diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 3755689f5..7faae2577 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   $global_mode                    = $::nginx::params::global_mode,
   $log_dir                        = $::nginx::params::log_dir,
   $http_access_log                = $::nginx::params::http_access_log,
+  $http_format_log                = undef,
   $nginx_error_log                = $::nginx::params::nginx_error_log,
   $nginx_error_log_severity       = 'error',
   $pid                            = $::nginx::params::pid,
@@ -198,9 +199,15 @@
     }
   }
 
-  validate_string($nginx_error_log)
+  if !(is_string($http_access_log) or is_array($http_access_log)) {
+    fail('$http_access_log must be either a string or array')
+  }
+
+  if !(is_string($nginx_error_log) or is_array($nginx_error_log)) {
+    fail('$nginx_error_log must be either a string or array')
+  }
+
   validate_re($nginx_error_log_severity,['debug','info','notice','warn','error','crit','alert','emerg'],'$nginx_error_log_severity must be debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit, alert or emerg')
-  validate_string($http_access_log)
   validate_string($proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size)
   validate_bool($super_user)
   ### END VALIDATIONS ###
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 0a324240f..0f1f4d82d 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -143,10 +143,15 @@
 #   [*rewrite_to_https*]        - Adds a server directive and rewrite rule to
 #     rewrite to ssl
 #   [*include_files*]           - Adds include files to vhost
-#   [*access_log*]              - Where to write access log. May add additional
-#     options like log format to the end.
+#   [*access_log*]              - Where to write access log (log format can be
+#     set with $format_log). This can be either a string or an array; in the
+#     latter case, multiple lines will be created. Additionally, unlike the
+#     earlier behavior, setting it to 'absent' in the vhost context will remove
+#     this directive entirely from the vhost stanza, rather than setting a
+#     default. Can also be disabled for this vhost with the string 'off'.
 #   [*error_log*]               - Where to write error log. May add additional
-#     options like error level to the end.
+#     options like error level to the end. May set to 'absent', in which case 
+#     it will be omitted in this vhost stanza (and default to nginx.conf setting)
 #   [*passenger_cgi_param*]     - Allows one to define additional CGI environment
 #     variables to pass to the backend application
 #   [*passenger_set_header*]        - Allows one to set headers to pass to the
@@ -292,7 +297,7 @@
   $mode                         = $::nginx::config::global_mode,
   $maintenance                  = false,
   $maintenance_value            = 'return 503',
-  $error_pages                  = {},
+  $error_pages                  = undef,
   $locations                    = {}
 ) {
 
@@ -408,6 +413,12 @@
       fail('$proxy_cache_valid must be a string or an array or false.')
     }
   }
+  if ($access_log != undef) and !(is_array($access_log) or is_string($access_log)) {
+    fail('$access_log must be a string or array.')
+  }
+  if ($error_log != undef) and !(is_array($error_log) or is_string($error_log)) {
+    fail('$error_log must be a string or array.')
+  }
   if ($proxy_method != undef) {
     validate_string($proxy_method)
   }
@@ -508,12 +519,6 @@
   if ($include_files != undef) {
     validate_array($include_files)
   }
-  if ($access_log != undef) {
-    validate_string($access_log)
-  }
-  if ($error_log != undef) {
-    validate_string($error_log)
-  }
   if ($passenger_cgi_param != undef) {
     validate_hash($passenger_cgi_param)
   }
@@ -587,20 +592,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  # This was a lot to add up in parameter list so add it down here
-  # Also opted to add more logic here and keep template cleaner which
-  # unfortunately means resorting to the $varname_real thing
-  $access_log_real = $access_log ? {
-    'off'   => 'off',
-    undef   => "${::nginx::config::log_dir}/${name_sanitized}.access.log ${format_log}",
-    default => "${access_log} ${format_log}",
-  }
-
-  $error_log_real = $error_log ? {
-    undef   => "${::nginx::config::log_dir}/${name_sanitized}.error.log",
-    default => $error_log,
-  }
-
   concat { $config_file:
     owner  => $owner,
     group  => $group,
@@ -697,20 +688,6 @@
   if ($ssl == true) {
     # Access and error logs are named differently in ssl template
 
