diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
index 8965e71a34..f627ae61ee 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/ServerBase.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
 
         protected OpenSimAppender m_consoleAppender;
         protected FileAppender m_logFileAppender;
+        protected FileAppender m_statsLogFileAppender;
 
         protected DateTime m_startuptime;
         protected string m_startupDirectory = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
                 {
                     m_logFileAppender = (FileAppender)appender;
                 }
+                else if (appender.Name == "StatsLogFileAppender")
+                {
+                    m_statsLogFileAppender = (FileAppender)appender;
+                }
             }
 
             if (null == m_consoleAppender)
@@ -185,6 +190,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
 
                 m_log.InfoFormat("[SERVER BASE]: Logging started to file {0}", m_logFileAppender.File);
             }
+
+            if (m_statsLogFileAppender != null && startupConfig != null)
+            {
+                string cfgStatsFileName = startupConfig.GetString("StatsLogFile", null);
+                if (cfgStatsFileName != null)
+                {
+                    m_statsLogFileAppender.File = cfgStatsFileName;
+                    m_statsLogFileAppender.ActivateOptions();
+                }
+
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[SERVER BASE]: Stats Logging started to file {0}", m_statsLogFileAppender.File);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 0037f4f4ae..dcb660a135 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         {
             foreach (IAppender appender in LogManager.GetRepository().GetAppenders())
             {
-                if (appender is FileAppender)
+                if (appender is FileAppender && appender.Name == "LogFileAppender")
                 {
                     return ((FileAppender)appender).File;
                 }
@@ -1199,6 +1199,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return "./OpenSim.log";
         }
 
+        public static string statsLogFile()
+        {
+            foreach (IAppender appender in LogManager.GetRepository().GetAppenders())
+            {
+                if (appender is FileAppender && appender.Name == "StatsLogFileAppender")
+                {
+                    return ((FileAppender)appender).File;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return "./OpenSimStats.log";
+        }
+
         public static string logDir()
         {
             return Path.GetDirectoryName(logFile());