diff --git a/changelog/22038.txt b/changelog/22038.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..360276a2aa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/22038.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+core: All subloggers now reflect configured log level on reload.
+```
diff --git a/command/server.go b/command/server.go
index 6171c60e70a6..8b2dd1ff33e2 100644
--- a/command/server.go
+++ b/command/server.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/builtinplugins"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/constants"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/experiments"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/logging"
 	loghelper "github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/logging"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/metricsutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/namespace"
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ type ServerCommand struct {
 	licenseReloadedCh chan (error)    // for tests
 
 	allLoggers []hclog.Logger
+	logging.SubloggerAdder
 
 	flagConfigs            []string
 	flagRecovery           bool
@@ -441,6 +443,26 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) parseConfig() (*server.Config, []configutil.ConfigError,
 	return config, configErrors, nil
 }
 
+// AppendToAllLoggers is registered with the base logger to handle creation of
+// new subloggers through the phases of server startup. There are three phases
+// we need to handle: (1) Before CoreConfig is created, new subloggers are added
+// to c.allLoggers; (2) After CoreConfig is created, new subloggers are added to
+// CoreConfig.AllLoggers; (3) After Core instantiation, new subloggers are
+// appended to Core.allLoggers. This logic is managed by the SubloggerAdder
+// interface.
+//
+// NOTE: Core.allLoggers must be set to CoreConfig.allLoggers after NewCore to
+// keep track of new subloggers added before c.SubloggerAdder gets reassigned to
+// the Core implementation.
+func (c *ServerCommand) AppendToAllLoggers(sub hclog.Logger) hclog.Logger {
+	if c.SubloggerAdder == nil {
+		c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, sub)
+		return sub
+	}
+
+	return c.SubloggerHook(sub)
+}
+
 func (c *ServerCommand) runRecoveryMode() int {
 	config, configErrors, err := c.parseConfig()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -586,6 +608,7 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) runRecoveryMode() int {
 		DisableMlock: config.DisableMlock,
 		RecoveryMode: c.flagRecovery,
 		ClusterAddr:  config.ClusterAddr,
+		AllLoggers:   c.allLoggers,
 	}
 
 	core, newCoreError := vault.NewCore(coreConfig)
@@ -809,7 +832,6 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) setupStorage(config *server.Config) (physical.Backend, e
 	}
 
 	namedStorageLogger := c.logger.Named("storage." + config.Storage.Type)
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, namedStorageLogger)
 	backend, err := factory(config.Storage.Config, namedStorageLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error initializing storage of type %s: %w", config.Storage.Type, err)
@@ -825,7 +847,6 @@ func beginServiceRegistration(c *ServerCommand, config *server.Config) (sr.Servi
 	}
 
 	namedSDLogger := c.logger.Named("service_registration." + config.ServiceRegistration.Type)
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, namedSDLogger)
 
 	// Since we haven't even begun starting Vault's core yet,
 	// we know that Vault is in its pre-running state.
@@ -1104,7 +1125,6 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	// create GRPC logger
 	namedGRPCLogFaker := c.logger.Named("grpclogfaker")
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, namedGRPCLogFaker)
 	grpclog.SetLogger(&grpclogFaker{
 		logger: namedGRPCLogFaker,
 		log:    os.Getenv("VAULT_GRPC_LOGGING") != "",
@@ -1257,6 +1277,10 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return c.enableThreeNodeDevCluster(&coreConfig, info, infoKeys, c.flagDevListenAddr, os.Getenv("VAULT_DEV_TEMP_DIR"))
 	}
 
+	// Keep track of new subloggers in coreConfig.AllLoggers until we hand it
+	// off to core
+	c.SubloggerAdder = &coreConfig
+
 	if c.flagDevFourCluster {
 		return enableFourClusterDev(c, &coreConfig, info, infoKeys, c.flagDevListenAddr, os.Getenv("VAULT_DEV_TEMP_DIR"))
 	}
@@ -1344,6 +1368,10 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	}
 
