diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-dingos-own.md b/.changeset/afraid-dingos-own.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f7010d330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-dingos-own.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+pass registered logger to requestLoggingHandler
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts
index 9c5ac20fa3..07da975184 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilderImpl implements ServiceBuilder {
       app.use(cors(corsOptions));
     }
     app.use(compression());
-    app.use(requestLoggingHandler());
+    app.use(requestLoggingHandler(logger));
     for (const [root, route] of this.routers) {
       app.use(root, route);
     }