diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubeapi-load-balancer/reactive/load_balancer.py b/cluster/juju/layers/kubeapi-load-balancer/reactive/load_balancer.py
index a3577a35302..c5272359572 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubeapi-load-balancer/reactive/load_balancer.py
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubeapi-load-balancer/reactive/load_balancer.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import subprocess
 from charms import layer
 from charms.reactive import when, when_any, when_not
 from charms.reactive import set_state, remove_state
+from charms.reactive import hook
 from charmhelpers.core import hookenv
 from charmhelpers.core import host
 from charmhelpers.contrib.charmsupport import nrpe
@@ -35,6 +36,25 @@ from subprocess import STDOUT
 from subprocess import CalledProcessError
 
 
+apilb_nginx = """/var/log/nginx.*.log {
+	daily
+	missingok
+	rotate 14
+	compress
+	delaycompress
+	notifempty
+	create 0640 www-data adm
+	sharedscripts
+	prerotate
+		if [ -d /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate ]; then \\
+			run-parts /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate; \\
+		fi \\
+	endscript
+	postrotate
+		invoke-rc.d nginx rotate >/dev/null 2>&1
+	endscript
+}"""
+
 @when('certificates.available')
 def request_server_certificates(tls):
     '''Send the data that is required to create a server certificate for
@@ -89,6 +109,14 @@ def close_old_port():
         hookenv.log('Port %d already closed, skipping.' % old_port)
 
 
+def maybe_write_apilb_logrotate_config():
+    filename = '/etc/logrotate.d/apilb_nginx'
+    if not os.path.exists(filename):
+        # Set log rotation for apilb log file
+        with open(filename, 'w+') as fp:
+            fp.write(apilb_nginx)
+
+
 @when('nginx.available', 'apiserver.available',
       'certificates.server.cert.available')
 def install_load_balancer(apiserver, tls):
@@ -123,9 +151,16 @@ def install_load_balancer(apiserver, tls):
                 server_certificate=server_cert_path,
                 server_key=server_key_path,
         )
+
+        maybe_write_apilb_logrotate_config()
         hookenv.status_set('active', 'Loadbalancer ready.')
 
 
+@hook('upgrade-charm')
+def upgrade_charm():
+    maybe_write_apilb_logrotate_config()
+
+
 @when('nginx.available')
 def set_nginx_version():
     ''' Surface the currently deployed version of nginx to Juju '''