+	// Now we can use the core SubloggerHook to add any new subloggers to
+	// core.allLoggers
+	c.SubloggerAdder = core
+
 	// Copy the reload funcs pointers back
 	c.reloadFuncs = coreConfig.ReloadFuncs
 	c.reloadFuncsLock = coreConfig.ReloadFuncsLock
@@ -1820,6 +1848,7 @@ func (c *ServerCommand) configureLogging(config *server.Config) (hclog.Intercept
 		LogRotateDuration: logRotateDuration,
 		LogRotateBytes:    config.LogRotateBytes,
 		LogRotateMaxFiles: config.LogRotateMaxFiles,
+		SubloggerHook:     c.AppendToAllLoggers,
 	}
 
 	return loghelper.Setup(logCfg, c.logWriter)
@@ -2527,7 +2556,6 @@ func setSeal(c *ServerCommand, config *server.Config, infoKeys []string, info ma
 
 		var seal vault.Seal
 		sealLogger := c.logger.ResetNamed(fmt.Sprintf("seal.%s", sealType))
-		c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, sealLogger)
 		defaultSeal := vault.NewDefaultSeal(vaultseal.NewAccess(aeadwrapper.NewShamirWrapper()))
 		var sealInfoKeys []string
 		sealInfoMap := map[string]string{}
@@ -2582,7 +2610,6 @@ func initHaBackend(c *ServerCommand, config *server.Config, coreConfig *vault.Co
 		}
 
 		namedHALogger := c.logger.Named("ha." + config.HAStorage.Type)
-		c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, namedHALogger)
 		habackend, err := factory(config.HAStorage.Config, namedHALogger)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("Error initializing HA storage of type %s: %s", config.HAStorage.Type, err)
diff --git a/helper/logging/logger.go b/helper/logging/logger.go
index 1efac27bedfd..518c31d1c235 100644
--- a/helper/logging/logger.go
+++ b/helper/logging/logger.go
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ type LogConfig struct {
 
 	// LogRotateMaxFiles is the maximum number of past archived log files to keep
 	LogRotateMaxFiles int
+
+	// SubloggerHook handles creation of new subloggers, automatically appending
+	// them to core's running list of allLoggers.
+	// see: server.AppendToAllLoggers for more details.
+	SubloggerHook func(log.Logger) log.Logger
+}
+
+// SubloggerAdder is an interface which facilitates tracking of new subloggers
+// added between phases of server startup.
+type SubloggerAdder interface {
+	SubloggerHook(logger log.Logger) log.Logger
 }
 
 func (c *LogConfig) isLevelInvalid() bool {
@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ func Setup(config *LogConfig, w io.Writer) (log.InterceptLogger, error) {
 		IndependentLevels: true,
 		Output:            io.MultiWriter(writers...),
 		JSONFormat:        config.isFormatJson(),
+		SubloggerHook:     config.SubloggerHook,
 	})
 
 	return logger, nil
diff --git a/helper/testhelpers/corehelpers/corehelpers.go b/helper/testhelpers/corehelpers/corehelpers.go
index 36fe28447061..91541972eecf 100644
--- a/helper/testhelpers/corehelpers/corehelpers.go
+++ b/helper/testhelpers/corehelpers/corehelpers.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/audit"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/builtin/credential/approle"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/logging"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/plugins/database/mysql"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/framework"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
@@ -418,6 +419,32 @@ type TestLogger struct {
 	Path string
 	File *os.File
 	sink hclog.SinkAdapter
+	// For managing temporary start-up state
+	sync.RWMutex
+	AllLoggers []hclog.Logger
+	logging.SubloggerAdder
+}
+
+// RegisterSubloggerAdder checks to see if the provided logger interface is a
+// TestLogger and re-assigns the SubloggerHook implementation if so.
+func RegisterSubloggerAdder(logger hclog.Logger, adder logging.SubloggerAdder) {
+	if l, ok := logger.(*TestLogger); ok {
+		l.Lock()
+		l.SubloggerAdder = adder
+		l.Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+// AppendToAllLoggers appends the sub logger to allLoggers, or if the TestLogger
+// is assigned to a SubloggerAdder implementation, it calls the underlying hook.
+func (l *TestLogger) AppendToAllLoggers(sub hclog.Logger) hclog.Logger {
+	l.Lock()
+	defer l.Unlock()
+	if l.SubloggerAdder == nil {
+		l.AllLoggers = append(l.AllLoggers, sub)
+		return sub
+	}
+	return l.SubloggerHook(sub)
 }
 
 func NewTestLogger(t testing.T) *TestLogger {
@@ -441,25 +468,31 @@ func NewTestLogger(t testing.T) *TestLogger {
 		output = logFile
 	}
 
