diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 269fec1e50..6a53f3be6a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -464,6 +464,36 @@ shared_nm_udev_aux_libnm_udev_aux_la_LIBADD = \
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES += shared/nm-log-core/libnm-log-core.la
+
+shared_nm_log_core_libnm_log_core_la_CPPFLAGS = \
+	$(dflt_cppflags) \
+	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
+	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(SANITIZER_LIB_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
+	$(SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_CFLAGS) \
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\""NetworkManager"\" \
+	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION='(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_LIB)' \
+	$(NULL)
+
+shared_nm_log_core_libnm_log_core_la_SOURCES = \
+	shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.c \
+	shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.h \
+	$(NULL)
+
+shared_nm_log_core_libnm_log_core_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(CODE_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(SANITIZER_LIB_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(NULL)
+
+shared_nm_log_core_libnm_log_core_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
+	$(SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_LIBS) \
+	$(NULL)
+
+###############################################################################
+
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += shared/nm-platform/libnm-platform.la
 
 shared_nm_platform_libnm_platform_la_CPPFLAGS = \
@@ -494,6 +524,7 @@ shared_nm_platform_tests_test_nm_platform_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST \
 	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION='(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)' \
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(SANITIZER_LIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
@@ -505,9 +536,11 @@ shared_nm_platform_tests_test_nm_platform_LDFLAGS = \
 
 shared_nm_platform_tests_test_nm_platform_LDADD = \
 	shared/nm-platform/libnm-platform.la \
+	shared/nm-log-core/libnm-log-core.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
 	shared/libcsiphash.la \
+	$(SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_LIBS) \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
@@ -2168,8 +2201,6 @@ src_libNetworkManagerBase_la_SOURCES = \
 	\
 	src/nm-core-utils.c \
 	src/nm-core-utils.h \
-	src/nm-logging.c \
-	src/nm-logging.h \
 	\
 	src/NetworkManagerUtils.c \
 	src/NetworkManagerUtils.h \
@@ -2245,7 +2276,6 @@ endif
 
 src_libNetworkManagerBase_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
-	$(SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBUDEV_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
@@ -2443,6 +2473,7 @@ src_libNetworkManager_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libnm_crypto_lib) \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/libnm-libnm-core-intern.la \
 	shared/nm-platform/libnm-platform.la \
+	shared/nm-log-core/libnm-log-core.la \
 	shared/nm-udev-aux/libnm-udev-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
@@ -2555,6 +2586,7 @@ src_nm_iface_helper_LDADD = \
 	$(libnm_crypto_lib) \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/libnm-libnm-core-intern.la \
 	shared/nm-platform/libnm-platform.la \
+	shared/nm-log-core/libnm-log-core.la \
 	shared/nm-udev-aux/libnm-udev-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
@@ -2608,6 +2640,7 @@ src_initrd_nm_initrd_generator_LDADD = \
 	$(libnm_crypto_lib) \
 	libnm-core/nm-libnm-core-intern/libnm-libnm-core-intern.la \
 	shared/nm-platform/libnm-platform.la \
+	shared/nm-log-core/libnm-log-core.la \
 	shared/nm-udev-aux/libnm-udev-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
 	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index cee590c0cf..b3d33487bd 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ libnm/nm-vpn-plugin-old.c
 libnm/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
 data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy.in.in
 shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
+shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.c
 src/NetworkManagerUtils.c
 src/main.c
 src/main-utils.c
@@ -179,7 +180,6 @@ src/devices/wifi/nm-wifi-utils.c
 src/devices/wwan/nm-modem-broadband.c
 src/nm-config.c
 src/nm-iface-helper.c
-src/nm-logging.c
 src/nm-manager.c
 src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-reader.c
 src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index eb96e4d305..fda44444e7 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -182,6 +182,27 @@ libnm_udev_aux_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with: libnm_udev_aux,
 )
 
