diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/OperationResultParcel.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/OperationResultParcel.java
index 497c3dd71..f2da4389d 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/OperationResultParcel.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/pgp/OperationResultParcel.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp;
 
-import android.R;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 
+import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.R;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 /** Represent the result of an operation.
@@ -39,20 +40,26 @@ public class OperationResultParcel implements Parcelable {
 
     /** One entry in the log. */
     public static class LogEntryParcel implements Parcelable {
-        final LogType mType;
         final LogLevel mLevel;
+        final LogType mType;
         final String[] mParameters;
+        final int mIndent;
 
-        public LogEntryParcel(LogType type, LogLevel level, String[] parameters) {
-            mType = type;
+        public LogEntryParcel(LogLevel level, LogType type, String[] parameters, int indent) {
             mLevel = level;
+            mType = type;
             mParameters = parameters;
+            mIndent = indent;
+        }
+        public LogEntryParcel(LogLevel level, LogType type, String[] parameters) {
+            this(level, type, parameters, 0);
         }
 
         public LogEntryParcel(Parcel source) {
-            mType = LogType.values()[source.readInt()];
             mLevel = LogLevel.values()[source.readInt()];
+            mType = LogType.values()[source.readInt()];
             mParameters = source.createStringArray();
+            mIndent = source.readInt();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -62,9 +69,10 @@ public class OperationResultParcel implements Parcelable {
 
         @Override
         public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
-            dest.writeInt(mType.ordinal());
             dest.writeInt(mLevel.ordinal());
+            dest.writeInt(mType.ordinal());
             dest.writeStringArray(mParameters);
+            dest.writeInt(mIndent);
         }
 
         public static final Creator<LogEntryParcel> CREATOR = new Creator<LogEntryParcel>() {
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/provider/ProviderHelper.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/provider/ProviderHelper.java
index ca7e622bb..83b55cc14 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/provider/ProviderHelper.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/provider/ProviderHelper.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import android.support.v4.util.LongSparseArray;
 
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.Constants;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.KeyRing;
+import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.OperationResultParcel;
+import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.OperationResultParcel.LogType;
+import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.OperationResultParcel.LogLevel;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.PgpHelper;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.PgpKeyHelper;
 import org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.pgp.UncachedKeyRing;
@@ -59,12 +62,21 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class ProviderHelper {
-    private Context mContext;
-    private ContentResolver mContentResolver;
+    private final Context mContext;
+    private final ContentResolver mContentResolver;
+    private final ArrayList<OperationResultParcel.LogEntryParcel> mLog;
+    private int mIndent;
 
     public ProviderHelper(Context context) {
-        this.mContext = context;
-        this.mContentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
+        this(context, null, 0);
+    }
+
+    public ProviderHelper(Context context, ArrayList<OperationResultParcel.LogEntryParcel> log,
+                          int indent) {
+        mContext = context;
+        mContentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
+        mLog = log;
+        mIndent = indent;
     }
 
     public static class NotFoundException extends Exception {
@@ -76,6 +88,13 @@ public class ProviderHelper {
         }
     }
 
+    public void log(LogLevel level, LogType type) {
+        mLog.add(new OperationResultParcel.LogEntryParcel(level, type, null, mIndent));
+    }
+    public void log(LogLevel level, LogType type, String[] parameters) {
+        mLog.add(new OperationResultParcel.LogEntryParcel(level, type, parameters, mIndent));
+    }
+
     // If we ever switch to api level 11, we can ditch this whole mess!
     public static final int FIELD_TYPE_NULL = 1;
     // this is called integer to stay coherent with the constants in Cursor (api level 11)