+	sink := hclog.NewSinkAdapter(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
+		Output:            output,
+		Level:             hclog.Trace,
+		IndependentLevels: true,
+	})
+
+	testLogger := &TestLogger{
+		Path: logPath,
+		File: logFile,
+		sink: sink,
+	}
+
 	// We send nothing on the regular logger, that way we can later deregister
 	// the sink to stop logging during cluster cleanup.
 	logger := hclog.NewInterceptLogger(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
 		Output:            io.Discard,
 		IndependentLevels: true,
 		Name:              t.Name(),
+		SubloggerHook:     testLogger.AppendToAllLoggers,
 	})
-	sink := hclog.NewSinkAdapter(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
-		Output:            output,
-		Level:             hclog.Trace,
-		IndependentLevels: true,
-	})
+
 	logger.RegisterSink(sink)
-	return &TestLogger{
-		Path:            logPath,
-		File:            logFile,
-		InterceptLogger: logger,
-		sink:            sink,
-	}
+	testLogger.InterceptLogger = logger
+
+	return testLogger
 }
 
 func (tl *TestLogger) StopLogging() {
diff --git a/vault/activity_log.go b/vault/activity_log.go
index f003b9460b73..542a7cf4959e 100644
--- a/vault/activity_log.go
+++ b/vault/activity_log.go
@@ -1104,7 +1104,6 @@ func (c *Core) setupActivityLog(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 // this function should be called with activityLogLock.
 func (c *Core) setupActivityLogLocked(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 	logger := c.baseLogger.Named("activity")
-	c.AddLogger(logger)
 
 	if os.Getenv("VAULT_DISABLE_ACTIVITY_LOG") != "" {
 		if c.CensusLicensingEnabled() {
diff --git a/vault/audit.go b/vault/audit.go
index 8c9254cf50f8..483d5b622851 100644
--- a/vault/audit.go
+++ b/vault/audit.go
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ func (c *Core) persistAudit(ctx context.Context, table *MountTable, localOnly bo
 // initialize the audit backends
 func (c *Core) setupAudits(ctx context.Context) error {
 	brokerLogger := c.baseLogger.Named("audit")
-	c.AddLogger(brokerLogger)
 	broker, err := NewAuditBroker(brokerLogger, c.IsExperimentEnabled(experiments.VaultExperimentCoreAuditEventsAlpha1))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -495,7 +494,6 @@ func (c *Core) newAuditBackend(ctx context.Context, entry *MountEntry, view logi
 	}
 
 	auditLogger := c.baseLogger.Named("audit")
-	c.AddLogger(auditLogger)
 
 	switch entry.Type {
 	case "file":
diff --git a/vault/auth.go b/vault/auth.go
index 31f33260bab8..6e1e3515ca87 100644
--- a/vault/auth.go
+++ b/vault/auth.go
@@ -998,7 +998,6 @@ func (c *Core) newCredentialBackend(ctx context.Context, entry *MountEntry, sysV
 	conf["plugin_version"] = entry.Version
 
 	authLogger := c.baseLogger.Named(fmt.Sprintf("auth.%s.%s", t, entry.Accessor))
-	c.AddLogger(authLogger)
 	pluginEventSender, err := c.events.WithPlugin(entry.namespace, &logical.EventPluginInfo{
 		MountClass:    consts.PluginTypeCredential.String(),
 		MountAccessor: entry.Accessor,
diff --git a/vault/cluster.go b/vault/cluster.go
index f80d74f5243d..83aca47199e7 100644
--- a/vault/cluster.go
+++ b/vault/cluster.go
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ func (c *Core) startClusterListener(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if networkLayer == nil {
 		tcpLogger := c.logger.Named("cluster-listener.tcp")
 		networkLayer = cluster.NewTCPLayer(c.clusterListenerAddrs, tcpLogger)
-		c.AddLogger(tcpLogger)
 	}
 
 	listenerLogger := c.logger.Named("cluster-listener")
@@ -332,8 +331,6 @@ func (c *Core) startClusterListener(ctx context.Context) error {
 		listenerLogger,
 		5*c.clusterHeartbeatInterval))
 
