diff --git a/examples/apps/cli/main.c b/examples/apps/cli/main.c
index 184cbd79a..376e04d06 100644
--- a/examples/apps/cli/main.c
+++ b/examples/apps/cli/main.c
@@ -133,13 +133,15 @@ pseudo_reset:
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT == OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT_APP
 void otPlatLog(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aFormat, ...)
 {
-    OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aLogLevel);
-    OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aLogRegion);
-    OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aFormat);
-
     va_list ap;
     va_start(ap, aFormat);
     otCliPlatLogv(aLogLevel, aLogRegion, aFormat, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 }
+
+void otPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aLogLine)
+{
+    otCliPlatLogLine(aLogLevel, aLogRegion, aLogLine);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/openthread/cli.h b/include/openthread/cli.h
index 8b640427e..5a8f54c43 100644
--- a/include/openthread/cli.h
+++ b/include/openthread/cli.h
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ void otCliAppendResult(otError aError);
  */
 void otCliPlatLogv(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aFormat, va_list aArgs);
 
+/**
+ * Function to write the OpenThread Log to the CLI console.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  aLogLevel   The log level.
+ * @param[in]  aLogRegion  The log region.
+ * @param[in]  aLogLine    A pointer to the log line string.
+ *
+ */
+void otCliPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aLogLine);
+
 /**
  * @}
  *
diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 63b7ed9cd..6a69a630a 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (39)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (40)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/include/openthread/platform/logging.h b/include/openthread/platform/logging.h
index 3744825b9..28676608f 100644
--- a/include/openthread/platform/logging.h
+++ b/include/openthread/platform/logging.h
@@ -150,6 +150,22 @@ typedef enum otLogRegion
  */
 void otPlatLog(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aFormat, ...);
 
+/**
+ * This (optional) platform function outputs a prepared log line.
+ *
+ * This platform function is used by OpenThread core when `OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_DEFINE_AS_MACRO_ONLY` is not enabled
+ * (in this case, the OT core itself will prepare a full log line).
+ *
+ * Note that this function is optional and if not provided by platform layer, a default (weak) implementation is
+ * provided and used by OpenThread core as `otPlatLog(aLogLevel, aLogResion, "%s", aLogLine)`.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  aLogLevel   The log level.
+ * @param[in]  aLogRegion  The log region.
+ * @param[in]  aLogLine    A pointer to a log line string.
+ *
+ */
+void otPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aLogLine);
+
 /**
  * @}
  *
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index 13e726913..184395c23 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -4641,6 +4641,18 @@ exit:
     return;
 }
 
+extern "C" void otCliPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aLogLine)
+{
+    OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aLogLevel);
+    OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aLogRegion);
+
+    VerifyOrExit(Interpreter::IsInitialized());
+    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().OutputLine(aLogLine);
+
+exit:
+    return;
+}
+
 } // namespace Cli
 } // namespace ot
 
diff --git a/src/core/common/logging.cpp b/src/core/common/logging.cpp
index 7dca10260..a582726fe 100644
--- a/src/core/common/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/core/common/logging.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ void otPlatLog(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aFormat
 }
 #endif
 
+OT_TOOL_WEAK void otPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aLogLine)
+{
+    otPlatLog(aLogLevel, aLogRegion, "%s", aLogLine);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ncp/ncp_base.cpp b/src/ncp/ncp_base.cpp
index 83a87243e..152c6fe6b 100644
--- a/src/ncp/ncp_base.cpp
+++ b/src/ncp/ncp_base.cpp
@@ -2469,4 +2469,14 @@ extern "C" void otPlatLog(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const ch
     va_end(args);
 }
 
+extern "C" void otPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, const char *aLogLine)
+{
+    ot::Ncp::NcpBase *ncp = ot::Ncp::NcpBase::GetNcpInstance();
+
+    if (ncp != nullptr)
+    {
+        ncp->Log(aLogLevel, aLogRegion, aLogLine);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif // (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT == OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT_APP)