diff --git a/aiohttp/helpers.py b/aiohttp/helpers.py
index 109343a5508..443f3635c2a 100644
--- a/aiohttp/helpers.py
+++ b/aiohttp/helpers.py
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ class AccessLogger:
     Format:
         %%  The percent sign
         %a  Remote IP-address (IP-address of proxy if using reverse proxy)
+        %f  X-Foward-For or Remote IP-address
         %t  Time when the request was started to process
         %P  The process ID of the child that serviced the request
         %r  First line of request
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ class AccessLogger:
     """
     LOG_FORMAT_MAP = {
         'a': 'remote_address',
+        'f': 'x_forwarded_for',
         't': 'request_time',
         'P': 'process_id',
         'r': 'first_request_line',
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ class AccessLogger:
     }
 
     LOG_FORMAT = '%a %l %u %t "%r" %s %b "%{Referrer}i" "%{User-Agent}i"'
-    FORMAT_RE = re.compile(r'%(\{([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)\}([ioe])|[atPrsbOD]|Tf?)')
+    FORMAT_RE = re.compile(r'%(\{([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)\}([ioe])|[aftPrsbOD]|Tf?)')
     CLEANUP_RE = re.compile(r'(%[^s])')
     _FORMAT_CACHE = {}
 
@@ -429,6 +431,13 @@ def _format_a(args):
         else:
             return peername
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_f(args):
+        result = args[0].headers.get("X-Forwarded-For")
+        if result is None:
+            return AccessLogger._format_a(args)
+        return result
+
     @staticmethod
     def _format_t(args):
         return datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime('[%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S +0000]')