diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/CMakeLists.txt b/iceoryx_hoofs/CMakeLists.txt
index ab776ee873..7efc897d2e 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ iox_add_library(
         reporting/source/hoofs_error_reporting.cpp
         reporting/source/console_logger.cpp
         reporting/source/logger.cpp
+        reporting/source/logging.cpp
         time/source/duration.cpp
         utility/source/unique_id.cpp
 
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/detail/log/building_blocks/logger.inl b/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/detail/log/building_blocks/logger.inl
index d6a9a55ca0..f5d6583fff 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/detail/log/building_blocks/logger.inl
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/detail/log/building_blocks/logger.inl
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ inline void Logger<BaseLogger>::initLoggerInternal(const LogLevel logLevel) noex
     {
         BaseLogger::setLogLevel(logLevel);
         BaseLogger::initLogger(logLevel);
+        iox_platform_set_log_backend(&platform_log_backend);
         m_isFinalized.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }
     else
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/log/building_blocks/logger.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/log/building_blocks/logger.hpp
index 6704fcf2b9..9a2c2a876e 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/log/building_blocks/logger.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/include/iox/log/building_blocks/logger.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef IOX_HOOFS_REPORTING_LOG_BUILDING_BLOCKS_LOGGER_HPP
 #define IOX_HOOFS_REPORTING_LOG_BUILDING_BLOCKS_LOGGER_HPP
 
+#include "iceoryx_platform/logging.hpp"
 #include "iox/iceoryx_hoofs_types.hpp"
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ LogLevel logLevelFromEnvOr(const LogLevel logLevel) noexcept;
 
 namespace internal
 {
+/// @brief The backend for the platform logging frontend
+/// @copydoc IceoryxPlatformLogBackend
+/// @note Needs to be implemented in 'logging.cpp' in order to use the high level log API
+void platform_log_backend(
+    const char* file, int line, const char* function, IceoryxPlatformLogLevel log_level, const char* msg);
+
 /// @brief This class acts as common interface for the Logger. It provides the common functionality and inherits from
 /// the BaseLogger which is provided as template parameter. Please have a look at the design document for more details.
 /// @tparam[in] BaseLogger is the actual implementation
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/source/logging.cpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/source/logging.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0661d45cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/reporting/source/logging.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+#include "iox/logging.hpp"
+
+namespace iox::log::internal
+{
+// NOLINTJUSTIFICATION Not used directly but as a function pointer to set the backend
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-function-size)
+void platform_log_backend(
+    const char* file, int line, const char* function, IceoryxPlatformLogLevel log_level, const char* msg)
+{
+    auto level = LogLevel::TRACE;
+    switch (log_level)
+    {
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_OFF:
+        level = LogLevel::OFF;
+        break;
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_FATAL:
+        level = LogLevel::FATAL;
+        break;
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR:
+        level = LogLevel::ERROR;
+        break;
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_WARN:
+        level = LogLevel::WARN;
+        break;
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_INFO:
+        level = LogLevel::INFO;
+        break;
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG:
+        level = LogLevel::DEBUG;
+        break;
+    case IceoryxPlatformLogLevel::IOX_PLATFORM_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE:
+        level = LogLevel::TRACE;
+        break;
+    default:
+        level = LogLevel::TRACE;
+    }
+    IOX_LOG_INTERNAL(file, line, function, level, msg);
+}
+} // namespace iox::log::internal