-    # This was a lot to add up in parameter list so add it down here
-    # Also opted to add more logic here and keep template cleaner which
-    # unfortunately means resorting to the $varname_real thing
-    $ssl_access_log_real = $access_log ? {
-      'off'   => 'off',
-      undef   => "${::nginx::config::log_dir}/ssl-${name_sanitized}.access.log ${format_log}",
-      default => "${access_log} ${format_log}",
-    }
-
-    $ssl_error_log_real = $error_log ? {
-      undef   => "${::nginx::config::log_dir}/ssl-${name_sanitized}.error.log",
-      default => $error_log,
-    }
-
     concat::fragment { "${name_sanitized}-ssl-header":
       target  => $config_file,
       content => template('nginx/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb'),
diff --git a/spec/classes/config_spec.rb b/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
index 905eb6062..1c09c7392 100644
--- a/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@
           value: '/path/to/error.log',
           match: 'error_log  /path/to/error.log error;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should set multiple error_logs',
+          attr: 'nginx_error_log',
+          value: ['/path/to/error.log', 'syslog:server=localhost'],
+          match: [
+            'error_log  /path/to/error.log error;',
+            'error_log  syslog:server=localhost error;'
+          ]
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set error_log severity level',
           attr: 'nginx_error_log_severity',
@@ -215,6 +224,21 @@
           value: '/path/to/access.log',
           match: '  access_log  /path/to/access.log;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should set multiple access_logs',
+          attr: 'http_access_log',
+          value: ['/path/to/access.log', 'syslog:server=localhost'],
+          match: [
+            '  access_log  /path/to/access.log;',
+            '  access_log  syslog:server=localhost;'
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'should set custom log format',
+          attr: 'http_format_log',
+          value: 'mycustomformat',
+          match: '  access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log mycustomformat;'
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set sendfile',
           attr: 'sendfile',
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
index e792c9a0e..cbe564aab 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,15 @@
           value: '/path/to/access.log',
           match: '  access_log            /path/to/access.log combined;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should set multiple access_log directives',
+          attr: 'access_log',
+          value: ['/path/to/log/1', 'syslog:server=localhost'],
+          match: [
+            '  access_log            /path/to/log/1 combined;',
+            '  access_log            syslog:server=localhost combined;'
+          ]
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set access_log off',
           attr: 'access_log',
@@ -260,12 +269,33 @@
           value: 'custom',
           match: '  access_log            /var/log/nginx/www.rspec.example.com.access.log custom;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should not include access_log in vhost when set to absent',
+          attr: 'access_log',
+          value: 'absent',
+          notmatch: 'access_log'
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set error_log',
           attr: 'error_log',
           value: '/path/to/error.log',
           match: '  error_log             /path/to/error.log;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should allow multiple error_log directives',
+          attr: 'error_log',
+          value: ['/path/to/error.log', 'syslog:server=localhost'],
+          match: [
+            '  error_log             /path/to/error.log;',
+            '  error_log             syslog:server=localhost;'
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'should not include error_log in vhost when set to absent',
+          attr: 'error_log',
+          value: 'absent',
+          notmatch: 'error_log'
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set error_pages',
           attr: 'error_pages',
@@ -566,12 +596,27 @@
           value: '/path/to/access.log',
           match: '  access_log            /path/to/access.log combined;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should set multiple access_log directives',
+          attr: 'access_log',
+          value: ['/path/to/log/1', 'syslog:server=localhost'],
+          match: [
+            '  access_log            /path/to/log/1 combined;',
+            '  access_log            syslog:server=localhost combined;'
+          ]
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set access_log off',
           attr: 'access_log',
           value: 'off',
           match: '  access_log            off;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should not include access_log in vhost when set to absent',
+          attr: 'access_log',
+          value: 'absent',
+          notmatch: 'access_log'
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set access_log to syslog',
           attr: 'access_log',
@@ -590,6 +635,21 @@
           value: '/path/to/error.log',
           match: '  error_log             /path/to/error.log;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should allow multiple error_log directives',
+          attr: 'error_log',
+          value: ['/path/to/error.log', 'syslog:server=localhost'],
+          match: [
+            '  error_log             /path/to/error.log;',
+            '  error_log             syslog:server=localhost;'
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'should not include error_log in vhost when set to absent',
+          attr: 'error_log',
+          value: 'absent',
+          notmatch: 'error_log'
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set error_pages',
           attr: 'error_pages',
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index f7340ee1c..b4d6e6b5d 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ worker_rlimit_nofile <%= @worker_rlimit_nofile %>;
 <% if @pid -%>
 pid        <%= @pid %>;
 <% end -%>
+<% if @nginx_error_log.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @nginx_error_log.each do |log_item| -%>
+error_log  <%= log_item %> <%= @nginx_error_log_severity %>;
+  <%- end -%>
+<% else -%>
 error_log  <%= @nginx_error_log %> <%= @nginx_error_log_severity %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if @nginx_cfg_prepend -%>
 
