diff --git a/blockstack_client/config.py b/blockstack_client/config.py
index 62271f12a..bc4d7e88d 100644
--- a/blockstack_client/config.py
+++ b/blockstack_client/config.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import urllib2
 import copy
 import time
 import shutil
+import requests
 
 from binascii import hexlify
 from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
@@ -41,11 +42,92 @@ import virtualchain
 from .backend.utxo import *
 from .constants import *
 
+
+class NetworkLogFormatter( logging.Formatter ):
+    """
+    Log formatter for network endpoints, such as Blockstack Portal
+    """
+    level_names = {
+        logging.DEBUG: 'DEBUG',
+        logging.INFO: 'INFO',
+        logging.WARN: 'WARN',
+        logging.ERROR: 'ERROR',
+        logging.FATAL: 'FATAL'
+    }
+
+    def format(self, record):
+        data = {
+            'time': int(time.time()),
+            'level': NetworkLogFormatter.level_names.get(record.levelno, 'TRACE'),
+            'category': os.path.basename(record.pathname),
+            'message': record.msg,
+        }
+        return data
+
+
+
+class NetworkLogHandler( logging.Handler ):
+    """
+    Log handler for network endpoints, such as Blockstack Portal
+    """
+    def config(self, url, authorization):
+        self.authorization = authorization
+        self.url = url
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        log_entry = self.format(record)
+        headers = {
+            'Authorization': self.authorization
+        }
+
+        try:
+            requests.post(self.url, json=log_entry, headers=headers, timeout=1.0)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+
+def get_network_log_handler(api_password=None, name=None, scheme="http", host="localhost", port=LOG_NETWORK_PORT):
+    """
+    Get a log handler to sending messages over the network.
+    """
+
+    level = logging.CRITICAL
+    if DEBUG:
+        logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
+        level = logging.DEBUG
+
+    if name is None:
+        name = "<unknown>"
+        level = logging.CRITICAL
+
+    if api_password is None:
+        api_password = get_secret("BLOCKSTACK_API_PASSWORD")
+        if api_password is None:
+            return None
+
+    url = "{}://{}:{}".format(scheme, host, port)
+    authorization = 'bearer {}'.format(api_password)
+    network = NetworkLogHandler()
+    network.config(url, authorization)
+    network.setLevel( level )
+    formatter = NetworkLogFormatter()
+    network.setFormatter(formatter)
+    network.propagate = False
+
+    return network
+
+
 def get_logger(name="blockstack-client", debug=DEBUG):
     logger = virtualchain.get_logger(name)
     logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.INFO)
+   
+    network_logger = get_network_log_handler(name=name)
+    if network_logger:
+        logger.addHandler(network_logger)
+
     return logger
 
+
 log = get_logger('blockstack-client')
 
 # NOTE: duplicated from blockstack-core and streamlined.
diff --git a/blockstack_client/constants.py b/blockstack_client/constants.py
index f744c2dc5..624c2885e 100644
--- a/blockstack_client/constants.py
+++ b/blockstack_client/constants.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ DEFAULT_BLOCKSTACKD_SERVER = 'node.blockstack.org'
 
 DEFAULT_API_PORT = 6270  # API endpoint port
 
+LOG_NETWORK_PORT = 8333 # port to send log messages on (e.g. to Portal)
+
 # initialize to default settings
 BLOCKSTACKD_SERVER = DEFAULT_BLOCKSTACKD_SERVER
 BLOCKSTACKD_PORT = DEFAULT_BLOCKSTACKD_PORT