-	c.AddLogger(listenerLogger)
-
 	err := c.getClusterListener().Run(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/vault/core.go b/vault/core.go
index 215f1520888a..537f0a7f5653 100644
--- a/vault/core.go
+++ b/vault/core.go
@@ -854,6 +854,13 @@ type CoreConfig struct {
 	AdministrativeNamespacePath string
 }
 
+// SubloggerHook implements the SubloggerAdder interface. This implementation
+// manages CoreConfig.AllLoggers state prior to (and during) NewCore.
+func (c *CoreConfig) SubloggerHook(logger log.Logger) log.Logger {
+	c.AllLoggers = append(c.AllLoggers, logger)
+	return logger
+}
+
 // GetServiceRegistration returns the config's ServiceRegistration, or nil if it does
 // not exist.
 func (c *CoreConfig) GetServiceRegistration() sr.ServiceRegistration {
@@ -1024,10 +1031,7 @@ func CreateCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 
 	c.shutdownDoneCh.Store(make(chan struct{}))
 
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, c.logger)
-
 	c.router.logger = c.logger.Named("router")
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, c.router.logger)
 
 	c.inFlightReqData = &InFlightRequests{
 		InFlightReqMap:   &sync.Map{},
@@ -1105,7 +1109,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	if err = coreInit(c, conf); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1176,10 +1179,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 
 	c.loginMFABackend = NewLoginMFABackend(c, conf.Logger)
 
-	if c.loginMFABackend.mfaLogger != nil {
-		c.AddLogger(c.loginMFABackend.mfaLogger)
-	}
-
 	logicalBackends := make(map[string]logical.Factory)
 	for k, f := range conf.LogicalBackends {
 		logicalBackends[k] = f
@@ -1192,7 +1191,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	logicalBackends["cubbyhole"] = CubbyholeBackendFactory
 	logicalBackends[systemMountType] = func(ctx context.Context, config *logical.BackendConfig) (logical.Backend, error) {
 		sysBackendLogger := conf.Logger.Named("system")
-		c.AddLogger(sysBackendLogger)
 		b := NewSystemBackend(c, sysBackendLogger)
 		if err := b.Setup(ctx, config); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -1201,7 +1199,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	}
 	logicalBackends["identity"] = func(ctx context.Context, config *logical.BackendConfig) (logical.Backend, error) {
 		identityLogger := conf.Logger.Named("identity")
-		c.AddLogger(identityLogger)
 		return NewIdentityStore(ctx, c, config, identityLogger)
 	}
 	addExtraLogicalBackends(c, logicalBackends, conf.AdministrativeNamespacePath)
@@ -1213,7 +1210,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	}
 	credentialBackends["token"] = func(ctx context.Context, config *logical.BackendConfig) (logical.Backend, error) {
 		tsLogger := conf.Logger.Named("token")
-		c.AddLogger(tsLogger)
 		return NewTokenStore(ctx, tsLogger, c, config)
 	}
 	addExtraCredentialBackends(c, credentialBackends)
@@ -1251,7 +1247,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	}
 
 	quotasLogger := conf.Logger.Named("quotas")
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, quotasLogger)
 	c.quotaManager, err = quotas.NewManager(quotasLogger, c.quotaLeaseWalker, c.metricSink)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1269,7 +1264,6 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 
 	// start the event system
 	eventsLogger := conf.Logger.Named("events")
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, eventsLogger)
 	events, err := eventbus.NewEventBus(eventsLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1279,6 +1273,10 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 		c.events.Start()
 	}
 
+	// Make sure we're keeping track of the subloggers added above. We haven't
+	// yet registered core to the server command's SubloggerAdder, so any new
+	// subloggers will be in conf.AllLoggers.
+	c.allLoggers = conf.AllLoggers
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -3041,6 +3039,14 @@ func (c *Core) AddLogger(logger log.Logger) {
 	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, logger)
 }
 
