diff --git a/gui/Cargo.lock b/gui/Cargo.lock
index b08bde9de..2e050e4d1 100644
--- a/gui/Cargo.lock
+++ b/gui/Cargo.lock
@@ -2458,6 +2458,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "bitcoin_hashes 0.12.0",
  "chrono",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "dirs 3.0.2",
  "flate2",
  "hex",
diff --git a/gui/Cargo.toml b/gui/Cargo.toml
index 7831f6333..4ddaba437 100644
--- a/gui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gui/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-hwi = "0.0.13"
+crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
 liana = { git = "https://github.com/wizardsardine/liana", branch = "master", default-features = false, features = ["nonblocking_shutdown"] }
 liana_ui = { path = "ui" }
 backtrace = "0.3"
diff --git a/gui/src/loader.rs b/gui/src/loader.rs
index 99441b9a6..a8c18dac2 100644
--- a/gui/src/loader.rs
+++ b/gui/src/loader.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use iced::{Alignment, Command, Length, Subscription};
-use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info, instrument::WithSubscriber, warn};
+use tracing_subscriber::{filter, prelude::*, Layer};
 
 use liana::{
     config::{Config, ConfigError},
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ use crate::{
         internal_bitcoind_debug_log_path, stop_bitcoind, Bitcoind, StartInternalBitcoindError,
     },
     daemon::{client, embedded::EmbeddedDaemon, model::*, Daemon, DaemonError},
+    logger::LogStream,
 };
 
 const SYNCING_PROGRESS_1: &str = "Bitcoin Core is synchronising the blockchain. A full synchronisation typically take a few days, and is resource intensive. Once the initial synchronisation is done, the next ones will be much faster.";
@@ -46,13 +48,20 @@ pub struct Loader {
     pub daemon_started: bool,
     pub internal_bitcoind: Option<Bitcoind>,
     pub waiting_daemon_bitcoind: bool,
+    /// Sender and receiver for Liana log stream.
+    pub log_channel: (
+        crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>,
+        crossbeam_channel::Receiver<String>,
+    ),
 
     step: Step,
 }
 
 pub enum Step {
     Connecting,
-    StartingDaemon,
+    StartingDaemon {
+        liana_logs: String,
+    },
     Syncing {
         daemon: Arc<dyn Daemon + Sync + Send>,
         progress: f64,
@@ -79,7 +88,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     ),
     Started(Result<(Arc<dyn Daemon + Sync + Send>, Option<Bitcoind>), Error>),
     Loaded(Result<Arc<dyn Daemon + Sync + Send>, Error>),
-    BitcoindLog(Option<String>),
+    LogMessage(Option<String>),
     Failure(DaemonError),
     None,
 }
@@ -96,6 +105,7 @@ impl Loader {
             .clone()
             .unwrap_or_else(|| socket_path(&datadir_path, network));
         let network = network;
+        let (sender, receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded::<String>();
         (
             Loader {
                 network,
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@ impl Loader {
                 daemon_started: false,
                 internal_bitcoind,
                 waiting_daemon_bitcoind: false,
+                log_channel: (sender, receiver),
             },
             Command::perform(connect(path), Message::Loaded),
         )
@@ -131,16 +142,24 @@ impl Loader {
                 | Error::Daemon(DaemonError::Transport(Some(ErrorKind::ConnectionRefused), _))
                 | Error::Daemon(DaemonError::Transport(Some(ErrorKind::NotFound), _)) => {
                     if let Some(daemon_config_path) = self.gui_config.daemon_config_path.clone() {
-                        self.step = Step::StartingDaemon;
+                        self.step = Step::StartingDaemon {
+                            liana_logs: String::new(),
+                        };
                         self.daemon_started = true;
                         self.waiting_daemon_bitcoind = true;
+                        let streamer_log = LogStream {
+                            sender: self.log_channel.0.clone(),
+                        }
+                        .with_filter(filter::LevelFilter::INFO);
+                        let streamer_layer = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(streamer_log);
                         return Command::perform(
                             start_bitcoind_and_daemon(
                                 daemon_config_path,
                                 self.datadir_path.clone(),
                                 self.gui_config.start_internal_bitcoind
                                     && self.internal_bitcoind.is_none(),
-                            ),
+                            )
+                            .with_subscriber(streamer_layer),
                             Message::Started,
                         );
                     } else {
@@ -156,7 +175,11 @@ impl Loader {
     }
 
