diff --git a/build/logrotator.go b/build/logrotator.go
index aa4683bba..e517a0d03 100644
--- a/build/logrotator.go
+++ b/build/logrotator.go
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
 	"github.com/jrick/logrotate/rotator"
 	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd"
 )
@@ -18,43 +16,15 @@ import (
 type RotatingLogWriter struct {
 	logWriter *LogWriter
 
-	backendLog *btclog.Backend
-
-	logRotator *rotator.Rotator
-
-	subsystemLoggers SubLoggers
+	rotator *rotator.Rotator
 }
 
-// A compile time check to ensure RotatingLogWriter implements the
-// LeveledSubLogger interface.
-var _ LeveledSubLogger = (*RotatingLogWriter)(nil)
-
 // NewRotatingLogWriter creates a new file rotating log writer.
 //
 // NOTE: `InitLogRotator` must be called to set up log rotation after creating
 // the writer.
-func NewRotatingLogWriter() *RotatingLogWriter {
-	logWriter := &LogWriter{}
-	backendLog := btclog.NewBackend(logWriter)
-	return &RotatingLogWriter{
-		logWriter:        logWriter,
-		backendLog:       backendLog,
-		subsystemLoggers: SubLoggers{},
-	}
-}
-
-// GenSubLogger creates a new sublogger. A shutdown callback function
-// is provided to be able to shutdown in case of a critical error.
-func (r *RotatingLogWriter) GenSubLogger(tag string, shutdown func()) btclog.Logger {
-	logger := r.backendLog.Logger(tag)
-	return NewShutdownLogger(logger, shutdown)
-}
-
-// RegisterSubLogger registers a new subsystem logger.
-func (r *RotatingLogWriter) RegisterSubLogger(subsystem string,
-	logger btclog.Logger) {
-
-	r.subsystemLoggers[subsystem] = logger
+func NewRotatingLogWriter(w *LogWriter) *RotatingLogWriter {
+	return &RotatingLogWriter{logWriter: w}
 }
 
 // InitLogRotator initializes the log file rotator to write logs to logFile and
@@ -68,7 +38,8 @@ func (r *RotatingLogWriter) InitLogRotator(logFile, logCompressor string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create log directory: %w", err)
 	}
-	r.logRotator, err = rotator.New(
+
+	r.rotator, err = rotator.New(
 		logFile, int64(maxLogFileSize*1024), false, maxLogFiles,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -94,7 +65,7 @@ func (r *RotatingLogWriter) InitLogRotator(logFile, logCompressor string,
 	}
 
 	// Apply the compressor and its file suffix to the log rotator.
-	r.logRotator.SetCompressor(c, logCompressors[logCompressor])
+	r.rotator.SetCompressor(c, logCompressors[logCompressor])
 
 	// Run rotator as a goroutine now but make sure we catch any errors
 	// that happen in case something with the rotation goes wrong during
@@ -102,7 +73,7 @@ func (r *RotatingLogWriter) InitLogRotator(logFile, logCompressor string,
 	// create a new logfile for whatever reason).
 	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
-		err := r.logRotator.Run(pr)
+		err := r.rotator.Run(pr)
 		if err != nil {
 			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,
 				"failed to run file rotator: %v\n", err)
@@ -110,67 +81,15 @@ func (r *RotatingLogWriter) InitLogRotator(logFile, logCompressor string,
 	}()
 
