diff --git a/porting/nimble/include/modlog/modlog.h b/porting/nimble/include/modlog/modlog.h
index 29b1e8f08..c0304a0df 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/include/modlog/modlog.h
+++ b/porting/nimble/include/modlog/modlog.h
@@ -24,8 +24,32 @@
 
 #include "log/log.h"
 
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+#include "esp_log.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#endif
+
 #define MODLOG_MODULE_DFLT 255
 
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+#define MODLOG_DEBUG(ml_mod_, ml_msg_, ...) \
+    esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_DEBUG, "NimBLE",ml_msg_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define MODLOG_INFO(ml_mod_, ml_msg_, ...) \
+    esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_INFO, "NimBLE",ml_msg_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define MODLOG_WARN(ml_mod_, ml_msg_, ...) \
+    esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_WARN, "NimBLE",ml_msg_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define MODLOG_ERROR(ml_mod_, ml_msg_, ...) \
+    esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_ERROR, "NimBLE",ml_msg_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define MODLOG_CRITICAL(ml_mod_, ml_msg_, ...) \
+    esp_log_write(ESP_LOG_ERROR, "NimBLE",ml_msg_, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#else
+
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(LOG_LEVEL) <= LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG || defined __DOXYGEN__
 #define MODLOG_DEBUG(ml_mod_, ml_msg_, ...) \
     printf((ml_msg_), ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -61,6 +85,8 @@
 #define MODLOG_CRITICAL(ml_mod_, ...) IGNORE(__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 #define MODLOG(ml_lvl_, ml_mod_, ...) \
     MODLOG_ ## ml_lvl_((ml_mod_), __VA_ARGS__)
 
diff --git a/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c b/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
index ff350a890..b7a839303 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
+++ b/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #if NIMBLE_CFG_CONTROLLER
 #include "controller/ble_ll.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+#include "esp_log.h"
+#endif
 
 static struct ble_npl_eventq g_eventq_dflt;
 
@@ -36,7 +39,9 @@ nimble_port_init(void)
 #if NIMBLE_CFG_CONTROLLER
     void ble_hci_ram_init(void);
 #endif
-
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+    esp_log_level_set("NimBLE", LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL);
+#endif
     /* Initialize default event queue */
     ble_npl_eventq_init(&g_eventq_dflt);