diff --git a/source/Nuke.Common.Tests/Execution/LogExtensionTest.cs b/source/Nuke.Common.Tests/Execution/LogExtensionTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..466ce7566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Nuke.Common.Tests/Execution/LogExtensionTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Maintainers of NUKE.
+// Distributed under the MIT License.
+// https://github.com/nuke-build/nuke/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Nuke.Common.Execution;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Nuke.Common.Tests.Execution
+{
+    public class LogExtensionTest
+    {
+        //example: replace console logging template
+        [LogExtension(ConsoleTemplate="My Template: {Message:l}{NewLine}")]
+        private class TestBuildWithConsoleTemplate : NukeBuild
+        {
+            Target Foo => _ => _.Executes(() =>{ Log.Information("hello"); });
+        }
+
+        //example: modify (or replace) built-in logging configuration
+        [CustomLogConfiguration]
+        private class TestBuildAppendLogSink : NukeBuild
+        {
+            Target Foo => _ => _.Executes(() =>{ Log.Information("hello"); });
+        }
+
+        private class CustomLogConfiguration : LogExtensionAttribute
+        {
+            public override LoggerConfiguration Configure(LoggerConfiguration configuration, NukeBuild build)
+            {
+                //append custom logging sink
+                return configuration.WriteTo.Sink(CustomLogSinkInstance, LogEventLevel.Debug);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static CustomLogSink CustomLogSinkInstance = new CustomLogSink();
+        private class CustomLogSink : ILogEventSink, IDisposable
+        {
+            public readonly List<LogEvent> LogEvents = new List<LogEvent>();
+
+            public void Emit(LogEvent logEvent)
+            {
+                LogEvents.Add(logEvent);
+            }
+
+            public void Dispose()
+            {
+                LogEvents.Clear();
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CanAppendCustomLogSink()
+        {
+            var build = new TestBuildAppendLogSink();
+            Logging.Configure(build);
+            Log.Information("CanAppendCustomLogSink");
+
+            var lastMessage = CustomLogSinkInstance.LogEvents.Last();
+            lastMessage.MessageTemplate.Text.Should().Be("CanAppendCustomLogSink");
+
+            Log.CloseAndFlush();
+        }
+
+        private class TestBuild : NukeBuild
+        {
+            Target Foo => _ => _.Executes(() =>{ Log.Information("hello"); });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CheckConsoleTemplates()
+        {
+            Logging.GetConsoleTemplate(null).Should().Be(Host.DefaultOutputTemplate);
+            Logging.GetConsoleTemplate(new TestBuild()).Should().Be( NukeBuild.Host.OutputTemplate );
+            Logging.GetConsoleTemplate(new TestBuildWithConsoleTemplate()).Should().Be( "My Template: {Message:l}{NewLine}" );
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void LoggingWithBareBuild()
+        {
+            Logging.Configure(new TestBuild());
+            Log.Error("LoggingWithBareBuild");
+            Log.Logger.NotNull();
+            Log.CloseAndFlush();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void LoggingWithNullBuild()
+        {
+            Logging.Configure(null);
+            Log.Error("LoggingWithNullBuild");
+            Log.Logger.NotNull();
+            Log.CloseAndFlush();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/LogExtensionAttribute.cs b/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/LogExtensionAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..224677e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/LogExtensionAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Maintainers of NUKE.
+// Distributed under the MIT License.
+// https://github.com/nuke-build/nuke/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+using System;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Serilog;
+
+namespace Nuke.Common.Execution
+{
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public interface ILogExtension
+    {
+        float Priority { get; }
+        string ConsoleTemplate {get;}
+        LoggerConfiguration Configure(LoggerConfiguration configuration, NukeBuild build);
+    }
+
+    [PublicAPI]
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
+    public class LogExtensionAttribute : Attribute, ILogExtension
+    {
+        public virtual float Priority {get; set;}
+        public string ConsoleTemplate {get; set;}
+        public virtual LoggerConfiguration Configure(LoggerConfiguration configuration, [CanBeNull] NukeBuild build)
+        {
+            return configuration;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/Logging.cs b/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/Logging.cs
index 32abf67f2..c248b168c 100644
--- a/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/Logging.cs
+++ b/source/Nuke.Common/Execution/Logging.cs
@@ -48,15 +48,22 @@ public static void Configure(NukeBuild build = null)
             if (build != null)
                 DeleteOldLogFiles();
 
