diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod
index dc6a88202e8..f9766f6f531 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ Log4j is released under the Apache 2.0 license.
 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 
 [ini]
-log4j2.version?=2.11.1
+log4j2.version?=2.11.2
+disruptor.version=3.4.2
 jetty.webapp.addServerClasses+=,${jetty.base.uri}/lib/log4j2/
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl.mod b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl.mod
index d95806e7c54..d8997d971db 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl.mod
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl.mod
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ log4j2-impl
 
 [files]
 maven://org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-core/${log4j2.version}|lib/log4j2/log4j-core-${log4j2.version}.jar
+maven://com.lmax/disruptor/${disruptor.version}|lib/log4j2/disruptor-${disruptor.version}.jar
 basehome:modules/log4j2-impl
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl/resources/log4j2.xml b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl/resources/log4j2.xml
index 9fa555d3d68..400c779cb5c 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-impl/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Configuration status="warn" name="Jetty" >
 
-  <Appenders>
-  </Appenders>
-  <Loggers>
-    <Root level="error">
-      <AppenderRef ref="STDOUT"/>
-    </Root>
-  </Loggers>
+  <properties>
+    <property name="logging.dir">${sys:jetty.logging.dir:-logs}</property>
+  </properties>
 
   <Appenders>
     <Console name="console" target="SYSTEM_ERR">
@@ -16,24 +12,33 @@
       </PatternLayout>
     </Console>
 
-    <!--
-    <RollingFile name="file" 
-      fileName="${jetty.logging.dir}/jetty.log" 
-      filePattern="${jetty.logging.dir}/jetty-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}.log.gz" 
+
+    <RollingRandomAccessFile name="file"
+      fileName="${logging.dir}/jetty.log"
+      filePattern="${logging.dir}/jetty-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}.log.gz"
       ignoreExceptions="false">
       <PatternLayout>
-        <Pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n</Pattern>
+        <Pattern>%d [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n</Pattern>
       </PatternLayout>
-      <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10MB"/>
-      <DefaultRolloverStrategy max="10"/>
-    </RollingFile>
-    -->
+
+      <Policies>
+        <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy />
+        <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10 MB"/>
+      </Policies>
+    </RollingRandomAccessFile>
+
   </Appenders>
 
   <Loggers>
     <Root level="info">
       <AppenderRef ref="console"/>
     </Root>
+    <!--
+    To have all logger async 
+    <AsyncRoot level="info">
+      <AppenderRef ref="file"/>
+    </AsyncRoot>
+    -->
   </Loggers>
 
 </Configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 638f85e4ca8..8975f8f0398 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <build-support.version>1.4</build-support.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.11.1</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.11.2</log4j2.version>
+    <disruptor.version>3.4.2</disruptor.version>
     <logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
     <jetty-test-policy.version>1.2</jetty-test-policy.version>
     <alpn.api.version>1.1.3.v20160715</alpn.api.version>
diff --git a/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/DistributionTests.java b/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/DistributionTests.java
index 8b9c5f45900..be43ce4f4fb 100644
--- a/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/DistributionTests.java
+++ b/tests/test-distribution/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/tests/distribution/DistributionTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.http2.client.HTTP2Client;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.http2.client.http.HttpClientTransportOverHTTP2;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.unixsocket.UnixSocketConnector;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.unixsocket.client.HttpClientTransportOverUnixSockets;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.IO;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.StringUtil;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.DisabledOnJre;
@@ -265,4 +266,47 @@ public class DistributionTests extends AbstractDistributionTest
             Files.deleteIfExists(sockFile);
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLog4j2ModuleWithSimpleWebAppWithJSP() throws Exception
+    {
+        Path jettyBase = Files.createTempDirectory( "jetty_base");
+        String jettyVersion = System.getProperty("jettyVersion");
+        DistributionTester distribution = DistributionTester.Builder.newInstance()
+            .jettyVersion(jettyVersion)
+            .jettyBase(jettyBase)
+            .mavenLocalRepository(System.getProperty("mavenRepoPath"))
+            .build();
+
+        String[] args1 = {
+            "--create-startd",
+            "--approve-all-licenses",
+            "--add-to-start=resources,server,http,webapp,deploy,jsp,servlet,servlets,logging-log4j2"
+        };
+        try (DistributionTester.Run run1 = distribution.start(args1))
+        {
+            assertTrue(run1.awaitFor(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+            assertEquals(0, run1.getExitValue());
+            assertTrue(Files.exists(jettyBase.resolve("resources/log4j2.xml")));
+
+            File war = distribution.resolveArtifact("org.eclipse.jetty.tests:test-simple-webapp:war:" + jettyVersion);
+            distribution.installWarFile(war, "test");
+
+            int port = distribution.freePort();
+            try (DistributionTester.Run run2 = distribution.start("jetty.http.port=" + port))
+            {
+                assertTrue(run2.awaitConsoleLogsFor("Started @", 10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+
+                startHttpClient();
+                ContentResponse response = client.GET("http://localhost:" + port + "/test/index.jsp");
+                assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK_200, response.getStatus());
+                assertThat(response.getContentAsString(), containsString("Hello"));
+                assertThat(response.getContentAsString(), not(containsString("<%")));
+                assertTrue(Files.exists(jettyBase.resolve("resources/log4j2.xml")));
+            }
+        } finally
+        {
+            IO.delete(jettyBase.toFile());
+        }
+    }
 }