diff --git a/modules/system.eval.inc b/modules/system.eval.inc
index 70a5f51..822aa13 100644
--- a/modules/system.eval.inc
+++ b/modules/system.eval.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ function rules_action_drupal_message($message, $status, $repeat) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Action: Create a watchdog entry.
+ */
+function rules_action_watchdog($type, $message, $severity = WATCHDOG_NOTICE, $link = NULL) {
+  watchdog($type, $message, array(), $severity, $link);
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Action: Page redirect.
  *
  * @see rules_page_build()
diff --git a/modules/system.rules.inc b/modules/system.rules.inc
index fcd4f80..bf38984 100644
--- a/modules/system.rules.inc
+++ b/modules/system.rules.inc
@@ -124,6 +124,33 @@ function rules_system_action_info() {
       'base' => 'rules_action_drupal_message',
       'access callback' => 'rules_system_integration_access',
     ),
+    'watchdog' => array(
+      'label' => t('Log a system message'),
+      'group' => t('System'),
+      'parameter' => array(
+        'type' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Type'),
+          'description' => t('The category to which this message belongs.  Can be any string, but the general practice is to use the name of the module creating the message.'),
+        ),
+        'message' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => ('Message'),
+          'description' => ('The message to store in the log.'),
+        ),
+        'severity' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Severity'),
+          'options list' => 'watchdog_severity_levels',
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+        ),
+        'link' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Link'),
+          'description' => t('An HTML formatted link to associate with the message.'),
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+        ),
+      ),
+      'base' => 'rules_action_watchdog',
+      'access callback' => 'rules_system_integration_access',
+    ),
     'redirect' => array(
       'label' => t('Page redirect'),
       'group' => t('System'),