diff --git a/src/action_runner/action_runner.cpp b/src/action_runner/action_runner.cpp
index f1501ec2c9..144d57b3e8 100644
--- a/src/action_runner/action_runner.cpp
+++ b/src/action_runner/action_runner.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #include <common/utils/process_path.h>
 #include <common/utils/resources.h>
 
+#include <common/SettingsAPI/settings_helpers.h>
+
+#include <common/logger/logger.h>
+
 #include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Storage.h>
 #include <Msi.h>
@@ -173,6 +177,10 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
     }
     std::wstring_view action{ args[1] };
 
+    std::filesystem::path logFilePath(PTSettingsHelper::get_root_save_folder_location());
+    logFilePath.append(LogSettings::actionRunnerLogPath);
+    Logger::init(LogSettings::actionRunnerLoggerName, logFilePath.wstring(), PTSettingsHelper::get_log_settings_file_location());
+
     if (action == RUN_NONELEVATED_CMDARG)
     {
         int nextArg = 2;
diff --git a/src/action_runner/action_runner.vcxproj b/src/action_runner/action_runner.vcxproj
index 78b6437a56..89133a9928 100644
--- a/src/action_runner/action_runner.vcxproj
+++ b/src/action_runner/action_runner.vcxproj
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="action_runner.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\common\notifications\notifications.vcxproj">
       <Project>{1d5be09d-78c0-4fd7-af00-ae7c1af7c525}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.200729.8\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.200729.8\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
diff --git a/src/common/logger/logger_settings.h b/src/common/logger/logger_settings.h
index 7c293f09af..90822de22f 100644
--- a/src/common/logger/logger_settings.h
+++ b/src/common/logger/logger_settings.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ struct LogSettings
     inline const static std::wstring logLevelOption = L"logLevel";
     inline const static std::string runnerLoggerName = "runner";
     inline const static std::wstring runnerLogPath = L"RunnerLogs\\runner-log.txt";
+    inline const static std::string actionRunnerLoggerName = "action-runner";
+    inline const static std::wstring actionRunnerLogPath = L"RunnerLogs\\action-runner-log.txt";
     inline const static std::string launcherLoggerName = "launcher";
     inline const static std::wstring launcherLogPath = L"LogsModuleInterface\\launcher-log.txt";
     inline const static std::string fancyZonesLoggerName = "fancyzones";