diff --git a/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp b/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
index 30af616a0..26a18317b 100644
--- a/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void help()
 	cout << "  --noNVIDIA                 disable the NVIDIA miner backend" << endl;
 	cout << "  --nvidia FILE              NVIDIA backend miner config file" << endl;
 #endif
+	cout << "  --log FILE                 miner output file" << endl;
 #ifndef CONF_NO_HTTPD
 	cout << "  -i --httpd HTTP_PORT       HTTP interface port" << endl;
 #endif
@@ -388,6 +389,8 @@ void do_guided_config()
 	}
 
 	configTpl.replace("HTTP_PORT", std::to_string(http_port));
+	
+	configTpl.replace("OUTPUT_FILE", params::inst().outputFile);
 	configTpl.write(params::inst().configFile);
 	std::cout << "Configuration stored in file '" << params::inst().configFile << "'" << std::endl;
 }
@@ -657,6 +660,17 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			}
 			params::inst().configFilePools = argv[i];
 		}
+		else if(opName.compare("--log") == 0)
+		{
+			++i;
+			if(i >= argc)
+			{
+				printer::inst()->print_msg(L0, "No argument for parameter '--log' given");
+				win_exit();
+				return 1;
+			}
+			params::inst().outputFile = argv[i];
+		}
 		else if(opName.compare("-i") == 0 || opName.compare("--httpd") == 0)
 		{
 			++i;
diff --git a/xmrstak/config.tpl b/xmrstak/config.tpl
index d8fd861a7..9edaab65f 100644
--- a/xmrstak/config.tpl
+++ b/xmrstak/config.tpl
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ R"===(// generated by XMRSTAK_VERSION
  * output_file  - This option will log all output to a file.
  *
  */
-"output_file" : "",
+"output_file" : "OUTPUT_FILE",
 
 /*
  * Built-in web server
diff --git a/xmrstak/jconf.cpp b/xmrstak/jconf.cpp
index 10082a09f..2bc5205bc 100644
--- a/xmrstak/jconf.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/jconf.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ bool jconf::DaemonMode()
 
 const char* jconf::GetOutputFile()
 {
-	return prv->configValues[sOutputFile]->GetString();
+	if(xmrstak::params::inst().outputFile.length() > 0)
+		return xmrstak::params::inst().outputFile.c_str();
+	else
+		return prv->configValues[sOutputFile]->GetString();
 }
 
 void jconf::cpuid(uint32_t eax, int32_t ecx, int32_t val[4])
diff --git a/xmrstak/params.hpp b/xmrstak/params.hpp
index a00e51b0a..9fc3b57b8 100644
--- a/xmrstak/params.hpp
+++ b/xmrstak/params.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ struct params
 	std::string configFileNVIDIA;
 	std::string configFileCPU;
 
+	std::string outputFile;
+
 	bool allowUAC = true;
 	std::string minerArg0;
 	std::string minerArgs;