diff --git a/akka-docs/general/configuration.rst b/akka-docs/general/configuration.rst
index 5e8c3e9344..cffd15b4dd 100644
--- a/akka-docs/general/configuration.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/general/configuration.rst
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ akka.dev.conf:
 ::
 
   akka {
-    event-handler-level = "DEBUG"
+    loglevel = "DEBUG"
   }
 
 The mode option works in the same way when using configuration files in ``AKKA_HOME/config/`` directory.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ akka.dev.conf:
   include "akka.conf"
 
   akka {
-    event-handler-level = "DEBUG"
+    loglevel = "DEBUG"
   }
 
 .. _-Dakka.output.config.source:
diff --git a/akka-docs/general/event-handler.rst b/akka-docs/general/event-handler.rst
index e4396faef5..c23911939e 100644
--- a/akka-docs/general/event-handler.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/general/event-handler.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You can configure which event handlers should be registered at boot time. That i
   akka {
     # event handlers to register at boot time (EventHandler$DefaultListener logs to STDOUT)
     event-handlers = ["akka.event.EventHandler$DefaultListener"]
-    event-handler-level = "DEBUG" # Options: ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG
+    loglevel = "DEBUG" # Options: ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG
   }
 
 The default one logs to STDOUT and is registered by default. It is not intended to be used for production. There is also an :ref:`slf4j` event handler available in the 'akka-slf4j' module.
diff --git a/akka-docs/general/slf4j.rst b/akka-docs/general/slf4j.rst
index a49b731771..876b139d65 100644
--- a/akka-docs/general/slf4j.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/general/slf4j.rst
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ SLF4J
 =====
 
 This module is available in the 'akka-slf4j.jar'. It has one single dependency; the slf4j-api jar. In runtime you
-also need a SLF4J backend, we recommend:
+also need a SLF4J backend, we recommend `Logback <http://logback.qos.ch/>`_:
 
   .. code-block:: scala
 
-     lazy val logback = "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "0.9.28" % "runtime"
+     lazy val logback = "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.0.0" % "runtime"
 
 
 Event Handler
@@ -20,8 +20,22 @@ This module includes a SLF4J Event Handler that works with Akka's standard Event
 
   akka {
     event-handlers = ["akka.event.slf4j.Slf4jEventHandler"]
-    event-handler-level = "DEBUG"
+    loglevel = "DEBUG"
   }
 
 Read more about how to use the :ref:`event-handler`.
 
+Logging thread in MDC
+---------------------
+
+Since the logging is done asynchronously the thread in which the logging was performed is captured in
+Mapped Diagnostic Context (MDC) with attribute name ``sourceThread``.
+With Logback the thread name is available with ``%X{sourceThread}`` specifier within the pattern layout configuration::
+
+  <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender"> 
+    <layout> 
+      <pattern>%date{ISO8601} %-5level %logger{36} %X{sourceThread} - %msg%n</pattern> 
+    </layout> 
+  </appender> 
+
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-docs/scala/testing.rst b/akka-docs/scala/testing.rst
index 5eca79a784..ca1469217c 100644
--- a/akka-docs/scala/testing.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/scala/testing.rst
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ All these messages are logged at ``DEBUG`` level. To summarize, you can enable
 full logging of actor activities using this configuration fragment::
 
   akka {
-    event-handler-level = "DEBUG"
+    loglevel = "DEBUG"
     actor {
       debug {
         receive = "true"
diff --git a/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/SLF4J.scala b/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/SLF4J.scala
index dc175e4e82..acd794adaa 100644
--- a/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/SLF4J.scala
+++ b/akka-slf4j/src/main/scala/akka/event/slf4j/SLF4J.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package akka.event.slf4j
 
 import org.slf4j.{ Logger ⇒ SLFLogger, LoggerFactory ⇒ SLFLoggerFactory }
-
+import org.slf4j.MDC
 import akka.event.Logging._
 import akka.actor._
 
@@ -27,31 +27,49 @@ object Logger {
 /**
  * SLF4J Event Handler.
  *
+ * The thread in which the logging was performed is captured in
+ * Mapped Diagnostic Context (MDC) with attribute name "sourceThread".
+ *
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
 class Slf4jEventHandler extends Actor with SLF4JLogging {
 
+  val mdcThreadAttributeName = "sourceThread"
+
   def receive = {
     case event @ Error(cause, logSource, message) ⇒
-      Logger(logSource).error("[{}] [{}] [{}]",
-        Array[AnyRef](event.thread.getName, message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef], stackTraceFor(cause)))
+      withMdc(mdcThreadAttributeName, event.thread.getName) {
+        Logger(logSource).error(message.toString, cause)
+      }
 
     case event @ Warning(logSource, message) ⇒
-      Logger(logSource).warn("[{}] [{}]",
-        event.thread.getName, message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
+      withMdc(mdcThreadAttributeName, event.thread.getName) {
+        Logger(logSource).warn("{}", message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
+      }
 
     case event @ Info(logSource, message) ⇒
-      Logger(logSource).info("[{}] [{}]",
-        event.thread.getName, message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
+      withMdc(mdcThreadAttributeName, event.thread.getName) {
+        Logger(logSource).info("{}", message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
+      }
 
     case event @ Debug(logSource, message) ⇒
-      Logger(logSource).debug("[{}] [{}]",
-        event.thread.getName, message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
+      withMdc(mdcThreadAttributeName, event.thread.getName) {
+        Logger(logSource).debug("{}", message.asInstanceOf[AnyRef])
+      }
 
     case InitializeLogger(_) ⇒
       log.info("Slf4jEventHandler started")
       sender ! LoggerInitialized
   }
 
+  def withMdc(name: String, value: String)(logStatement: ⇒ Unit) {
+    MDC.put(name, value)
+    try {
+      logStatement
+    } finally {
+      MDC.remove(name)
+    }
+  }
+
 }