diff --git a/lib/commands/log.js b/lib/commands/log.js
index 86f921ba3..87a1ad622 100644
--- a/lib/commands/log.js
+++ b/lib/commands/log.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export default {
         try {
           await this.logs.syslog.startCapture();
           didStartSyslog = true;
+          this.eventEmitter.emit('syslogStarted', this.logs.syslog);
         } catch (err) {
           log.debug(err.stack);
           log.warn(`Continuing without capturing device logs: ${err.message}`);