diff --git a/src/agent/Cargo.lock b/src/agent/Cargo.lock
index 14d2b36ea6..c3d86726e7 100644
--- a/src/agent/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/agent/Cargo.lock
@@ -508,6 +508,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "wyz",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "block-buffer"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4152116fd6e9dadb291ae18fc1ec3575ed6d84c29642d97890f4b4a3417297e4"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
 version = "0.10.4"
@@ -889,6 +898,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-mac"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1d1a86f49236c215f271d40892d5fc950490551400b02ef360692c29815c714"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
 version = "0.14.4"
@@ -1033,13 +1052,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "digest"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3dd60d1080a57a05ab032377049e0591415d2b31afd7028356dbf3cc6dcb066"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
- "block-buffer",
+ "block-buffer 0.10.4",
  "crypto-common",
 ]
 
@@ -1543,6 +1571,16 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hmac"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a2a2320eb7ec0ebe8da8f744d7812d9fc4cb4d09344ac01898dbcb6a20ae69b"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-mac",
+ "digest 0.9.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "home"
 version = "0.5.9"
@@ -2049,7 +2087,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serial_test",
- "sha2",
+ "sha2 0.10.9",
  "slog",
  "slog-scope",
  "slog-stdlog",
@@ -2133,7 +2171,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde-enum-str",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2",
+ "sha2 0.10.9",
  "slog",
  "slog-scope",
  "sysinfo",
@@ -2210,6 +2248,23 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a7cbbd4ad467251987c6e5b47d53b11a5a05add08f2447a9e2d70aef1e0d138"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libsystemd"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f4f0b5b062ba67aa075e331de778082c09e66b5ef32970ea5a1e9c37c9555d1"
+dependencies = [
+ "hmac",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "nix 0.23.2",
+ "once_cell",
+ "serde",
+ "sha2 0.9.9",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "uuid 0.8.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libz-sys"
 version = "1.1.22"
@@ -2273,6 +2328,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "slog",
  "slog-async",
+ "slog-journald",
  "slog-json",
  "slog-scope",
  "slog-term",
@@ -2734,6 +2790,12 @@ version = "1.21.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "42f5e15c9953c5e4ccceeb2e7382a716482c34515315f7b03532b8b4e8393d2d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "opaque-debug"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "opentelemetry"
 version = "0.14.0"
@@ -3498,7 +3560,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rkyv_derive",
  "seahash",
  "tinyvec",
- "uuid",
+ "uuid 1.16.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3911,7 +3973,20 @@ checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures",
- "digest",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.9.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4d58a1e1bf39749807d89cf2d98ac2dfa0ff1cb3faa38fbb64dd88ac8013d800"
+dependencies = [
+ "block-buffer 0.9.0",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest 0.9.0",
+ "opaque-debug",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3922,7 +3997,7 @@ checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cpufeatures",
- "digest",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3994,6 +4069,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "thread_local",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "slog-journald"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "83e14eb8c2f5d0c8fc9fbac40e6391095e4dc5cb334f7dce99c75cb1919eb39c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libsystemd",
+ "slog",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slog-json"
 version = "2.6.1"
@@ -4133,6 +4218,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "subtle"
+version = "2.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6bdef32e8150c2a081110b42772ffe7d7c9032b606bc226c8260fd97e0976601"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.109"
@@ -4694,6 +4785,15 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uuid"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc5cf98d8186244414c848017f0e2676b3fcb46807f6668a97dfe67359a3c4b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
 version = "1.16.0"
@@ -4707,7 +4807,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "23b082222b4f6619906941c17eb2297fff4c2fb96cb60164170522942a200bd8"
 dependencies = [
  "outref",
- "uuid",
+ "uuid 1.16.0",
  "vsimd",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/libs/logging/Cargo.toml b/src/libs/logging/Cargo.toml
index 033b41712e..aad6712c30 100644
--- a/src/libs/logging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/libs/logging/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ slog-json = "2.4.0"
 slog-term = "2.9.1"
 slog-async = "2.7.0"
 slog-scope = "4.4.0"
+slog-journald = "2.2.0"
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
 arc-swap = "1.5.0"
 
diff --git a/src/libs/logging/src/lib.rs b/src/libs/logging/src/lib.rs
index 1d5a8242d3..ec1edcd7bd 100644
--- a/src/libs/logging/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libs/logging/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ pub fn create_term_logger(level: slog::Level) -> (slog::Logger, slog_async::Asyn
     (logger, guard)
 }
 