+// SubloggerHook implements the SubloggerAdder interface. We add this method to
+// the server command after NewCore returns with a Core object. The hook keeps
+// track of newly added subloggers without manual calls to c.AddLogger.
+func (c *Core) SubloggerHook(logger log.Logger) log.Logger {
+	c.AddLogger(logger)
+	return logger
+}
+
 // SetLogLevel sets logging level for all tracked loggers to the level provided
 func (c *Core) SetLogLevel(level log.Level) {
 	c.allLoggersLock.RLock()
diff --git a/vault/core_util.go b/vault/core_util.go
index 5a63f313cbff..e24c772e5f52 100644
--- a/vault/core_util.go
+++ b/vault/core_util.go
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ func coreInit(c *Core, conf *CoreConfig) error {
 	phys := conf.Physical
 	_, txnOK := phys.(physical.Transactional)
 	sealUnwrapperLogger := conf.Logger.Named("storage.sealunwrapper")
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, sealUnwrapperLogger)
 	c.sealUnwrapper = NewSealUnwrapper(phys, sealUnwrapperLogger)
 	// Wrap the physical backend in a cache layer if enabled
 	cacheLogger := c.baseLogger.Named("storage.cache")
-	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, cacheLogger)
 	if txnOK {
 		c.physical = physical.NewTransactionalCache(c.sealUnwrapper, conf.CacheSize, cacheLogger, c.MetricSink().Sink)
 	} else {
diff --git a/vault/expiration.go b/vault/expiration.go
index 59f7738951a3..9fc260812855 100644
--- a/vault/expiration.go
+++ b/vault/expiration.go
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ func NewExpirationManager(c *Core, view *BarrierView, e ExpireLeaseStrategy, log
 	jobManager := fairshare.NewJobManager("expire", getNumExpirationWorkers(c, logger), managerLogger, c.metricSink)
 	jobManager.Start()
 
-	c.AddLogger(managerLogger)
-
 	exp := &ExpirationManager{
 		core:        c,
 		router:      c.router,
@@ -388,7 +386,6 @@ func (c *Core) setupExpiration(e ExpireLeaseStrategy) error {
 
 	// Create the manager
 	expLogger := c.baseLogger.Named("expiration")
-	c.AddLogger(expLogger)
 	mgr := NewExpirationManager(c, view, e, expLogger)
 	c.expiration = mgr
 
@@ -544,7 +541,6 @@ func (m *ExpirationManager) Tidy(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var tidyErrors *multierror.Error
 
 	logger := m.logger.Named("tidy")
-	m.core.AddLogger(logger)
 
 	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(m.tidyLock, 0, 1) {
 		logger.Warn("tidy operation on leases is already in progress")
diff --git a/vault/identity_store.go b/vault/identity_store.go
index d53f7202aa18..927c2e8f3790 100644
--- a/vault/identity_store.go
+++ b/vault/identity_store.go
@@ -75,11 +75,8 @@ func NewIdentityStore(ctx context.Context, core *Core, config *logical.BackendCo
 	}
 
 	entitiesPackerLogger := iStore.logger.Named("storagepacker").Named("entities")
-	core.AddLogger(entitiesPackerLogger)
 	localAliasesPackerLogger := iStore.logger.Named("storagepacker").Named("local-aliases")
-	core.AddLogger(localAliasesPackerLogger)
 	groupsPackerLogger := iStore.logger.Named("storagepacker").Named("groups")
-	core.AddLogger(groupsPackerLogger)
 
 	iStore.entityPacker, err = storagepacker.NewStoragePacker(iStore.view, entitiesPackerLogger, "")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vault/logical_system_test.go b/vault/logical_system_test.go
index 44f21c8b41c2..780740046b1d 100644
--- a/vault/logical_system_test.go
+++ b/vault/logical_system_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/compressutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/jsonutil"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/logging"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/pluginutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/testhelpers/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical"
@@ -5460,6 +5459,13 @@ func TestSystemBackend_LoggersByName(t *testing.T) {
 			true,
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"events",
+			"invalid",
+			"does-not-matter",
+			true,
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"",
 			"info",
@@ -5482,10 +5488,9 @@ func TestSystemBackend_LoggersByName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("loggers-by-name-%s", tc.logger), func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			core, _, _ := TestCoreUnsealedWithConfig(t, &CoreConfig{
-				Logger: logging.NewVaultLogger(hclog.Trace),
-			})
+			core, _, _ := TestCoreUnsealed(t)
 			b := core.systemBackend
+			testLoggerName := t.Name() + "." + tc.logger
 
