diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb902925b..74c09d833 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -651,6 +651,17 @@
                 <version>1.2.9</version>
             </dependency>
 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7.2</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7.2</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
                 <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
diff --git a/xwork-core/pom.xml b/xwork-core/pom.xml
index 8294d382e..88aa62987 100644
--- a/xwork-core/pom.xml
+++ b/xwork-core/pom.xml
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- SLF4J support -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/LoggerFactory.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/LoggerFactory.java
index 5dac28f53..edc9189bc 100644
--- a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/LoggerFactory.java
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/LoggerFactory.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging;
 
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.jdk.JdkLoggerFactory;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.slf4j.Slf4jLoggerFactory;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
@@ -59,11 +60,17 @@ public abstract class LoggerFactory {
         try {
             if (factory == null) {
                 try {
-                    Class.forName("org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory");
-                    factory = new com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.commons.CommonsLoggerFactory();
+                    Class.forName("org.slf4j.LoggerFactory");
+                    factory = new Slf4jLoggerFactory();
                 } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
-                    // commons logging not found, falling back to jdk logging
-                    factory = new JdkLoggerFactory();
+                    //slf4j not found try commons LogFactory
+                    try {
+                        Class.forName("org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory");
+                        factory = new com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.commons.CommonsLoggerFactory();
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfex) {
+                        // commons logging not found, falling back to jdk logging
+                        factory = new JdkLoggerFactory();
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return factory;
diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0f1237a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006,2009 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.slf4j;
+
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.Logger;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.LoggerUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Simple logger that delegates to slf4j logging
+ */
+public class Slf4jLogger implements Logger {
+    
+    private org.slf4j.Logger log;
+    
+    public Slf4jLogger(org.slf4j.Logger log) {
+        this.log = log;
+    }
+
+    public void error(String msg, String... args) {
+        log.error(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args));
+    }
+
+    public void error(String msg, Throwable ex, String... args) {
+        log.error(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args), ex);
+    }
+
+    public void info(String msg, String... args) {
+        log.info(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args));
+    }
+
+    public void info(String msg, Throwable ex, String... args) {
+        log.info(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args), ex);
+    }
+
+    
+
+    public boolean isInfoEnabled() {
+        return log.isInfoEnabled();
+    }
+
+    public void warn(String msg, String... args) {
+        log.warn(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args));
+    }
+
+    public void warn(String msg, Throwable ex, String... args) {
+        log.warn(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args), ex);
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
+        return log.isDebugEnabled();
+    }
+    
+    public void debug(String msg, String... args) {
+        log.debug(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args));
+    }
+
+    public void debug(String msg, Throwable ex, String... args) {
+        log.debug(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args), ex);
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
+        return log.isTraceEnabled();
+    }
+    
+    public void trace(String msg, String... args) {
+        log.trace(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args));
+    }
+
+    public void trace(String msg, Throwable ex, String... args) {
+        log.trace(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args), ex);
+    }
+
+
+    public void fatal(String msg, String... args) {
+        log.error(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args));
+    }
+
+    public void fatal(String msg, Throwable ex, String... args) {
+        log.error(LoggerUtils.format(msg, args), ex);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isErrorEnabled() {
+        return log.isErrorEnabled();
+    }
+
+    /** Fatal is not support by Slf4j */
+    public boolean isFatalEnabled() {
+        return log.isErrorEnabled();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isWarnEnabled() {
+        return log.isWarnEnabled();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLoggerFactory.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLoggerFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f50cfac50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/logging/slf4j/Slf4jLoggerFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2006,2009 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.slf4j;
+
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.Logger;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Creates slf4j-logging-backed loggers
+ */
+public class Slf4jLoggerFactory extends LoggerFactory {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Logger getLoggerImpl(Class<?> cls) {
+        return new Slf4jLogger(org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(cls));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Logger getLoggerImpl(String name) {
+        return new Slf4jLogger(org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(name));
+    }
+
+}