diff --git a/clients/rospy/src/rospy/core.py b/clients/rospy/src/rospy/core.py
index d8dabd2651..ed838fe2ae 100644
--- a/clients/rospy/src/rospy/core.py
+++ b/clients/rospy/src/rospy/core.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 from rospy.impl.validators import ParameterInvalid
 
 from rosgraph_msgs.msg import Log
+from functools import partial
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger("rospy.core")
 
@@ -143,17 +144,38 @@ def rospywarn(msg, *args):
     """Internal rospy client library warn logging"""
     _rospy_logger.warn(msg, *args)
     
-logdebug = logging.getLogger('rosout').debug
-
-logwarn = logging.getLogger('rosout').warning
-
-loginfo = logging.getLogger('rosout').info
-logout = loginfo # alias deprecated name
-
-logerr = logging.getLogger('rosout').error
-logerror = logerr # alias logerr
-
-logfatal = logging.getLogger('rosout').critical
+
+def _base_logger(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+
+    name = kwargs.pop('logger_name', None)
+    throttle = kwargs.pop('logger_throttle', None)
+    level = kwargs.pop('logger_level', None)
+                    
+    rospy_logger = logging.getLogger('rosout')
+    if name:
+        rospy_logger = rospy_logger.getChild(name)
+    logfunc = getattr(rospy_logger, level)
+
+    if throttle:
+        caller_id = _frame_to_caller_id(inspect.currentframe().f_back.f_back)
+        _logging_throttle(caller_id, logfunc, throttle, msg, *args)
+    else:
+        logfunc(msg, *args)
+
+
+loginfo = partial(_base_logger, logger_level='info')
+
+logout = loginfo # alias deprecated name
+
+logdebug = partial(_base_logger, logger_level='debug')
+
+logwarn = partial(_base_logger, logger_level='warn')
+
+logerr = partial(_base_logger, logger_level='error')
+
+logerror = logerr # alias logerr
+
+logfatal = partial(_base_logger, logger_level='critical')
 
 
 class LoggingThrottle(object):
@@ -191,29 +213,19 @@ def _frame_to_caller_id(frame):
 
 
 def logdebug_throttle(period, msg):
-    caller_id = _frame_to_caller_id(inspect.currentframe().f_back)
-    _logging_throttle(caller_id, logdebug, period, msg)
-
-
+    logdebug(msg, logger_name=None, logger_throttle=period)
+      
 def loginfo_throttle(period, msg):
-    caller_id = _frame_to_caller_id(inspect.currentframe().f_back)
-    _logging_throttle(caller_id, loginfo, period, msg)
-
-
+    loginfo(msg, logger_name=None, logger_throttle=period)
+              
 def logwarn_throttle(period, msg):
-    caller_id = _frame_to_caller_id(inspect.currentframe().f_back)
-    _logging_throttle(caller_id, logwarn, period, msg)
-
+    logwarn(msg, logger_name=None, logger_throttle=period)
 
 def logerr_throttle(period, msg):
-    caller_id = _frame_to_caller_id(inspect.currentframe().f_back)
-    _logging_throttle(caller_id, logerr, period, msg)
-
-
+    logerr(msg, logger_name=None, logger_throttle=period)
+                              
 def logfatal_throttle(period, msg):
-    caller_id = _frame_to_caller_id(inspect.currentframe().f_back)
-    _logging_throttle(caller_id, logfatal, period, msg)
-
+    logfatal(msg, logger_name=None, logger_throttle=period)
 
 class LoggingOnce(object):
 
diff --git a/test/test_rospy/test/rostest/test_rospy_client_online.py b/test/test_rospy/test/rostest/test_rospy_client_online.py
index a42157674f..4000ed6212 100755
--- a/test/test_rospy/test/rostest/test_rospy_client_online.py
+++ b/test/test_rospy/test/rostest/test_rospy_client_online.py
@@ -182,6 +182,24 @@ def test_log(self):
                     rospy.sleep(rospy.Duration(2))
                 else:
                     self.assert_("test 4" in sys.stderr.getvalue())
+            
+            rospy.loginfo("test child logger 1", logger_name="log1")
+            self.assert_("test child logger 1" in sys.stdout.getvalue())
+            
+            rospy.logwarn("test child logger 2", logger_name="log2")            
+            self.assert_("[WARN]" in sys.stderr.getvalue())
+            self.assert_("test child logger 2" in sys.stderr.getvalue())
+
+            sys.stderr = StringIO()
+            rospy.logerr("test child logger 3", logger_name="log3")            
+            self.assert_("[ERROR]" in sys.stderr.getvalue())
+            self.assert_("test child logger 3" in sys.stderr.getvalue())
+            
+            sys.stderr = StringIO()
+            rospy.logfatal("test child logger 4", logger_name="log4")            
+            self.assert_("[FATAL]" in sys.stderr.getvalue())            
+            self.assert_("test child logger 4" in sys.stderr.getvalue()) 
+
         finally:
             sys.stdout = real_stdout
             sys.stderr = real_stderr
diff --git a/test/test_rospy/test/unit/test_rospy_core.py b/test/test_rospy/test/unit/test_rospy_core.py
index bb0375ab43..d1889b8c0e 100644
--- a/test/test_rospy/test/unit/test_rospy_core.py
+++ b/test/test_rospy/test/unit/test_rospy_core.py
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@ def test_loggers(self):
         rospy.logout('out')
         rospy.logerr('err')
         rospy.logfatal('fatal')
-        
+        #basic named logger test
+        rospy.logdebug('debug', logger_name="child1")
+        rospy.logwarn('warn', logger_name="child1")
+        rospy.logout('out', logger_name="child1")
+        rospy.logerr('err', logger_name="child1")
+        rospy.logfatal('fatal', logger_name="child1")
+
     def test_add_shutdown_hook(self):
         def handle(reason):
             pass