diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/IdeaCoreLoggerFactory.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/IdeaCoreLoggerFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..032b2943ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/IdeaCoreLoggerFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.maven;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
+import org.apache.log4j.Level;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.SystemStreamLog;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.StringJoiner;
+
+public class IdeaCoreLoggerFactory implements Logger.Factory {
+
+    @NotNull
+    private final Log parent;
+
+    public IdeaCoreLoggerFactory(@NotNull  Log parent) {
+        this.parent = parent;
+    }
+
+    public IdeaCoreLoggerFactory() {
+        this(new SystemStreamLog());
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public Logger getLoggerInstance(@NotNull String s) {
+        return new Logger() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
+                return parent.isDebugEnabled();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void debug(String s) {
+                parent.debug(s);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void debug(@Nullable Throwable throwable) {
+                parent.debug(s);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void debug(String s, @Nullable Throwable throwable) {
+                parent.debug(s, throwable);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void info(String s) {
+                parent.info(s);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void info(String s, @Nullable Throwable throwable) {
+                parent.info(s, throwable);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void warn(String s, @Nullable Throwable throwable) {
+                parent.warn(s, throwable);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void error(String s, @Nullable Throwable throwable, @NotNull String... strings) {
+                String message = s;
+
+                if (strings.length > 0) {
+                    StringJoiner j = new StringJoiner("\n");
+
+                    j.add(s);
+                    j.add("details:");
+                    for (String details : strings) {
+                        j.add(details);
+                    }
+
+                    message = j.toString();
+                }
+
+                parent.error(message, throwable);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void setLevel(Level level) {
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
index 6aa9064f9ad..13a56d87b5c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.maven;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.Processor;
@@ -189,6 +190,12 @@ public abstract class KotlinCompileMojoBase<A extends CommonCompilerArguments> e
 
     private final static Pattern OPTION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("([^:]+):([^=]+)=(.*)");
 
+    static {
+        if (System.getProperty("kotlin.compiler.X.enable.idea.logger") != null) {
+            Logger.setFactory(IdeaCoreLoggerFactory.class);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {