diff --git a/packages/kbn-logging/src/index.ts b/packages/kbn-logging/src/index.ts
index 075e18f99afe3..9a39a0fcc3b26 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-logging/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-logging/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 export { LogLevel, LogLevelId } from './log_level';
-export { LogRecord } from './log_record';
+export { LogRecord, SerializableLogRecord } from './log_record';
 export { Logger } from './logger';
 export { LogMeta } from './log_meta';
 export { LoggerFactory } from './logger_factory';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-logging/src/log_record.ts b/packages/kbn-logging/src/log_record.ts
index 22931a67a823d..d9cfc2541fe84 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-logging/src/log_record.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-logging/src/log_record.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { LogLevel } from './log_level';
+import { LogLevel, LogLevelId } from './log_level';
 
 /**
  * Essential parts of every log message.
@@ -21,3 +21,17 @@ export interface LogRecord {
   meta?: { [name: string]: any };
   pid: number;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Serializable version of a log record, used for IPC.
+ * @internal
+ */
+export interface SerializableLogRecord {
+  timestamp: string; // ISO-8601 timestamp
+  level: LogLevelId;
+  context: string;
+  message: string;
+  error?: { name: string; message: string; stack?: string };
+  meta?: { [name: string]: any };
+  pid: number;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/config/setup_core_config.ts b/src/core/server/config/setup_core_config.ts
index aba89f2f998eb..975df1e12c651 100644
--- a/src/core/server/config/setup_core_config.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/config/setup_core_config.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ import { coreDeprecationProvider } from './deprecation';
 
 const rootConfigPath = '';
 
-// TODO: This is copied from Server, need to dedupe
+// TODO: This is copied from Server, need to dedupe.
+// We probably don't need to do this in the Server if
+// it's already handled in the coordinator.
 export function setupCoreConfig(configService: ConfigService) {
   const configDescriptors: Array<ServiceConfigDescriptor<unknown>> = [
     pathConfig,
diff --git a/src/core/server/logging/logger.ts b/src/core/server/logging/logger.ts
index e025c28a88f0e..a76810a33e017 100644
--- a/src/core/server/logging/logger.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/logging/logger.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { Appender, LogLevel, LogRecord, LoggerFactory, LogMeta, Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
+import {
+  Appender,
+  LogLevel,
+  LogRecord,
+  LoggerFactory,
+  LogMeta,
+  Logger,
+  SerializableLogRecord,
+} from '@kbn/logging';
+import { NodeInfo } from '../node';
 
 function isError(x: any): x is Error {
   return x instanceof Error;
@@ -18,7 +27,8 @@ export class BaseLogger implements Logger {
     private readonly context: string,
     private readonly level: LogLevel,
     private readonly appenders: Appender[],
-    private readonly factory: LoggerFactory
+    private readonly factory: LoggerFactory,
+    private readonly nodeInfo: NodeInfo
   ) {}
 
   public trace<Meta extends LogMeta = LogMeta>(message: string, meta?: Meta): void {
@@ -50,8 +60,18 @@ export class BaseLogger implements Logger {
       return;
     }
 
-    for (const appender of this.appenders) {
-      appender.append(record);
+    if (this.nodeInfo.isEnabled && !this.nodeInfo.isCoordinator) {
+      // If we are in clustering mode, and this is a worker,
+      // send to the coordinator instead of appending.
+      process.send!({
+        _kind: 'kibana-log-record',
+        payload: BaseLogger.toSerializableLogRecord(record),
+        workerId: this.nodeInfo.workerId,
+      });
+    } else {
+      // We are the coordinator or in non-clustering mode,
+      // so just append the record.
+      this.append(record);
     }
   }
 
@@ -59,6 +79,12 @@ export class BaseLogger implements Logger {
     return this.factory.get(...[this.context, ...childContextPaths]);
   }
 
