
 Trevor Bekolay
 Tyler Goodlet
diff --git a/_pytest/config.py b/_pytest/config.py
index 2f28bb7bfcc..4fe8bd10682 100644
--- a/_pytest/config.py
+++ b/_pytest/config.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def directory_arg(path, optname):
     "mark main terminal runner python fixtures debugging unittest capture skipping "
     "tmpdir monkeypatch recwarn pastebin helpconfig nose assertion "
     "junitxml resultlog doctest cacheprovider freeze_support "
-    "setuponly setupplan warnings").split()
+    "setuponly setupplan warnings logging").split()
 
 
 builtin_plugins = set(default_plugins)
diff --git a/_pytest/logging.py b/_pytest/logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed4db25ad44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_pytest/logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+import logging
+from contextlib import closing, contextmanager
+import sys
+import six
+
+import pytest
+import py
+
+
+DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT = '%(filename)-25s %(lineno)4d %(levelname)-8s %(message)s'
+DEFAULT_LOG_DATE_FORMAT = '%H:%M:%S'
+
+
+def get_option_ini(config, *names):
+    for name in names:
+        ret = config.getoption(name)  # 'default' arg won't work as expected
+        if ret is None:
+            ret = config.getini(name)
+        if ret:
+            return ret
+
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    """Add options to control log capturing."""
+    group = parser.getgroup('logging')
+
+    def add_option_ini(option, dest, default=None, type=None, **kwargs):
+        parser.addini(dest, default=default, type=type,
+                      help='default value for ' + option)
+        group.addoption(option, dest=dest, **kwargs)
+
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--no-print-logs',
+        dest='log_print', action='store_const', const=False, default=True,
+        type='bool',
+        help='disable printing caught logs on failed tests.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-level',
+        dest='log_level', default=None,
+        help='logging level used by the logging module')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-format',
+        dest='log_format', default=DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT,
+        help='log format as used by the logging module.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-date-format',
+        dest='log_date_format', default=DEFAULT_LOG_DATE_FORMAT,
+        help='log date format as used by the logging module.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-cli-level',
+        dest='log_cli_level', default=None,
+        help='cli logging level.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-cli-format',
+        dest='log_cli_format', default=None,
+        help='log format as used by the logging module.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-cli-date-format',
+        dest='log_cli_date_format', default=None,
+        help='log date format as used by the logging module.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-file',
+        dest='log_file', default=None,
+        help='path to a file when logging will be written to.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-file-level',
+        dest='log_file_level', default=None,
+        help='log file logging level.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-file-format',
+        dest='log_file_format', default=DEFAULT_LOG_FORMAT,
+        help='log format as used by the logging module.')
+    add_option_ini(
+        '--log-file-date-format',
+        dest='log_file_date_format', default=DEFAULT_LOG_DATE_FORMAT,
+        help='log date format as used by the logging module.')
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def logging_using_handler(handler, logger=None):
+    """Context manager that safely registers a given handler."""
+    logger = logger or logging.getLogger(logger)
+
+    if handler in logger.handlers:  # reentrancy
+        # Adding the same handler twice would confuse logging system.
+        # Just don't do that.
+        yield
+    else:
+        logger.addHandler(handler)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            logger.removeHandler(handler)
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def catching_logs(handler, formatter=None,
+                  level=logging.NOTSET, logger=None):
+    """Context manager that prepares the whole logging machinery properly."""
+    logger = logger or logging.getLogger(logger)
+
+    if formatter is not None:
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    handler.setLevel(level)
+
+    with logging_using_handler(handler, logger):
+        orig_level = logger.level
+        logger.setLevel(min(orig_level, level))
+        try:
+            yield handler
+        finally:
+            logger.setLevel(orig_level)
+
+
+class LogCaptureHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
+    """A logging handler that stores log records and the log text."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Creates a new log handler."""
+        logging.StreamHandler.__init__(self, py.io.TextIO())
+        self.records = []
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        """Keep the log records in a list in addition to the log text."""
+        self.records.append(record)
+        logging.StreamHandler.emit(self, record)
+
+
+class LogCaptureFixture(object):
+    """Provides access and control of log capturing."""
