diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index f7f1fff..6191f0b 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ type Logger interface {
 	// Emit a message and key/value pairs at the ERROR level
 	Error(msg string, args ...interface{})
 
-	// Emit a message and key/value pairs at the ERROR level
+	// Emit a message and key/value pairs at the ERROR level & panic
+	Panic(msg string, args ...interface{})
+
+	// If err not null Emit a message and panic
 	ErrorPanic(err error, args ...interface{})
 
 	// Indicate if TRACE logs would be emitted. This and the other Is* guards
diff --git a/newlogger.go b/newlogger.go
index 38bfa5e..9f0cdb6 100644
--- a/newlogger.go
+++ b/newlogger.go
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ func (l *newLogger) Error(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.log(l.Name(), Error, msg, args...)
 }
 
+// Emit a message and key/value pairs at the ERROR level & panic
+func (l *newLogger) Panic(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.log(l.Name(), Error, msg, args...)
+	panic(msg)
+}
+
 // Emit the message and args & panic
 func (l *newLogger) ErrorPanic(err error, args ...interface{}) {
 	if err != nil {