diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/AbstractLoggingInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/AbstractLoggingInterceptor.java
index e60f3949..f032afea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/AbstractLoggingInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/AbstractLoggingInterceptor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
 import org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessage;
 import org.springframework.ws.context.MessageContext;
 import org.springframework.ws.server.EndpointInterceptor;
@@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ import org.springframework.xml.transform.TransformerObjectSupport;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractLoggingInterceptor extends TransformerObjectSupport implements EndpointInterceptor {
 
+    /**
+     * The default <code>Log</code> instance used to write trace messages. This instance is mapped to the implementing
+     * <code>Class</code>.
+     */
+    protected transient Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+
     private boolean logRequest = true;
 
     private boolean logResponse = true;
@@ -53,6 +62,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractLoggingInterceptor extends TransformerObjectSuppor
         this.logResponse = logResponse;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the name of the logger to use. The name will be passed to the underlying logger implementation through
+     * Commons Logging, getting interpreted as log category according to the logger's configuration.
+     * <p/>
+     * This can be specified to not log into the category of a class but rather into a specific named category.
+     *
+     * @see org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory#getLog(String)
+     * @see org.apache.log4j.Logger#getLogger(String)
+     * @see java.util.logging.Logger#getLogger(String)
+     */
+    public void setLoggerName(String loggerName) {
+        this.logger = LogFactory.getLog(loggerName);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Logs the request message payload. Logging only ocurs if <code>logRequest</code> is set to <code>true</code>,
      * which is the default.