diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/DeadLetterSuspensionSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/DeadLetterSuspensionSpec.scala
index 1c4d5838a6..91b367ac14 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/DeadLetterSuspensionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/DeadLetterSuspensionSpec.scala
@@ -21,11 +21,21 @@ object DeadLetterSuspensionSpec {
         context.system.eventStream.publish(Dropped(n, "Don't like numbers", self))
     }
   }
+
+  object Unandled {
+    def props(): Props = Props(new Unandled)
+  }
+
+  class Unandled extends Actor {
+    override def receive: Receive = {
+      case n: Int => unhandled(n)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class DeadLetterSuspensionSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
   akka.loglevel = INFO
-  akka.log-dead-letters = 3
+  akka.log-dead-letters = 4
   akka.log-dead-letters-suspend-duration = 2s
   """) with ImplicitSender {
   import DeadLetterSuspensionSpec._
@@ -36,6 +46,7 @@ class DeadLetterSuspensionSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
   expectTerminated(deadActor)
 
   private val droppingActor = system.actorOf(Dropping.props(), "droppingActor")
+  private val unhandledActor = system.actorOf(Unandled.props(), "unhandledActor")
 
   private def expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(count: Int): String =
     s"Message [java.lang.Integer] from $testActor to $deadActor was not delivered. [$count] dead letters encountered"
@@ -43,6 +54,9 @@ class DeadLetterSuspensionSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
   private def expectedDroppedLogMessage(count: Int): String =
     s"Message [java.lang.Integer] to $droppingActor was dropped. Don't like numbers. [$count] dead letters encountered"
 
+  private def expectedUnhandledLogMessage(count: Int): String =
+    s"Message [java.lang.Integer] from $testActor to $unhandledActor was unhandled. [$count] dead letters encountered"
+
   "must suspend dead-letters logging when reaching 'akka.log-dead-letters', and then re-enable" in {
     EventFilter.info(start = expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(1), occurrences = 1).intercept {
       deadActor ! 1
@@ -50,27 +64,30 @@ class DeadLetterSuspensionSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
     EventFilter.info(start = expectedDroppedLogMessage(2), occurrences = 1).intercept {
       droppingActor ! 2
     }
+    EventFilter.info(start = expectedUnhandledLogMessage(3), occurrences = 1).intercept {
+      unhandledActor ! 3
+    }
     EventFilter
-      .info(start = expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(3) + ", no more dead letters will be logged in next", occurrences = 1)
+      .info(start = expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(4) + ", no more dead letters will be logged in next", occurrences = 1)
       .intercept {
-        deadActor ! 3
+        deadActor ! 4
       }
-    deadActor ! 4
-    droppingActor ! 5
+    deadActor ! 5
+    droppingActor ! 6
 
     // let suspend-duration elapse
     Thread.sleep(2050)
 
     // re-enabled
     EventFilter
-      .info(start = expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(6) + ", of which 2 were not logged", occurrences = 1)
+      .info(start = expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(7) + ", of which 2 were not logged", occurrences = 1)
       .intercept {
-        deadActor ! 6
+        deadActor ! 7
       }
 
     // reset count
     EventFilter.info(start = expectedDeadLettersLogMessage(1), occurrences = 1).intercept {
-      deadActor ! 7
+      deadActor ! 8
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/EventStreamSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/EventStreamSpec.scala
index f01139de27..0a9a279068 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/EventStreamSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/EventStreamSpec.scala
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ object EventStreamSpec {
         stdout-loglevel = WARNING
         loglevel = WARNING
         actor.debug.unhandled = on
+        log-dead-letters = off
       }
       """)
 
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 968e32b19c..31f3e3c176 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ akka {
   # This is useful when you are uncertain of what configuration is used.
   log-config-on-start = off
 
-  # Log at info level when messages are sent to dead letters.
+  # Log at info level when messages are sent to dead letters, or published to
+  # eventStream as `DeadLetter`, `Dropped` or `UnhandledMessage`.
   # Possible values:
   # on: all dead letters are logged
   # off: no logging of dead letters
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala
index aeb93e95bd..18c6001a78 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ final case class UnhandledMessage(
     @BeanProperty recipient: ActorRef)
     extends NoSerializationVerificationNeeded
     with WrappedMessage
+    with AllDeadLetters
 
 /**
  * Classes for passing status back to the sender.
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index 24ea086b3c..83c9ff47a3 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ package akka.actor
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 import akka.annotation.InternalApi
-
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.immutable
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
+
+import akka.annotation.DoNotInherit
 import akka.dispatch._
 import akka.dispatch.sysmsg._
 import akka.event.AddressTerminatedTopic
@@ -478,8 +479,11 @@ private[akka] trait MinimalActorRef extends InternalActorRef with LocalRef {
 /**
  * Subscribe to this class to be notified about all [[DeadLetter]] (also the suppressed ones)
  * and [[Dropped]].
+ *
+ * Not for user extension
  */
-sealed trait AllDeadLetters extends WrappedMessage {
+@DoNotInherit
+trait AllDeadLetters extends WrappedMessage {
   def message: Any
   def sender: ActorRef
   def recipient: ActorRef
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/DeadLetterListener.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/DeadLetterListener.scala
index fb7649b409..0455a5f11d 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/DeadLetterListener.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/DeadLetterListener.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import akka.actor.DeadLetter
 import akka.actor.DeadLetterActorRef
 import akka.actor.DeadLetterSuppression
 import akka.actor.Dropped
+import akka.actor.UnhandledMessage
 import akka.actor.WrappedMessage
 import akka.event.Logging.Info
 import akka.util.PrettyDuration._
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class DeadLetterListener extends Actor {
   override def preStart(): Unit = {
     eventStream.subscribe(self, classOf[DeadLetter])
     eventStream.subscribe(self, classOf[Dropped])
+    eventStream.subscribe(self, classOf[UnhandledMessage])
   }
 
   // don't re-subscribe, skip call to preStart
@@ -115,6 +117,10 @@ class DeadLetterListener extends Actor {
         val destination = if (isReal(d.recipient)) s" to ${d.recipient}" else ""
         s"Message [$messageStr]$wrappedIn$origin$destination was dropped. ${dropped.reason}. " +
         s"[$count] dead letters encountered$doneMsg. "
+      case _: UnhandledMessage =>
+        val destination = if (isReal(d.recipient)) s" to ${d.recipient}" else ""
+        s"Message [$messageStr]$wrappedIn$origin$destination was unhandled. " +
+        s"[$count] dead letters encountered$doneMsg. "
       case _ =>
         s"Message [$messageStr]$wrappedIn$origin to ${d.recipient} was not delivered. " +
         s"[$count] dead letters encountered$doneMsg. " +
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala
index c2703d7929..5cd62aab21 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala
@@ -1637,6 +1637,8 @@ class LogMarker(val name: String, val properties: Map[String, Any]) {
     import akka.util.ccompat.JavaConverters._
     properties.map { case (k, v) => (k, v.asInstanceOf[AnyRef]) }.asJava
   }
+
+  override def toString: String = s"LogMarker($name,$properties)"
 }
 
 object LogMarker {