 			// Test core overrides logging level outside of config,
 			// an initial delete will ensure that we an initial read
@@ -5514,7 +5519,7 @@ func TestSystemBackend_LoggersByName(t *testing.T) {
 			initialLoggers := resp.Data
 
 			req = &logical.Request{
-				Path:      fmt.Sprintf("loggers/%s", tc.logger),
+				Path:      fmt.Sprintf("loggers/%s", testLoggerName),
 				Operation: logical.UpdateOperation,
 				Data: map[string]interface{}{
 					"level": tc.level,
@@ -5559,14 +5564,14 @@ func TestSystemBackend_LoggersByName(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Fatalf("expected logger %q to be %q, actual: %s", loggerName, tc.expectedLevel, levelStr)
 					}
 
-					if loggerName != tc.logger && levelStr != initialLevelStr {
-						t.Errorf("expected level of logger %q to be unchanged, exepcted: %s, actual: %s", loggerName, initialLevelStr, levelStr)
+					if loggerName != testLoggerName && levelStr != initialLevelStr {
+						t.Errorf("expected level of logger %q to be unchanged, expected: %s, actual: %s", loggerName, initialLevelStr, levelStr)
 					}
 				}
 			}
 
 			req = &logical.Request{
-				Path:      fmt.Sprintf("loggers/%s", tc.logger),
+				Path:      fmt.Sprintf("loggers/%s", testLoggerName),
 				Operation: logical.DeleteOperation,
 			}
 
@@ -5583,7 +5588,7 @@ func TestSystemBackend_LoggersByName(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if !tc.expectDeleteError {
 				req = &logical.Request{
-					Path:      fmt.Sprintf("loggers/%s", tc.logger),
+					Path:      fmt.Sprintf("loggers/%s", testLoggerName),
 					Operation: logical.ReadOperation,
 				}
 
@@ -5592,18 +5597,18 @@ func TestSystemBackend_LoggersByName(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("unexpected error, err: %v, resp: %#v", err, resp)
 				}
 
-				currentLevel, ok := resp.Data[tc.logger].(string)
+				currentLevel, ok := resp.Data[testLoggerName].(string)
 				if !ok {
-					t.Fatalf("expected resp to include %q, resp: %#v", tc.logger, resp)
+					t.Fatalf("expected resp to include %q, resp: %#v", testLoggerName, resp)
 				}
 
-				initialLevel, ok := initialLoggers[tc.logger].(string)
+				initialLevel, ok := initialLoggers[testLoggerName].(string)
 				if !ok {
-					t.Fatalf("expected initial loggers to include %q, resp: %#v", tc.logger, initialLoggers)
+					t.Fatalf("expected initial loggers to include %q, resp: %#v", testLoggerName, initialLoggers)
 				}
 
 				if currentLevel != initialLevel {
-					t.Errorf("expected level of logger %q to match original config, expected: %s, actual: %s", tc.logger, initialLevel, currentLevel)
+					t.Errorf("expected level of logger %q to match original config, expected: %s, actual: %s", testLoggerName, initialLevel, currentLevel)
 				}
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/vault/mount.go b/vault/mount.go
index cd5a3295d442..00759735cdde 100644
--- a/vault/mount.go
+++ b/vault/mount.go
@@ -1703,7 +1703,6 @@ func (c *Core) newLogicalBackend(ctx context.Context, entry *MountEntry, sysView
 	conf["plugin_version"] = entry.Version
 
