diff --git a/flask_restplus/api.py b/flask_restplus/api.py
index 37276503..a2889ab4 100644
--- a/flask_restplus/api.py
+++ b/flask_restplus/api.py
@@ -126,12 +126,7 @@ def __init__(self, app=None, version='1.0', title=None, description=None,
         self._refresolver = None
         self.format_checker = format_checker
         self.namespaces = []
-        self.default_namespace = self.namespace(default, default_label,
-            endpoint='{0}-declaration'.format(default),
-            validate=validate,
-            api=self,
-            path='/',
-        )
+
         self.ns_paths = dict()
 
         self.representations = OrderedDict(DEFAULT_REPRESENTATIONS)
@@ -146,7 +141,14 @@ def __init__(self, app=None, version='1.0', title=None, description=None,
         self.resources = []
         self.app = None
         self.blueprint = None
-
+        # must come after self.app initialisation to prevent __getattr__ recursion
+        # in self._configure_namespace_logger
+        self.default_namespace = self.namespace(default, default_label,
+            endpoint='{0}-declaration'.format(default),
+            validate=validate,
+            api=self,
+            path='/',
+        )
         if app is not None:
             self.app = app
             self.init_app(app)
@@ -205,6 +207,9 @@ def _init_app(self, app):
             for resource, namespace, urls, kwargs in self.resources:
                 self._register_view(app, resource, namespace, *urls, **kwargs)
 
+        for ns in self.namespaces:
+            self._configure_namespace_logger(app, ns)
+
         self._register_apidoc(app)
         self._validate = self._validate if self._validate is not None else app.config.get('RESTPLUS_VALIDATE', False)
         app.config.setdefault('RESTPLUS_MASK_HEADER', 'X-Fields')
@@ -266,6 +271,11 @@ def register_resource(self, namespace, resource, *urls, **kwargs):
             self.resources.append((resource, namespace, urls, kwargs))
         return endpoint
 
+    def _configure_namespace_logger(self, app, namespace):
+        for handler in app.logger.handlers:
+            namespace.logger.addHandler(handler)
+        namespace.logger.setLevel(app.logger.level)
+
     def _register_view(self, app, resource, namespace, *urls, **kwargs):
         endpoint = kwargs.pop('endpoint', None) or camel_to_dash(resource.__name__)
         resource_class_args = kwargs.pop('resource_class_args', ())
@@ -427,6 +437,8 @@ def add_namespace(self, ns, path=None):
         # Register models
         for name, definition in six.iteritems(ns.models):
             self.models[name] = definition
+        if not self.blueprint and self.app is not None:
+            self._configure_namespace_logger(self.app, ns)
 
     def namespace(self, *args, **kwargs):
         '''
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 2d21c0ad..0b10b95c 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ def api(request, app):
     yield api
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_app(mocker):
+    app = mocker.Mock(Flask)
+    # mock Flask app object doesn't have any real loggers -> mock logging
+    # set up on Api object
+    mocker.patch.object(restplus.Api, '_configure_namespace_logger')
+    app.view_functions = {}
+    app.extensions = {}
+    app.config = {}
+    return app
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _push_custom_request_context(request):
     app = request.getfixturevalue('app')
diff --git a/tests/legacy/test_api_legacy.py b/tests/legacy/test_api_legacy.py
index 7b10725b..79e70fa4 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/test_api_legacy.py
+++ b/tests/legacy/test_api_legacy.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import flask
 import pytest
 import six
+import logging
 
 from json import dumps, JSONEncoder
 
@@ -126,21 +127,17 @@ def test_media_types_q(self, app):
         }):
             assert api.mediatypes() == ['application/json', 'application/xml']
 
-    def test_decorator(self, mocker):
+    def test_decorator(self, mocker, mock_app):
         def return_zero(func):
             return 0
 
-        app = mocker.Mock(flask.Flask)
-        app.view_functions = {}
-        app.extensions = {}
-        app.config = {}
         view = mocker.Mock()
-        api = restplus.Api(app)
+        api = restplus.Api(mock_app)
         api.decorators.append(return_zero)
         api.output = mocker.Mock()
         api.add_resource(view, '/foo', endpoint='bar')
 
-        app.add_url_rule.assert_called_with('/foo', view_func=0)
+        mock_app.add_url_rule.assert_called_with('/foo', view_func=0)
 
     def test_add_resource_endpoint(self, app, mocker):
         view = mocker.Mock(**{'as_view.return_value.__name__': str('test_view')})
@@ -181,28 +178,20 @@ def get(self):
             foo2 = client.get('/foo/toto')
             assert foo2.data == b'"foo1"\n'
 
-    def test_add_resource(self, mocker):
-        app = mocker.Mock(flask.Flask)
-        app.view_functions = {}
-        app.extensions = {}
-        app.config = {}
-        api = restplus.Api(app)
+    def test_add_resource(self, mocker, mock_app):
+        api = restplus.Api(mock_app)
         api.output = mocker.Mock()
         api.add_resource(views.MethodView, '/foo')
 
-        app.add_url_rule.assert_called_with('/foo',
+        mock_app.add_url_rule.assert_called_with('/foo',
                                             view_func=api.output())
 
-    def test_add_resource_kwargs(self, mocker):
-        app = mocker.Mock(flask.Flask)
-        app.view_functions = {}
-        app.extensions = {}
-        app.config = {}
-        api = restplus.Api(app)
+    def test_add_resource_kwargs(self, mocker, mock_app):
+        api = restplus.Api(mock_app)
         api.output = mocker.Mock()
         api.add_resource(views.MethodView, '/foo', defaults={"bar": "baz"})
 
-        app.add_url_rule.assert_called_with('/foo',
+        mock_app.add_url_rule.assert_called_with('/foo',
                                             view_func=api.output(),
                                             defaults={"bar": "baz"})