diff --git a/paper-api/build.gradle.kts b/paper-api/build.gradle.kts
index 305c2f3226..2b489adc50 100644
--- a/paper-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/paper-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ java {
 val annotationsVersion = "24.1.0"
 val bungeeCordChatVersion = "1.20-R0.2"
 val adventureVersion = "4.17.0"
+val slf4jVersion = "2.0.9"
+val log4jVersion = "2.17.1"
 val apiAndDocs: Configuration by configurations.creating {
     attributes {
         attribute(Category.CATEGORY_ATTRIBUTE, objects.named(Category.DOCUMENTATION))
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ dependencies {
     apiAndDocs("net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy")
     apiAndDocs("net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-plain")
     apiAndDocs("net.kyori:adventure-text-logger-slf4j")
+    api("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:$log4jVersion")
+    api("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4jVersion")
 
     implementation("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.7.1")
     implementation("org.ow2.asm:asm-commons:9.7.1")
@@ -155,6 +159,8 @@ tasks.withType<Javadoc> {
         "https://jd.advntr.dev/text-serializer-legacy/$adventureVersion/",
         "https://jd.advntr.dev/text-serializer-plain/$adventureVersion/",
         "https://jd.advntr.dev/text-logger-slf4j/$adventureVersion/",
+        "https://javadoc.io/doc/org.slf4j/slf4j-api/$slf4jVersion/",
+        "https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-api/$log4jVersion/",
         // Paper end
         "https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.maven.resolver/maven-resolver-api/1.7.3", // Paper
     )
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java
index 68a0ed5f0e..46fc37a364 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java
@@ -198,6 +198,22 @@ public interface Plugin extends TabExecutor {
     }
     // Paper end
 
+    // Paper start - Add SLF4J/Log4J loggers
+    @NotNull
+    default org.slf4j.Logger getSLF4JLogger() {
+        return org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(getLogger().getName());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getSLF4JLogger()}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    @NotNull
+    default org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger getLog4JLogger() {
+        return org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getLogger(getLogger().getName());
+    }
+    // Paper end
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of the plugin.
      * <p>