 	r.logWriter.RotatorPipe = pw
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Close closes the underlying log rotator if it has already been created.
 func (r *RotatingLogWriter) Close() error {
-	if r.logRotator != nil {
-		return r.logRotator.Close()
+	if r.rotator != nil {
+		return r.rotator.Close()
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
-
-// SubLoggers returns all currently registered subsystem loggers for this log
-// writer.
-//
-// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
-func (r *RotatingLogWriter) SubLoggers() SubLoggers {
-	return r.subsystemLoggers
-}
-
-// SupportedSubsystems returns a sorted string slice of all keys in the
-// subsystems map, corresponding to the names of the subsystems.
-//
-// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
-func (r *RotatingLogWriter) SupportedSubsystems() []string {
-	// Convert the subsystemLoggers map keys to a string slice.
-	subsystems := make([]string, 0, len(r.subsystemLoggers))
-	for subsysID := range r.subsystemLoggers {
-		subsystems = append(subsystems, subsysID)
-	}
-
-	// Sort the subsystems for stable display.
-	sort.Strings(subsystems)
-	return subsystems
-}
-
-// SetLogLevel sets the logging level for provided subsystem. Invalid
-// subsystems are ignored. Uninitialized subsystems are dynamically created as
-// needed.
-//
-// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
-func (r *RotatingLogWriter) SetLogLevel(subsystemID string, logLevel string) {
-	// Ignore invalid subsystems.
-	logger, ok := r.subsystemLoggers[subsystemID]
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Defaults to info if the log level is invalid.
-	level, _ := btclog.LevelFromString(logLevel)
-	logger.SetLevel(level)
-}
-
-// SetLogLevels sets the log level for all subsystem loggers to the passed
-// level. It also dynamically creates the subsystem loggers as needed, so it
-// can be used to initialize the logging system.
-//
-// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
-func (r *RotatingLogWriter) SetLogLevels(logLevel string) {
-	// Configure all sub-systems with the new logging level. Dynamically
-	// create loggers as needed.
-	for subsystemID := range r.subsystemLoggers {
-		r.SetLogLevel(subsystemID, logLevel)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/build/sub_logger.go b/build/sub_logger.go
index 76c4d4f9f..c1d28fe60 100644
--- a/build/sub_logger.go
+++ b/build/sub_logger.go
@@ -2,11 +2,149 @@ package build
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
 )
 
+// SubLogCreator can be used to create a new logger for a particular subsystem.
+type SubLogCreator interface {
+	// Logger returns a new logger for a particular subsytem.
+	Logger(subsystemTag string) btclog.Logger
+}
+
+// SubLoggerManager manages a set of subsystem loggers. Level updates will be
+// applied to all the loggers managed by the manager.
+type SubLoggerManager struct {
+	genLogger SubLogCreator
+
+	loggers SubLoggers
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// A compile time check to ensure SubLoggerManager implements the
+// LeveledSubLogger interface.
+var _ LeveledSubLogger = (*SubLoggerManager)(nil)
+
+// NewSubLoggerManager constructs a new SubLoggerManager.
+func NewSubLoggerManager(w io.Writer) *SubLoggerManager {
+	return &SubLoggerManager{
+		loggers:   SubLoggers{},
+		genLogger: btclog.NewBackend(w),
+	}
+}
+
+// GenSubLogger creates a new sub-logger and adds it to the set managed by the
+// SubLoggerManager. A shutdown callback function is provided to be able to shut
+// down in case of a critical error.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) GenSubLogger(subsystem string,
+	shutdown func()) btclog.Logger {
+
+	// Create a new logger with the given subsystem tag.
+	logger := r.genLogger.Logger(subsystem)
+
+	// Wrap the new logger in a Shutdown logger so that the shutdown
+	// call back is called if a critical log is ever written via this new
+	// logger.
+	l := NewShutdownLogger(logger, shutdown)
+
+	r.RegisterSubLogger(subsystem, l)
+
+	return l
+}
+
+// RegisterSubLogger registers the given logger under the given subsystem name.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) RegisterSubLogger(subsystem string,
+	logger btclog.Logger) {
+
+	// Add the new logger to the set of loggers managed by the manager.
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.loggers[subsystem] = logger
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// SubLoggers returns all currently registered subsystem loggers for this log
+// writer.
+//
+// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) SubLoggers() SubLoggers {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return r.loggers
+}
+
+// SupportedSubsystems returns a sorted string slice of all keys in the
+// subsystems map, corresponding to the names of the subsystems.
+//
+// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) SupportedSubsystems() []string {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Convert the subsystemLoggers map keys to a string slice.
+	subsystems := make([]string, 0, len(r.loggers))
+	for subsysID := range r.loggers {
+		subsystems = append(subsystems, subsysID)
+	}
+
+	// Sort the subsystems for stable display.
+	sort.Strings(subsystems)
+
+	return subsystems
+}
+
+// SetLogLevel sets the logging level for provided subsystem. Invalid
+// subsystems are ignored. Uninitialized subsystems are dynamically created as
+// needed.
+//
+// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) SetLogLevel(subsystemID string, logLevel string) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	r.setLogLevelUnsafe(subsystemID, logLevel)
+}
+
+// setLogLevelUnsafe sets the logging level for provided subsystem. Invalid
+// subsystems are ignored. Uninitialized subsystems are dynamically created as
+// needed.
+//
+// NOTE: the SubLoggerManager mutex must be held before calling this method.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) setLogLevelUnsafe(subsystemID string,
+	logLevel string) {
+
+	// Ignore invalid subsystems.
+	logger, ok := r.loggers[subsystemID]
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Defaults to info if the log level is invalid.
+	level, _ := btclog.LevelFromString(logLevel)
+
+	logger.SetLevel(level)
+}
+
+// SetLogLevels sets the log level for all subsystem loggers to the passed
+// level. It also dynamically creates the subsystem loggers as needed, so it
+// can be used to initialize the logging system.
+//
+// NOTE: This is part of the LeveledSubLogger interface.
+func (r *SubLoggerManager) SetLogLevels(logLevel string) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Configure all sub-systems with the new logging level. Dynamically
+	// create loggers as needed.
+	for subsystemID := range r.loggers {
+		r.setLogLevelUnsafe(subsystemID, logLevel)
+	}
+}
+
 // SubLoggers is a type that holds a map of subsystem loggers keyed by their
 // subsystem name.
 type SubLoggers map[string]btclog.Logger
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 2ad83c126..6cfd4941f 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -494,9 +494,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	GRPC *GRPCConfig `group:"grpc" namespace:"grpc"`
 
