diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92b128ff6..0d3d195e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SOURCES
   src/core/toxfile.h
   src/core/toxid.cpp
   src/core/toxid.h
+  src/core/toxlogger.cpp
+  src/core/toxlogger.h
   src/core/toxpk.cpp
   src/core/toxpk.h
   src/core/toxstring.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index 86d54d6cf..705e72cc6 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "src/core/coreav.h"
 #include "src/core/icoresettings.h"
 #include "src/core/toxstring.h"
+#include "src/core/toxlogger.h"
 #include "src/model/groupinvite.h"
 #include "src/nexus.h"
 #include "src/persistence/profile.h"
@@ -152,56 +153,6 @@ private:
     QByteArray proxyAddrData;
 };
 
-/**
- * @brief Map TOX_LOG_LEVEL to a string
- * @param level log level
- * @return Descriptive string for the log level
- */
-static QString getToxLogLevel(TOX_LOG_LEVEL level) {
-    switch (level) {
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE:
-        return QLatin1Literal("TRACE");
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG:
-        return QLatin1Literal("DEBUG");
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_INFO:
-        return QLatin1Literal("INFO ");
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING:
-        return QLatin1Literal("WARN ");
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR:
-        return QLatin1Literal("ERROR");
-    default:
-        // Invalid log level
-        return QLatin1Literal("INVAL");
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Log message handler for toxcore log messages
- * @note See tox.h for the parameter definitions
- */
-void onLogMessage(Tox *tox, TOX_LOG_LEVEL level, const char *file, uint32_t line,
-                  const char *func, const char *message, void *user_data)
-{
-    // for privacy, make the path relative to the c-toxcore source directory
-    const QRegularExpression pathCleaner(QLatin1Literal{"[\\s|\\S]*c-toxcore."});
-    const QString cleanPath = QString{file}.remove(pathCleaner);
-
-    const QString logMsg = getToxLogLevel(level) % QLatin1Literal{":"} % cleanPath
-                           % QLatin1Literal{":"} % func % QStringLiteral(":%1: ").arg(line)
-                           % message;
-
-    switch (level) {
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE:
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG:
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_INFO:
-        qDebug() << logMsg;
-        break;
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING:
-    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR:
-        qWarning() << logMsg;
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Initializes Tox_Options instance
  * @param savedata Previously saved Tox data
@@ -230,7 +181,7 @@ ToxOptionsWrapper initToxOptions(const QByteArray& savedata, const ICoreSettings
 
     ToxOptionsWrapper toxOptions = ToxOptionsWrapper(tox_options_new(nullptr), proxyAddr.toUtf8());
     // register log first, to get messages as early as possible
-    tox_options_set_log_callback(toxOptions, onLogMessage);
+    tox_options_set_log_callback(toxOptions, ToxLogger::onLogMessage);
 
     tox_options_set_ipv6_enabled(toxOptions, enableIPv6);
     tox_options_set_udp_enabled(toxOptions, !forceTCP);
diff --git a/src/core/toxlogger.cpp b/src/core/toxlogger.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dae7e340f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/toxlogger.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "toxlogger.h"
+
+#include <tox/tox.h>
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QStringBuilder>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Map TOX_LOG_LEVEL to a string
+ * @param level log level
+ * @return Descriptive string for the log level
+ */
+QString getToxLogLevel(TOX_LOG_LEVEL level) {
+    switch (level) {
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE:
+        return QLatin1Literal("TRACE");
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG:
+        return QLatin1Literal("DEBUG");
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_INFO:
+        return QLatin1Literal("INFO ");
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING:
+        return QLatin1Literal("WARN ");
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR:
+        return QLatin1Literal("ERROR");
+    default:
+        // Invalid log level
+        return QLatin1Literal("INVAL");
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Log message handler for toxcore log messages
+ * @note See tox.h for the parameter definitions
+ */
+void ToxLogger::onLogMessage(Tox *tox, TOX_LOG_LEVEL level, const char *file, uint32_t line,
+                                    const char *func, const char *message, void *user_data)
+{
+    // for privacy, make the path relative to the c-toxcore source directory
+    const QRegularExpression pathCleaner(QLatin1Literal{"[\\s|\\S]*c-toxcore."});
+    const QString cleanPath = QString{file}.remove(pathCleaner);
+
+    const QString logMsg = getToxLogLevel(level) % QLatin1Literal{":"} % cleanPath
+                           % QLatin1Literal{":"} % func % QStringLiteral(":%1: ").arg(line)
+                           % message;
+
+    switch (level) {
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE:
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG:
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_INFO:
+        qDebug() << logMsg;
+        break;
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING:
+    case TOX_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR:
+        qWarning() << logMsg;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/core/toxlogger.h b/src/core/toxlogger.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..624bf8c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/toxlogger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef TOXLOGGER_H
+#define TOXLOGGER_H
+
+#include <tox/tox.h>
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace ToxLogger {
+    void onLogMessage(Tox *tox, TOX_LOG_LEVEL level, const char *file, uint32_t line,
+                      const char *func, const char *message, void *user_data);
+}
+
+#endif // TOXLOGGER_H