diff --git a/repo/spec b/repo/spec
index df2a07e3f..506b33936 160000
--- a/repo/spec
+++ b/repo/spec
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit df2a07e3fda634b2eda5785afe67399b61a81173
+Subproject commit 506b33936d89080a683fa8a26837f2a23b23e5e2
diff --git a/src/ocrd/processor/base.py b/src/ocrd/processor/base.py
index 7ec77162e..d6348b40e 100644
--- a/src/ocrd/processor/base.py
+++ b/src/ocrd/processor/base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, get_args
 import sys
+import logging
+import logging.handlers
 import inspect
 import tarfile
 import io
@@ -515,22 +517,31 @@ def process_workspace(self, workspace: Workspace) -> None:
 
                 if max_workers > 1:
                     executor_cls = ProcessPoolExecutor
+                    log_queue = mp.Queue()
+                    # forward messages from log queue (in subprocesses) to all root handlers
+                    log_listener = logging.handlers.QueueListener(log_queue, *logging.root.handlers, respect_handler_level=True)
                 else:
                     executor_cls = DummyExecutor
+                    log_queue = None
+                    log_listener = None
                 executor = executor_cls(
                     max_workers=max_workers or 1,
                     # only forking method avoids pickling
                     context=mp.get_context('fork'),
                     # share processor instance as global to avoid pickling
                     initializer=_page_worker_set_ctxt,
-                    initargs=(self,),
+                    initargs=(self, log_queue),
                 )
+                if max_workers > 1:
+                    log_listener.start()
                 try:
                     self._base_logger.debug("started executor %s with %d workers", str(executor), max_workers or 1)
                     tasks = self.process_workspace_submit_tasks(executor, max_seconds)
                     stats = self.process_workspace_handle_tasks(tasks)
                 finally:
                     executor.shutdown(kill_workers=True, wait=False)
+                    if max_workers > 1:
+                        log_listener.stop()
 
             except NotImplementedError:
                 # fall back to deprecated method
@@ -1110,13 +1121,16 @@ def zip_input_files(self, require_first=True, mimetype=None, on_error='skip'):
 objects, and with the METS Server we do not mutate the local
 processor instance anyway.
 """
-def _page_worker_set_ctxt(processor):
+def _page_worker_set_ctxt(processor, log_queue):
     """
     Overwrites `ocrd.processor.base._page_worker_processor` instance
     for sharing with subprocesses in ProcessPoolExecutor initializer.
     """
     global _page_worker_processor
     _page_worker_processor = processor
+    if log_queue:
+        # replace all log handlers with just one queue handler
+        logging.root.handlers = [logging.handlers.QueueHandler(log_queue)]
 
 def _page_worker(timeout, *input_files):
     """