diff --git a/plugins/common/shim/goshim.go b/plugins/common/shim/goshim.go
index 2490967ee..7be139194 100644
--- a/plugins/common/shim/goshim.go
+++ b/plugins/common/shim/goshim.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ type Shim struct {
 	Processor telegraf.StreamingProcessor
 	Output    telegraf.Output
 
+	log *Logger
+
 	// streams
 	stdin  io.Reader
 	stdout io.Writer
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ func New() *Shim {
 		stdin:    os.Stdin,
 		stdout:   os.Stdout,
 		stderr:   os.Stderr,
+		log:      NewLogger(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -127,5 +130,5 @@ func (s *Shim) MakeMetric(m telegraf.Metric) telegraf.Metric {
 
 // Log satisfies the MetricMaker interface
 func (s *Shim) Log() telegraf.Logger {
-	return nil
+	return s.log
 }
diff --git a/plugins/common/shim/goshim_test.go b/plugins/common/shim/goshim_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..080a513ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/common/shim/goshim_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package shim
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestShimSetsUpLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	stderrReader, stderrWriter := io.Pipe()
+	stdinReader, stdinWriter := io.Pipe()
+
+	runErroringInputPlugin(t, 40*time.Second, stdinReader, nil, stderrWriter)
+
+	stdinWriter.Write([]byte("\n"))
+
+	// <-metricProcessed
+
+	r := bufio.NewReader(stderrReader)
+	out, err := r.ReadString('\n')
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, out, "Error in plugin: intentional")
+
+	stdinWriter.Close()
+}
+
+func runErroringInputPlugin(t *testing.T, interval time.Duration, stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) (metricProcessed chan bool, exited chan bool) {
+	metricProcessed = make(chan bool, 1)
+	exited = make(chan bool, 1)
+	inp := &erroringInput{}
+
+	shim := New()
+	if stdin != nil {
+		shim.stdin = stdin
+	}
+	if stdout != nil {
+		shim.stdout = stdout
+	}
+	if stderr != nil {
+		shim.stderr = stderr
+		log.SetOutput(stderr)
+	}
+	shim.AddInput(inp)
+	go func() {
+		err := shim.Run(interval)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		exited <- true
+	}()
+	return metricProcessed, exited
+}
+
+type erroringInput struct {
+}
+
+func (i *erroringInput) SampleConfig() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (i *erroringInput) Description() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (i *erroringInput) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	acc.AddError(errors.New("intentional"))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i *erroringInput) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i *erroringInput) Stop() {
+}
diff --git a/plugins/common/shim/input.go b/plugins/common/shim/input.go
index acf199fed..a2956c3e1 100644
--- a/plugins/common/shim/input.go
+++ b/plugins/common/shim/input.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // AddInput adds the input to the shim. Later calls to Run() will run this input.
 func (s *Shim) AddInput(input telegraf.Input) error {
-	setLoggerOnPlugin(input, NewLogger())
+	setLoggerOnPlugin(input, s.Log())
 	if p, ok := input.(telegraf.Initializer); ok {
 		err := p.Init()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/common/shim/output.go b/plugins/common/shim/output.go
index 6aa9546fa..c5ce46da7 100644
--- a/plugins/common/shim/output.go
+++ b/plugins/common/shim/output.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 // AddOutput adds the input to the shim. Later calls to Run() will run this.
 func (s *Shim) AddOutput(output telegraf.Output) error {
-	setLoggerOnPlugin(output, NewLogger())
+	setLoggerOnPlugin(output, s.Log())
 	if p, ok := output.(telegraf.Initializer); ok {
 		err := p.Init()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/common/shim/processor.go b/plugins/common/shim/processor.go
index 95b5dff86..33dceba87 100644
--- a/plugins/common/shim/processor.go
+++ b/plugins/common/shim/processor.go
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ import (
 
 // AddProcessor adds the processor to the shim. Later calls to Run() will run this.
 func (s *Shim) AddProcessor(processor telegraf.Processor) error {
-	setLoggerOnPlugin(processor, NewLogger())
+	setLoggerOnPlugin(processor, s.Log())
 	p := processors.NewStreamingProcessorFromProcessor(processor)
 	return s.AddStreamingProcessor(p)
 }
 
 // AddStreamingProcessor adds the processor to the shim. Later calls to Run() will run this.
 func (s *Shim) AddStreamingProcessor(processor telegraf.StreamingProcessor) error {
-	setLoggerOnPlugin(processor, NewLogger())
+	setLoggerOnPlugin(processor, s.Log())
 	if p, ok := processor.(telegraf.Initializer); ok {
 		err := p.Init()
 		if err != nil {