diff --git a/lib/core/convert.py b/lib/core/convert.py
index ae1b1f201..ceae15931 100644
--- a/lib/core/convert.py
+++ b/lib/core/convert.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ except:
     import md5
     import sha
 
+import json
 import pickle
 import sys
 import struct
@@ -126,3 +127,6 @@ def stdoutencode(data):
         retVal = data.encode(UNICODE_ENCODING)
 
     return retVal
+
+def jsonize(data):
+    return json.dumps(data, sort_keys=False, indent=4)
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 77347d90b..e1c9f3b9b 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ from lib.core.common import singleTimeWarnMessage
 from lib.core.common import UnicodeRawConfigParser
 from lib.core.common import urldecode
 from lib.core.common import urlencode
+from lib.core.convert import base64pickle
 from lib.core.convert import base64unpickle
+from lib.core.convert import jsonize
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
@@ -1804,6 +1806,31 @@ def _mergeOptions(inputOptions, overrideOptions):
         if hasattr(conf, key) and conf[key] is None:
             conf[key] = value
 
+# Logger recorder object, which keeps the log structure
+class LogRecorder(logging.StreamHandler):
+    """
+    Logging handler class which only records CUSTOM_LOGGING.PAYLOAD entries
+    to a global list.
+    """
+    loghist = []
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        """
+        Simply record the emitted events.
+        """
+        self.loghist.append({'levelname': record.levelname,
+                             'text': record.message % record.args if record.args else record.message,
+                             'id': len(self.loghist)})
+
+        if conf.fdLog:
+            os.write(conf.fdLog, base64pickle(self.loghist))
+
+def _setRestAPILog():
+    if hasattr(conf, "fdLog") and conf.fdLog:
+        #logger.removeHandler(LOGGER_HANDLER)
+        LOGGER_RECORDER = LogRecorder()
+        logger.addHandler(LOGGER_RECORDER)
+
 def _setTrafficOutputFP():
     if conf.trafficFile:
         infoMsg = "setting file for logging HTTP traffic"
@@ -2069,14 +2096,13 @@ def init(inputOptions=AttribDict(), overrideOptions=False):
 
     if not inputOptions.disableColoring:
         coloramainit()
-    elif hasattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "disable_coloring"):
-        LOGGER_HANDLER.disable_coloring = True
 
     _setConfAttributes()
     _setKnowledgeBaseAttributes()
     _mergeOptions(inputOptions, overrideOptions)
     _useWizardInterface()
     setVerbosity()
+    _setRestAPILog()
     _saveCmdline()
     _setRequestFromFile()
     _cleanupOptions()