diff --git a/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md b/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md
index 839883ee6..b3e9e9030 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/environment-variables.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ The following config variables have special meanings and can be set in a variety
 | `PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH`   | `$PLUGIN_CORE_PATH/available"`  | `/etc/environment` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc/*`                                                                           | The directory that stores all available core plugins. |
 | `PLUGIN_CORE_ENABLED_PATH`     | `$PLUGIN_CORE_PATH/enabled"`    | `/etc/environment` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc/*`                                                                           | The directory that stores all enabled core plugins. |
 | `DOKKU_LOGS_DIR`               | `/var/log/dokku`                | `/etc/environment` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc/*`                                                                           | Where dokku logs should be written to. |
+| `DOKKU_LOGS_HOST_DIR`          | `$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR`               | `/etc/environment` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc/*`                                                                           | A path on the host that will be mounted into the vector logging container. |
 | `DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE`         | `$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR/events.log`    | `/etc/environment` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc` <br /> `~dokku/.dokkurc/*`                                                                           | Where the events log file is written to. |
 | `DOKKU_APP_NAME`               | none                            | `--app APP` flag                                                                                                                                 | Name of application to work on. Respected by core plugins. |
 | `DOKKU_APPS_FORCE_DELETE`      | none                            | `--force` flag                                                                                                                                   | Whether to force delete an application. Also used by other plugins for destructive actions. |
diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 5e10bbb97..32683ce30 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export DOKKU_VALID_EXIT=0
 export DOKKU_PID="$BASHPID"
 
 export DOKKU_LOGS_DIR=${DOKKU_LOGS_DIR:="/var/log/dokku"}
+export DOKKU_LOGS_HOST_DIR=${DOKKU_LOGS_HOST_DIR:=$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR}
 export DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE=${DOKKU_EVENTS_LOGFILE:="$DOKKU_LOGS_DIR/events.log"}
 
 export DOKKU_CONTAINER_LABEL=dokku
diff --git a/plugins/logs/functions.go b/plugins/logs/functions.go
index 50c2b5e71..87f6b348b 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/logs/functions.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func startVectorContainer(vectorImage string) error {
 		"run", "--detach", "--name", vectorContainerName, common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS"),
 		"--volume", "/var/lib/dokku/data/logs/vector.json:/etc/vector/vector.json",
 		"--volume", "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock",
+		"--volume", common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_LOGS_HOST_DIR") + ":/var/logs/dokku/apps",
 		vectorImage,
 		"--config", "/etc/vector/vector.json"}, " "))