diff --git a/config/install/rules.config.yml b/config/install/rules.config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f3222a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/install/rules.config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+rules_log_errors: warning
+rules_debug_log: false
+rules_debug: false
+rules_log_level: info
diff --git a/config/schema/rules.schema.yml b/config/schema/rules.schema.yml
index d89064c7..828510f7 100644
--- a/config/schema/rules.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/rules.schema.yml
@@ -109,3 +109,20 @@ rules_component.configuration.rules_action_set:
       label: 'Actions'
       sequence:
         - type: rules_component.configuration.[id]
+
+rules.config:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Rules configuration'
+  mapping:
+    rules_log_errors:
+      type: integer
+      label: 'Logging of Rules evaluation errors'
+    rules_debug_log:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Log debug information to the system log'
+    rules_debug:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Show debug information'
+    rules_log_level:
+      type: integer
+      label: 'Log level'
diff --git a/rules.module b/rules.module
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b126a21e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules.module
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_theme().
+ */
+function rules_theme() {
+  return array(
+    'rules_debug_element' => [
+      'template' => 'rules_debug_element',
+      'variables' => [
+        'head' => NULL,
+        'link' => NULL,
+        'log' => NULL,
+      ]
+    ],
+  );
+}
diff --git a/rules.services.yml b/rules.services.yml
index ee3d95e2..19f2ddf9 100644
--- a/rules.services.yml
+++ b/rules.services.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ services:
   plugin.manager.rules_data_processor:
     class: Drupal\rules\Plugin\RulesDataProcessorManager
     arguments: ['@container.namespaces', '@module_handler']
+  logger.channel.rules:
+    parent: logger.channel_base
+    arguments: ['rules']
+  rules.log:
+    class: Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLog
+    arguments: ['@logger.channel.rules', '@config.factory']
diff --git a/src/Engine/RulesLog.php b/src/Engine/RulesLog.php
index 2feb0ac4..e0de3e7e 100644
--- a/src/Engine/RulesLog.php
+++ b/src/Engine/RulesLog.php
@@ -6,75 +6,89 @@
  */
 
 namespace Drupal\rules\Engine;
-use Drupal\rules\Exception;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Logger\LoggerChannelInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactoryInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Routing\LinkGeneratorTrait;
+use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait;
+use Drupal\Core\Url;
+use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
 
 /**
  * The rules default logging class.
  */
-class RulesLog {
-
-  const INFO  = 1;
-  const WARN  = 2;
-  const ERROR = 3;
+class RulesLog implements RulesLogInterface {
+  use LinkGeneratorTrait;
+  use StringTranslationTrait;
 
-  static protected $logger;
+  protected $log = [];
+  protected $logLevel;
+  protected $line = 0;
 
   /**
-   * @return RulesLog
-   *   Returns the rules logger instance.
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Logger\LoggerChannelInterface
    */
-  public static function logger($log_level = self::INFO) {
-    if (!isset(self::$logger)) {
-      $class = __CLASS__;
-      self::$logger = new $class($log_level);
-    }
-    return self::$logger;
-  }
+  private $loggerChannel;
 
-  protected $log = [];
-  protected $logLevel;
-  protected $line = 0;
+  /**
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactoryInterface
+   */
+  private $config;
 
   /**
-   * This is a singleton.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Logger\LoggerChannelInterface $loggerChannel
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactoryInterface $config
    */
-  protected function __construct($logLevel = self::WARN) {
-    $this->logLevel = $logLevel;
+  public function __construct(LoggerChannelInterface $loggerChannel, ConfigFactoryInterface $config) {
+    $this->loggerChannel = $loggerChannel;
+    $this->config = $config;
+
+    $this->logLevel = $config->get('rules.config')->get('rules_log_level');
   }
 
   public function __clone() {
-    throw new Exception("Cannot clone the logger.");
+    throw new \Exception("Cannot clone the logger.");
   }
 
