diff --git a/src/Logger.php b/src/Logger.php
index 546d86eb..9feca3d5 100644
--- a/src/Logger.php
+++ b/src/Logger.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use DateTime;
 use ErrorException;
 use Traversable;
+use Zend\ServiceManager\AbstractPluginManager;
 use Zend\Stdlib\ArrayUtils;
 use Zend\Stdlib\SplPriorityQueue;
 
@@ -147,6 +148,20 @@ public function __construct($options = null)
             throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException('Options must be an array or an object implementing \Traversable ');
         }
 
+        // Inject writer plugin manager, if available
+        if (isset($options['writer_plugin_manager'])
+            && $options['writer_plugin_manager'] instanceof AbstractPluginManager
+        ) {
+            $this->setWriterPluginManager($options['writer_plugin_manager']);
+        }
+
+        // Inject processor plugin manager, if available
+        if (isset($options['processor_plugin_manager'])
+            && $options['processor_plugin_manager'] instanceof AbstractPluginManager
+        ) {
+            $this->setProcessorPluginManager($options['processor_plugin_manager']);
+        }
+
         if (isset($options['writers']) && is_array($options['writers'])) {
             foreach ($options['writers'] as $writer) {
                 if (!isset($writer['name'])) {
diff --git a/src/LoggerAbstractServiceFactory.php b/src/LoggerAbstractServiceFactory.php
index ce2eea3b..b4611e15 100644
--- a/src/LoggerAbstractServiceFactory.php
+++ b/src/LoggerAbstractServiceFactory.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Zend\Log;
 
 use Zend\ServiceManager\AbstractFactoryInterface;
+use Zend\ServiceManager\AbstractPluginManager;
 use Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceLocatorInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -90,6 +91,34 @@ protected function getConfig(ServiceLocatorInterface $services)
 
     protected function processConfig(&$config, ServiceLocatorInterface $services)
     {
+        if (isset($config['writer_plugin_manager'])
+            && is_string($config['writer_plugin_manager'])
+            && $services->has($config['writer_plugin_manager'])
+        ) {
+            $config['writer_plugin_manager'] = $services->get($config['writer_plugin_manager']);
+        }
+
+        if ((!isset($config['writer_plugin_manager'])
+            || ! $config['writer_plugin_manager'] instanceof AbstractPluginManager)
+            && $services->has('LogWriterManager')
+        ) {
+            $config['writer_plugin_manager'] = $services->get('LogWriterManager');
+        }
+
+        if (isset($config['processor_plugin_manager'])
+            && is_string($config['processor_plugin_manager'])
+            && $services->has($config['processor_plugin_manager'])
+        ) {
+            $config['processor_plugin_manager'] = $services->get($config['processor_plugin_manager']);
+        }
+
+        if ((!isset($config['processor_plugin_manager'])
+            || ! $config['processor_plugin_manager'] instanceof AbstractPluginManager)
+            && $services->has('LogProcessorManager')
+        ) {
+            $config['processor_plugin_manager'] = $services->get('LogProcessorManager');
+        }
+
         if (!isset($config['writers'])) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/test/LoggerAbstractServiceFactoryTest.php b/test/LoggerAbstractServiceFactoryTest.php
index 4ae27340..6c96da00 100644
--- a/test/LoggerAbstractServiceFactoryTest.php
+++ b/test/LoggerAbstractServiceFactoryTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 namespace ZendTest\Log;
 
+use Zend\Log\ProcessorPluginManager;
+use Zend\Log\WriterPluginManager;
 use Zend\Log\Writer\Db as DbWriter;
 use Zend\Mvc\Service\ServiceManagerConfig;
 use Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceManager;
@@ -128,4 +130,61 @@ public function testRetrievesDatabaseServiceFromServiceManagerWhenEncounteringDb
         $this->assertTrue($found, 'Did not find expected DB writer');
         $this->assertAttributeSame($db, 'db', $writer);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 4455
+     */
+    public function testWillInjectWriterPluginManagerIfAvailable()
+    {
+        $writers = new WriterPluginManager();
+        $mockWriter = $this->getMock('Zend\Log\Writer\WriterInterface');
+        $writers->setService('CustomWriter', $mockWriter);
+
+        $services = new ServiceManager(new ServiceManagerConfig(array(
+            'abstract_factories' => array('Zend\Log\LoggerAbstractServiceFactory'),
+        )));
+        $services->setService('LogWriterManager', $writers);
+        $services->setService('Config', array(
+            'log' => array(
+                'Application\Frontend' => array(
+                    'writers' => array(array('name' => 'CustomWriter')),
+                ),
+            ),
+        ));
+
+        $log = $services->get('Application\Frontend');
+        $logWriters = $log->getWriters();
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($logWriters));
+        $writer = $logWriters->current();
+        $this->assertSame($mockWriter, $writer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 4455
+     */
+    public function testWillInjectProcessorPluginManagerIfAvailable()
+    {
+        $processors = new ProcessorPluginManager();
+        $mockProcessor = $this->getMock('Zend\Log\Processor\ProcessorInterface');
+        $processors->setService('CustomProcessor', $mockProcessor);
+
+        $services = new ServiceManager(new ServiceManagerConfig(array(
+            'abstract_factories' => array('Zend\Log\LoggerAbstractServiceFactory'),
+        )));
+        $services->setService('LogProcessorManager', $processors);
+        $services->setService('Config', array(
+            'log' => array(
+                'Application\Frontend' => array(
+                    'writers' => array(array('name' => 'Null')),
+                    'processors' => array(array('name' => 'CustomProcessor')),
+                ),
+            ),
+        ));
+
+        $log = $services->get('Application\Frontend');
+        $logProcessors = $log->getProcessors();
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($logProcessors));
+        $processor = $logProcessors->current();
+        $this->assertSame($mockProcessor, $processor);
+    }
 }