diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index b40c519e..0139ca58 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import (
 
 var log = logging.MustGetLogger("yq-lib")
 
+// GetLogger returns the yq logger instance.
+func GetLogger() *logging.Logger {
+	return log
+}
+
 type operationType struct {
 	Type       string
 	NumArgs    uint // number of arguments to the op
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..810a0611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package yqlib
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestGetLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	l := GetLogger()
+	if l != log {
+		t.Fatal("GetLogger should return the yq logger instance, not a copy")
+	}
+}