diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,3 +101,5 @@
 
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
+
+install(FILES kconfig.categories  DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LOGGINGCATEGORIESDIR})
diff --git a/kconfig.categories b/kconfig.categories
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kconfig.categories
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kf5.kconfig.core KConfig Core DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KCONFIG_CORE_LOG]
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
    kconfigwatcher.cpp
 )
 
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(libkconfigcore_SRCS
+                                HEADER kconfig_core_log_settings.h
+                                IDENTIFIER KCONFIG_CORE_LOG
+                                CATEGORY_NAME kf5.kconfig.core)
+
 configure_file(config-kconfig.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-kconfig.h )
 
 add_library(KF5ConfigCore ${libkconfigcore_SRCS})
diff --git a/src/core/kconfig.cpp b/src/core/kconfig.cpp
--- a/src/core/kconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kconfig.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "kconfig_p.h"
 
 #include "config-kconfig.h"
+#include "kconfig_core_log_settings.h"
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@
 
         // lock the local file
         if (d->configState == ReadWrite && !d->lockLocal()) {
-            qWarning() << "couldn't lock local file";
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "couldn't lock local file";
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@
         if (d->wantGlobals() && writeGlobals) {
             QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<KConfigBackend> tmp = KConfigBackend::create(*sGlobalFileName);
             if (d->configState == ReadWrite && !tmp->lock()) {
-                qWarning() << "couldn't lock global file";
+                qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "couldn't lock global file";
 
                 //unlock the local config if we're returning early
                 if (d->mBackend->isLocked()) {
diff --git a/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp b/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp
--- a/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "kconfig.h"
 #include "kconfig_p.h"
+#include "kconfig_core_log_settings.h"
 #include "ksharedconfig.h"
 #include "kconfigdata.h"
 
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@
         const auto list = asIntList(value);
 
         if (list.count() != 2) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(2, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@
         const auto list = asRealList(value);
 
         if (list.count() != 2) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(2, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
@@ -280,74 +281,74 @@
         const auto list = asIntList(value);
 
         if (list.count() != 4) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(4, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
         const QRect rect(list.at(0), list.at(1), list.at(2), list.at(3));
         if (!rect.isValid()) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
             return aDefault;
         }
         return rect;
     }
     case QMetaType::QRectF: {
         const auto list = asRealList(value);
 
         if (list.count() != 4) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(4, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
         const QRectF rect(list.at(0), list.at(1), list.at(2), list.at(3));
         if (!rect.isValid()) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
             return aDefault;
         }
         return rect;
     }
     case QMetaType::QSize: {
         const auto list = asIntList(value);
 
         if (list.count() != 2) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(2, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
         const QSize size(list.at(0), list.at(1));
         if (!size.isValid()) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
             return aDefault;
         }
         return size;
     }
     case QMetaType::QSizeF: {
         const auto list = asRealList(value);
 
         if (list.count() != 2) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(2, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
         const QSizeF size(list.at(0), list.at(1));
         if (!size.isValid()) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
             return aDefault;
         }
         return size;
     }
     case QMetaType::QDateTime: {
         const auto list = asIntList(value);
         if (list.count() != 6) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(6, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
         const QDate date(list.at(0), list.at(1), list.at(2));
         const QTime time(list.at(3), list.at(4), list.at(5));
         const QDateTime dt(date, time);
         if (!dt.isValid()) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
             return aDefault;
         }
         return dt;
@@ -358,20 +359,20 @@
             list = list.mid(0, 3);    // don't break config files that stored QDate as QDateTime
         }
         if (list.count() != 3) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault)
                        << formatError(3, list.count());
             return aDefault;
         }
         const QDate date(list.at(0), list.at(1), list.at(2));
         if (!date.isValid()) {
-            qWarning() << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << errString(pKey, value, aDefault);
             return aDefault;
         }
         return date;
     }
     case QMetaType::QColor:
     case QMetaType::QFont:
-        qWarning() << "KConfigGroup::readEntry was passed GUI type '"
+        qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "KConfigGroup::readEntry was passed GUI type '"
                    << aDefault.typeName()
                    << "' but KConfigGui isn't linked! If it is linked to your program, "
                    "this is a platform bug. Please inform the KDE developers";
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@
         break;
     }
 
-    qWarning() << "unhandled type " << aDefault.typeName();
+    qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "unhandled type " << aDefault.typeName();
     return QVariant();
 }
 
