diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml
index e4bc8ec58..1411cd13c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-build-env/action.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install gperf build-essential bison flex libfl-dev libreadline-dev gawk tcl-dev libffi-dev git graphviz xdot pkg-config python3 libboost-system-dev libboost-python-dev libboost-filesystem-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libgtest-dev
+        sudo apt-get install -y gperf build-essential bison flex libfl-dev libreadline-dev gawk tcl-dev libffi-dev git graphviz xdot pkg-config python3 libboost-system-dev libboost-python-dev libboost-filesystem-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libgtest-dev libgmock-dev
 
     - name: Install macOS Dependencies
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
index 503d6c31b..f47326de0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           submodules: true
       - name: Runtime environment
-        run: |
-          echo "procs=$(nproc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-env
 
       - name: Build Yosys
         run: |
diff --git a/kernel/log.cc b/kernel/log.cc
index 34e56f8ac..5d0c67dc4 100644
--- a/kernel/log.cc
+++ b/kernel/log.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ YOSYS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 std::vector<FILE*> log_files;
 std::vector<std::ostream*> log_streams;
+std::vector<LogSink*> log_sinks;
 std::vector<std::string> log_scratchpads;
 std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> log_hdump;
 std::vector<std::regex> log_warn_regexes, log_nowarn_regexes, log_werror_regexes;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 }
 #endif
 
-static void logv_string(std::string_view format, std::string str) {
+static void logv_string(std::string_view format, std::string str, LogSeverity severity = LogSeverity::LOG_INFO) {
 	size_t remove_leading = 0;
 	while (format.size() > 1 && format[0] == '\n') {
 		logv_string("\n", "\n");
@@ -164,6 +165,10 @@ static void logv_string(std::string_view format, std::string str) {
 	for (auto f : log_streams)
 		*f << str;
 
+	LogMessage log_msg(severity, str);
+	for (LogSink* sink : log_sinks)
+		sink->log(log_msg);
+
 	RTLIL::Design *design = yosys_get_design();
 	if (design != nullptr)
 		for (auto &scratchpad : log_scratchpads)
@@ -201,11 +206,11 @@ static void logv_string(std::string_view format, std::string str) {
 	}
 }
 
-void log_formatted_string(std::string_view format, std::string str)
+void log_formatted_string(std::string_view format, std::string str, LogSeverity severity)
 {
 	if (log_make_debug && !ys_debug(1))
 		return;
-	logv_string(format, std::move(str));
+	logv_string(format, std::move(str), severity);
 }
 
 void log_formatted_header(RTLIL::Design *design, std::string_view format, std::string str)
@@ -291,7 +296,7 @@ void log_formatted_warning(std::string_view prefix, std::string message)
 			if (log_errfile != NULL && !log_quiet_warnings)
 				log_files.push_back(log_errfile);
 
-			log("%s%s", prefix, message);
+			log_formatted_string("%s", stringf("%s%s", prefix, message), LogSeverity::LOG_WARNING);
 			log_flush();
 
 			if (log_errfile != NULL && !log_quiet_warnings)
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ static void log_error_with_prefix(std::string_view prefix, std::string str)
 	}
 
 	log_last_error = std::move(str);
-	log("%s%s", prefix, log_last_error);
+	log_formatted_string("%s", stringf("%s%s", prefix, log_last_error), LogSeverity::LOG_ERROR);
 	log_flush();
 
 	log_make_debug = bak_log_make_debug;
@@ -425,7 +430,7 @@ void log_formatted_cmd_error(std::string str)
 			pop_errfile = true;
 		}
 
-		log("ERROR: %s", log_last_error);
+		log_formatted_string("%s", stringf("ERROR: %s", log_last_error), LogSeverity::LOG_ERROR);
 		log_flush();
 
 		if (pop_errfile)
diff --git a/kernel/log.h b/kernel/log.h
index 144570026..4192be5ae 100644
--- a/kernel/log.h
+++ b/kernel/log.h
@@ -94,8 +94,28 @@ YOSYS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 struct log_cmd_error_exception { };
 
