diff --git a/include/hal_core/python_bindings/python_bindings.h b/include/hal_core/python_bindings/python_bindings.h
index 5995eb2e07c..bebfee4fb82 100644
--- a/include/hal_core/python_bindings/python_bindings.h
+++ b/include/hal_core/python_bindings/python_bindings.h
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@
 
 namespace hal
 {
-    /**
-     * Wrapper for LogManager::set_level_of_channel()
-     * @param channel_name - Name of log channel
-     * @param level - One of trace, debug, info, warn, err, critical, off
-     */
-    void set_log_level_of_channel(std::string channel_name, std::string level);
-
     namespace py = pybind11;
 
     /**
@@ -326,6 +319,12 @@ namespace hal
      */
     void netlist_modification_decorator_init(py::module& m);
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes Python bindings for the HAL LogManager in a python module.
+     *
+     * @param[in] m - the python module
+     */
+    void log_init(py::module& m);
     /**
      * @}
      */
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/python/python_thread.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/python/python_thread.cpp
index 9a9f3e9ee91..c6b4bf28d65 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/python/python_thread.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/python/python_thread.cpp
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ namespace hal {
         : QThread(parent), mScript(script), mSingleStatement(singleStatement),
           mAbortRequested(false), mSpamCount(0)
     {
-          qDebug() << "+++PythonThread" << hex << (quintptr) this;
+      //    qDebug() << "+++PythonThread" << hex << (quintptr) this;
     }
 
     PythonThread::~PythonThread()
     {
-          qDebug() << "---PythonThread" << hex << (quintptr) this;
+      //    qDebug() << "---PythonThread" << hex << (quintptr) this;
     }
 
     void PythonThread::run()
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/bindings/log.cpp b/src/python_bindings/bindings/log.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd7fb01ea03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python_bindings/bindings/log.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "hal_core/python_bindings/python_bindings.h"
+#include "hal_core/utilities/log.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace hal
+{
+    void log_init(py::module& m)
+    {
+        py::class_<LogManager, RawPtrWrapper<LogManager>>(m, "LogManager")
+                .def(py::init([](){
+                    LogManager* lm = LogManager::get_instance();
+                    return RawPtrWrapper<LogManager>(lm); }))
+
+                .def("set_level_of_channel", &LogManager::set_level_of_channel, py::arg("channel_name"), py::arg("level"), R"(
+                      Set a channel's severity level.
+
+                      :param str channel_name: Name of the channel.
+                      :param str level: The severity level, one out of {}.
+                     )")
+
+                .def_static("get_channel",  [](std::string channel_name) { LogManager::get_instance()->get_channel(channel_name); } , py::arg("channel_name"), R"(
+                      Main purpose of get_channel() method in PYTHON is to create channel if not existing.
+
+                      :param str channel_name: Name of the channel.
+                     )")
+
+                .def("get_channels", &LogManager::get_channels, R"(
+                      Returns all channels' names.
+
+                      :returns: Set of channel names.
+                      :rtype: set[str]
+                     )")
+
+                .def("get_available_log_levels", &LogManager::get_available_log_levels, R"(
+                      Get all available severity levels.
+
+                      :returns: Set of severity levels.
+                      :rtype: set[str]
+                     )");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/python_bindings.cpp b/src/python_bindings/python_bindings.cpp
index 047a0c24ebc..7e39d491c0a 100644
--- a/src/python_bindings/python_bindings.cpp
+++ b/src/python_bindings/python_bindings.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace hal
 {
-    void set_log_level_of_channel(std::string channel_name, std::string level)
-    {
-        LogManager* lm = LogManager::get_instance();
-        log_info(channel_name, "Set log level of channel '{}' to '{}'.", channel_name, level);
-        if (lm) lm->set_level_of_channel(channel_name,level);
-    }
-
 #ifdef PYBIND11_MODULE
     PYBIND11_MODULE(hal_py, m)
     {
@@ -22,13 +15,6 @@ namespace hal
         m.def(
             "log_info", [](std::string& message) { log_info("python_context", message); }, R"( some documentation info)");
 
-        m.def("set_log_level_of_channel", set_log_level_of_channel, py::arg("channel_name"), py::arg("level"), R"(
-              Set log level for channel.
-
-              :param str channel_name: Name of channel.
-              :param str level: Selected level, one out of [trace, debug, info, warn, err, critical, off].
-              )");
-
         data_container_init(m);
 
         core_utils_init(m);
@@ -89,6 +75,8 @@ namespace hal
 
         netlist_modification_decorator_init(m);
 
+        log_init(m);
+
 #ifndef PYBIND11_MODULE
         return m.ptr();
 #endif    // PYBIND11_MODULE