+
+    def __init__(self, item):
+        """Creates a new funcarg."""
+        self._item = item
+
+    @property
+    def handler(self):
+        return self._item.catch_log_handler
+
+    @property
+    def text(self):
+        """Returns the log text."""
+        return self.handler.stream.getvalue()
+
+    @property
+    def records(self):
+        """Returns the list of log records."""
+        return self.handler.records
+
+    @property
+    def record_tuples(self):
+        """Returns a list of a striped down version of log records intended
+        for use in assertion comparison.
+
+        The format of the tuple is:
+
+            (logger_name, log_level, message)
+        """
+        return [(r.name, r.levelno, r.getMessage()) for r in self.records]
+
+    def clear(self):
+        """Reset the list of log records."""
+        self.handler.records = []
+
+    def set_level(self, level, logger=None):
+        """Sets the level for capturing of logs.
+
+        By default, the level is set on the handler used to capture
+        logs. Specify a logger name to instead set the level of any
+        logger.
+        """
+        if logger is None:
+            logger = self.handler
+        else:
+            logger = logging.getLogger(logger)
+        logger.setLevel(level)
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def at_level(self, level, logger=None):
+        """Context manager that sets the level for capturing of logs.
+
+        By default, the level is set on the handler used to capture
+        logs. Specify a logger name to instead set the level of any
+        logger.
+        """
+        if logger is None:
+            logger = self.handler
+        else:
+            logger = logging.getLogger(logger)
+
+        orig_level = logger.level
+        logger.setLevel(level)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            logger.setLevel(orig_level)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def caplog(request):
+    """Access and control log capturing.
+
+    Captured logs are available through the following methods::
+
+    * caplog.text()          -> string containing formatted log output
+    * caplog.records()       -> list of logging.LogRecord instances
+    * caplog.record_tuples() -> list of (logger_name, level, message) tuples
+    """
+    return LogCaptureFixture(request.node)
+
+
+def get_actual_log_level(config, *setting_names):
+    """Return the actual logging level."""
+
+    for setting_name in setting_names:
+        log_level = config.getoption(setting_name)
+        if log_level is None:
+            log_level = config.getini(setting_name)
+        if log_level:
+            break
+    else:
+        return
+
+    if isinstance(log_level, six.string_types):
+        log_level = log_level.upper()
+    try:
+        return int(getattr(logging, log_level, log_level))
+    except ValueError:
+        # Python logging does not recognise this as a logging level
+        raise pytest.UsageError(
+            "'{0}' is not recognized as a logging level name for "
+            "'{1}'. Please consider passing the "
+            "logging level num instead.".format(
+                log_level,
+                setting_name))
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    config.pluginmanager.register(LoggingPlugin(config),
+                                  'logging-plugin')
+
+
+class LoggingPlugin(object):
+    """Attaches to the logging module and captures log messages for each test.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        """Creates a new plugin to capture log messages.
+
+        The formatter can be safely shared across all handlers so
+        create a single one for the entire test session here.
+        """
+        self.log_cli_level = get_actual_log_level(
+            config, 'log_cli_level', 'log_level') or logging.WARNING
+
+        self.print_logs = get_option_ini(config, 'log_print')
+        self.formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            get_option_ini(config, 'log_format'),
+            get_option_ini(config, 'log_date_format'))
+
+        log_cli_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+        log_cli_format = get_option_ini(
+            config, 'log_cli_format', 'log_format')
+        log_cli_date_format = get_option_ini(
+            config, 'log_cli_date_format', 'log_date_format')
+        log_cli_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            log_cli_format,
+            datefmt=log_cli_date_format)
+        self.log_cli_handler = log_cli_handler  # needed for a single unittest
+        self.live_logs = catching_logs(log_cli_handler,
+                                       formatter=log_cli_formatter,
+                                       level=self.log_cli_level)
+
+        log_file = get_option_ini(config, 'log_file')
+        if log_file:
+            self.log_file_level = get_actual_log_level(
+                config, 'log_file_level') or logging.WARNING
+
+            log_file_format = get_option_ini(
+                config, 'log_file_format', 'log_format')
+            log_file_date_format = get_option_ini(
+                config, 'log_file_date_format', 'log_date_format')
+            self.log_file_handler = logging.FileHandler(
+                log_file,
+                # Each pytest runtests session will write to a clean logfile
+                mode='w')
+            log_file_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+                log_file_format,
+                datefmt=log_file_date_format)
+            self.log_file_handler.setFormatter(log_file_formatter)
+        else:
+            self.log_file_handler = None
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def _runtest_for(self, item, when):
+        """Implements the internals of pytest_runtest_xxx() hook."""
