diff --git a/ACE/NEWS b/ACE/NEWS
index 1148ba820675f..fd9c670b35e9f 100644
--- a/ACE/NEWS
+++ b/ACE/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN ACE-6.5.4 and ACE-6.5.5
 . Fixed several broken links due to the removal of
   Douglas Schmidt website at WashU
 
+. On Android, ACE_Log_Msg (and therefore ACE_DEBUG and ACE_ERROR) now uses
+  Android's logging system (aka Logcat) by default in addition to stderr
+  because stdout and stderr are discarded under normal circumstances.
+  To disable this at runtime, run:
+    ACE_LOG_MSG->clr_flags (ACE_Log_Msg::SYSLOG)
+  To disable this at compile time include these lines in config.h:
+    #define ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS ACE_Log_Msg::STDERR
+    #define ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_BACKEND_FLAGS 0
+
 USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN ACE-6.5.3 and ACE-6.5.4
 ====================================================
 
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.cpp b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.cpp
index 535d567d0a5fa..190c6d7815d4a 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.cpp
+++ b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 #include "ace/Log_Msg.inl"
 #endif /* __ACE_INLINE__ */
 
-
+#ifdef ACE_ANDROID
+#  include "ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.h"
+#endif
 
 ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 
@@ -80,11 +82,11 @@ class ACE_Msg_Log_Cleanup: public ACE_Cleanup_Adapter<ACE_Log_Msg>
 
 #if defined (ACE_WIN32) && !defined (ACE_HAS_WINCE) && !defined (ACE_HAS_PHARLAP)
 #  define ACE_LOG_MSG_SYSLOG_BACKEND ACE_Log_Msg_NT_Event_Log
+#elif defined (ACE_ANDROID)
+#  define ACE_LOG_MSG_SYSLOG_BACKEND ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat
 #elif !defined (ACE_LACKS_UNIX_SYSLOG) && !defined (ACE_HAS_WINCE)
 #  define ACE_LOG_MSG_SYSLOG_BACKEND ACE_Log_Msg_UNIX_Syslog
-#else
-#  define ACE_LOG_MSG_SYSLOG_BACKEND ACE_Log_Msg_IPC
-#endif /* ! ACE_WIN32 */
+#endif
 
 // When doing ACE_OS::s[n]printf() calls in log(), we need to update
 // the space remaining in the output buffer based on what's returned from
@@ -136,7 +138,15 @@ class ACE_Log_Msg_Manager
 ACE_Log_Msg_Backend *ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_ = 0;
 ACE_Log_Msg_Backend *ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::custom_backend_ = 0;
 
-u_long ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_flags_ = 0;
+#ifndef ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_BACKEND_FLAGS
+#  ifdef ACE_ANDROID
+#    define ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_BACKEND_FLAGS ACE_Log_Msg::SYSLOG
+#  else
+#    define ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_BACKEND_FLAGS 0
+#  endif
+#endif
+
+u_long ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_flags_ = ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_BACKEND_FLAGS;
 
 int ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::init_backend (const u_long *flags)
 {
@@ -166,14 +176,14 @@ int ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::init_backend (const u_long *flags)
 
   if (ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_ == 0)
     {
-#if (defined (WIN32) || !defined (ACE_LACKS_UNIX_SYSLOG)) && !defined (ACE_HAS_WINCE) && !defined (ACE_HAS_PHARLAP)
+#ifdef ACE_LOG_MSG_SYSLOG_BACKEND
       // Allocate the ACE_Log_Msg_Backend instance.
       if (ACE_BIT_ENABLED (ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_flags_, ACE_Log_Msg::SYSLOG))
         ACE_NEW_RETURN (ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_,
                         ACE_LOG_MSG_SYSLOG_BACKEND,
                         -1);
       else
-#endif /* defined (WIN32) && !defined (ACE_HAS_WINCE) && !defined (ACE_HAS_PHARLAP) */
+#endif
         ACE_NEW_RETURN (ACE_Log_Msg_Manager::log_backend_,
                         ACE_Log_Msg_IPC,
                         -1);
@@ -425,7 +435,7 @@ const ACE_TCHAR *ACE_Log_Msg::local_host_ = 0;
 const ACE_TCHAR *ACE_Log_Msg::program_name_ = 0;
 
 /// Default is to use stderr.
-u_long ACE_Log_Msg::flags_ = ACE_Log_Msg::STDERR;
+u_long ACE_Log_Msg::flags_ = ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS;
 
 /// Current offset of msg_[].
 ptrdiff_t ACE_Log_Msg::msg_off_ = 0;
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.h b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.h
index 2aac2fe0167e1..92c54cecbcaab 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg.h
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@
 # undef THREAD
 #endif /* THREAD */
 
+#ifndef ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS
+#  ifdef ACE_ANDROID
+#    define ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS ACE_Log_Msg::STDERR | ACE_Log_Msg::SYSLOG
+#  else
+#    define ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS ACE_Log_Msg::STDERR
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
 
 class ACE_Log_Msg_Callback;
@@ -234,7 +242,7 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Log_Msg
     SYSLOG = 128,
     /// Write messages to the user provided backend
     CUSTOM = 256
- };
+  };
 
   // = Initialization and termination routines.
 