-	// LogWriter is the root logger that all of the daemon's subloggers are
+	// SubLogMgr is the root logger that all the daemon's subloggers are
 	// hooked up to.
-	LogWriter *build.RotatingLogWriter
+	SubLogMgr  *build.SubLoggerManager
+	LogWriter  *build.LogWriter
+	LogRotator *build.RotatingLogWriter
 
 	// networkDir is the path to the directory of the currently active
 	// network. This path will hold the files related to each different
@@ -714,7 +716,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		MaxChannelFeeAllocation:   htlcswitch.DefaultMaxLinkFeeAllocation,
 		MaxCommitFeeRateAnchors:   lnwallet.DefaultAnchorsCommitMaxFeeRateSatPerVByte,
 		MaxFeeExposure:            uint64(htlcswitch.DefaultMaxFeeExposure.ToSatoshis()),
-		LogWriter:                 build.NewRotatingLogWriter(),
+		LogWriter:                 &build.LogWriter{},
 		DB:                        lncfg.DefaultDB(),
 		Cluster:                   lncfg.DefaultCluster(),
 		RPCMiddleware:             lncfg.DefaultRPCMiddleware(),
@@ -1411,16 +1413,19 @@ func ValidateConfig(cfg Config, interceptor signal.Interceptor, fileParser,
 			cfg.LogCompressor)
 	}
 
+	cfg.LogRotator = build.NewRotatingLogWriter(cfg.LogWriter)
+	cfg.SubLogMgr = build.NewSubLoggerManager(cfg.LogWriter)
+
 	// Initialize logging at the default logging level.
-	SetupLoggers(cfg.LogWriter, interceptor)
+	SetupLoggers(cfg.SubLogMgr, interceptor)
 
 	// Special show command to list supported subsystems and exit.
 	if cfg.DebugLevel == "show" {
 		fmt.Println("Supported subsystems",
-			cfg.LogWriter.SupportedSubsystems())
+			cfg.SubLogMgr.SupportedSubsystems())
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
-	err = cfg.LogWriter.InitLogRotator(
+	err = cfg.LogRotator.InitLogRotator(
 		filepath.Join(cfg.LogDir, defaultLogFilename),
 		cfg.LogCompressor, cfg.MaxLogFileSize, cfg.MaxLogFiles,
 	)
@@ -1430,7 +1435,7 @@ func ValidateConfig(cfg Config, interceptor signal.Interceptor, fileParser,
 	}
 
