diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index feb961d22..4a6c85861 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/peernotifier"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/localchans"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/rpcperms"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/signal"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/sweep"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/watchtower"
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ func SetupLoggers(root *build.RotatingLogWriter, interceptor signal.Interceptor)
 	AddSubLogger(root, chanacceptor.Subsystem, interceptor, chanacceptor.UseLogger)
 	AddSubLogger(root, funding.Subsystem, interceptor, funding.UseLogger)
 	AddSubLogger(root, cluster.Subsystem, interceptor, cluster.UseLogger)
+	AddSubLogger(root, rpcperms.Subsystem, interceptor, rpcperms.UseLogger)
 }
 
 // AddSubLogger is a helper method to conveniently create and register the
diff --git a/rpcperms/log.go b/rpcperms/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..209aacce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcperms/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package rpcperms
+
+import (
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build"
+)
+
+// Subsystem defines the logging code for this subsystem.
+const Subsystem = "RPCP"
+
+// log is a logger that is initialized with no output filters.  This
+// means the package will not perform any logging by default until the caller
+// requests it.
+var log btclog.Logger
+
+// The default amount of logging is none.
+func init() {
+	UseLogger(build.NewSubLogger(Subsystem, nil))
+}
+
+// DisableLog disables all library log output.  Logging output is disabled
+// by default until UseLogger is called.
+func DisableLog() {
+	UseLogger(btclog.Disabled)
+}
+
+// UseLogger uses a specified Logger to output package logging info.
+// This should be used in preference to SetLogWriter if the caller is also
+// using btclog.
+func UseLogger(logger btclog.Logger) {
+	log = logger
+}