+libnm_log_core = static_library(
+  'nm-log-core',
+  sources: 'nm-log-core/nm-logging.c',
+  dependencies: [
+    glib_nm_default_dep,
+    libsystemd_dep,
+  ],
+  c_args: [
+    '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="NetworkManager"',
+    '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_LIB)',
+  ],
+)
+
+libnm_log_core_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: shared_inc,
+  dependencies: [
+    libnm_utils_base_dep,
+  ],
+  link_with: libnm_log_core,
+)
+
 libnm_platform = static_library(
   'nm-platform',
   sources: [
diff --git a/shared/nm-default.h b/shared/nm-default.h
index 91ab085be8..f2cb024441 100644
--- a/shared/nm-default.h
+++ b/shared/nm-default.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ _nm_g_return_if_fail_warning(const char *log_domain, const char *file, int line)
     #if (NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION) & NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_DAEMON
         #include "nm-core-types.h"
         #include "nm-types.h"
-        #include "nm-logging.h"
+        #include "nm-log-core/nm-logging.h"
     #endif
 
     #if (NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION) & NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_LIBNM_PRIVATE
diff --git a/src/nm-logging.c b/shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nm-logging.c
rename to shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.c
diff --git a/src/nm-logging.h b/shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nm-logging.h
rename to shared/nm-log-core/nm-logging.h
diff --git a/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build b/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build
index 4c9d91d118..47175331fe 100644
--- a/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build
+++ b/shared/nm-platform/tests/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ exe = executable(
     '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST',
     '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_PROG)',
   ],
-  dependencies: libnm_platform_dep,
+  dependencies: [
+    libnm_log_core_dep,
+    libnm_platform_dep,
+  ],
   link_with: libnm_systemd_logging_stub,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c b/src/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c
index 0725e5ba68..5ded8e15a6 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/nm-iwd-manager.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <net/if.h>
 
-#include "nm-logging.h"
 #include "nm-core-internal.h"
 #include "nm-manager.h"
 #include "nm-device-iwd.h"
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f21ce17c44..07014bbb71 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ daemon_nm_default_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: src_inc,
   dependencies: [
     libnm_core_nm_default_dep,
+    libnm_log_core_dep,
     libnm_platform_dep,
   ],
 )
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ sources = files(
   'nm-ip-config.c',
   'nm-ip4-config.c',
   'nm-ip6-config.c',
-  'nm-logging.c',
 )
 
 deps = [
diff --git a/src/systemd/meson.build b/src/systemd/meson.build
index 536dd9703f..4f3a63eda4 100644
--- a/src/systemd/meson.build
+++ b/src/systemd/meson.build
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ libnm_systemd_core = static_library(
     'nm-sd-utils-dhcp.c',
     'sd-adapt-core/nm-sd-adapt-core.c',
   ),
-  include_directories: incs,
+  include_directories: [
+    incs,
+    src_inc,
+  ],
   dependencies: [
-    daemon_nm_default_dep,
+    glib_nm_default_dep,
+    libnm_core_dep,
     libnm_systemd_shared_dep,
   ],
   c_args: '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_SYSTEMD',
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ libnm_systemd_core_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: incs,
   dependencies: [
     glib_dep,
-    daemon_nm_default_dep,
+    libnm_core_dep,
     libnm_systemd_shared_dep,
   ],
   link_with: libnm_systemd_core,
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 6366225bce..1d3f596382 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -32,15 +32,18 @@ endforeach
 exe = executable(
   'test-systemd',
   'test-systemd.c',
-  dependencies: daemon_nm_default_dep,
+  include_directories: [
+    top_inc,
+    src_inc,
+  ],
+  dependencies: [
+    libnm_systemd_core_dep,
+    libnm_systemd_shared_dep,
+  ],
   c_args: [
     '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_TEST',
     '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_SYSTEMD',
   ],
-  link_with: [
-    libnm_systemd_core,
-    libnm_systemd_shared,
-  ],
 )
 
 test(