+        with catching_logs(LogCaptureHandler(),
+                           formatter=self.formatter) as log_handler:
+            item.catch_log_handler = log_handler
+            try:
+                yield  # run test
+            finally:
+                del item.catch_log_handler
+
+            if self.print_logs:
+                # Add a captured log section to the report.
+                log = log_handler.stream.getvalue().strip()
+                item.add_report_section(when, 'log', log)
+
+    @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+    def pytest_runtest_setup(self, item):
+        with self._runtest_for(item, 'setup'):
+            yield
+
+    @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+    def pytest_runtest_call(self, item):
+        with self._runtest_for(item, 'call'):
+            yield
+
+    @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+    def pytest_runtest_teardown(self, item):
+        with self._runtest_for(item, 'teardown'):
+            yield
+
+    @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+    def pytest_runtestloop(self, session):
+        """Runs all collected test items."""
+        with self.live_logs:
+            if self.log_file_handler is not None:
+                with closing(self.log_file_handler):
+                    with catching_logs(self.log_file_handler,
+                                       level=self.log_file_level):
+                        yield  # run all the tests
+            else:
+                yield  # run all the tests
diff --git a/changelog/2794.feature b/changelog/2794.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cff1c4bb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2794.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Pytest now captures and displays output from the standard `logging` module. The user can control the logging level to be captured by specifying options in ``pytest.ini``, the command line and also during individual tests using markers. Also, a ``caplog`` fixture is available that enables users to test the captured log during specific tests (similar to ``capsys`` for example). For more information, please see the `docs <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/logging.html>`_.
+
+This feature was introduced by merging the popular `pytest-catchlog <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-catchlog/>`_ plugin, thanks to `Thomas Hisch <https://github.com/thisch>`_. Be advised that during the merging the backward compatibility interface with the defunct ``pytest-capturelog`` has been dropped.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/en/contents.rst b/doc/en/contents.rst
index 6b9eed01048..7a6570e0bc5 100644
--- a/doc/en/contents.rst
+++ b/doc/en/contents.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Full pytest documentation
    xunit_setup
    plugins
    writing_plugins
+   logging
 
    goodpractices
    pythonpath
diff --git a/doc/en/logging.rst b/doc/en/logging.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3bf5603887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/en/logging.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+.. _logging:
+
+Logging
+-------
+
+.. versionadded 3.3.0
+
+.. note::
+
+   This feature is a drop-in replacement for the `pytest-catchlog
+   <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-catchlog/>`_ plugin and they will conflict
+   with each other. The backward compatibility API with ``pytest-capturelog``
+   has been dropped when this feature was introduced, so if for that reason you
+   still need ``pytest-catchlog`` you can disable the internal feature by
+   adding to your ``pytest.ini``:
+
+   .. code-block:: ini
+
+       [pytest]
+           addopts=-p no:logging
+
+Log messages are captured by default and for each failed test will be shown in
+the same manner as captured stdout and stderr.
+
+Running without options::
+
+    pytest
+
+Shows failed tests like so::
+
+    ----------------------- Captured stdlog call ----------------------
+    test_reporting.py    26 INFO     text going to logger
+    ----------------------- Captured stdout call ----------------------
+    text going to stdout
+    ----------------------- Captured stderr call ----------------------
+    text going to stderr
+    ==================== 2 failed in 0.02 seconds =====================
+
+By default each captured log message shows the module, line number, log level
+and message.  Showing the exact module and line number is useful for testing and
+debugging.  If desired the log format and date format can be specified to
+anything that the logging module supports.
