diff --git a/Spigot-API-Patches/0068-Allow-plugins-to-use-SLF4J-for-logging.patch b/Spigot-API-Patches/0068-Allow-plugins-to-use-SLF4J-for-logging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1300dd0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-API-Patches/0068-Allow-plugins-to-use-SLF4J-for-logging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From fd9c40f3f333eab91c410c02c20b7b9f7c64ebf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Minecrell <dev@minecrell.net>
+Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:33:12 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow plugins to use SLF4J for logging
+
+SLF4J is a commonly used abstraction for various logging frameworks
+such as java.util.logging (JUL) or Log4j. Currently, plugins are
+required to do all their logging using the provided JUL logger.
+This is annoying for plugins that target multiple platforms or when
+using libraries that log messages using SLF4J.
+
+Expose SLF4J as optional logging API for plugins, so they can use
+it without having to shade it in the plugin and going through
+several layers of logging abstraction.
+
+diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
+index ad385f45..b83c6eb1 100644
+--- a/pom.xml
++++ b/pom.xml
+@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@
+             <scope>compile</scope>
+         </dependency>
+ 
++        <!-- Paper - Add SLF4J -->
++        <dependency>
++            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
++            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
++            <version>1.7.25</version>
++            <scope>compile</scope>
++        </dependency>
++
+         <!-- testing -->
+         <dependency>
+             <groupId>junit</groupId>
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java
+index c4e22c62..02670254 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/Plugin.java
+@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ public interface Plugin extends TabExecutor {
+      */
+     public Logger getLogger();
+ 
++    // Paper start - Add SLF4J logger
++    default org.slf4j.Logger getSLF4JLogger() {
++        return org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(getLogger().getName());
++    }
++    // Paper end
++
+     /**
+      * Returns the name of the plugin.
+      * <p>
+-- 
+2.14.1
+
diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0240-Include-Log4J2-SLF4J-implementation.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0240-Include-Log4J2-SLF4J-implementation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c01e2e79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0240-Include-Log4J2-SLF4J-implementation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From e4b022439652ed4b044c10cadb7525671bcd54f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Minecrell <dev@minecrell.net>
+Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:33:35 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Include Log4J2 SLF4J implementation
+
+
+diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
+index fa726851b..647b2c619 100644
+--- a/pom.xml
++++ b/pom.xml
+@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
+         </dependency>
+ 
+         <!-- Paper - Add additional Log4J dependencies -->
++        <dependency>
++            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
++            <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
++            <version>2.8.1</version>
++            <scope>runtime</scope>
++        </dependency>
+         <dependency>
+             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+             <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
+-- 
+2.14.1
+