diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp
index 2f927e5ed..c34e69312 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ namespace Opm {
     }
 
 
+    bool OpmLog::hasBackend(const std::string& name) {
+        auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();
+        return logger->hasBackend( name );
+    }
+
+
+    void OpmLog::addBackend(const std::string& name , std::shared_ptr<LogBackend> backend) {
+        auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();
+        return logger->addBackend( name , backend );
+    }
+
+
 /******************************************************************/
 
     std::shared_ptr<Logger> OpmLog::m_logger;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
index 853e29e39..4ea58808e 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ namespace Opm {
 class OpmLog {
 public:
     static void addMessage(int64_t messageFlag , const std::string& message);
+
+    static bool hasBackend( const std::string& backendName );
+    static void addBackend(const std::string& name , std::shared_ptr<LogBackend> backend);
+    
+    template <class BackendType>
+    static std::shared_ptr<BackendType> getBackend(const std::string& name) {
+        auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();
+        return logger->getBackend<BackendType>(name);
+    }
+
 private:
     static std::shared_ptr<Logger> getLogger();
     static std::shared_ptr<Logger> m_logger;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp
index 5fc7c1097..0770a60ee 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/tests/OpmLogTests.cpp
@@ -119,3 +119,38 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(LoggerDefaultTypesEnabled) {
     BOOST_CHECK( logger.enabledMessageType( Log::MessageType::Warning ));
     BOOST_CHECK( logger.enabledMessageType( Log::MessageType::Note ));
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************/
+
+void initLogger(std::ostringstream& log_stream) {
+    std::shared_ptr<MessageCounter> counter = std::make_shared<MessageCounter>();
+    std::shared_ptr<StreamLog> streamLog = std::make_shared<StreamLog>( log_stream , Log::MessageType::Warning );
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( false , OpmLog::hasBackend("NO"));
+
+    OpmLog::addBackend("COUNTER" , counter);
+    OpmLog::addBackend("STREAM" , streamLog);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( true , OpmLog::hasBackend("COUNTER"));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( true , OpmLog::hasBackend("STREAM"));
+}
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestOpmLog) {
+    std::ostringstream log_stream;
+
+    initLogger(log_stream);
+
+    OpmLog::addMessage( Log::MessageType::Warning , "Warning");
+    OpmLog::addMessage( Log::MessageType::Error , "Error");
+
+    {
+        auto counter = OpmLog::getBackend<MessageCounter>("COUNTER");
+
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1 , counter->numWarnings() );
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1 , counter->numErrors() );
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0 , counter->numNotes() );
+    }
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( log_stream.str() , "Warning\n");
+}