diff --git a/control_plane/src/bin/attachment_service.rs b/control_plane/src/bin/attachment_service.rs
index ddd50ff51d..16577e27d6 100644
--- a/control_plane/src/bin/attachment_service.rs
+++ b/control_plane/src/bin/attachment_service.rs
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     logging::init(
         LogFormat::Plain,
         logging::TracingErrorLayerEnablement::Disabled,
+        logging::Output::Stdout,
     )?;
 
     let args = Cli::parse();
diff --git a/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_azure.rs b/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_azure.rs
index 59b92b48fb..b631079bc5 100644
--- a/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_azure.rs
+++ b/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_azure.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ fn ensure_logging_ready() {
         utils::logging::init(
             utils::logging::LogFormat::Test,
             utils::logging::TracingErrorLayerEnablement::Disabled,
+            utils::logging::Output::Stdout,
         )
         .expect("logging init failed");
     });
diff --git a/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_s3.rs b/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_s3.rs
index e2360b7533..48f00e0106 100644
--- a/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_s3.rs
+++ b/libs/remote_storage/tests/test_real_s3.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ fn ensure_logging_ready() {
         utils::logging::init(
             utils::logging::LogFormat::Test,
             utils::logging::TracingErrorLayerEnablement::Disabled,
+            utils::logging::Output::Stdout,
         )
         .expect("logging init failed");
     });
diff --git a/libs/utils/src/logging.rs b/libs/utils/src/logging.rs
index 502e02dc71..2f09c2f3ea 100644
--- a/libs/utils/src/logging.rs
+++ b/libs/utils/src/logging.rs
@@ -66,9 +66,17 @@ pub enum TracingErrorLayerEnablement {
     EnableWithRustLogFilter,
 }
 
+/// Where the logging should output to.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Output {
+    Stdout,
+    Stderr,
+}
+
 pub fn init(
     log_format: LogFormat,
     tracing_error_layer_enablement: TracingErrorLayerEnablement,
+    output: Output,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // We fall back to printing all spans at info-level or above if
     // the RUST_LOG environment variable is not set.
@@ -85,7 +93,12 @@ pub fn init(
         let log_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
             .with_target(false)
             .with_ansi(false)
-            .with_writer(std::io::stdout);
+            .with_writer(move || -> Box<dyn std::io::Write> {
+                match output {
+                    Output::Stdout => Box::new(std::io::stdout()),
+                    Output::Stderr => Box::new(std::io::stderr()),
+                }
+            });
         let log_layer = match log_format {
             LogFormat::Json => log_layer.json().boxed(),
             LogFormat::Plain => log_layer.boxed(),
diff --git a/pageserver/src/bin/pageserver.rs b/pageserver/src/bin/pageserver.rs
index 5b0c140d00..f971b0a88d 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/bin/pageserver.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/bin/pageserver.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     } else {
         TracingErrorLayerEnablement::Disabled
     };
-    logging::init(conf.log_format, tracing_error_layer_enablement)?;
+    logging::init(
+        conf.log_format,
+        tracing_error_layer_enablement,
+        logging::Output::Stdout,
+    )?;
 
     // mind the order required here: 1. logging, 2. panic_hook, 3. sentry.
     // disarming this hook on pageserver, because we never tear down tracing.
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
index 04fe9db76a..507c017532 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
@@ -3504,6 +3504,7 @@ pub(crate) mod harness {
                 // enable it in case the tests exercise code paths that use
                 // debug_assert_current_span_has_tenant_and_timeline_id
                 logging::TracingErrorLayerEnablement::EnableWithRustLogFilter,
+                logging::Output::Stdout,
             )
             .expect("Failed to init test logging")
         });
diff --git a/safekeeper/src/bin/safekeeper.rs b/safekeeper/src/bin/safekeeper.rs
index 2e54380471..0b5bb22c8b 100644
--- a/safekeeper/src/bin/safekeeper.rs
+++ b/safekeeper/src/bin/safekeeper.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     logging::init(
         LogFormat::from_config(&args.log_format)?,
         logging::TracingErrorLayerEnablement::Disabled,
+        logging::Output::Stdout,
     )?;
     logging::replace_panic_hook_with_tracing_panic_hook().forget();
     info!("version: {GIT_VERSION}");
diff --git a/storage_broker/src/bin/storage_broker.rs b/storage_broker/src/bin/storage_broker.rs
index 5ce24a6a42..9f81ac6cac 100644
--- a/storage_broker/src/bin/storage_broker.rs
+++ b/storage_broker/src/bin/storage_broker.rs
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     logging::init(
         LogFormat::from_config(&args.log_format)?,
         logging::TracingErrorLayerEnablement::Disabled,
+        logging::Output::Stdout,
     )?;
     logging::replace_panic_hook_with_tracing_panic_hook().forget();
     // initialize sentry if SENTRY_DSN is provided