diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/logging.h b/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
index caeea0657..3c5e7b153 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ void logp(int subsys, const char *file, int line, int cont, const char *format,
 #define DLMI		-5
 #define DLMIB		-6
 #define DLSMS		-7
-#define OSMO_NUM_DLIB	7
+#define DLCTRL		-8
+#define OSMO_NUM_DLIB	8
 
 struct log_category {
 	uint8_t loglevel;
diff --git a/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c b/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
index 45e517db3..8c9203360 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
+++ b/src/ctrl/control_cmd.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void create_cmd_struct(struct ctrl_cmd_struct *cmd, const char *name)
 	for (cur = name, word = NULL; cur[0] != '\0'; ++cur) {
 		/* warn about optionals */
 		if (cur[0] == '(' || cur[0] == ')' || cur[0] == '|') {
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR,
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR,
 			     "Optionals are not supported in '%s'\n", name);
 			goto failure;
 		}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int ctrl_cmd_install(enum ctrl_node_type node, struct ctrl_cmd_element *cmd)
 	if (!cmds_vec) {
 		cmds_vec = vector_init(5);
 		if (!cmds_vec) {
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "vector_init failed.\n");
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "vector_init failed.\n");
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		vector_set_index(ctrl_node_vec, node, cmds_vec);
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_parse(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg)
 
 	cmd = talloc_zero(ctx, struct ctrl_cmd);
 	if (!cmd) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_parse(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg)
 			if (!var) {
 				cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
 				cmd->reply = "GET incomplete";
-				LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "GET Command incomplete\n");
+				LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "GET Command incomplete\n");
 				goto err;
 			}
 			cmd->variable = talloc_strdup(cmd, var);
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: GET %s\n", cmd->variable);
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: GET %s\n", cmd->variable);
 			break;
 		case CTRL_TYPE_SET:
 			var = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &saveptr);
@@ -345,14 +345,14 @@ struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_parse(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg)
 			if (!var || !val) {
 				cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
 				cmd->reply = "SET incomplete";
-				LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "SET Command incomplete\n");
+				LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "SET Command incomplete\n");
 				goto err;
 			}
 			cmd->variable = talloc_strdup(cmd, var);
 			cmd->value = talloc_strdup(cmd, val);
 			if (!cmd->variable || !cmd->value)
 				goto oom;
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: SET %s = %s\n", cmd->variable, cmd->value);
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: SET %s = %s\n", cmd->variable, cmd->value);
 			break;
 		case CTRL_TYPE_GET_REPLY:
 		case CTRL_TYPE_SET_REPLY:
@@ -362,14 +362,14 @@ struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_parse(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg)
 			if (!var || !val) {
 				cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
 				cmd->reply = "Trap/Reply incomplete";
-				LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "Trap/Reply incomplete\n");
+				LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "Trap/Reply incomplete\n");
 				goto err;
 			}
 			cmd->variable = talloc_strdup(cmd, var);
 			cmd->reply = talloc_strdup(cmd, val);
 			if (!cmd->variable || !cmd->reply)
 				goto oom;
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: TRAP/REPLY %s: %s\n", cmd->variable, cmd->reply);
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: TRAP/REPLY %s: %s\n", cmd->variable, cmd->reply);
 			break;
 		case CTRL_TYPE_ERROR:
 			var = strtok_r(NULL, "\0", &saveptr);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_parse(void *ctx, struct msgb *msg)
 			cmd->reply = talloc_strdup(cmd, var);
 			if (!cmd->reply)
 				goto oom;
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: ERROR %s\n", cmd->reply);
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_DEBUG, "Command: ERROR %s\n", cmd->reply);
 			break;
 		case CTRL_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
 		default:
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ struct msgb *ctrl_cmd_make(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 
 		tmp = talloc_asprintf(cmd, "%s %s %s", type, cmd->id, cmd->variable);
 		if (!tmp) {
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
 			goto err;
 		}
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct msgb *ctrl_cmd_make(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 		tmp = talloc_asprintf(cmd, "%s %s %s %s", type, cmd->id, cmd->variable,
 				cmd->value);
 		if (!tmp) {
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
 			goto err;
 		}
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ struct msgb *ctrl_cmd_make(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 		tmp = talloc_asprintf(cmd, "%s %s %s %s", type, cmd->id, cmd->variable,
 				cmd->reply);
 		if (!tmp) {
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
 			goto err;
 		}
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ struct msgb *ctrl_cmd_make(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 		tmp = talloc_asprintf(cmd, "%s %s %s", type, cmd->id,
 				cmd->reply);
 		if (!tmp) {
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate cmd.\n");
 			goto err;
 		}
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ struct msgb *ctrl_cmd_make(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 		talloc_free(tmp);
 		break;
 	default:
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "Unknown command type %i\n", cmd->type);
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "Unknown command type %i\n", cmd->type);
 		goto err;
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/ctrl/control_if.c b/src/ctrl/control_if.c
index a20807147..007e0fea3 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/control_if.c
+++ b/src/ctrl/control_if.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int ctrl_cmd_send(struct osmo_wqueue *queue, struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 
 	msg = ctrl_cmd_make(cmd);
 	if (!msg) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Could not generate msg\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Could not generate msg\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int ctrl_cmd_send(struct osmo_wqueue *queue, struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
 
