diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/config/__init__.py b/api/src/opentrons/config/__init__.py
index a45715212110..e7070487b2b3 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/config/__init__.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/config/__init__.py
@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ class ConfigElement(NamedTuple):
         " absolute path, it will be used directly. If it is a "
         "relative path it will be relative to log_dir",
     ),
+    ConfigElement(
+        "sensor_log_file",
+        "SENSOR Log File",
+        Path("logs") / "sensor.log",
+        ConfigElementType.FILE,
+        "The location of the file to save SENSOR logs to. If this is an"
+        " absolute path, it will be used directly. If it is a "
+        "relative path it will be relative to log_dir",
+    ),
     ConfigElement(
         "serial_log_file",
         "Serial Log File",
diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/util/logging_config.py b/api/src/opentrons/util/logging_config.py
index e9a4d2042a2e..69a90f29987f 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/util/logging_config.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/util/logging_config.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 def _host_config(level_value: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     serial_log_filename = CONFIG["serial_log_file"]
     api_log_filename = CONFIG["api_log_file"]
+    sensor_log_filename = CONFIG["sensor_log_file"]
     return {
         "version": 1,
         "disable_existing_loggers": False,
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ def _host_config(level_value: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 "level": logging.DEBUG,
                 "backupCount": 5,
             },
+            "sensor": {
+                "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
+                "formatter": "basic",
+                "filename": sensor_log_filename,
+                "maxBytes": 1000000,
+                "level": logging.DEBUG,
+                "backupCount": 5,
+            },
         },
         "loggers": {
             "opentrons": {
@@ -66,6 +75,16 @@ def _host_config(level_value: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 "level": logging.DEBUG,
                 "propagate": False,
             },
+            "opentrons_hardware.sensors.sensor_driver": {
+                "handlers": ["sensor"],
+                "level": logging.DEBUG,
+                "propagate": False,
+            },
+            "opentrons_hardware.hardware_control.tool_sensors": {
+                "handlers": ["sensor"],
+                "level": logging.DEBUG,
+                "propagate": False,
+            },
             "__main__": {"handlers": ["api"], "level": level_value},
         },
     }
@@ -106,6 +125,12 @@ def _buildroot_config(level_value: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 "formatter": "message_only",
                 "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER": "opentrons-api-serial-usbbin",
             },
+            "sensor": {
+                "class": "systemd.journal.JournalHandler",
+                "level": logging.DEBUG,
+                "formatter": "message_only",
+                "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER": "opentrons-api-sensor",
+            },
         },
         "loggers": {
             "opentrons.drivers.asyncio.communication.serial_connection": {
@@ -131,6 +156,16 @@ def _buildroot_config(level_value: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 "level": logging.DEBUG,
                 "propagate": False,
             },
+            "opentrons_hardware.sensors.sensor_driver": {
+                "handlers": ["sensor"],
+                "level": logging.DEBUG,
+                "propagate": False,
+            },
+            "opentrons_hardware.hardware_control.tool_sensors": {
+                "handlers": ["sensor"],
+                "level": logging.DEBUG,
+                "propagate": False,
+            },
             "__main__": {"handlers": ["api"], "level": level_value},
         },
     }