diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/BUILD b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/BUILD
index c4f3b148798..1c27b69db98 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/BUILD
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/cli/flag:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/config/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/pflag:go_default_library",
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/config:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/pflag:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index 0ee27b178d2..429375845f0 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	cliflag "k8s.io/component-base/cli/flag"
+	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	kubectrlmgrconfigv1alpha1 "k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/config/v1alpha1"
 	cmoptions "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/controller-manager/app/options"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ type KubeControllerManagerOptions struct {
 	Authentication  *apiserveroptions.DelegatingAuthenticationOptions
 	Authorization   *apiserveroptions.DelegatingAuthorizationOptions
 	Metrics         *metrics.Options
+	Logs            *logs.Options
 
 	Master                      string
 	Kubeconfig                  string
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ func NewKubeControllerManagerOptions() (*KubeControllerManagerOptions, error) {
 		Authentication: apiserveroptions.NewDelegatingAuthenticationOptions(),
 		Authorization:  apiserveroptions.NewDelegatingAuthorizationOptions(),
 		Metrics:        metrics.NewOptions(),
+		Logs:           logs.NewOptions(),
 	}
 
 	s.Authentication.RemoteKubeConfigFileOptional = true
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ func (s *KubeControllerManagerOptions) Flags(allControllers []string, disabledBy
 	s.SAController.AddFlags(fss.FlagSet("serviceaccount controller"))
 	s.TTLAfterFinishedController.AddFlags(fss.FlagSet("ttl-after-finished controller"))
 	s.Metrics.AddFlags(fss.FlagSet("metrics"))
+	s.Logs.AddFlags(fss.FlagSet("logs"))
 
 	fs := fss.FlagSet("misc")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.Master, "master", s.Master, "The address of the Kubernetes API server (overrides any value in kubeconfig).")
@@ -386,6 +390,7 @@ func (s *KubeControllerManagerOptions) Validate(allControllers []string, disable
 	errs = append(errs, s.Authentication.Validate()...)
 	errs = append(errs, s.Authorization.Validate()...)
 	errs = append(errs, s.Metrics.Validate()...)
+	errs = append(errs, s.Logs.Validate()...)
 
 	// TODO: validate component config, master and kubeconfig
 
@@ -435,6 +440,8 @@ func (s KubeControllerManagerOptions) Config(allControllers []string, disabledBy
 	}
 	s.Metrics.Apply()
 
+	s.Logs.Apply()
+
 	return c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
index 5240d15d510..cb9ede1d373 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	apiserveroptions "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options"
 	componentbaseconfig "k8s.io/component-base/config"
+	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	cmoptions "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/controller-manager/app/options"
 	kubecontrollerconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/config"
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ func TestAddFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		Kubeconfig: "/kubeconfig",
 		Master:     "192.168.4.20",
 		Metrics:    &metrics.Options{},
+		Logs:       logs.NewOptions(),
 	}
 
 	// Sort GCIgnoredResources because it's built from a map, which means the