+
+Running pytest specifying formatting options::
+
+    pytest --log-format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s" \
+            --log-date-format="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+
+Shows failed tests like so::
+
+    ----------------------- Captured stdlog call ----------------------
+    2010-04-10 14:48:44 INFO text going to logger
+    ----------------------- Captured stdout call ----------------------
+    text going to stdout
+    ----------------------- Captured stderr call ----------------------
+    text going to stderr
+    ==================== 2 failed in 0.02 seconds =====================
+
+These options can also be customized through a configuration file:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+    [pytest]
+    log_format = %(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s
+    log_date_format = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
+
+Further it is possible to disable reporting logs on failed tests completely
+with::
+
+    pytest --no-print-logs
+
+Or in you ``pytest.ini``:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+  [pytest]
+  log_print = False
+
+
+Shows failed tests in the normal manner as no logs were captured::
+
+    ----------------------- Captured stdout call ----------------------
+    text going to stdout
+    ----------------------- Captured stderr call ----------------------
+    text going to stderr
+    ==================== 2 failed in 0.02 seconds =====================
+
+Inside tests it is possible to change the log level for the captured log
+messages.  This is supported by the ``caplog`` fixture::
+
+    def test_foo(caplog):
+        caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
+        pass
+
+By default the level is set on the handler used to catch the log messages,
+however as a convenience it is also possible to set the log level of any
+logger::
+
+    def test_foo(caplog):
+        caplog.set_level(logging.CRITICAL, logger='root.baz')
+        pass
+
+It is also possible to use a context manager to temporarily change the log
+level::
+
+    def test_bar(caplog):
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+            pass
+
+Again, by default the level of the handler is affected but the level of any
+logger can be changed instead with::
+
+    def test_bar(caplog):
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.CRITICAL, logger='root.baz'):
+            pass
+
+Lastly all the logs sent to the logger during the test run are made available on
+the fixture in the form of both the LogRecord instances and the final log text.
+This is useful for when you want to assert on the contents of a message::
+
+    def test_baz(caplog):
+        func_under_test()
+        for record in caplog.records:
+            assert record.levelname != 'CRITICAL'
+        assert 'wally' not in caplog.text
+
+For all the available attributes of the log records see the
+``logging.LogRecord`` class.
+
+You can also resort to ``record_tuples`` if all you want to do is to ensure,
+that certain messages have been logged under a given logger name with a given
+severity and message::
+
+    def test_foo(caplog):
+        logging.getLogger().info('boo %s', 'arg')
+
+        assert caplog.record_tuples == [
+            ('root', logging.INFO, 'boo arg'),
+        ]
+
+You can call ``caplog.clear()`` to reset the captured log records in a test::
+
+    def test_something_with_clearing_records(caplog):
+        some_method_that_creates_log_records()
+        caplog.clear()
+        your_test_method()
+        assert ['Foo'] == [rec.message for rec in caplog.records]
+
+Live Logs
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+By default, pytest will output any logging records with a level higher or
+equal to WARNING. In order to actually see these logs in the console you have to
+disable pytest output capture by passing ``-s``.
+
+You can specify the logging level for which log records with equal or higher
+level are printed to the console by passing ``--log-cli-level``. This setting
+accepts the logging level names as seen in python's documentation or an integer
+as the logging level num.
+
+Additionally, you can also specify ``--log-cli-format`` and
+``--log-cli-date-format`` which mirror and default to ``--log-format`` and
+``--log-date-format`` if not provided, but are applied only to the console
+logging handler.
+
+All of the CLI log options can also be set in the configuration INI file. The
+option names are:
+
+* ``log_cli_level``
+* ``log_cli_format``
+* ``log_cli_date_format``
+
+If you need to record the whole test suite logging calls to a file, you can pass
+``--log-file=/path/to/log/file``. This log file is opened in write mode which
+means that it will be overwritten at each run tests session.
+
+You can also specify the logging level for the log file by passing
+``--log-file-level``. This setting accepts the logging level names as seen in
+python's documentation(ie, uppercased level names) or an integer as the logging
+level num.