@@ -955,7 +956,7 @@
         break;
     case QMetaType::QVariantList:
         if (!value.canConvert(QMetaType::QStringList))
-            qWarning() << "not all types in \"" << key << "\" can convert to QString,"
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "not all types in \"" << key << "\" can convert to QString,"
                        " information will be lost";
         Q_FALLTHROUGH();
     case QMetaType::QStringList:
@@ -1065,16 +1066,16 @@
 
     case QMetaType::QColor:
     case QMetaType::QFont:
-        qWarning() << "KConfigGroup::writeEntry was passed GUI type '"
+        qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "KConfigGroup::writeEntry was passed GUI type '"
                    << value.typeName()
                    << "' but KConfigGui isn't linked! If it is linked to your program, this is a platform bug. "
                    "Please inform the KDE developers";
         break;
     case QMetaType::QUrl:
         data = QUrl(value.toUrl()).toString().toUtf8();
         break;
     default:
-        qWarning() << "KConfigGroup::writeEntry - unhandled type" << value.typeName() << "in group" << name();
+        qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "KConfigGroup::writeEntry - unhandled type" << value.typeName() << "in group" << name();
     }
 
     writeEntry(key, data, flags);
diff --git a/src/core/kconfigini.cpp b/src/core/kconfigini.cpp
--- a/src/core/kconfigini.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kconfigini.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "kconfigbackend_p.h"
 #include "bufferfragment_p.h"
 #include "kconfigdata.h"
+#include "kconfig_core_log_settings.h"
 
 #include <qsavefile.h>
 #include <qlockfile.h>
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
                 end = start;
                 for (;;) {
                     if (end == line.length()) {
-                        qWarning() << warningProlog(file, lineNo) << "Invalid group header.";
+                        qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, lineNo) << "Invalid group header.";
                         // XXX maybe reset the current group here?
                         goto next_line;
                     }
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@
                 line.trim();
             }
             if (aKey.isEmpty()) {
-                qWarning() << warningProlog(file, lineNo) << "Invalid entry (empty key)";
+                qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, lineNo) << "Invalid entry (empty key)";
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@
             while ((start = aKey.lastIndexOf('[')) >= 0) {
                 int end = aKey.indexOf(']', start);
                 if (end < 0) {
-                    qWarning() << warningProlog(file, lineNo)
+                    qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, lineNo)
                                << "Invalid entry (missing ']')";
                     goto next_line;
                 } else if (end > start + 1 && aKey.at(start + 1) == '$') { // found option(s)
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@
                     }
                 } else { // found a locale
                     if (!locale.isNull()) {
-                        qWarning() << warningProlog(file, lineNo)
+                        qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, lineNo)
                                    << "Invalid entry (second locale!?)";
                         goto next_line;
                     }
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@
                 aKey.truncate(start);
             }
             if (eqpos < 0) { // Do this here after [$d] was checked
-                qWarning() << warningProlog(file, lineNo) << "Invalid entry (missing '=')";
+                qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, lineNo) << "Invalid entry (missing '=')";
                 continue;
             }
             printableToString(&aKey, file, lineNo);
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@
                 return true;
             }
             // Couldn't write. Disk full?
-            qWarning() << "Couldn't write" << filePath() << ". Disk full?";
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "Couldn't write" << filePath() << ". Disk full?";
             return false;
         }
     } else {
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@
         } else {
             QByteArray e(str, 2);
             e.prepend("\\x");
-            qWarning() << warningProlog(file, line) << "Invalid hex character " << c
+            qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, line) << "Invalid hex character " << c
                        << " in \\x<nn>-type escape sequence \"" << e.constData() << "\".";
             return 'x';
         }
@@ -923,7 +924,7 @@
                 break;
             default:
                 *r = '\\';
-                qWarning() << warningProlog(file, line)
+                qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << warningProlog(file, line)
                            << QStringLiteral("Invalid escape sequence \"\\%1\".").arg(str[i]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/core/kconfigwatcher.cpp b/src/core/kconfigwatcher.cpp
--- a/src/core/kconfigwatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kconfigwatcher.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "kconfigwatcher.h"
 
 #include "config-kconfig.h"
+#include "kconfig_core_log_settings.h"
 
 #if KCONFIG_USE_DBUS
 #include <QDBusConnection>
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
                                               SLOT(onConfigChangeNotification(QHash<QString,QByteArrayList>)));
     }
 #else
-    qWarning() << "Use of KConfigWatcher without DBus support. You will not receive updates";
+    qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "Use of KConfigWatcher without DBus support. You will not receive updates";
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/kdesktopfile.cpp b/src/core/kdesktopfile.cpp
--- a/src/core/kdesktopfile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kdesktopfile.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "kconfig_p.h"
 #include "kconfiggroup.h"
 #include "kconfigini_p.h"
+#include "kconfig_core_log_settings.h"
 
 class KDesktopFilePrivate : public KConfigPrivate
 {
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 
     // Forbid desktop files outside of standard locations if kiosk is set so
     if (!KAuthorized::authorize(QStringLiteral("run_desktop_files"))) {
-        qWarning() << "Access to '" << path << "' denied because of 'run_desktop_files' restriction." << endl;
+        qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "Access to '" << path << "' denied because of 'run_desktop_files' restriction." << endl;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    qWarning() << "Access to '" << path << "' denied, not owned by root, executable flag not set." << endl;
+    qCWarning(KCONFIG_CORE_LOG) << "Access to '" << path << "' denied, not owned by root, executable flag not set." << endl;
     return false;
 }