+pub enum LogDestination {
+    File(Box<dyn Write + Send + Sync>),
+    Journal,
+}
+
 // Creates a logger which prints output as JSON
 // XXX: 'writer' param used to make testing possible.
 pub fn create_logger<W>(
@@ -92,13 +97,43 @@ pub fn create_logger<W>(
 where
     W: Write + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    let json_drain = slog_json::Json::new(writer)
-        .add_default_keys()
-        .build()
-        .fuse();
+    create_logger_with_destination(name, source, level, LogDestination::File(Box::new(writer)))
+}
+
+// Creates a logger which prints output as JSON or to systemd journal
+pub fn create_logger_with_destination(
+    name: &str,
+    source: &str,
+    level: slog::Level,
+    destination: LogDestination,
+) -> (slog::Logger, slog_async::AsyncGuard) {
+    // Check the destination type before consuming it.
+    // The `matches` macro performs a non-consuming check (it borrows).
+    let is_journal_destination = matches!(destination, LogDestination::Journal);
+
+    // The target type for boxed drain. Note that Err = slog::Never.
+    // Both `.fuse()` and `.ignore_res()` convert potential errors into a non-returning path
+    //  (panic or ignore), so they never return an Err.
+    let drain: Box<dyn Drain<Ok = (), Err = slog::Never> + Send> = match destination {
+        LogDestination::File(writer) => {
+            // `destination` is `File`.
+            let json_drain = slog_json::Json::new(writer)
+                .add_default_keys()
+                .build()
+                .fuse();
+
+            Box::new(json_drain)
+        }
+        LogDestination::Journal => {
+            // `destination` is `Journal`.
+            let journal_drain = slog_journald::JournaldDrain.ignore_res();
+
+            Box::new(journal_drain)
+        }
+    };
 
     // Ensure only a unique set of key/value fields is logged
-    let unique_drain = UniqueDrain::new(json_drain).fuse();
+    let unique_drain = UniqueDrain::new(drain).fuse();
 
     // Adjust the level which will be applied to the log-system
     // Info is the default level, but if Debug flag is set, the overall log level will be changed to Debug here
@@ -119,16 +154,28 @@ where
         .thread_name("slog-async-logger".into())
         .build_with_guard();
 
-    // Add some "standard" fields
-    let logger = slog::Logger::root(
+    // Create a base logger with common fields.
+    let base_logger = slog::Logger::root(
         async_drain.fuse(),
-        o!("version" => env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+        o!(
+            "version" => env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
             "subsystem" => DEFAULT_SUBSYSTEM,
             "pid" => process::id().to_string(),
             "name" => name.to_string(),
-            "source" => source.to_string()),
+            "source" => source.to_string()
+        ),
     );
 
+    // If not journal destination, the logger remains the base_logger.
+    let logger = if is_journal_destination {
+        // Use the .new() method to build a child logger which inherits all existing
+        // key-value pairs from its parent and supplements them with additional ones.
+        // This is the idiomatic way.
+        base_logger.new(o!("SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER" => "kata"))
+    } else {
+        base_logger
+    };
+
     (logger, guard)
 }
 
@@ -502,7 +549,12 @@ mod tests {
         let record_key = "record-key-1";
         let record_value = "record-key-2";
 
-        let (logger, guard) = create_logger(name, source, level, writer);
+        let (logger, guard) = create_logger_with_destination(
+            name,
+            source,
+            level,
+            LogDestination::File(Box::new(writer)),
+        );
 
         let msg = "foo, bar, baz";
 
@@ -661,7 +713,12 @@ mod tests {
                 .reopen()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{:?}: failed to clone tempfile", msg));
 