 	backendLogger := c.baseLogger.Named(fmt.Sprintf("secrets.%s.%s", t, entry.Accessor))
-	c.AddLogger(backendLogger)
 	pluginEventSender, err := c.events.WithPlugin(entry.namespace, &logical.EventPluginInfo{
 		MountClass:    consts.PluginTypeSecrets.String(),
 		MountAccessor: entry.Accessor,
diff --git a/vault/policy_store.go b/vault/policy_store.go
index e4c12e7b0f36..bfc66ba63cc9 100644
--- a/vault/policy_store.go
+++ b/vault/policy_store.go
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ func (c *Core) setupPolicyStore(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var err error
 	sysView := &dynamicSystemView{core: c, perfStandby: c.perfStandby}
 	psLogger := c.baseLogger.Named("policy")
-	c.AddLogger(psLogger)
 	c.policyStore, err = NewPolicyStore(ctx, c, c.systemBarrierView, sysView, psLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/vault/raft.go b/vault/raft.go
index daf4d2b6f152..7ee2735751fc 100644
--- a/vault/raft.go
+++ b/vault/raft.go
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ func (c *Core) startPeriodicRaftTLSRotate(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	c.raftTLSRotationStopCh = make(chan struct{})
 	logger := c.logger.Named("raft")
-	c.AddLogger(logger)
 
 	if c.isRaftHAOnly() {
 		return c.raftTLSRotateDirect(ctx, logger, c.raftTLSRotationStopCh)
diff --git a/vault/rollback.go b/vault/rollback.go
index 61a2686f4390..922a8a7099b7 100644
--- a/vault/rollback.go
+++ b/vault/rollback.go
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ func (c *Core) startRollback() error {
 		return ret
 	}
 	rollbackLogger := c.baseLogger.Named("rollback")
-	c.AddLogger(rollbackLogger)
 	c.rollback = NewRollbackManager(c.activeContext, rollbackLogger, backendsFunc, c.router, c)
 	c.rollback.Start()
 	return nil
diff --git a/vault/seal_autoseal.go b/vault/seal_autoseal.go
index c913a90c0ff4..d9e3dfbfc8d8 100644
--- a/vault/seal_autoseal.go
+++ b/vault/seal_autoseal.go
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ func (d *autoSeal) SetCore(core *Core) {
 	d.core = core
 	if d.logger == nil {
 		d.logger = d.core.Logger().Named("autoseal")
-		d.core.AddLogger(d.logger)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vault/testing.go b/vault/testing.go
index 406ac1ca9cdc..5a7a066fe75e 100644
--- a/vault/testing.go
+++ b/vault/testing.go
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ func TestCoreWithSealAndUINoCleanup(t testing.T, opts *CoreConfig) *Core {
 	// Start off with base test core config
 	conf := testCoreConfig(t, errInjector, logger)
 
+	corehelpers.RegisterSubloggerAdder(logger, conf)
+
 	// Override config values with ones that gets passed in
 	conf.EnableUI = opts.EnableUI
 	conf.EnableRaw = opts.EnableRaw
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ func TestCoreWithSealAndUINoCleanup(t testing.T, opts *CoreConfig) *Core {
 	conf.Experiments = opts.Experiments
 	conf.CensusAgent = opts.CensusAgent
 	conf.AdministrativeNamespacePath = opts.AdministrativeNamespacePath
+	conf.AllLoggers = logger.AllLoggers
 
 	if opts.Logger != nil {
 		conf.Logger = opts.Logger
@@ -250,6 +253,8 @@ func TestCoreWithSealAndUINoCleanup(t testing.T, opts *CoreConfig) *Core {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	// Switch the SubloggerHook over to core
+	corehelpers.RegisterSubloggerAdder(logger, c)
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -1521,6 +1526,8 @@ func NewTestCluster(t testing.T, base *CoreConfig, opts *TestClusterOptions) *Te
 		BuiltinRegistry:    corehelpers.NewMockBuiltinRegistry(),
 	}
 
+	corehelpers.RegisterSubloggerAdder(testCluster.Logger, coreConfig)
+
 	if base != nil {
 		coreConfig.DetectDeadlocks = TestDeadlockDetection
 		coreConfig.RawConfig = base.RawConfig
@@ -1688,6 +1695,8 @@ func NewTestCluster(t testing.T, base *CoreConfig, opts *TestClusterOptions) *Te
 	for i := 0; i < numCores; i++ {
 		cleanup, c, localConfig, handler := testCluster.newCore(t, i, coreConfig, opts, listeners[i], testCluster.LicensePublicKey)
 
+		corehelpers.RegisterSubloggerAdder(testCluster.Logger, c)
+
 		testCluster.cleanupFuncs = append(testCluster.cleanupFuncs, cleanup)
 		cores = append(cores, c)
 		coreConfigs = append(coreConfigs, &localConfig)