+  private append(record: LogRecord) {
+    for (const appender of this.appenders) {
+      appender.append(record);
+    }
+  }
+
   private createLogRecord<Meta extends LogMeta>(
     level: LogLevel,
     errorOrMessage: string | Error,
@@ -85,4 +111,44 @@ export class BaseLogger implements Logger {
       pid: process.pid,
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * If clustering is enabled, we need to be able to serialize a LogRecord
+   * so that it can be sent to the coordinator process via IPC.
+   *
+   * Converting each record to and from the serializable format is potentially
+   * expensive; ideally we'd consider changing the `LogRecord` interface into
+   * something fully serializable. Would need to assess how much impact this
+   * could have on the rest of Kibana.
+   */
+  public static toSerializableLogRecord(record: LogRecord): SerializableLogRecord {
+    return {
+      ...record, // TODO: shallow clone might not be necessary
+      level: record.level.id,
+      timestamp:
+        typeof record.timestamp === 'string' ? record.timestamp : record.timestamp.toISOString(),
+      error: record.error
+        ? {
+            message: record.error.message,
+            name: record.error.name,
+            stack: record.error.stack,
+          }
+        : undefined,
+    };
+  }
+
+  public static fromSerializableLogRecord(record: SerializableLogRecord): LogRecord {
+    const error = record.error ? new Error(record.error.message) : undefined;
+    if (error) {
+      error.name = record.error!.name;
+      error.stack = record.error?.stack;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ...record, // TODO: shallow clone might not be necessary
+      level: LogLevel.fromId(record.level),
+      timestamp: new Date(record.timestamp),
+      error,
+    };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/server/logging/logging_config.ts b/src/core/server/logging/logging_config.ts
index f5b75d7bb739c..1ad0fd0fe79d9 100644
--- a/src/core/server/logging/logging_config.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/logging/logging_config.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ export interface LoggerContextConfigInput {
  * @internal
  */
 export class LoggingConfig {
+  /**
+   * Helper method that takes a single context string and splits it into separated context parts.
+   * In case the provided context is an empty string, `root` context name is returned.
+   * @param context The context string (e.g. 'parent.child').
+   * @returns {string[]} Separated context parts (e.g. ['parent', 'child']).
+   */
+  public static getLoggerContextParts(context: string) {
+    const parts = context.split(CONTEXT_SEPARATOR);
+    return parts.length ? parts : [ROOT_CONTEXT_NAME];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Helper method that joins separate string context parts into single context string.
    * In case joined context is an empty string, `root` context name is returned.
diff --git a/src/core/server/logging/logging_system.ts b/src/core/server/logging/logging_system.ts
index 45a687493c163..8e4f35bb1ee83 100644
--- a/src/core/server/logging/logging_system.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/logging/logging_system.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import type { PublicMethodsOf } from '@kbn/utility-types';
 import { DisposableAppender, LogLevel, Logger, LoggerFactory } from '@kbn/logging';
+import { NodeInfo } from '../node';
 import { Appenders } from './appenders/appenders';
 import { BufferAppender } from './appenders/buffer/buffer_appender';
 import { BaseLogger } from './logger';
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export class LoggingSystem implements LoggerFactory {
   private readonly loggers: Map<string, LoggerAdapter> = new Map();
   private readonly contextConfigs = new Map<string, LoggerContextConfigType>();
 
-  constructor() {}
+  constructor(private readonly nodeInfo: NodeInfo) {}
 
   public get(...contextParts: string[]): Logger {
     const context = LoggingConfig.getLoggerContext(contextParts);
@@ -124,14 +125,26 @@ export class LoggingSystem implements LoggerFactory {
     if (config === undefined) {
       // If we don't have config yet, use `buffered` appender that will store all logged messages in the memory
       // until the config is ready.
-      return new BaseLogger(context, LogLevel.All, [this.bufferAppender], this.asLoggerFactory());
+      return new BaseLogger(
+        context,
+        LogLevel.All,
+        [this.bufferAppender],
+        this.asLoggerFactory(),
+        this.nodeInfo
+      );
     }
 
     const { level, appenders } = this.getLoggerConfigByContext(config, context);
     const loggerLevel = LogLevel.fromId(level);
     const loggerAppenders = appenders.map((appenderKey) => this.appenders.get(appenderKey)!);
 
-    return new BaseLogger(context, loggerLevel, loggerAppenders, this.asLoggerFactory());
+    return new BaseLogger(
+      context,
+      loggerLevel,
+      loggerAppenders,
+      this.asLoggerFactory(),
+      this.nodeInfo
+    );
   }
 
   private getLoggerConfigByContext(config: LoggingConfig, context: string): LoggerConfigType {
diff --git a/src/core/server/node/node_manager.ts b/src/core/server/node/node_manager.ts
index e23d58efa6ab9..0677b90f60352 100644
--- a/src/core/server/node/node_manager.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/node/node_manager.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
 import cluster from 'cluster';
 import { omit } from 'lodash';
-import { Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
+import { Logger, LoggerFactory } from '@kbn/logging';
 import { ConfigService } from '../config';
+import { BaseLogger } from '../logging/logger';
+import { LoggingConfig } from '../logging/logging_config';
 import {
   NodeConfigType,
   WorkersConfigType,
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   config as nodeConfig,
 } from './node_config';
 import { TransferBroadcastMessage } from './types';
-import { isBroadcastMessage } from './utils';
+import { isBroadcastMessage, isLogRecordMessage } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * Coordinator-side node clustering service
@@ -25,7 +27,11 @@ import { isBroadcastMessage } from './utils';
 export class NodeManager {
   private config?: NodeConfigType;
 