-            Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+            var config = new LoggerConfiguration()
                 .Enrich.With<TargetLogEventEnricher>()
                 .ConfigureHost(build)
                 .ConfigureConsole(build)
                 .ConfigureInMemory(build)
                 .ConfigureFiles(build)
                 .ConfigureLevel()
-                .ConfigureFilter()
-                .CreateLogger();
+                .ConfigureFilter();
+
+            if (build != null)
+            {
+                foreach( var extension in build.LogExtensions )
+                    config = extension.Configure(config,build);
+            }
+
+            Log.Logger = config.CreateLogger();
         }
 
         public static LoggerConfiguration ConfigureLevel(this LoggerConfiguration configuration)
@@ -71,14 +78,26 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration ConfigureFilter(this LoggerConfiguration confi
 
         public static LoggerConfiguration ConfigureConsole(this LoggerConfiguration configuration, [CanBeNull] NukeBuild build)
         {
+
             return configuration
                 .WriteTo.Console(
-                    outputTemplate: build != null ? NukeBuild.Host.OutputTemplate : Host.DefaultOutputTemplate,
+                    outputTemplate: GetConsoleTemplate(build),
                     theme: (ConsoleTheme)(build != null ? NukeBuild.Host.Theme : Host.DefaultTheme),
                     applyThemeToRedirectedOutput: true,
                     levelSwitch: LevelSwitch);
         }
 
+        public static string GetConsoleTemplate([CanBeNull] NukeBuild build)
+        {
+            if (build == null)
+              return Host.DefaultOutputTemplate;
+
+            var extensionTemplate = build.LogExtensions
+                .Select(r => r.ConsoleTemplate)
+                .FirstOrDefault(r => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(r));
+            return extensionTemplate ?? NukeBuild.Host.OutputTemplate;
+        }
+
         public static LoggerConfiguration ConfigureHost(this LoggerConfiguration configuration, [CanBeNull] NukeBuild build)
         {
             if (build == null)
@@ -212,7 +231,7 @@ public void Dispose()
             }
         }
 
-        internal class TargetLogEventEnricher : ILogEventEnricher
+        public class TargetLogEventEnricher : ILogEventEnricher
         {
             private static LogEventProperty s_defaultProperty = new LogEventProperty("Target", new ScalarValue(""));
 
diff --git a/source/Nuke.Common/NukeBuild.Events.cs b/source/Nuke.Common/NukeBuild.Events.cs
index 4c7f73d78..2732e5140 100644
--- a/source/Nuke.Common/NukeBuild.Events.cs
+++ b/source/Nuke.Common/NukeBuild.Events.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Nuke.Common
     public abstract partial class NukeBuild
     {
         internal List<IBuildExtension> BuildExtensions { get; }
+        internal List<ILogExtension> LogExtensions { get; }
 
         protected NukeBuild()
         {
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ protected NukeBuild()
                 .GetCustomAttributes<BuildExtensionAttributeBase>()
                 .Cast<IBuildExtension>()
                 .OrderByDescending(x => x.Priority).ToList();
+            LogExtensions ??= GetType()
+                .GetCustomAttributes<LogExtensionAttribute>()
+                .Cast<ILogExtension>()
+                .OrderByDescending(x => x.Priority).ToList();
         }
 
         internal void ExecuteExtension<TExtension>(Expression<Action<TExtension>> action)