+
+Additionally, you can also specify ``--log-file-format`` and
+``--log-file-date-format`` which are equal to ``--log-format`` and
+``--log-date-format`` but are applied to the log file logging handler.
+
+All of the log file options can also be set in the configuration INI file. The
+option names are:
+
+* ``log_file``
+* ``log_file_level``
+* ``log_file_format``
+* ``log_file_date_format``
diff --git a/doc/en/plugins.rst b/doc/en/plugins.rst
index ec031e9e033..bba7d3ecd74 100644
--- a/doc/en/plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/plugins.rst
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ Here is a little annotated list for some popular plugins:
   for `twisted <http://twistedmatrix.com>`_ apps, starting a reactor and
   processing deferreds from test functions.
 
-* `pytest-catchlog <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-catchlog>`_:
-  to capture and assert about messages from the logging module
-
 * `pytest-cov <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-cov>`_:
   coverage reporting, compatible with distributed testing
 
diff --git a/doc/en/usage.rst b/doc/en/usage.rst
index a8c6d40a027..1cb64ec8745 100644
--- a/doc/en/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/en/usage.rst
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ in your code and pytest automatically disables its output capture for that test:
   for test output occurring after you exit the interactive PDB_ tracing session
   and continue with the regular test run.
 
-
 .. _durations:
 
 Profiling test execution duration
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 61e880c2a29..68b8ec06532 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def has_environment_marker_support():
 
 
 def main():
-    install_requires = ['py>=1.4.33', 'six>=1.10.0', 'setuptools']
+    install_requires = ['py>=1.4.34', 'six>=1.10.0', 'setuptools']
     # if _PYTEST_SETUP_SKIP_PLUGGY_DEP is set, skip installing pluggy;
     # used by tox.ini to test with pluggy master
     if '_PYTEST_SETUP_SKIP_PLUGGY_DEP' not in os.environ:
diff --git a/testing/logging/test_fixture.py b/testing/logging/test_fixture.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5bee4233a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/logging/test_fixture.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+sublogger = logging.getLogger(__name__+'.baz')
+
+
+def test_fixture_help(testdir):
+    result = testdir.runpytest('--fixtures')
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*caplog*'])
+
+
+def test_change_level(caplog):
+    caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
+    logger.debug('handler DEBUG level')
+    logger.info('handler INFO level')
+
+    caplog.set_level(logging.CRITICAL, logger=sublogger.name)
+    sublogger.warning('logger WARNING level')
+    sublogger.critical('logger CRITICAL level')
+
+    assert 'DEBUG' not in caplog.text
+    assert 'INFO' in caplog.text
+    assert 'WARNING' not in caplog.text
+    assert 'CRITICAL' in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_with_statement(caplog):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+        logger.debug('handler DEBUG level')
+        logger.info('handler INFO level')
+
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.CRITICAL, logger=sublogger.name):
+            sublogger.warning('logger WARNING level')
+            sublogger.critical('logger CRITICAL level')
+
+    assert 'DEBUG' not in caplog.text
+    assert 'INFO' in caplog.text
+    assert 'WARNING' not in caplog.text
+    assert 'CRITICAL' in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_log_access(caplog):
+    logger.info('boo %s', 'arg')
+    assert caplog.records[0].levelname == 'INFO'
+    assert caplog.records[0].msg == 'boo %s'
+    assert 'boo arg' in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_record_tuples(caplog):
+    logger.info('boo %s', 'arg')
+
+    assert caplog.record_tuples == [
+        (__name__, logging.INFO, 'boo arg'),
+    ]
+
+
+def test_unicode(caplog):
+    logger.info(u'bū')
+    assert caplog.records[0].levelname == 'INFO'
+    assert caplog.records[0].msg == u'bū'
+    assert u'bū' in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_clear(caplog):
+    logger.info(u'bū')
+    assert len(caplog.records)
+    caplog.clear()
+    assert not len(caplog.records)
diff --git a/testing/logging/test_reporting.py b/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c02ee217227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/logging/test_reporting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import os
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_nothing_logged(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import sys
+
+        def test_foo():
+            sys.stdout.write('text going to stdout')
+            sys.stderr.write('text going to stderr')
+            assert False
+        ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    assert result.ret == 1
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stdout call -*',
+                                 'text going to stdout'])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stderr call -*',
+                                 'text going to stderr'])
+    with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured *log call -*'])
+
+
+def test_messages_logged(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import sys
+        import logging
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+        def test_foo():
+            sys.stdout.write('text going to stdout')
+            sys.stderr.write('text going to stderr')
+            logger.info('text going to logger')
+            assert False
+        ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    assert result.ret == 1
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured *log call -*',
