diff --git a/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/plugin-registry.ts b/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/plugin-registry.ts
index 1925b57b06..9ff80ed4ec 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/plugin-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-core/src/main/typescript/plugin-registry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import { Optional } from "typescript-optional";
+import {
+  Logger,
+  LoggerProvider,
+  LogLevelDesc,
+} from "@hyperledger/cactus-common";
 import {
   ICactusPlugin,
   IPluginKeychain,
@@ -11,6 +16,7 @@ import {
  * the `PluginRegistry` class instances.
  */
 export interface IPluginRegistryOptions {
+  logLevel?: LogLevelDesc;
   plugins?: ICactusPlugin[];
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +29,13 @@ export interface IPluginRegistryOptions {
  * classes in place of the interfaces currently describing the plugin architecture.
  */
 export class PluginRegistry {
+  public static readonly CLASS_NAME = "PluginRegistry";
   public readonly plugins: ICactusPlugin[];
+  public readonly log: Logger;
+
+  public get className(): string {
+    return PluginRegistry.CLASS_NAME;
+  }
 
   constructor(public readonly options: IPluginRegistryOptions = {}) {
     const fnTag = `PluginRegistry#constructor()`;
@@ -34,6 +46,11 @@ export class PluginRegistry {
       throw new TypeError(`${fnTag} options.plugins truthy but non-Array`);
     }
     this.plugins = options.plugins || [];
+
+    const level = this.options.logLevel || "INFO";
+    const label = this.className;
+    this.log = LoggerProvider.getOrCreate({ level, label });
+    this.log.debug(`Instantiated ${this.className} OK`);
   }
 
   public getPlugins(): ICactusPlugin[] {