diff --git a/proxy/build.gradle.kts b/proxy/build.gradle.kts
index 14eb4b19d..643689d40 100644
--- a/proxy/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/proxy/build.gradle.kts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ tasks {
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":velocity-api"))
     implementation(project(":velocity-native"))
+    implementation(project(":velocity-proxy-log4j2-plugin"))
 
     implementation(libs.bundles.log4j)
     implementation(libs.kyori.ansi)
diff --git a/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a193944a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/log4j2-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+dependencies {
+    implementation(libs.bundles.log4j)
+    annotationProcessor(libs.log4j.core)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proxy/log4j2-plugin/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/StripAnsiConverter.java b/proxy/log4j2-plugin/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/StripAnsiConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3722ffaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/log4j2-plugin/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/StripAnsiConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Velocity Contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.Plugin;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ConverterKeys;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternFormatter;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternParser;
+
+/**
+ * Strip Format Converter.
+ * Based on <a href="https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/pull/9313/files#diff-6c1396d60730e7053f0b761bdb487752467c9bc0444a4aac41908376b38a56bdR198-R233">Paper's patch</a>
+ */
+@Plugin(name = "stripAnsi", category = PatternConverter.CATEGORY)
+@ConverterKeys("stripAnsi")
+public class StripAnsiConverter extends LogEventPatternConverter {
+  private static final Pattern ANSI_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\u001B\\[[;\\d]*m");
+  private final List<PatternFormatter> formatters;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs an instance of StripAnsiConverter.
+   */
+  protected StripAnsiConverter(List<PatternFormatter> formatters) {
+    super("stripAnsi", null);
+    this.formatters = formatters;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void format(final LogEvent event, final StringBuilder toAppendTo) {
+    int start = toAppendTo.length();
+    for (final PatternFormatter formatter : formatters) {
+      formatter.format(event, toAppendTo);
+    }
+    String content = toAppendTo.substring(start);
+    content = ANSI_PATTERN.matcher(content).replaceAll("");
+
+    toAppendTo.setLength(start);
+    toAppendTo.append(content);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Instance of this Converter.
+   *
+   * @param config the configuration
+   * @param options the options
+   * @return a new instance
+   */
+  public static StripAnsiConverter newInstance(Configuration config, String[] options) {
+    if (options.length != 1) {
+      LOGGER.error("Incorrect number of options on stripFormat. Expected 1 received "
+              + options.length);
+      return null;
+    }
+    PatternParser parser = PatternLayout.createPatternParser(config);
+    List<PatternFormatter> formatters = parser.parse(options[0]);
+    return new StripAnsiConverter(formatters);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/TranslatableMapper.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/TranslatableMapper.java
index c2ca2366f..a7b9ad4b6 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/TranslatableMapper.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/TranslatableMapper.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.translation.TranslationRegistry;
 import net.kyori.adventure.translation.Translator;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-
 /**
  * Velocity Translation Mapper.
  */
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/proxy/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index b93b9a7a1..ebf86e2fc 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/proxy/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
     <TerminalConsole name="TerminalConsole">
       <PatternLayout>
         <LoggerNamePatternSelector
-          defaultPattern="%highlightError{[%d{HH:mm:ss} %level] [%logger]: %minecraftFormatting{%msg}%n%xEx}">
+          defaultPattern="%highlightError{[%d{HH:mm:ss} %level] [%logger]: %msg%n%xEx}">
           <!-- Velocity doesn't need a prefix -->
           <PatternMatch key="com.velocitypowered."
-            pattern="%highlightError{[%d{HH:mm:ss} %level]: %minecraftFormatting{%msg}%n%xEx}"/>
+            pattern="%highlightError{[%d{HH:mm:ss} %level]: %msg%n%xEx}"/>
         </LoggerNamePatternSelector>
       </PatternLayout>
     </TerminalConsole>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       filePattern="logs/%d{yyyy-MM-dd}-%i.log.gz"
       immediateFlush="false">
       <PatternLayout
-        pattern="[%d{HH:mm:ss}] [%t/%level] [%logger]: %minecraftFormatting{%msg}{strip}%n"/>
+        pattern="[%d{HH:mm:ss}] [%t/%level] [%logger]:  %stripAnsi{%msg}%n"/>
       <Policies>
         <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy/>
         <OnStartupTriggeringPolicy/>
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 7b375a6f9..aa2367be0 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ sequenceOf(
     project(project).projectDir = file(it)
 }
 
+// Include Configurate 3
 val deprecatedConfigurateModule = ":deprecated-configurate3"
 include(deprecatedConfigurateModule)
 project(deprecatedConfigurateModule).projectDir = file("proxy/deprecated/configurate3")
+
+// Log4J2 plugin
+val log4j2ProxyPlugin = ":velocity-proxy-log4j2-plugin"
+include(log4j2ProxyPlugin)
+project(log4j2ProxyPlugin).projectDir = file("proxy/log4j2-plugin")