-  constructor(private readonly configService: ConfigService, private readonly log: Logger) {}
+  constructor(
+    private readonly configService: ConfigService,
+    private readonly logger: LoggerFactory,
+    private readonly log: Logger
+  ) {}
 
   public async setup() {
     this.config = this.configService.atPathSync<NodeConfigType>(nodeConfig.path);
@@ -56,6 +62,10 @@ export class NodeManager {
     const handleWorkerMessage = (workerId: number, message: any) => {
       if (isBroadcastMessage(message)) {
         this.broadcast(message, workerId);
+      } else if (isLogRecordMessage(message)) {
+        const context = LoggingConfig.getLoggerContextParts(message.payload.context);
+        const log = this.logger.get(...context);
+        log.log(BaseLogger.fromSerializableLogRecord(message.payload));
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/node/node_service.ts b/src/core/server/node/node_service.ts
index b719c252711ee..c4ec570ccb6cd 100644
--- a/src/core/server/node/node_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/node/node_service.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class NodeService {
   private readonly messageHandlers = new Map<string, MessageHandler[]>();
 
   constructor(coreContext: CoreContext) {
-    this.log = coreContext.logger.get('node');
+    this.log = coreContext.logger.get('node', 'service');
     this.configService = coreContext.configService;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/node/types.ts b/src/core/server/node/types.ts
index e52accefd84fc..78d0cc5e41a77 100644
--- a/src/core/server/node/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/node/types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { SerializableLogRecord } from '@kbn/logging';
 import { Serializable } from '../../types';
 
 /** @public */
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export interface BroadcastOptions {
    */
   sendToSelf?: boolean;
 }
+
 /** @internal */
 export interface TransferBroadcastMessage {
   _kind: 'kibana-broadcast';
@@ -26,6 +28,12 @@ export interface TransferBroadcastMessage {
   options?: BroadcastOptions;
 }
 
+/** @internal */
+export interface LogRecordMessage {
+  _kind: 'kibana-log-record';
+  payload: SerializableLogRecord;
+}
+
 /** @public */
 export type MessageHandler = (payload: NodeMessagePayload | undefined) => void;
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/node/utils.ts b/src/core/server/node/utils.ts
index a27a3f535cb90..97b038adaed89 100644
--- a/src/core/server/node/utils.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/node/utils.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { TransferBroadcastMessage } from './types';
+import { LogRecordMessage, TransferBroadcastMessage } from './types';
 
 export const isBroadcastMessage = (message: any): message is TransferBroadcastMessage => {
   return message._kind === 'kibana-broadcast';
 };
+
+export const isLogRecordMessage = (message: any): message is LogRecordMessage => {
+  return message._kind === 'kibana-log-record';
+};
diff --git a/src/core/server/root/coordinator.ts b/src/core/server/root/coordinator.ts
index dfbfb410e9a89..09c512124e490 100644
--- a/src/core/server/root/coordinator.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/root/coordinator.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ export class KibanaCoordinator implements KibanaRoot {
     private readonly nodeInfo: NodeInfo,
     private readonly onShutdown?: (reason?: Error | string) => void
   ) {
-    this.loggingSystem = new LoggingSystem();
+    this.loggingSystem = new LoggingSystem(this.nodeInfo);
     this.logger = this.loggingSystem.asLoggerFactory();
     this.configService = new ConfigService(rawConfigProvider, this.env, this.logger);
 
     this.log = this.logger.get('node', 'coordinator');
-    this.nodeManager = new NodeManager(this.configService, this.log);
+    this.nodeManager = new NodeManager(this.configService, this.logger, this.log);
   }
 
   async setup() {
diff --git a/src/core/server/root/worker.ts b/src/core/server/root/worker.ts
index 537151cc4e6ca..4fc007e3dbdca 100644
--- a/src/core/server/root/worker.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/root/worker.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class KibanaWorker implements KibanaRoot {
     private readonly nodeInfo: NodeInfo,
     private readonly onShutdown?: (reason?: Error | string) => void
   ) {
-    this.loggingSystem = new LoggingSystem();
+    this.loggingSystem = new LoggingSystem(this.nodeInfo);
     this.logger = this.loggingSystem.asLoggerFactory();
     this.log = this.logger.get('node', 'worker');
     this.server = new Server(this.rawConfigService, this.env, this.loggingSystem);