 	ret = osmo_wqueue_enqueue(queue, msg);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to enqueue the command.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to enqueue the command.\n");
 		msgb_free(msg);
 	}
 	return ret;
@@ -136,27 +136,27 @@ static int handle_control_read(struct osmo_fd * bfd)
 		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
 			return 0;
 		if (ret == 0)
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_INFO, "The control connection was closed\n");
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_INFO, "The control connection was closed\n");
 		else
-			LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to parse ip access message: %d\n", ret);
+			LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to parse ip access message: %d\n", ret);
 
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	if (msg->len < sizeof(*iph) + sizeof(*iph_ext)) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "The message is too short.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "The message is too short.\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	iph = (struct ipaccess_head *) msg->data;
 	if (iph->proto != IPAC_PROTO_OSMO) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Protocol mismatch. We got 0x%x\n", iph->proto);
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Protocol mismatch. We got 0x%x\n", iph->proto);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	iph_ext = (struct ipaccess_head_ext *) iph->data;
 	if (iph_ext->proto != IPAC_PROTO_EXT_CTRL) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Extended protocol mismatch. We got 0x%x\n", iph_ext->proto);
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Extended protocol mismatch. We got 0x%x\n", iph_ext->proto);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int handle_control_read(struct osmo_fd * bfd)
 		cmd = talloc_zero(ccon, struct ctrl_cmd);
 		if (!cmd)
 			goto err;
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Command parser error.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Command parser error.\n");
 		cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
 		cmd->id = "err";
 		cmd->reply = "Command parser error.";
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int control_write_cb(struct osmo_fd *bfd, struct msgb *msg)
 
 	rc = write(bfd->fd, msg->data, msg->len);
 	if (rc != msg->len)
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to write message to the control connection.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to write message to the control connection.\n");
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -232,19 +232,19 @@ static int listen_fd_cb(struct osmo_fd *listen_bfd, unsigned int what)
 		perror("accept");
 		return fd;
 	}
-	LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_INFO, "accept()ed new control connection from %s\n",
+	LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_INFO, "accept()ed new control connection from %s\n",
 		inet_ntoa(sa.sin_addr));
 
 	on = 1;
 	ret = setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &on, sizeof(on));
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to set TCP_NODELAY: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to set TCP_NODELAY: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		close(fd);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	ccon = ctrl_connection_alloc(listen_bfd->data);
 	if (!ccon) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate.\n");
 		close(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int listen_fd_cb(struct osmo_fd *listen_bfd, unsigned int what)
 
 	ret = osmo_fd_register(&ccon->write_queue.bfd);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Could not register FD.\n");
+		LOGP(DLCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "Could not register FD.\n");
 		close(ccon->write_queue.bfd.fd);
 		talloc_free(ccon);
 	}
diff --git a/src/logging.c b/src/logging.c
index 2e3a80ad1..f9d789d74 100644
--- a/src/logging.c
+++ b/src/logging.c
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ static const struct log_info_cat internal_cat[OSMO_NUM_DLIB] = {
 		.enabled = 1, .loglevel = LOGL_NOTICE,
 		.color = "\033[1;38m",
 	},
+	[INT2IDX(DLCTRL)] = {
+		.name = "DLCTRL",
+		.description = "Control Interface",
+		.enabled = 1, .loglevel = LOGL_NOTICE,
+	},
 };
 
 /*! \brief descriptive string for each log level */