-            let (logger, logger_guard) = create_logger(name, source, d.slog_level, writer);
+            let (logger, logger_guard) = create_logger_with_destination(
+                name,
+                source,
+                d.slog_level,
+                LogDestination::File(Box::new(writer)),
+            );
 
             // Call the logger (which calls the drain)
             (d.closure)(&logger, d.msg.to_owned());
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/Cargo.lock b/src/runtime-rs/Cargo.lock
index f14ca61754..2a1a05542c 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -851,6 +851,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-mac"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1d1a86f49236c215f271d40892d5fc950490551400b02ef360692c29815c714"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
 version = "0.14.4"
@@ -1787,6 +1797,16 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hmac"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a2a2320eb7ec0ebe8da8f744d7812d9fc4cb4d09344ac01898dbcb6a20ae69b"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-mac",
+ "digest 0.9.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hmac"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -2304,6 +2324,23 @@ version = "0.2.172"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d750af042f7ef4f724306de029d18836c26c1765a54a6a3f094cbd23a7267ffa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libsystemd"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f4f0b5b062ba67aa075e331de778082c09e66b5ef32970ea5a1e9c37c9555d1"
+dependencies = [
+ "hmac 0.11.0",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "nix 0.23.2",
+ "once_cell",
+ "serde",
+ "sha2 0.9.3",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "uuid 0.8.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libz-sys"
 version = "1.1.22"
@@ -2390,6 +2427,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "slog",
  "slog-async",
+ "slog-journald",
  "slog-json",
  "slog-scope",
  "slog-term",
@@ -2797,7 +2835,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "fuse-backend-rs",
  "hex",
- "hmac",
+ "hmac 0.12.1",
  "httpdate",
  "lazy_static",
  "libc",
@@ -4464,6 +4502,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "thread_local",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "slog-journald"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "83e14eb8c2f5d0c8fc9fbac40e6391095e4dc5cb334f7dce99c75cb1919eb39c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libsystemd",
+ "slog",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slog-json"
 version = "2.6.1"
@@ -4617,9 +4665,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle"
-version = "2.5.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "81cdd64d312baedb58e21336b31bc043b77e01cc99033ce76ef539f78e965ebc"
+checksum = "6bdef32e8150c2a081110b42772ffe7d7c9032b606bc226c8260fd97e0976601"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
@@ -5195,6 +5243,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.3.23",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uuid"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc5cf98d8186244414c848017f0e2676b3fcb46807f6668a97dfe67359a3c4b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
 version = "1.16.0"
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/shim/src/logger.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/shim/src/logger.rs
index c5d7f225cb..aa7cdfed5c 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/shim/src/logger.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/shim/src/logger.rs
@@ -4,31 +4,22 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
-use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
-
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 
-use crate::Error;
-
-pub(crate) fn set_logger(path: &str, sid: &str, is_debug: bool) -> Result<slog_async::AsyncGuard> {
-    //it's better to open the log pipe file with read & write option,
-    //otherwise, once the containerd reboot and closed the read endpoint,
-    //kata shim would write the log pipe with broken pipe error.
-    let fifo = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
-        .custom_flags(libc::O_NONBLOCK)
-        .create(true)
-        .read(true)
-        .write(true)
-        .open(path)
-        .context(Error::FileOpen(path.to_string()))?;
-
+pub(crate) fn set_logger(_path: &str, sid: &str, is_debug: bool) -> Result<slog_async::AsyncGuard> {
     let level = if is_debug {
         slog::Level::Debug
     } else {
         slog::Level::Info
     };
 
-    let (logger, async_guard) = logging::create_logger("kata-runtime", sid, level, fifo);
+    // Use journal logger to send logs to systemd journal with "kata" identifier
+    let (logger, async_guard) = logging::create_logger_with_destination(
+        "kata-runtime",
+        sid,
+        level,
+        logging::LogDestination::Journal,
+    );
 
     // not reset global logger when drop
     slog_scope::set_global_logger(logger).cancel_reset();