diff --git a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/log/LogstashMessageFactory.java b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/log/LogstashMessageFactory.java
index cca2f141831..28cf11fd9e9 100644
--- a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/log/LogstashMessageFactory.java
+++ b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/log/LogstashMessageFactory.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.logstash.log;
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.Message;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MessageFactory;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MessageFactory2;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ObjectMessage;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.SimpleMessage;
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Used in Log4j configuration.
+ *
+ * Requires Log4j 2.6 and above.
  * */
-public final class LogstashMessageFactory implements MessageFactory {
+public final class LogstashMessageFactory implements MessageFactory2 {
 
     public static final LogstashMessageFactory INSTANCE = new LogstashMessageFactory();
 
@@ -53,4 +55,59 @@ public Message newMessage(String message, Object... params) {
             return new ParameterizedMessage(message, params);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(CharSequence charSequence) {
+        return new SimpleMessage(charSequence);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3, Object p4) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3, p4});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3, Object p4, Object p5) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3, Object p4, Object p5, Object p6) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3, Object p4, Object p5, Object p6, Object p7) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3, Object p4, Object p5, Object p6, Object p7, Object p8) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8});
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Message newMessage(String message, Object p0, Object p1, Object p2, Object p3, Object p4, Object p5, Object p6, Object p7, Object p8, Object p9) {
+        return newMessage(message, new Object[]{p0, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8, p9});
+    }
 }