@@ -284,7 +292,7 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Log_Msg
    *                       @a logger_key is 0, @a prog_name is used.
    */
   int open (const ACE_TCHAR *prog_name,
-            u_long options_flags = ACE_Log_Msg::STDERR,
+            u_long options_flags = ACE_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS,
             const ACE_TCHAR *logger_key = 0);
 
   // = Set/get the options flags.
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.cpp b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fc517be09950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#include "ace/config-all.h"
+
+#ifdef ACE_ANDROID
+
+#include <android/log.h> // Android Logging Functions
+
+#include "ace/ACE.h"
+#include "ace/Log_Category.h"
+#include "ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.h"
+#include "ace/Log_Record.h"
+#include "ace/OS_NS_string.h"
+
+ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+/**
+ * Convert ACE Log Priority to Android Logcat Priority
+ */
+static android_LogPriority
+convert_log_priority (ACE_Log_Priority lm_priority)
+{
+  switch (lm_priority) {
+  case LM_TRACE:
+  case LM_DEBUG:
+    return ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG;
+  case LM_STARTUP:
+  case LM_SHUTDOWN:
+  case LM_INFO:
+  case LM_NOTICE:
+    return ANDROID_LOG_INFO;
+  case LM_WARNING:
+    return ANDROID_LOG_WARN;
+  case LM_CRITICAL:
+  case LM_ALERT:
+  case LM_EMERGENCY:
+    return ANDROID_LOG_FATAL;
+  case LM_ERROR:
+  default:
+    return ANDROID_LOG_ERROR;
+  }
+}
+
+ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat::ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat ()
+{
+}
+
+ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat::~ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat (void)
+{
+  this->close ();
+}
+
+int
+ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat::open (const ACE_TCHAR * logger_key)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int
+ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat::reset (void)
+{
+  return close ();
+}
+
+int
+ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat::close (void)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+ssize_t
+ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat::log (ACE_Log_Record &log_record)
+{
+  __android_log_write (
+    convert_log_priority (static_cast<ACE_Log_Priority> (log_record.type ())),
+    "ACE",
+    log_record.msg_data ());
+  return 0;
+}
+
+ACE_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ACE/ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.h b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8eb9c2662725a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ACE/ace/Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * @file Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.h
+ *
+ * @author Frederick Hornsey <hornseyf@objectcomputing.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef ACE_LOG_MSG_ANDROID_LOGCAT_H
+#define ACE_LOG_MSG_ANDROID_LOGCAT_H
+
+#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
+
+#include /**/ "ace/config-all.h"
+
+#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
+# pragma once
+#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */
+
+#ifdef ACE_ANDROID
+
+#include "ace/Log_Msg_Backend.h"
+#include "ace/Basic_Types.h"
+
+ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+/**
+ * @class ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat
+ *
+ * @brief Implements an ACE_Log_Msg_Backend that logs messages to Android's
+ * logging system, called Logcat. On Android this is the default output for ACE
+ * and the only convenient way of logging.
+ *
+ * Reference to the Logging part of Android's NDK API can be found here:
+ * https://developer.android.com/ndk/reference/group/logging
+ */
+class ACE_Export ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat : public ACE_Log_Msg_Backend
+{
+public:
+  ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat ();
+  virtual ~ACE_Log_Msg_Android_Logcat ();
+
+  /// Initialize the event logging facility. NOP in this class.
+  virtual int open (const ACE_TCHAR *);
+
+  /// Reset the backend. NOP in this class.
+  virtual int reset ();
+
+  /// Close the backend completely. NOP in this class.
+  virtual int close ();
+
+  /// This is called when we want to log a message.
+  virtual ssize_t log (ACE_Log_Record &log_record);
+};
+
+ACE_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#endif
+
+#include /**/ "ace/post.h"
+#endif /* ACE_LOG_MSG_ANDROID_LOGCAT */
diff --git a/ACE/ace/ace.mpc b/ACE/ace/ace.mpc
index b0aa313dd17c6..dac0888baef7b 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/ace.mpc
+++ b/ACE/ace/ace.mpc
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ project(ACE) : ace_output, acedefaults, install, other, codecs, token, svcconf,
     Lock.cpp
     Log_Category.cpp
     Log_Msg.cpp
+    Log_Msg_Android_Logcat.cpp
     Log_Msg_Backend.cpp
     Log_Msg_Callback.cpp
     Log_Msg_IPC.cpp
diff --git a/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_android.GNU b/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_android.GNU
index 597360bd20e9c..b3d77eb92c9e4 100644
--- a/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_android.GNU
+++ b/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_android.GNU
@@ -174,3 +174,6 @@ ifeq ($(threads),1)
        PRELIB = @true
     endif # ! PRELIB
 endif
+
+# Link To Android Logging Library for Log_Msg_Android_Logcat
+LIBS += -llog