diff --git a/src/libpsl-native/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libpsl-native/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 28cb4a7611f..bb2e88e4626 100644
--- a/src/libpsl-native/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libpsl-native/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ add_library(psl-native SHARED
   createhardlink.cpp
   createsymlink.cpp
   followsymlink.cpp
-  createprocess.cpp)
+  createprocess.cpp
+  nativesyslog.cpp)
 
 target_include_directories(psl-native PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
diff --git a/src/libpsl-native/src/nativesyslog.cpp b/src/libpsl-native/src/nativesyslog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1445c59a14f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libpsl-native/src/nativesyslog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//! @file nativesyslog.cpp
+//! @brief Provides wrappers around the syslog apis to support exporting
+//! for PInvoke calls by powershell.
+//! These functions are intended only for PowerShell internal use.
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <nativesyslog.h>
+
+//! @brief Native_SysLog is a wrapper around the syslog api.
+//! It explicitly passes the message as a parameter to a %s format
+//! string since the message may have arbitray characters that can
+//! be misinterpreted as format specifiers.
+//!
+//! @retval none.
+extern "C" void Native_SysLog(int32_t priority, const char* message)
+{
+    syslog(priority, "%s", message);
+}
+
+//! @brief Native_OpenLog is a wrapper around the openlog, syslog api.
+//! it allows passing an ident and facility but uses an explicit
+//! option value for consistent logging across powershell instances.
+//!
+//! @retval none.
+extern "C" void Native_OpenLog(const char* ident, int facility)
+{
+    openlog(ident, LOG_NDELAY | LOG_PID, facility);
+}
+
+//! @brief Native_OpenLog is a wrapper around the closelog, syslog api.
+//!
+//! @retval none.
+extern "C" void Native_CloseLog()
+{
+    closelog();
+}
diff --git a/src/libpsl-native/src/nativesyslog.h b/src/libpsl-native/src/nativesyslog.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71b222fa4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libpsl-native/src/nativesyslog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "pal.h"
+
+PAL_BEGIN_EXTERNC
+
+void Native_OpenLog(const char* ident, int facility);
+void Native_SysLog(int32_t priority, const char* message);
+void Native_CloseLog();
+
+PAL_END_EXTERNC