diff --git a/modules/system.rules.inc b/modules/system.rules.inc
index fcd4f80..5cb237b 100644
--- a/modules/system.rules.inc
+++ b/modules/system.rules.inc
@@ -124,6 +124,44 @@ function rules_system_action_info() {
       'base' => 'rules_action_drupal_message',
       'access callback' => 'rules_system_integration_access',
     ),
+    'drupal_watchdog' => array(
+      'label' => t('Log a db watchdog message'),
+      'group' => t('System'),
+      'parameter' => array(
+        'type' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Type'),
+          'description' => t('Identifier for this message, displayed in the first column of the dblog.'),
+        ),
+        'message' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Message'),
+          'description' => t('The text of the message.'),
+          'translatable' => TRUE,
+        ),
+        'severity' => array(
+          'type' => 'token',
+          'label' => t('Severity'),
+          'options list' => 'watchdog_severity_levels',
+          'default value' => WATCHDOG_NOTICE,
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+        ),
+        'link_text' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Link text'),
+          'description' => t('The text to display for the link (optional)'),
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+        ),
+        'link_path' => array(
+          'type' => 'uri',
+          'label' => t('Link path'),
+          'description' => t('A Drupal path or path alias. Enter (optional) queries after "?" and (optional) anchor after "#".'),
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+        ),
+      ),
+      'base' => 'rules_action_drupal_watchdog',
+      'access callback' => 'rules_system_integration_access',
+    ),
     'redirect' => array(
       'label' => t('Page redirect'),
       'group' => t('System'),
diff --git a/modules/system.eval.inc b/modules/system.eval.inc
index a27225f..60ac0b2 100644
--- a/modules/system.eval.inc
+++ b/modules/system.eval.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ function rules_action_drupal_message($message, $status, $repeat) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Action: Write a watchdog db log message.
+ */
+function rules_action_drupal_watchdog($type, $message, $severity, $link_text, $link_path) {
+  if (!empty($link_path)) {
+    // Use $link_path for the text if no specific text was supplied. 
+    $link = l(!empty($link_text) ? $link_text : $link_path, url($link_path));
+  }
+  else {
+    $link = NULL;
+  }
+  watchdog($type, $message, array(), $severity, $link);
+}
+
+/**
  * Action: Page redirect.
  *
  * @see rules_page_build()