+                                 '*text going to logger*'])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stdout call -*',
+                                 'text going to stdout'])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stderr call -*',
+                                 'text going to stderr'])
+
+
+def test_setup_logging(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import logging
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+        def setup_function(function):
+            logger.info('text going to logger from setup')
+
+        def test_foo():
+            logger.info('text going to logger from call')
+            assert False
+        ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    assert result.ret == 1
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured *log setup -*',
+                                 '*text going to logger from setup*',
+                                 '*- Captured *log call -*',
+                                 '*text going to logger from call*'])
+
+
+def test_teardown_logging(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import logging
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+        def test_foo():
+            logger.info('text going to logger from call')
+
+        def teardown_function(function):
+            logger.info('text going to logger from teardown')
+            assert False
+        ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    assert result.ret == 1
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured *log call -*',
+                                 '*text going to logger from call*',
+                                 '*- Captured *log teardown -*',
+                                 '*text going to logger from teardown*'])
+
+
+def test_disable_log_capturing(testdir):
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import sys
+        import logging
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+        def test_foo():
+            sys.stdout.write('text going to stdout')
+            logger.warning('catch me if you can!')
+            sys.stderr.write('text going to stderr')
+            assert False
+        ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest('--no-print-logs')
+    print(result.stdout)
+    assert result.ret == 1
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stdout call -*',
+                                 'text going to stdout'])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stderr call -*',
+                                 'text going to stderr'])
+    with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured *log call -*'])
+
+
+def test_disable_log_capturing_ini(testdir):
+    testdir.makeini(
+        '''
+        [pytest]
+        log_print=False
+        '''
+    )
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import sys
+        import logging
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+        def test_foo():
+            sys.stdout.write('text going to stdout')
+            logger.warning('catch me if you can!')
+            sys.stderr.write('text going to stderr')
+            assert False
+        ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    print(result.stdout)
+    assert result.ret == 1
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stdout call -*',
+                                 'text going to stdout'])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured stderr call -*',
+                                 'text going to stderr'])
+    with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*- Captured *log call -*'])
+
+
+def test_log_cli_default_level(testdir):
+    # Default log file level
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_cli(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_cli_handler.level == logging.WARNING
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').warning("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_cli_default_level.py PASSED',
+    ])
+    result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([
+        "* This log message will be shown"
+    ])
+    for line in result.errlines:
+        try:
+            assert "This log message won't be shown" in line
+            pytest.fail("A log message was shown and it shouldn't have been")
+        except AssertionError:
+            continue
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+
+def test_log_cli_level(testdir):
+    # Default log file level
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_cli(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_cli_handler.level == logging.INFO
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').debug("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s', '--log-cli-level=INFO')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_cli_level.py PASSED',
+    ])
+    result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([
+        "* This log message will be shown"
+    ])
+    for line in result.errlines:
+        try:
+            assert "This log message won't be shown" in line
+            pytest.fail("A log message was shown and it shouldn't have been")
+        except AssertionError:
+            continue
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s', '--log-level=INFO')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_cli_level.py PASSED',
+    ])
+    result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([
+        "* This log message will be shown"
+    ])
+    for line in result.errlines:
+        try:
+            assert "This log message won't be shown" in line
+            pytest.fail("A log message was shown and it shouldn't have been")
+        except AssertionError:
+            continue
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+
+def test_log_cli_ini_level(testdir):
