diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java
index fe79e79c2..16bae5861 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ public class SQLServerDataSource implements ISQLServerDataSource, DataSource, ja
     // dsLogger is logger used for all SQLServerDataSource instances. 
     static final java.util.logging.Logger dsLogger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.internals.SQLServerDataSource");
     static final java.util.logging.Logger loggerExternal =
-                            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.DataSource");
+                            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.DataSource"); 
+    static final private java.util.logging.Logger parentLogger =
+            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc");
     final private String loggingClassName;
     private boolean trustStorePasswordStripped = false; 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 654861379544314296L;
@@ -117,8 +119,7 @@ public Logger getParentLogger() throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException
     {
         DriverJDBCVersion.checkSupportsJDBC41();
 
-    	// The driver currently does not implement JDDBC 4.1 APIs
-    	throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException(SQLServerException.getErrString("R_notSupported"));    	    	
+        return parentLogger;
     }
     
     // Core Connection property setters/getters.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver.java
index af2b7d771..05272f9cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver.java
@@ -1024,6 +1024,8 @@ final public String toString()
         }
         static final private java.util.logging.Logger loggerExternal =
             java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.Driver"); 
+        static final private java.util.logging.Logger parentLogger =
+                java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc"); 
         final private String loggingClassName;
         String getClassNameLogging()
         {
@@ -1278,8 +1280,7 @@ public int getMinorVersion()
     public Logger getParentLogger() throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException{
         DriverJDBCVersion.checkSupportsJDBC41();
 
-    	// The driver currently does not implement JDDBC 4.1 APIs
-        throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException(SQLServerException.getErrString("R_notSupported"));
+        return parentLogger;
      }   
     
    /*L0*/ public boolean jdbcCompliant() {