diff --git a/backend/log.go b/backend/log.go
index cba430b07..4e08f3956 100644
--- a/backend/log.go
+++ b/backend/log.go
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ import (
 // Logger is the default logger instance. This can be used directly to log from
 // your plugin to grafana-server with calls like backend.Logger.Debug(...).
 var Logger = log.DefaultLogger
+
+// NewLoggerWith creates a new logger with the given arguments.
+var NewLoggerWith = func(args ...interface{}) log.Logger {
+	return log.New().With(args...)
+}