 <%- field_width = @nginx_cfg_prepend.inject(0) { |l,(k,v)| k.size > l ? k.size : l } -%>
@@ -52,7 +58,13 @@ http {
 <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 
-  access_log  <%= @http_access_log %>;
+<% if @http_access_log.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @http_access_log.each do |log_item| -%>
+  access_log  <%= log_item %><% if @http_format_log %> <%= @http_format_log%><% end %>;
+  <%- end -%>
+<% else -%>
+  access_log  <%= @http_access_log %><% if @http_format_log %> <%= @http_format_log%><% end %>;
+<% end -%>
 
 <% if @sendfile == 'on' -%>
   sendfile    on;
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb
index 82ca37916..65c32fd86 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ server {
 <% end -%>
 <% if @index_files.count > 0 -%>
   index <% Array(@index_files).each do |i| %> <%= i %><% end %>;
+
 <% end -%>
 <% if defined? @log_by_lua -%>
   log_by_lua '<%= @log_by_lua %>';
@@ -148,10 +149,30 @@ server {
 <% if defined? @log_by_lua_file -%>
   log_by_lua_file "<%= @log_by_lua_file %>";
 <% end -%>
-
-  access_log            <%= @access_log_real %>;
-  error_log             <%= @error_log_real %>;
+<% if @access_log.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @access_log.each do |log_item| -%>
+  access_log            <%= log_item %> <%= @format_log %>;
+  <%- end -%>
+<% elsif @access_log == 'absent' -%>
+<% elsif @access_log == 'off' -%>
+  access_log            off;
+<% elsif not @access_log -%>
+  access_log            <%= scope['::nginx::config::log_dir'] %>/<%= @name_sanitized %>.access.log <%= @format_log %>;
+<% else -%>
+  access_log            <%= @access_log %> <%= @format_log %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if @error_log.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @error_log.each do |log_item| -%>
+  error_log             <%= log_item %>;
+  <%- end -%>
+<% elsif @error_log == 'absent' -%>
+<% elsif not @error_log -%>
+  error_log             <%= scope['::nginx::config::log_dir'] %>/<%= @name_sanitized %>.error.log;
+<% else -%>
+  error_log             <%= @error_log %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if @error_pages -%>
+
   <%- @error_pages.keys.sort.each do |key| -%>
   error_page  <%= key %> <%= @error_pages[key] %>;
   <%- end -%>
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
index 6613b28d6..382af3280 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
@@ -79,11 +79,32 @@ server {
 <% end -%>
 <% if @index_files.count > 0 -%>
   index <% Array(@index_files).each do |i| %> <%= i %><% end %>;
-<% end -%>
 
-  access_log            <%= @ssl_access_log_real %>;
-  error_log             <%= @ssl_error_log_real %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if @access_log.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @access_log.each do |log_item| -%>
+  access_log            <%= log_item %> <%= @format_log %>;
+  <%- end -%>
+<% elsif @access_log == 'absent' -%>
+<% elsif @access_log == 'off' -%>
+  access_log            off;
+<% elsif not @access_log -%>
+  access_log            <%= scope['::nginx::config::log_dir'] %>/ssl-<%= @name_sanitized %>.access.log <%= @format_log %>;
+<% else -%>
+  access_log            <%= @access_log %> <%= @format_log %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if @error_log.is_a?(Array) -%>
+  <%- @error_log.each do |log_item| -%>
+  error_log             <%= log_item %>;
+  <%- end -%>
+<% elsif @error_log == 'absent' -%>
+<% elsif not @error_log -%>
+  error_log             <%= scope['::nginx::config::log_dir'] %>/ssl-<%= @name_sanitized %>.error.log;
+<% else -%>
+  error_log             <%= @error_log %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if @error_pages -%>
+
   <%- @error_pages.keys.sort.each do |key| -%>
   error_page  <%= key %> <%= @error_pages[key] %>;
   <%- end -%>