diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 4329d7a956..c759d102c9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@
     action: "create_volume"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "kolla_logs"
+
+- name: Link kolla_logs volume to /var/log/kolla
+  become: true
+  file:
+    src: /var/lib/docker/volumes/kolla_logs/_data
+    path: /var/log/kolla
+    state: link
diff --git a/doc/source/user/troubleshooting.rst b/doc/source/user/troubleshooting.rst
index 9e8ef3c6e1..013b735f93 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/troubleshooting.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/troubleshooting.rst
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ provide no information.
 To learn more about Docker command line operation please refer to `Docker
 documentation <https://docs.docker.com/reference/>`__.
 
+The log volume "kolla_logs" is linked to ``/var/log/kolla`` on the host.
+You can find all kolla logs in there.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   readlink -f /var/log/kolla
+   /var/lib/docker/volumes/kolla_logs/_data
+
 When ``enable_central_logging`` is enabled, to view the logs in a web browser
 using Kibana, go to
 ``http://<kolla_internal_vip_address>:<kibana_server_port>`` or
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/link_kolla_logs-e57a1e583f2872eb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/link_kolla_logs-e57a1e583f2872eb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cfa174a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/link_kolla_logs-e57a1e583f2872eb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Link kolla_logs docker volume to /var/log/kolla.
+    Shorter log path will help to debug from log.
+    The volume path is compatible with docker-engine and docker-ce.
diff --git a/tools/cleanup-containers b/tools/cleanup-containers
index a9eec11302..91a22056f4 100755
--- a/tools/cleanup-containers
+++ b/tools/cleanup-containers
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ done
 echo "Removing volumes..."
 (docker volume rm ${volumes_to_remove} 2>&1) > /dev/null
 
+echo "Removing link of kolla_log volume..."
+(rm -f /var/log/kolla 2>&1) > /dev/null
+
 echo "All cleaned up!"