diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index 9f6b5ede12e..e7cadead813 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ const CLogCategoryDesc LogCategories[] =
     {BCLog::COINDB, "coindb"},
     {BCLog::QT, "qt"},
     {BCLog::LEVELDB, "leveldb"},
+    {BCLog::VALIDATION, "validation"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "1"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "all"},
 };
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index a2caef51a86..9004093e4e3 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace BCLog {
         COINDB      = (1 << 18),
         QT          = (1 << 19),
         LEVELDB     = (1 << 20),
+        VALIDATION  = (1 << 21),
         ALL         = ~(uint32_t)0,
     };