diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c403358..8a87142 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ### Added
 
+- Export class `AuditLogService` for extending in custom implementations
+
 ### Changed
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/cds-plugin.js b/cds-plugin.js
index 75a123f..ee6eecb 100644
--- a/cds-plugin.js
+++ b/cds-plugin.js
@@ -46,3 +46,10 @@ cds.on('served', services => {
     }
   }
 })
+
+/*
+ * Export base class for extending in custom implementations
+ */
+module.exports = {
+  AuditLogService: require('./srv/service')
+}
diff --git a/test/api/MyAuditLogService.js b/test/api/MyAuditLogService.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b16e4f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api/MyAuditLogService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const { AuditLogService } = require('../../') //> package root
+
+class MyAuditLogService extends AuditLogService {
+  async init() {
+    this.on('*', function (req) {
+      const { event, data } = req
+
+      console.log(`[my-audit-log] - ${event}:`, data)
+    })
+
+    // call AuditLogService's init
+    await super.init()
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = MyAuditLogService
diff --git a/test/api/api.test.js b/test/api/api.test.js
index 7f0399b..92a69c0 100644
--- a/test/api/api.test.js
+++ b/test/api/api.test.js
@@ -88,38 +88,4 @@ describe('AuditLogService API', () => {
     await audit.log('foo', { data_subject: { ID: { bar: 'baz' } } })
     expect(_logs).toContainMatchObject({ data_subject: { ID: { bar: 'baz' } } })
   })
-
-  describe('intercept audit logs', () => {
-    let _intercept
-
-    beforeAll(async () => {
-      const als = cds.services['audit-log'] || (await cds.connect.to('audit-log'))
-
-      const _log = als.log
-      als.log = async function (event, data) {
-        if (!_intercept) return _log.call(this, event, data)
-      }
-    })
-
-    beforeEach(async () => {
-      _intercept = undefined
-    })
-
-    test('intercept on', async () => {
-      _intercept = true
-
-      const response = await POST('/api/testLog', {}, { auth: ALICE })
-      expect(response).toMatchObject({ status: 204 })
-      expect(_logs.length).toBe(0)
-    })
-
-    test('intercept off', async () => {
-      _intercept = false
-
-      const response = await POST('/api/testLog', {}, { auth: ALICE })
-      expect(response).toMatchObject({ status: 204 })
-      expect(_logs.length).toBe(1)
-      expect(_logs).toContainMatchObject({ user: 'alice', bar: 'baz' })
-    })
-  })
 })
diff --git a/test/api/custom.test.js b/test/api/custom.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c06ea09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api/custom.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const cds = require('@sap/cds')
+
+cds.env.requires['audit-log'] = {
+  impl: 'MyAuditLogService.js'
+}
+
+// set cwd for resolving impl
+cds.test(__dirname)
+
+describe('Custom Implementation', () => {
+  let __log, _logs
+  const _log = (...args) => {
+    if (!(args.length === 2 && typeof args[0] === 'string' && args[0].match(/\[my-audit-log\]/i))) {
+      // > not an audit log (most likely, anyway)
+      return __log(...args)
+    }
+
+    _logs.push(args[1])
+  }
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    __log = global.console.log
+    global.console.log = _log
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    global.console.log = __log
+  })
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    _logs = []
+  })
+
+  test('extending AuditLogService exported by plugin', async () => {
+    const audit = await cds.connect.to('audit-log')
+    await audit.log('foo', { data_subject: { ID: { bar: 'baz' } } })
+    expect(_logs).toContainMatchObject({ data_subject: { ID: { bar: 'baz' } } })
+  })
+})