 	// Parse, validate, and set debug log level(s).
-	err = build.ParseAndSetDebugLevels(cfg.DebugLevel, cfg.LogWriter)
+	err = build.ParseAndSetDebugLevels(cfg.DebugLevel, cfg.SubLogMgr)
 	if err != nil {
 		str := "error parsing debug level: %v"
 		return nil, &lncfg.UsageError{Err: mkErr(str, err)}
diff --git a/lnd.go b/lnd.go
index 8fb38b8f3..f51181195 100644
--- a/lnd.go
+++ b/lnd.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func Main(cfg *Config, lisCfg ListenerCfg, implCfg *ImplementationCfg,
 
 	defer func() {
 		ltndLog.Info("Shutdown complete\n")
-		err := cfg.LogWriter.Close()
+		err := cfg.LogRotator.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			ltndLog.Errorf("Could not close log rotator: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index a24c39fd4..748880447 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var (
 
 // genSubLogger creates a logger for a subsystem. We provide an instance of
 // a signal.Interceptor to be able to shutdown in the case of a critical error.
-func genSubLogger(root *build.RotatingLogWriter,
+func genSubLogger(root *build.SubLoggerManager,
 	interceptor signal.Interceptor) func(string) btclog.Logger {
 
 	// Create a shutdown function which will request shutdown from our
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func genSubLogger(root *build.RotatingLogWriter,
 }
 
 // SetupLoggers initializes all package-global logger variables.
-func SetupLoggers(root *build.RotatingLogWriter, interceptor signal.Interceptor) {
+func SetupLoggers(root *build.SubLoggerManager, interceptor signal.Interceptor) {
 	genLogger := genSubLogger(root, interceptor)
 
 	// Now that we have the proper root logger, we can replace the
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func SetupLoggers(root *build.RotatingLogWriter, interceptor signal.Interceptor)
 
 // AddSubLogger is a helper method to conveniently create and register the
 // logger of one or more sub systems.
-func AddSubLogger(root *build.RotatingLogWriter, subsystem string,
+func AddSubLogger(root *build.SubLoggerManager, subsystem string,
 	interceptor signal.Interceptor, useLoggers ...func(btclog.Logger)) {
 
 	// genSubLogger will return a callback for creating a logger instance,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func AddSubLogger(root *build.RotatingLogWriter, subsystem string,
 
 // SetSubLogger is a helper method to conveniently register the logger of a sub
 // system.
-func SetSubLogger(root *build.RotatingLogWriter, subsystem string,
+func SetSubLogger(root *build.SubLoggerManager, subsystem string,
 	logger btclog.Logger, useLoggers ...func(btclog.Logger)) {
 
 	root.RegisterSubLogger(subsystem, logger)
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 6f43adf7f..76aa057bf 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -7341,7 +7341,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) DebugLevel(ctx context.Context,
 	if req.Show {
 		return &lnrpc.DebugLevelResponse{
 			SubSystems: strings.Join(
-				r.cfg.LogWriter.SupportedSubsystems(), " ",
+				r.cfg.SubLogMgr.SupportedSubsystems(), " ",
 			),
 		}, nil
 	}
@@ -7350,12 +7350,12 @@ func (r *rpcServer) DebugLevel(ctx context.Context,
 
 	// Otherwise, we'll attempt to set the logging level using the
 	// specified level spec.
-	err := build.ParseAndSetDebugLevels(req.LevelSpec, r.cfg.LogWriter)
+	err := build.ParseAndSetDebugLevels(req.LevelSpec, r.cfg.SubLogMgr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	subLoggers := r.cfg.LogWriter.SubLoggers()
+	subLoggers := r.cfg.SubLogMgr.SubLoggers()
 	// Sort alphabetically by subsystem name.
 	var tags []string
 	for t := range subLoggers {