diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java
index 18438aad1bf..b6100b566ee 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java
@@ -816,10 +816,10 @@ public class ContextHandler extends ScopedHandler implements Attributes, Gracefu
                 }
             }
             
-            if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(log_name))
+            if (StringUtil.isBlank(log_name))
             {
-                // try hex of hashcode
-                log_name = Integer.toHexString(hashCode());
+                // an empty context path is the ROOT context
+                log_name = "ROOT";
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandlerTest.java b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandlerTest.java
index 430a4261b0b..626adec2e5e 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandlerTest.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandlerTest.java
@@ -458,15 +458,82 @@ public class ContextHandlerTest
     }
     
     @Test
-    public void testLogName() throws Exception
+    public void testLogNameFromDisplayName() throws Exception
     {
         ContextHandler handler = new ContextHandler();
         handler.setServer(new Server());
-        handler.setDisplayName(".");
+        handler.setDisplayName("An Interesting Project: app.tast.ic");
         try
         {
             handler.start();
-            assertThat("handler.get", handler.getLogger().getName(), is(ContextHandler.class.getName()));
+            assertThat("handler.get", handler.getLogger().getName(), is(ContextHandler.class.getName() + ".An_Interesting_Project__app_tast_ic"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            handler.stop();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testLogNameFromContextPath_Deep() throws Exception
+    {
+        ContextHandler handler = new ContextHandler();
+        handler.setServer(new Server());
+        handler.setContextPath("/app/tast/ic");
+        try
+        {
+            handler.start();
+            assertThat("handler.get", handler.getLogger().getName(), is(ContextHandler.class.getName() + ".app_tast_ic"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            handler.stop();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testLogNameFromContextPath_Root() throws Exception
+    {
+        ContextHandler handler = new ContextHandler();
+        handler.setServer(new Server());
+        handler.setContextPath("");
+        try
+        {
+            handler.start();
+            assertThat("handler.get", handler.getLogger().getName(), is(ContextHandler.class.getName() + ".ROOT"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            handler.stop();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testLogNameFromContextPath_Undefined() throws Exception
+    {
+        ContextHandler handler = new ContextHandler();
+        handler.setServer(new Server());
+        try
+        {
+            handler.start();
+            assertThat("handler.get", handler.getLogger().getName(), is(ContextHandler.class.getName() + ".ROOT"));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            handler.stop();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testLogNameFromContextPath_Empty() throws Exception
+    {
+        ContextHandler handler = new ContextHandler();
+        handler.setServer(new Server());
+        handler.setContextPath("");
+        try
+        {
+            handler.start();
+            assertThat("handler.get", handler.getLogger().getName(), is(ContextHandler.class.getName() + ".ROOT"));
         }
         finally
         {