diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
index a16527b4..59b8bf0b 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
@@ -96,6 +96,26 @@
 								</span>
 							</label>
 						</div>
+						
+						<div class="field-pair">
+							<label for="log_nr">
+								<span class="component-title">Number of Log files saved</span>
+								<span class="component-desc">
+									<input type="text" name="log_nr" id="log_nr" value="$sickbeard.LOG_NR" class="form-control input-sm input75" />
+									<p>number of log files saved when rotating logs (default: 5) (REQUIRES RESTART)</p>
+								</span>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+						
+						<div class="field-pair">
+							<label for="log_size">
+								<span class="component-title">Size of Log files saved</span>
+								<span class="component-desc">
+									<input type="text" name="log_size" id="log_size" value="$sickbeard.LOG_SIZE" class="form-control input-sm input75" />
+									<p>maximum size of a log file saved (default: 1048576 (1MB)) (REQUIRES RESTART)</p>
+								</span>
+							</label>
+						</div>
 
 						<div class="field-pair">
 							<label for="indexer_default">
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index a97434ca..2463ea54 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ started = False
 
 ACTUAL_LOG_DIR = None
 LOG_DIR = None
+LOG_NR = 5
+LOG_SIZE = 1048576
 
 SOCKET_TIMEOUT = None
 
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ def get_backlog_cycle_time():
 def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
     with INIT_LOCK:
 
-        global BRANCH, GIT_RESET, GIT_REMOTE, GIT_REMOTE_URL, CUR_COMMIT_HASH, CUR_COMMIT_BRANCH, ACTUAL_LOG_DIR, LOG_DIR, WEB_PORT, WEB_LOG, ENCRYPTION_VERSION, WEB_ROOT, WEB_USERNAME, WEB_PASSWORD, WEB_HOST, WEB_IPV6, API_KEY, API_ROOT, ENABLE_HTTPS, HTTPS_CERT, HTTPS_KEY, \
+        global BRANCH, GIT_RESET, GIT_REMOTE, GIT_REMOTE_URL, CUR_COMMIT_HASH, CUR_COMMIT_BRANCH, ACTUAL_LOG_DIR, LOG_DIR, LOG_NR, LOG_SIZE, WEB_PORT, WEB_LOG, ENCRYPTION_VERSION, WEB_ROOT, WEB_USERNAME, WEB_PASSWORD, WEB_HOST, WEB_IPV6, API_KEY, API_ROOT, ENABLE_HTTPS, HTTPS_CERT, HTTPS_KEY, \
             HANDLE_REVERSE_PROXY, USE_NZBS, USE_TORRENTS, NZB_METHOD, NZB_DIR, DOWNLOAD_PROPERS, RANDOMIZE_PROVIDERS, CHECK_PROPERS_INTERVAL, ALLOW_HIGH_PRIORITY, TORRENT_METHOD, \
             SAB_USERNAME, SAB_PASSWORD, SAB_APIKEY, SAB_CATEGORY, SAB_CATEGORY_ANIME, SAB_HOST, \
             NZBGET_USERNAME, NZBGET_PASSWORD, NZBGET_CATEGORY, NZBGET_CATEGORY_ANIME, NZBGET_PRIORITY, NZBGET_HOST, NZBGET_USE_HTTPS, backlogSearchScheduler, \
@@ -568,7 +570,8 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
 
         ACTUAL_LOG_DIR = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'log_dir', 'Logs')
         LOG_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, ACTUAL_LOG_DIR))
-
+        LOG_NR = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'log_nr', 5) #Default to 5 backup file (sickrage.log.x)
+        LOG_SIZE = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'log_size', 1048576) #Default to max 1MB per logfile
         fileLogging = True
         if not helpers.makeDir(LOG_DIR):
             sys.stderr.write("!!! No log folder, logging to screen only!\n")
@@ -1422,6 +1425,8 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['config_version'] = CONFIG_VERSION
     new_config['General']['encryption_version'] = int(ENCRYPTION_VERSION)
     new_config['General']['log_dir'] = ACTUAL_LOG_DIR if ACTUAL_LOG_DIR else 'Logs'
+    new_config['General']['log_nr'] = int(LOG_NR)
+    new_config['General']['log_size'] = int(LOG_SIZE)
     new_config['General']['socket_timeout'] = SOCKET_TIMEOUT
     new_config['General']['web_port'] = WEB_PORT
     new_config['General']['web_host'] = WEB_HOST
diff --git a/sickbeard/logger.py b/sickbeard/logger.py
index 9ea47133..1d289f1d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/logger.py
+++ b/sickbeard/logger.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Logger(object):
 
         # rotating log file handler
         if self.fileLogging:
-            rfh = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(self.logFile, maxBytes=1024 * 1024, backupCount=5, encoding='utf-8')
+            rfh = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(self.logFile, maxBytes=sickbeard.LOG_SIZE, backupCount=sickbeard.LOG_NR, encoding='utf-8')
             rfh.setFormatter(CensoredFormatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))
             rfh.setLevel(DEBUG)
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index b3789b19..3eec1521 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -3422,7 +3422,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral(Config):
 
         sickbeard.save_config()
 
-    def saveGeneral(self, log_dir=None, web_port=None, web_log=None, encryption_version=None, web_ipv6=None,
+    def saveGeneral(self, log_dir=None, log_nr = 5, log_size = 1048576, web_port=None, web_log=None, encryption_version=None, web_ipv6=None,
                     update_shows_on_start=None, trash_remove_show=None, trash_rotate_logs=None, update_frequency=None,
                     launch_browser=None, web_username=None,
                     api_key=None, indexer_default=None, timezone_display=None, cpu_preset=None,
@@ -3443,7 +3443,8 @@ class ConfigGeneral(Config):
         sickbeard.AUTO_UPDATE = config.checkbox_to_value(auto_update)
         sickbeard.NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE = config.checkbox_to_value(notify_on_update)
         # sickbeard.LOG_DIR is set in config.change_LOG_DIR()
-
+        sickbeard.LOG_NR = log_nr
+        sickbeard.LOG_SIZE = log_size
         sickbeard.UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START = config.checkbox_to_value(update_shows_on_start)
         sickbeard.TRASH_REMOVE_SHOW = config.checkbox_to_value(trash_remove_show)
         sickbeard.TRASH_ROTATE_LOGS = config.checkbox_to_value(trash_rotate_logs)