diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 10c9a616..afe3a966 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@
  *   - [level]: level name or int value, defaults to DEBUG
  *   - [bubble]: bool, defaults to true
  *
+ * - syslogudp:
+ *   - host: syslogd host name
+ *   - [port]: defaults to 514
+ *   - [facility]: defaults to LOG_USER
+ *   - [logopts]: defaults to LOG_PID
+ *   - [level]: level name or int value, defaults to DEBUG
+ *   - [bubble]: bool, defaults to true
+ *
  * - swift_mailer:
  *   - from_email: optional if email_prototype is given
  *   - to_email: optional if email_prototype is given
@@ -248,6 +256,8 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                                 ->end()
                             ->end()
                             ->scalarNode('title')->defaultNull()->end() // pushover
+                            ->scalarNode('host')->end() // syslogudp
+                            ->scalarNode('port')->defaultValue(514)->end() // syslogudp
                             ->arrayNode('publisher')
                                 ->canBeUnset()
                                 ->beforeNormalization()
@@ -475,6 +485,10 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                             ->ifTrue(function($v) { return 'service' === $v['type'] && !isset($v['id']); })
                             ->thenInvalid('The id has to be specified to use a service as handler')
                         ->end()
+                        ->validate()
+                            ->ifTrue(function($v) { return 'syslogudp' === $v['type'] && !isset($v['host']); })
+                            ->thenInvalid('The host has to be specified to use a syslogudp as handler')
+                        ->end()
                         ->validate()
                             ->ifTrue(function($v) { return 'gelf' === $v['type'] && !isset($v['publisher']); })
                             ->thenInvalid('The publisher has to be specified to use a GelfHandler')
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/MonologExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/MonologExtension.php
index b80d8894..4872d7fe 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/MonologExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/MonologExtension.php
@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@ private function buildHandler(ContainerBuilder $container, $name, array $handler
             ));
             break;
 
+        case 'syslogudp':
+            $definition->setArguments(array(
+                $handler['host'],
+                $handler['port'],
+                $handler['facility'],
+                $handler['level'],
+                $handler['bubble'],
+            ));
+            break;
+
         case 'swift_mailer':
             $oldHandler = false;
             // fallback for older symfony versions that don't have the new SwiftMailerHandler in the bridge
diff --git a/Resources/config/monolog.xml b/Resources/config/monolog.xml
index bf745ae4..4e90e948 100644
--- a/Resources/config/monolog.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/monolog.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <parameter key="monolog.handler.buffer.class">Monolog\Handler\BufferHandler</parameter>
         <parameter key="monolog.handler.rotating_file.class">Monolog\Handler\RotatingFileHandler</parameter>
         <parameter key="monolog.handler.syslog.class">Monolog\Handler\SyslogHandler</parameter>
+        <parameter key="monolog.handler.syslogudp.class">Monolog\Handler\SyslogUdpHandler</parameter>
         <parameter key="monolog.handler.null.class">Monolog\Handler\NullHandler</parameter>
         <parameter key="monolog.handler.test.class">Monolog\Handler\TestHandler</parameter>
         <parameter key="monolog.handler.gelf.class">Monolog\Handler\GelfHandler</parameter>
diff --git a/Resources/config/schema/monolog-1.0.xsd b/Resources/config/schema/monolog-1.0.xsd
index 8ef32494..1afc0d4c 100644
--- a/Resources/config/schema/monolog-1.0.xsd
+++ b/Resources/config/schema/monolog-1.0.xsd
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
         <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
         <xsd:attribute name="ident" type="xsd:string" />
         <xsd:attribute name="facility" type="xsd:string" />
+        <xsd:attribute name="host" type="xsd:string" />
+        <xsd:attribute name="port" type="xsd:integer" />
         <xsd:attribute name="action-level" type="level" />
         <xsd:attribute name="buffer-size" type="xsd:integer" />
         <xsd:attribute name="max-files" type="xsd:integer" />