diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
index 37ff0507d761..d8ce8170fb0b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ int GetPathConstant(const std::string& name) {
     return brightray::DIR_CACHE;
   else if (name == "userCache")
     return brightray::DIR_USER_CACHE;
+  else if (name == "logs")
+    return brightray::DIR_APP_LOGS;
   else if (name == "home")
     return base::DIR_HOME;
   else if (name == "temp")
diff --git a/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h b/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h
index b12b10d08f3c..56525baeaab7 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ enum {
 
   DIR_USER_DATA = PATH_START,  // Directory where user data can be written.
   DIR_USER_CACHE,  // Directory where user cache can be written.
+  DIR_APP_LOGS,  // Directory where app logs live
 
 #if defined(OS_LINUX)
   DIR_APP_DATA,  // Application Data directory under the user profile.
diff --git a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc
index d6336962fef6..e5406e519a67 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 #include "brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.h"
 
+#if defined(OSX_POSIX)
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <string>
+
 #include "base/command_line.h"
 #include "base/feature_list.h"
 #include "base/strings/string_number_conversions.h"
@@ -11,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "brightray/browser/browser_context.h"
 #include "brightray/browser/devtools_manager_delegate.h"
 #include "brightray/browser/web_ui_controller_factory.h"
+#include "brightray/common/application_info.h"
 #include "brightray/common/main_delegate.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_thread.h"
 #include "content/public/common/content_switches.h"
@@ -156,11 +164,26 @@ BrowserMainParts::BrowserMainParts() {
 BrowserMainParts::~BrowserMainParts() {
 }
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN) || defined(OS_LINUX)
+void OverrideAppLogsPath() {
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+  std::wstring app_name = base::UTF8ToWide(GetApplicationName());
+  std::wstring log_path = L"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\\AppData\\Roaming\\";
+  std::wstring app_log_path = log_path + app_name + L"\\logs";
+#else
+  std::string app_name = GetApplicationName();
+  std::string home_path = std::string(getenv("HOME"));
+  std::string app_log_path = home_path + "/.config/" + app_name + "/logs";
+#endif
+  PathService::Override(DIR_APP_LOGS, base::FilePath(app_log_path));
+}
+#endif
+
 void BrowserMainParts::PreEarlyInitialization() {
   std::unique_ptr<base::FeatureList> feature_list(new base::FeatureList);
   feature_list->InitializeFromCommandLine("", "");
   base::FeatureList::SetInstance(std::move(feature_list));
-
+  OverrideAppLogsPath();
 #if defined(USE_X11)
   views::LinuxUI::SetInstance(BuildGtkUi());
   OverrideLinuxAppDataPath();
diff --git a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.h b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.h
index d495e67b5ffa..45c69f15fb07 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "base/compiler_specific.h"
 #include "base/macros.h"
+#include "base/path_service.h"
+#include "brightray/browser/brightray_paths.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_main_parts.h"
 #include "ui/views/layout/layout_provider.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class BrowserMainParts : public content::BrowserMainParts {
  private:
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
   void InitializeMainNib();
+  void OverrideAppLogsPath();
 #endif
 
 #if defined(TOOLKIT_VIEWS)
diff --git a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts_mac.mm b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts_mac.mm
index 5e80eca442be..ebcb48ed6461 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts_mac.mm
+++ b/brightray/browser/browser_main_parts_mac.mm
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 
 namespace brightray {
 
+void BrowserMainParts::OverrideAppLogsPath() {
+  base::FilePath path;
+  NSString* bundleName = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary]
+    objectForKey:@"CFBundleName"];
+  NSString* logsPath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Library/Logs/%@",bundleName];
+  NSString* libraryPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:logsPath];
+
+  PathService::Override(DIR_APP_LOGS, base::FilePath([libraryPath UTF8String]));
+}
+
 // Replicates NSApplicationMain, but doesn't start a run loop.
 void BrowserMainParts::InitializeMainNib() {
   auto infoDictionary = base::mac::OuterBundle().infoDictionary;
diff --git a/docs/api/app.md b/docs/api/app.md
index b3f4126c9763..6c8bdd1be8c5 100644
--- a/docs/api/app.md
+++ b/docs/api/app.md
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ You can request the following paths by the name:
 * `music` Directory for a user's music.
 * `pictures` Directory for a user's pictures.
 * `videos` Directory for a user's videos.
+* `logs` Directory for your app's log folder.
 * `pepperFlashSystemPlugin`  Full path to the system version of the Pepper Flash plugin.
 
 ### `app.getFileIcon(path[, options], callback)`