diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/apm_config.py b/solarwinds_apm/apm_config.py
index 67754c8a..731f90ca 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/apm_config.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/apm_config.py
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@
     INTL_SWO_SUPPORT_EMAIL,
     INTL_SWO_TRACECONTEXT_PROPAGATOR,
 )
+from solarwinds_apm.apm_logging import _stream_handler
 from solarwinds_apm.certs.ao_issuer_ca import get_public_cert
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# This startup component must always log
+if not logger.hasHandlers():
+    logger.addHandler(_stream_handler)
 
 
 class OboeTracingMode:
diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/apm_logging.py b/solarwinds_apm/apm_logging.py
index 4c084990..3b6823a9 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/apm_logging.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/apm_logging.py
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 import os
 from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.logging.environment_variables import (
+    OTEL_PYTHON_LOG_CORRELATION,
+)
+
 
 class ApmLoggingType:
     """Mapping of supported solarwinds_apm library log types"""
@@ -142,6 +146,9 @@ def _get_logger():
         - When _get_logger is invoked, SW_APM_DEBUG_LEVEL is checked and the logging level will be set to the
           value provided by the variable. If an invalid value has been provided, the logging level will not be changed.
     (2) By invoking set_sw_log_level
+
+    Special case: if the environment variable OTEL_PYTHON_LOG_CORRELATION is set, then APM Python
+    will not set up its own stream handling.
     """
 
     # create base logger for solarwinds_apm package
@@ -163,11 +170,15 @@ def _get_logger():
 
     _logger.setLevel(ApmLoggingLevel.logging_map[log_level])
 
-    if log_level != ApmLoggingLevel.debug_levels["OBOE_DEBUG_DISABLE"]:
-        _logger.addHandler(_stream_handler)
-    else:
-        _logger.propagate = False
-        _logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
+    upstream_log_correlation = (
+        os.environ.get(OTEL_PYTHON_LOG_CORRELATION, "false").lower() == "true"
+    )
+    if not upstream_log_correlation:
+        if log_level != ApmLoggingLevel.debug_levels["OBOE_DEBUG_DISABLE"]:
+            _logger.addHandler(_stream_handler)
+        else:
+            _logger.propagate = False
+            _logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
     return _logger
 
diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/configurator.py b/solarwinds_apm/configurator.py
index ecfd8451..163f0360 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/configurator.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/configurator.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     INTL_SWO_SUPPORT_EMAIL,
 )
 from solarwinds_apm.apm_fwkv_manager import SolarWindsFrameworkKvManager
+from solarwinds_apm.apm_logging import _stream_handler
 from solarwinds_apm.apm_oboe_codes import OboeReporterCode
 from solarwinds_apm.apm_txname_manager import SolarWindsTxnNameManager
 from solarwinds_apm.response_propagator import (
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@
 
 solarwinds_apm_logger = apm_logging.logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# This startup component must always log
+if not logger.hasHandlers():
+    logger.addHandler(_stream_handler)
 
 
 class SolarWindsConfigurator(_OTelSDKConfigurator):
diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/distro.py b/solarwinds_apm/distro.py
index 80e521de..20877b4b 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/distro.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/distro.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     INTL_SWO_DEFAULT_PROPAGATORS,
     INTL_SWO_DEFAULT_TRACES_EXPORTER,
 )
+from solarwinds_apm.apm_logging import _stream_handler
 from solarwinds_apm.version import __version__ as apm_version
 
 _EXPORTER_BY_OTLP_PROTOCOL = {
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@
 }
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# This startup component must always log
+if not logger.hasHandlers():
+    logger.addHandler(_stream_handler)
 
 
 class SolarWindsDistro(BaseDistro):