+enum LogSeverity {
+	LOG_INFO,
+	LOG_WARNING,
+	LOG_ERROR
+};
+
+struct LogMessage {
+	LogMessage(LogSeverity severity, std::string_view message) :
+		severity(severity), timestamp(std::time(nullptr)), message(message) {}
+	LogSeverity severity;
+	std::time_t timestamp;
+	std::string message;
+};
+
+class LogSink {
+ public:
+	virtual void log(const LogMessage& message) = 0;
+};
+
 extern std::vector<FILE*> log_files;
 extern std::vector<std::ostream*> log_streams;
+extern std::vector<LogSink*> log_sinks;
 extern std::vector<std::string> log_scratchpads;
 extern std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> log_hdump;
 extern std::vector<std::regex> log_warn_regexes, log_nowarn_regexes, log_werror_regexes;
@@ -132,12 +152,10 @@ static inline bool ys_debug(int = 0) { return false; }
 #endif
 #  define log_debug(...) do { if (ys_debug(1)) log(__VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
 
-void log_formatted_string(std::string_view format, std::string str);
+void log_formatted_string(std::string_view format, std::string str, LogSeverity severity = LogSeverity::LOG_INFO);
 template <typename... Args>
 inline void log(FmtString<TypeIdentity<Args>...> fmt, const Args &... args)
 {
-	if (log_make_debug && !ys_debug(1))
-		return;
 	log_formatted_string(fmt.format_string(), fmt.format(args...));
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/Makefile b/tests/unit/Makefile
index eee60ef9f..53cd92909 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Makefile
+++ b/tests/unit/Makefile
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
 GTEST_PREFIX := $(shell brew --prefix googletest 2>/dev/null)
 ifeq ($(GTEST_PREFIX),)
   GTEST_CXXFLAGS :=
-  GTEST_LDFLAGS := -lgtest -lgtest_main
+  GTEST_LDFLAGS := -lgtest -lgtest_main -lgmock
 else
   GTEST_CXXFLAGS := -I$(GTEST_PREFIX)/include
-  GTEST_LDFLAGS := -L$(GTEST_PREFIX)/lib -lgtest -lgtest_main
+  GTEST_LDFLAGS := -L$(GTEST_PREFIX)/lib -lgtest -lgtest_main -lgmock
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
diff --git a/tests/unit/kernel/logTest.cc b/tests/unit/kernel/logTest.cc
index 62b4f3b98..c24389e94 100644
--- a/tests/unit/kernel/logTest.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/kernel/logTest.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include "kernel/yosys.h"
@@ -11,4 +12,38 @@ TEST(KernelLogTest, logvValidValues)
 	EXPECT_EQ(7, 7);
 }
 
+class TestSink : public LogSink {
+ public:
+	void log(const LogMessage& message) override {
+		messages_.push_back(message);
+	}
+	std::vector<LogMessage> messages_;
+};
+
+TEST(KernelLogTest, logToSink)
+{
+	TestSink sink;
+	log_sinks.push_back(&sink);
+	log("test info log");
+	log_warning("test warning log");
+
+	std::vector<LogMessage> expected{
+		LogMessage(LogSeverity::LOG_INFO, "test info log"),
+		LogMessage(LogSeverity::LOG_WARNING, "test warning log"),
+	};
+	// Certain calls to the log.h interface may prepend a string to
+	// the provided string. We should ensure that the expected string
+	// is a subset of the actual string. Additionally, we don't want to
+	// compare timestamps. So, we use a custom comparator.
+	for (const LogMessage& expected_msg : expected) {
+		EXPECT_THAT(sink.messages_, ::testing::Contains(::testing::Truly(
+			[&](const LogMessage& actual) {
+				return actual.severity == expected_msg.severity &&
+					actual.message.find(expected_msg.message) != std::string::npos;
+			}
+		)));
+	}
+	EXPECT_NE(sink.messages_[0].timestamp, 0);
+}
+
 YOSYS_NAMESPACE_END