diff --git a/baloo.categories b/baloo.categories
--- a/baloo.categories
+++ b/baloo.categories
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 org.kde.baloo Baloo File debug IDENTIFIER [BALOO]
 kf5.kio.kio_tags Baloo Tags (KIO) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [BALOO]
 kf5.kio.kio_timeline Baloo Timeline (KIO) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [Baloo::KIO_TIMELINE]
+org.kde.baloo.engine Baloo Engine DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [Baloo::ENGINE]
diff --git a/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
     fsutils.cpp
 )
 
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(
+    BALOO_ENGINE_SRCS
+    HEADER "enginedebug.h"
+    IDENTIFIER "Baloo::ENGINE"
+    DEFAULT_SEVERITY Warning
+    CATEGORY_NAME "org.kde.baloo.engine")
+
 if(${BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL})
   set(BALOO_ENGINE_SRCS ${BALOO_ENGINE_SRCS} experimental/databasesanitizer.cpp)
 endif()
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@
     SOVERSION ${BALOO_SOVERSION}
     EXPORT_NAME BalooEngine
 )
+
 ##target_include_directories(KF5BalooEngine INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${KF5_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/Baloo>")
 
 generate_export_header(KF5BalooEngine BASE_NAME BALOO_ENGINE EXPORT_FILE_NAME engine_export.h)