     fn on_log(&mut self, log: Option<String>) -> Command<Message> {
-        if let Step::Syncing { bitcoind_logs, .. } = &mut self.step {
+        if let Step::StartingDaemon { liana_logs } = &mut self.step {
+            if let Some(l) = log {
+                *liana_logs = l;
+            }
+        } else if let Step::Syncing { bitcoind_logs, .. } = &mut self.step {
             if let Some(l) = log {
                 *bitcoind_logs = l;
             }
@@ -268,7 +291,7 @@ impl Loader {
             Message::Started(res) => self.on_start(res),
             Message::Loaded(res) => self.on_load(res),
             Message::Syncing(res) => self.on_sync(res),
-            Message::BitcoindLog(log) => self.on_log(log),
+            Message::LogMessage(log) => self.on_log(log),
             Message::Synced(Err(e)) => {
                 self.step = Step::Error(Box::new(e));
                 Command::none()
@@ -283,7 +306,15 @@ impl Loader {
     }
 
     pub fn subscription(&self) -> Subscription<Message> {
-        if self.internal_bitcoind.is_some() {
+        if let Step::StartingDaemon { .. } = self.step {
+            iced::subscription::unfold(1, self.log_channel.1.clone(), move |recv| async {
+                let log_msg = match recv.recv() {
+                    Ok(msg) => msg,
+                    Err(e) => e.to_string(),
+                };
+                (Message::LogMessage(Some(log_msg)), recv)
+            })
+        } else if self.internal_bitcoind.is_some() {
             let log_path = internal_bitcoind_debug_log_path(&self.datadir_path, self.network);
             iced::subscription::unfold(0, log_path, move |log_path| async move {
                 // Reduce the io load.
@@ -329,7 +360,7 @@ impl Loader {
                     })
                     .last();
                 match last_update_tip {
-                    Some(Ok(line)) => (Message::BitcoindLog(Some(line)), log_path),
+                    Some(Ok(line)) => (Message::LogMessage(Some(line)), log_path),
                     res => {
                         if let Some(Err(e)) = res {
                             log::error!("Reading bitcoind log file: {}", e);
@@ -392,12 +423,13 @@ pub enum ViewMessage {
 
 pub fn view(step: &Step) -> Element<ViewMessage> {
     match &step {
-        Step::StartingDaemon => cover(
+        Step::StartingDaemon { liana_logs } => cover(
             None,
             Column::new()
                 .width(Length::Fill)
                 .push(ProgressBar::new(0.0..=1.0, 0.0).width(Length::Fill))
-                .push(text("Starting daemon...")),
+                .push(text("Starting daemon..."))
+                .push(p2_regular(liana_logs).style(color::GREY_3)),
         ),
         Step::Connecting => cover(
             None,
diff --git a/gui/src/logger.rs b/gui/src/logger.rs
index 66ef12ca5..56f98d0f0 100644
--- a/gui/src/logger.rs
+++ b/gui/src/logger.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use liana::miniscript::bitcoin::Network;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::{fs::File, sync::Arc};
-use tracing::error;
+use tracing::{error, Event, Subscriber};
 use tracing_subscriber::{
     filter,
     fmt::{format, writer::BoxMakeWriter, Layer},
+    layer,
     prelude::*,
     reload, Registry,
 };
@@ -118,3 +119,34 @@ impl Logger {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+/// Used as a layer to send log messages to a channel.
+pub struct LogStream {
+    pub sender: crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>,
+}
+
+impl<S> layer::Layer<S> for LogStream
+where
+    S: Subscriber + for<'a> tracing_subscriber::registry::LookupSpan<'a>,
+{
+    fn on_event(&self, event: &Event<'_>, _ctx: layer::Context<'_, S>) {
+        let mut visitor = LogStreamVisitor {
+            sender: &self.sender,
+        };
+        event.record(&mut visitor);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Used to record log messages by sending them to the channel.
+struct LogStreamVisitor<'a> {
+    sender: &'a crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> tracing::field::Visit for LogStreamVisitor<'a> {
+    fn record_debug(&mut self, field: &tracing::field::Field, value: &dyn std::fmt::Debug) {
+        if field.name() == "message" {
+            let msg = format!("{:?}", value);
+            let _ = self.sender.send(msg);
+        }
+    }
+}