diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 584d60423..6c903fcd5 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -8833,6 +8833,12 @@ log-balance <algorithm> [ <arguments> ]
                   fairest algorithm when the server's processing time remains
                   equally distributed.
 
+      sticky      The first server in the list of available servers receives all
+                  the log messages. When the server goes DOWN, the next server
+                  in the list takes its place. When a previously DOWN server
+                  goes back UP it is added at the end of the list so that the
+                  sticky server doesn't change until it becomes DOWN.
+
     <arguments> is an optional list of arguments which may be needed by some
                 algorithms.
 
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 190e95ee1..8b76a9343 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -2844,8 +2844,13 @@ int backend_parse_log_balance(const char **args, char **err, struct proxy *curpr
 		curproxy->lbprm.algo &= ~BE_LB_ALGO;
 		curproxy->lbprm.algo |= BE_LB_ALGO_RR;
 	}
+	else if (strcmp(args[0], "sticky") == 0) {
+		curproxy->lbprm.algo &= ~BE_LB_ALGO;
+		/* we use ALGO_FAS as "sticky" mode in log-balance context */
+		curproxy->lbprm.algo |= BE_LB_ALGO_FAS;
+	}
 	else {
-		memprintf(err, "only supports 'roundrobin' option");
+		memprintf(err, "only supports 'roundrobin', 'sticky' options");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 7f01ddf93..6900407a4 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -2109,6 +2109,13 @@ static inline void __do_send_log_backend(struct proxy *be, struct log_header hdr
 		 */
 		targetid = HA_ATOMIC_FETCH_ADD(&be->lbprm.log.lastid, 1) % nb_srv;
 	}
+	else if ((be->lbprm.algo & BE_LB_ALGO) == BE_LB_ALGO_FAS) {
+		/* sticky mode: use first server in the pool, which will always stay
+		 * first during dequeuing and requeuing, unless it becomes unavailable
+		 * and will be replaced by another one
+		 */
+		targetid = 0;
+	}
 
  skip_lb: