diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp
index c34e69312..08b1fea6e 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ namespace Opm {
         logger->addMessage( messageFlag , message );
     }
 
+    /*****************************************************************/
+
+    bool OpmLog::enabledMessageType( int64_t messageType ) {
+        auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();
+        return logger->enabledMessageType( messageType );
+    }
+
+    void OpmLog::addMessageType( int64_t messageType , const std::string& prefix) {
+        auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();
+        logger->addMessageType( messageType , prefix );
+    }
+
 
     bool OpmLog::hasBackend(const std::string& name) {
         auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
index 4ea58808e..93507a482 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ public:
 
     static bool hasBackend( const std::string& backendName );
     static void addBackend(const std::string& name , std::shared_ptr<LogBackend> backend);
-    
+    static bool enabledMessageType( int64_t messageType );
+    static void addMessageType( int64_t messageType , const std::string& prefix);
+
     template <class BackendType>
     static std::shared_ptr<BackendType> getBackend(const std::string& name) {
         auto logger = OpmLog::getLogger();