diff --git a/include/proto/log.h b/include/proto/log.h
index 577e570ee..e12743165 100644
--- a/include/proto/log.h
+++ b/include/proto/log.h
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ void ha_alert(const char *fmt, ...)
 void ha_warning(const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 
+/*
+ * Displays the message on stderr with the date and pid.
+ */
+void ha_notice(const char *fmt, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+
 /*
  * Displays the message on <out> only if quiet mode is not set.
  */
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 87019b08a..3db3c0d9e 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -921,6 +921,20 @@ void ha_warning(const char *fmt, ...)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Displays the message on stderr with the date and pid.
+ */
+void ha_notice(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list argp;
+
+	if (!(global.mode & MODE_QUIET) || (global.mode & MODE_VERBOSE)) {
+		va_start(argp, fmt);
+		print_message("NOTICE", fmt, argp);
+		va_end(argp);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Displays the message on <out> only if quiet mode is not set.
  */