   /**
-   * Logs a log message.
-   *
-   * @see rules_log()
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function log($msg, $args = [], $logLevel = self::INFO, $scope = NULL, $path = NULL) {
+  public function log($msg, $args = [], $logLevel = LogLevel::INFO, $scope = NULL, $path = NULL) {
+    $config = $this->config->get('rules.config');
+
+    $rules_log_errors = $config->get('rules_log_errors');
+    $rules_debug_log = $config->get('rules_debug_log');
+    $rules_debug = $config->get('rules_debug');
+
+    if ($logLevel >= $rules_log_errors) {
+      $this->loggerChannel->log($logLevel, $msg, $args);
+    }
+
+    // Do nothing in case debugging is totally disabled.
+    if (!$rules_debug_log && !$rules_debug) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if ($logLevel >= $this->logLevel) {
       $this->log[] = [$msg, $args, $logLevel, microtime(TRUE), $scope, $path];
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks the log and throws an exception if there were any problems.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function checkLog($logLevel = self::WARN) {
+  public function checkLog($logLevel = LogLevel::WARNING) {
     foreach ($this->log as $entry) {
       if ($entry[2] >= $logLevel) {
-        throw new Exception($this->render());
+        throw new \Exception($this->render());
       }
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks the log for (error) messages with a log level equal or higher than the given one.
-   *
-   * @return
-   *   Whether the an error has been logged.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function hasErrors($logLevel = self::WARN) {
+  public function hasErrors($logLevel = LogLevel::WARNING) {
     foreach ($this->log as $entry) {
       if ($entry[2] >= $logLevel) {
         return TRUE;
@@ -84,29 +98,38 @@ public function hasErrors($logLevel = self::WARN) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets an array of logged messages.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function get() {
     return $this->log;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Renders the whole log.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function render() {
     $line = 0;
     $output = [];
     while (isset($this->log[$line])) {
-      $vars['head'] = t($this->log[$line][0], $this->log[$line][1]);
+      $vars['head'] = $this->t($this->log[$line][0], $this->log[$line][1]);
       $vars['log'] = $this->renderHelper($line);
-      $output[] = theme('rules_debug_element', $vars);
+      $output[] = [
+        '#theme' => 'rules_debug_element',
+        '#head' => $vars['head'],
+        '#log' => $vars['log'],
+      ];
       $line++;
     }
-    return implode('', $output);
+
+    return $output;
   }
 
   /**
    * Renders the log of one event invocation.
+   *
+   * @param int $line
+   *
+   * @return array
    */
   protected function renderHelper(&$line = 0) {
     $startTime = isset($this->log[$line][3]) ? $this->log[$line][3] : 0;
@@ -115,37 +138,48 @@ protected function renderHelper(&$line = 0) {
       if ($output && !empty($this->log[$line][4])) {
         // The next entry stems from another evaluated set, add in its log
         // messages here.
-        $vars['head'] = t($this->log[$line][0], $this->log[$line][1]);
+        $vars['head'] = $this->t($this->log[$line][0], $this->log[$line][1]);
         if (isset($this->log[$line][5])) {
-          $vars['link'] = '[' . l('edit', $this->log[$line][5]) . ']';
+          $vars['link'] = '[' . $this->l('edit', Url::fromUri($this->log[$line][5])) . ']';
         }
         $vars['log'] = $this->renderHelper($line);
-        $output[] = theme('rules_debug_element', $vars);
+        $output[] = [
+          '#theme' => 'rules_debug_element',
+          '#head' => $vars['head'],
+          '#link' => $vars['link'],
+          '#log' => $vars['log'],
+        ];
       }
       else {
         $formatted_diff = round(($this->log[$line][3] - $startTime) * 1000, 3) .' ms';
-        $msg = $formatted_diff .' '. t($this->log[$line][0], $this->log[$line][1]);
-        if ($this->log[$line][2] >= RulesLog::WARN) {
-          $level = $this->log[$line][2] == RulesLog::WARN ? 'warn' : 'error';
+        $msg = $formatted_diff .' '. $this->t($this->log[$line][0], $this->log[$line][1]);
+        if ($this->log[$line][2] >= LogLevel::WARNING) {
+          $level = $this->log[$line][2] == LogLevel::WARNING ? 'warn' : 'error';
           $msg = '<span class="rules-debug-' . $level . '">'. $msg .'</span>';
         }
         if (isset($this->log[$line][5]) && !isset($this->log[$line][4])) {
-          $msg .= ' [' . l('edit', $this->log[$line][5]) . ']';
+          $msg .= ' [' . $this->l('edit', Url::fromUri($this->log[$line][5])) . ']';
         }
         $output[] = $msg;
 
-        if (isset($this->log[$line][4]) && !$this->log[$line][4]) {
+        if (isset($this->log[$line][5]) && !$this->log[$line][4]) {
           // This was the last log entry of this set.
-          return theme('item_list', ['items' => $output]);
+          return [
+            '#theme' => 'item_list',
+            '#items' => $output,
+          ];
         }
       }
       $line++;
     }
-    return theme('item_list', ['items' => $output]);
+    return [
+      '#theme' => 'item_list',
+      '#items' => $output,
+    ];
   }
 
   /**
-   * Clears the logged messages.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function clear() {
     $this->log = [];
diff --git a/src/Engine/RulesLogInterface.php b/src/Engine/RulesLogInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e99c138b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Engine/RulesLogInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\rules\Engine;
+
+use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
+
+/**
+ * Interface RulesLogInterface
+ */
+interface RulesLogInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Logs a log message.
+   *
+   * @param $msg
+   * @param array $args
+   * @param string $logLevel
+   * @param null $scope
+   * @param null $path
+   *
+   * @see rules_log()
+   */
+  public function log($msg, $args = [], $logLevel = LogLevel::INFO, $scope = NULL, $path = NULL);
+
+  /**
+   * Checks the log and throws an exception if there were any problems.
+   *
+   * @param string $logLevel
+   *
+   * @throws \Exception
+   */
+  public function checkLog($logLevel = LogLevel::WARNING);
+
+  /**
+   * Checks the log for (error) messages with a log level equal
+   * or higher than the given one.
+   *
+   * @param string $logLevel
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *   Whether the an error has been logged.
+   */
+  public function hasErrors($logLevel = LogLevel::WARNING);
+
+  /**
+   * Gets an array of logged messages.
+   */
+  public function get();
+
+  /**
+   * Renders the whole log.
+   */
+  public function render();
+
+  /**
+   * Clears the logged messages.
+   */
+  public function clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/ConfigEntityTest.php b/src/Tests/ConfigEntityTest.php
index 1baba5d2..ae22af48 100644
--- a/src/Tests/ConfigEntityTest.php
+++ b/src/Tests/ConfigEntityTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public function setUp() {
 
     // Clear the log from any stale entries that are bleeding over from previous
     // tests.
-    $logger = RulesLog::logger();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
     $logger->clear();
   }
 
@@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ public function testConfigAction() {
     $expression->execute();
 
     // Test that the action logged something.
-    $log = RulesLog::logger()->get();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
+    $log = $logger->get();
     $this->assertEqual($log[0][0], 'action called');
   }
 
@@ -100,7 +103,9 @@ public function testConfigRule() {
     $expression->execute();
 
     // Test that the action logged something.
-    $log = RulesLog::logger()->get();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
+    $log = $logger->get();
     $this->assertEqual($log[0][0], 'action called');
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Tests/NodeIntegrationTest.php b/src/Tests/NodeIntegrationTest.php
index 21b4d752..496ee6e4 100644
--- a/src/Tests/NodeIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/src/Tests/NodeIntegrationTest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public function setUp() {
 
     // Clear the log from any stale entries that are bleeding over from previous
     // tests.
-    $logger = RulesLog::logger();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
     $logger->clear();
 
     $this->installSchema('system', ['sequences']);
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ public function testNodeDataSelector() {
     $rule->execute();
 
     // Test that the action logged something.
-    $log = RulesLog::logger()->get();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
+    $log = $logger->get();
     $this->assertEqual($log[0][0], 'action called');
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Tests/RulesEngineTest.php b/src/Tests/RulesEngineTest.php
index ab40711e..f288a08a 100644
--- a/src/Tests/RulesEngineTest.php
+++ b/src/Tests/RulesEngineTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public function setUp() {
 
     // Clear the log from any stale entries that are bleeding over from previous
     // tests.
-    $logger = RulesLog::logger();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
     $logger->clear();
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ public function testRuleCreation() {
     $rule->execute();
 
     // Test that the action logged something.
-    $log = RulesLog::logger()->get();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
+    $log = $logger->get();
     $this->assertEqual($log[0][0], 'action called');
   }
 
@@ -95,7 +98,9 @@ public function testContextPassing() {
     $rule->execute();
 
     // Test that the action logged something.
-    $log = RulesLog::logger()->get();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
+    $log = $logger->get();
     $this->assertEqual($log[0][0], 'action called');
   }
 
@@ -119,7 +124,9 @@ public function testProvidedVariables() {
     $rule->execute();
 
     // Test that the action logged something.
-    $log = RulesLog::logger()->get();
+    /** @var \Drupal\rules\Engine\RulesLogInterface $logger */
+    $logger = $this->container->get('rules.log');
+    $log = $logger->get();
     $this->assertEqual($log[0][0], 'action called');
   }
 
diff --git a/templates/rules_debug_element.html.twig b/templates/rules_debug_element.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b551cac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rules_debug_element.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div class="rules-debug-block">
+    <div class="rules-debug-log-head rules-debug-open rules-debug-collapsible-link">
+        <span unselectable="on" class="ui-icon ui-icon-triangle-1-e rules-debug-icon-open">&nbsp;</span>
+        {{ head }}
+        {% if link %}
+            &nbsp;{{ link }}
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
+    {{ log }}
+</div>
diff --git a/tests/modules/rules_test/src/Plugin/Action/TestAction.php b/tests/modules/rules_test/src/Plugin/Action/TestAction.php
index 53dcc5a9..c72eadf8 100644
--- a/tests/modules/rules_test/src/Plugin/Action/TestAction.php
+++ b/tests/modules/rules_test/src/Plugin/Action/TestAction.php
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class TestAction extends RulesActionBase {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function execute() {
-    RulesLog::logger()->log('action called');
+    $logger = \Drupal::service('rules.log');
+    $logger->log('action called');
   }
 
 }