+    testdir.makeini(
+        """
+        [pytest]
+        log_cli_level = INFO
+        """)
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_cli(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_cli_handler.level == logging.INFO
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').debug("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_cli_ini_level.py PASSED',
+    ])
+    result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([
+        "* This log message will be shown"
+    ])
+    for line in result.errlines:
+        try:
+            assert "This log message won't be shown" in line
+            pytest.fail("A log message was shown and it shouldn't have been")
+        except AssertionError:
+            continue
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+
+def test_log_file_cli(testdir):
+    # Default log file level
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_file(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_file_handler.level == logging.WARNING
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').warning("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    log_file = testdir.tmpdir.join('pytest.log').strpath
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s', '--log-file={0}'.format(log_file))
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_file_cli.py PASSED',
+    ])
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+    assert os.path.isfile(log_file)
+    with open(log_file) as rfh:
+        contents = rfh.read()
+        assert "This log message will be shown" in contents
+        assert "This log message won't be shown" not in contents
+
+
+def test_log_file_cli_level(testdir):
+    # Default log file level
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_file(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_file_handler.level == logging.INFO
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').debug("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    log_file = testdir.tmpdir.join('pytest.log').strpath
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s',
+                               '--log-file={0}'.format(log_file),
+                               '--log-file-level=INFO')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_file_cli_level.py PASSED',
+    ])
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+    assert os.path.isfile(log_file)
+    with open(log_file) as rfh:
+        contents = rfh.read()
+        assert "This log message will be shown" in contents
+        assert "This log message won't be shown" not in contents
+
+
+def test_log_file_ini(testdir):
+    log_file = testdir.tmpdir.join('pytest.log').strpath
+
+    testdir.makeini(
+        """
+        [pytest]
+        log_file={0}
+        """.format(log_file))
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_file(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_file_handler.level == logging.WARNING
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').warning("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_file_ini.py PASSED',
+    ])
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+    assert os.path.isfile(log_file)
+    with open(log_file) as rfh:
+        contents = rfh.read()
+        assert "This log message will be shown" in contents
+        assert "This log message won't be shown" not in contents
+
+
+def test_log_file_ini_level(testdir):
+    log_file = testdir.tmpdir.join('pytest.log').strpath
+
+    testdir.makeini(
+        """
+        [pytest]
+        log_file={0}
+        log_file_level = INFO
+        """.format(log_file))
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import pytest
+        import logging
+        def test_log_file(request):
+            plugin = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('logging-plugin')
+            assert plugin.log_file_handler.level == logging.INFO
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').debug("This log message won't be shown")
+            logging.getLogger('catchlog').info("This log message will be shown")
+            print('PASSED')
+    ''')
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-s')
+
+    # fnmatch_lines does an assertion internally
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        'test_log_file_ini_level.py PASSED',
+    ])
+
+    # make sure that that we get a '0' exit code for the testsuite
+    assert result.ret == 0
+    assert os.path.isfile(log_file)
+    with open(log_file) as rfh:
+        contents = rfh.read()
+        assert "This log message will be shown" in contents
+        assert "This log message won't be shown" not in contents
diff --git a/testing/test_capture.py b/testing/test_capture.py
index 0fd012f7b46..f961694ffc4 100644
--- a/testing/test_capture.py
+++ b/testing/test_capture.py
@@ -342,26 +342,6 @@ def teardown_module(function):
             # verify proper termination
             assert "closed" not in s
 
-    def test_logging_initialized_in_test(self, testdir):
-        p = testdir.makepyfile("""
-            import sys
-            def test_something():
-                # pytest does not import logging
-                assert 'logging' not in sys.modules
-                import logging
-                logging.basicConfig()
-                logging.warn("hello432")
-                assert 0
-        """)
-        result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess(
-            p, "--traceconfig",
-            "-p", "no:capturelog", "-p", "no:hypothesis", "-p", "no:hypothesispytest")
-        assert result.ret != 0
-        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*hello432*",
-        ])
-        assert 'operation on closed file' not in result.stderr.str()
-
     def test_conftestlogging_is_shown(self, testdir):
         testdir.makeconftest("""
                 import logging