diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
index edcf73ebe2..05ef605b04 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ EOF
             # source file paths, not relative paths. This screws with the matching
             # of '1:libvirt' making everything turn on. So use libvirt.c for now.
             # This will have to be re-visited when Ubuntu ships libvirt >= 1.2.3
-            local log_filters="1:libvirt.c 1:qemu 1:conf 1:security 3:object 3:event 3:json 3:file 1:util"
+            local log_filters="1:libvirt.c 1:qemu 1:conf 1:security 3:object 3:event 3:json 3:file 1:util 1:qemu_monitor"
         else
-            local log_filters="1:libvirt 1:qemu 1:conf 1:security 3:object 3:event 3:json 3:file 1:util"
+            local log_filters="1:libvirt 1:qemu 1:conf 1:security 3:object 3:event 3:json 3:file 1:util 1:qemu_monitor"
         fi
         local log_outputs="1:file:/var/log/libvirt/libvirtd.log"
         if ! grep -q "log_filters=\"$log_filters\"" /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf; then