diff --git a/dataengines/notifications/CMakeLists.txt b/dataengines/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/dataengines/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dataengines/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
     notificationsanitizer.cpp
 )
 
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(notifications_engine_SRCS HEADER debug.h
+                                               IDENTIFIER NOTIFICATIONS
+                                               CATEGORY_NAME kde.dataengine.notifications`
+                                               DEFAULT_SEVERITY Info)
+
 qt5_add_dbus_adaptor( notifications_engine_SRCS org.freedesktop.Notifications.xml notificationsengine.h  NotificationsEngine )
 
 add_library(plasma_engine_notifications MODULE ${notifications_engine_SRCS})
@@ -32,7 +37,16 @@
 
 
 #unit test
+set(notifications_test_SRCS
+    notificationsanitizer.cpp
+    notifications_test.cpp
+)
+
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(notifications_test_SRCS HEADER debug.h
+                                               IDENTIFIER NOTIFICATIONS
+                                               CATEGORY_NAME kde.dataengine.notifications`
+                                               DEFAULT_SEVERITY Info)
 
-add_executable(notification_test  notificationsanitizer.cpp notifications_test.cpp)
+add_executable(notification_test  ${notifications_test_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(notification_test Qt5::Test Qt5::Core)
 ecm_mark_as_test(notification_test)
diff --git a/dataengines/notifications/notificationaction.cpp b/dataengines/notifications/notificationaction.cpp
--- a/dataengines/notifications/notificationaction.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/notifications/notificationaction.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 
-#include <QDebug>
+#include "debug.h"
 
 void NotificationAction::start()
 {
-    //qDebug() << "Trying to perform the action " << operationName() << " on " << destination();
-    //qDebug() << "actionId: " << parameters()["actionId"].toString();
-    //qDebug() << "params: " << parameters();
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Trying to perform the action " << operationName() << " on " << destination();
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "actionId: " << parameters()["actionId"].toString();
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "params: " << parameters();
 
     if (!m_engine) {
         setErrorText(i18n("The notification dataEngine is not set."));
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     }
 
     if (operationName() == QLatin1String("invokeAction")) {
-        //qDebug() << "invoking action on " << id;
+        qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "invoking action on " << id;
         emit m_engine->ActionInvoked(id, parameters()[QStringLiteral("actionId")].toString());
     } else if (operationName() == QLatin1String("userClosed")) {
         //userClosedNotification deletes the job, so we have to invoke it queued, in this case emitResult() can be called
diff --git a/dataengines/notifications/notificationsanitizer.cpp b/dataengines/notifications/notificationsanitizer.cpp
--- a/dataengines/notifications/notificationsanitizer.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/notifications/notificationsanitizer.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
 #include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
-#include <QDebug>
 #include <QUrl>
 
+#include "debug.h"
+
 QString NotificationSanitizer::parse(const QString &text)
 {
     // replace all \ns with <br/>
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
     out.writeEndDocument();
 
     if (r.hasError()) {
-        qWarning() << "Notification to send to backend contains invalid XML: "
+        qCWarning(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Notification to send to backend contains invalid XML: "
                       << r.errorString() << "line" << r.lineNumber()
                       << "col" << r.columnNumber();
     }
diff --git a/dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp b/dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp
--- a/dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "notificationsadaptor.h"
 #include "notificationsanitizer.h"
 
-#include <QDebug>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@
 // for ::kill
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include "debug.h"
+
 NotificationsEngine::NotificationsEngine( QObject* parent, const QVariantList& args )
     : Plasma::DataEngine( parent, args ), m_nextId( 1 ), m_alwaysReplaceAppsList({QStringLiteral("Clementine"), QStringLiteral("Spotify"), QStringLiteral("Amarok")})
 {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
             // It's not the same but check if it isn't plasma,
             // we don't want to kill Plasma
             if (pid != plasmaPidReply.value()) {
-                qDebug() << "Terminating current Notification service with pid" << pid;
+                qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Terminating current Notification service with pid" << pid;
                 // Now finally terminate the service and register our own
                 ::kill(pid, SIGTERM);
                 // Wait 3 seconds and then try registering it again
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
     const bool broadcastsEnabled = config.readEntry("ListenForBroadcasts", false);
 
     if (broadcastsEnabled) {
-        qDebug() << "Notifications engine is configured to listen for broadcasts";
+        qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Notifications engine is configured to listen for broadcasts";
         QDBusConnection::systemBus().connect({}, {}, QStringLiteral("org.kde.BroadcastNotifications"),
                                              QStringLiteral("Notify"), this, SLOT(onBroadcastNotification(QMap<QString,QVariant>)));
     }
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    qDebug() << "Failed to register Notifications service";
+    qCInfo(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Failed to register Notifications service";
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@
     arg.beginStructure();
     arg >> width >> height >> rowStride >> hasAlpha >> bitsPerSample >> channels >> pixels;
     arg.endStructure();
-    //qDebug() << width << height << rowStride << hasAlpha << bitsPerSample << channels;
 
     #define SANITY_CHECK(condition) \
     if (!(condition)) { \
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 {
     foreach(NotificationInhibiton *ni, m_inhibitions) {
         if (hints[ni->hint] == ni->value) {
-            qDebug() << "notification inhibited. Skipping";
+            qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "notification inhibited. Skipping";
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@
         partOf = m_activeNotifications.key(app_name + summary).midRef(13).toUInt();
     }
 
-    qDebug() << "Currrent active notifications:" << m_activeNotifications;
-    qDebug() << "Guessing partOf as:" << partOf;
-    qDebug() << " New Notification: " << summary << body << timeout << "& Part of:" << partOf;
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Currrent active notifications:" << m_activeNotifications;
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Guessing partOf as:" << partOf;
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << " New Notification: " << summary << body << timeout << "& Part of:" << partOf;
     QString bodyFinal = NotificationSanitizer::parse(body);
     QString summaryFinal = summary;
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 
 void NotificationsEngine::onBroadcastNotification(const QMap<QString, QVariant> &properties)
 {
-    qDebug() << "Received broadcast notification";
+    qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "Received broadcast notification";
 
     const auto currentUserId = KUserId::currentEffectiveUserId().nativeId();
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
         });
 
         if (it == userIds.constEnd()) {
-            qDebug() << "It is not meant for us, ignoring";
+            qCDebug(NOTIFICATIONS) << "It is not meant for us, ignoring";
             return;
         }
     }