diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -213,10 +213,19 @@
 dependencies = [
  "abc-rust-lint",
  "chronik-bridge",
+ "chronik-util",
  "cxx",
  "cxx-build",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chronik-util"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "abc-rust-lint",
+ "chronik-bridge",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clang-sys"
 version = "1.3.3"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
     "chronik/chronik-bridge",
     "chronik/chronik-db",
     "chronik/chronik-lib",
+    "chronik/chronik-util",
 ]
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-bridge/src/ffi.rs b/chronik/chronik-bridge/src/ffi.rs
--- a/chronik/chronik-bridge/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/chronik/chronik-bridge/src/ffi.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
         include!("chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.h");
 
         /// Print the message to bitcoind's logs.
-        fn log_println(msg: &str);
+        fn log_print(
+            logging_function: &str,
+            source_file: &str,
+            source_line: u32,
+            msg: &str,
+        );
+
+        /// Print the message to bitcoind's logs under the BCLog::Chronik
+        /// category.
+        fn log_print_chronik(
+            logging_function: &str,
+            source_file: &str,
+            source_line: u32,
+            msg: &str,
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.h b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.h
--- a/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.h
+++ b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.h
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 
 namespace chronik_bridge {
 
-void log_println(rust::Str msg);
+void log_print(const rust::Str logging_function, const rust::Str source_file,
+               const uint32_t source_line, const rust::Str msg);
+
+void log_print_chronik(const rust::Str logging_function,
+                       const rust::Str source_file, const uint32_t source_line,
+                       const rust::Str msg);
 
 } // namespace chronik_bridge
 
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.cpp b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.cpp
--- a/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.cpp
+++ b/chronik/chronik-cpp/chronik_bridge.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@
 
 namespace chronik_bridge {
 
-void log_println(rust::Str msg) {
-    LogPrintf("%s\n", std::string(msg));
+void log_print(const rust::Str logging_function, const rust::Str source_file,
+               const uint32_t source_line, const rust::Str msg) {
+    LogInstance().LogPrintStr(std::string(msg), std::string(logging_function),
+                              std::string(source_file), source_line);
+}
+
+void log_print_chronik(const rust::Str logging_function,
+                       const rust::Str source_file, const uint32_t source_line,
+                       const rust::Str msg) {
+    if (LogInstance().WillLogCategory(BCLog::CHRONIK)) {
+        log_print(logging_function, source_file, source_line, msg);
+    }
 }
 
 } // namespace chronik_bridge
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml b/chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml
--- a/chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 [dependencies]
 abc-rust-lint = { path = "../abc-rust-lint" }
 chronik-bridge = { path = "../chronik-bridge" }
+chronik-util = { path = "../chronik-util" }
 
 # Bridge to C++
 cxx = "1.0"
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-lib/src/bridge.rs b/chronik/chronik-lib/src/bridge.rs
--- a/chronik/chronik-lib/src/bridge.rs
+++ b/chronik/chronik-lib/src/bridge.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 
 //! Rust side of the bridge; these structs and functions are exposed to C++.
 
+use chronik_util::{log, log_chronik};
+
 /// Setup the Chronik bridge. Currently only logs to bitcoind.
 pub fn setup_bridge() {
-    chronik_bridge::ffi::log_println("Starting Chronik...");
+    log!("Starting Chronik...\n");
+    log_chronik!(
+        "Note: Chronik is not implemented yet. These logs are just for \
+         testing.\n"
+    );
 }
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml b/chronik/chronik-util/Cargo.toml
copy from chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml
copy to chronik/chronik-util/Cargo.toml
--- a/chronik/chronik-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/chronik/chronik-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin developers
 
 [package]
-name = "chronik-lib"
+name = "chronik-util"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.61.0"
 license = "MIT"
 
-[lib]
-# Compile to C-ABI
-crate-type = ["staticlib"]
-
 [dependencies]
 abc-rust-lint = { path = "../abc-rust-lint" }
 chronik-bridge = { path = "../chronik-bridge" }
-
-# Bridge to C++
-cxx = "1.0"
-
-[build-dependencies]
-# Build scripts for the cxx crate
-cxx-build = "1.0"
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-util/src/lib.rs b/chronik/chronik-util/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chronik/chronik-util/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+//! Utilities for Chronik, such as logging.
+
+abc_rust_lint::lint! {
+    mod log;
+
+    pub use crate::log::*;
+}
diff --git a/chronik/chronik-util/src/log.rs b/chronik/chronik-util/src/log.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chronik/chronik-util/src/log.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+//! Macros for logging messages to bitcoind
+
+pub use chronik_bridge::ffi::{log_print, log_print_chronik};
+
+/// Logs the message to bitcoind's logging system:
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// let world = "world";
+/// log!("Hello {}!\n", world);
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! log {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {
+        chronik_util::log_print(
+            "<chronik unknown>",
+            file!(),
+            line!(),
+            &format!($($arg)*),
+        );
+    };
+}
+
+/// Logs the message to bitcoind's logging system under the BCLog::Chronik
+/// category:
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// let world = "world";
+/// log_chronik!("Hello {}!\n", world);
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! log_chronik {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {
+        chronik_util::log_print_chronik(
+            "<chronik unknown>",
+            file!(),
+            line!(),
+            &format!($($arg)*),
+        );
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     VALIDATION = (1 << 21),
     AVALANCHE = (1 << 22),
     I2P = (1 << 23),
+    CHRONIK = (1 << 24),
     ALL = ~uint32_t(0),
 };
 
diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     {BCLog::VALIDATION, "validation"},
     {BCLog::AVALANCHE, "avalanche"},
     {BCLog::I2P, "i2p"},
+    {BCLog::CHRONIK, "chronik"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "1"},
     {BCLog::ALL, "all"},
 };