diff --git a/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module b/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module
index 89efb57..45211fd 100644
--- a/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module
@@ -146,20 +146,27 @@ function _dblog_get_message_types() {
  * Note: Some values may be truncated to meet database column size restrictions.
  */
 function dblog_watchdog(array $log_entry) {
-  Database::getConnection('default', 'default')->insert('watchdog')
-    ->fields(array(
-      'uid' => $log_entry['uid'],
-      'type' => substr($log_entry['type'], 0, 64),
-      'message' => $log_entry['message'],
-      'variables' => serialize($log_entry['variables']),
-      'severity' => $log_entry['severity'],
-      'link' => substr($log_entry['link'], 0, 255),
-      'location' => $log_entry['request_uri'],
-      'referer' => $log_entry['referer'],
-      'hostname' => substr($log_entry['ip'], 0, 128),
-      'timestamp' => $log_entry['timestamp'],
-    ))
-    ->execute();
+  try {
+    Database::getConnection('default', 'default')->insert('watchdog')
+      ->fields(array(
+        'uid' => $log_entry['uid'],
+        'type' => substr($log_entry['type'], 0, 64),
+        'message' => $log_entry['message'],
+        'variables' => serialize($log_entry['variables']),
+        'severity' => $log_entry['severity'],
+        'link' => substr($log_entry['link'], 0, 255),
+        'location' => $log_entry['request_uri'],
+        'referer' => $log_entry['referer'],
+        'hostname' => substr($log_entry['ip'], 0, 128),
+        'timestamp' => $log_entry['timestamp'],
+      ))
+      ->execute();
+  }
+  catch (Exception $e) {
+    // Exception is ignored so that watchdog does not break
+    // pages during the installation process or is not able
+    // to create the watchdog table during installation.
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/dblog/lib/Drupal/dblog/Tests/DBLogTest.php b/core/modules/dblog/lib/Drupal/dblog/Tests/DBLogTest.php
index 7297703..20c3b1c 100644
--- a/core/modules/dblog/lib/Drupal/dblog/Tests/DBLogTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/lib/Drupal/dblog/Tests/DBLogTest.php
@@ -524,6 +524,33 @@ protected function testFilter() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Verifies that exceptions are catched in dblog_watchdog().
+   */
+  protected function testDBLogException() {
+    $log = array(
+      'type'        => 'custom',
+      'message'     => 'Log entry added to test watchdog handling of Exceptions.',
+      'variables'   => array(),
+      'severity'    => WATCHDOG_NOTICE,
+      'link'        => NULL,
+      'user'        => $this->big_user,
+      'uid'         => isset($this->big_user->uid) ? $this->big_user->uid : 0,
+      'request_uri' => request_uri(),
+      'referer'     => $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'],
+      'ip'          => ip_address(),
+      'timestamp'   => REQUEST_TIME,
+    );
+
+    // Remove watchdog table temporarily
+    // to simulate it missing during installation
+    db_query("DROP TABLE {watchdog}");
+
+    // Add a watchdog entry.
+    // This should not throw an Exception, but fail silently
+    dblog_watchdog($log);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Gets the database log event information from the browser page.
    *
    * @return array