diff --git a/admin_test.go b/admin_test.go
index a99da6fc..03a3c044 100644
--- a/admin_test.go
+++ b/admin_test.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func oldMap() map[string]interface{} {
 	m["BConfig.WebConfig.Session.SessionDomain"] = BConfig.WebConfig.Session.SessionDomain
 	m["BConfig.WebConfig.Session.SessionDisableHTTPOnly"] = BConfig.WebConfig.Session.SessionDisableHTTPOnly
 	m["BConfig.Log.AccessLogs"] = BConfig.Log.AccessLogs
+	m["BConfig.Log.EnableStaticLogs"] = BConfig.Log.EnableStaticLogs
 	m["BConfig.Log.AccessLogsFormat"] = BConfig.Log.AccessLogsFormat
 	m["BConfig.Log.FileLineNum"] = BConfig.Log.FileLineNum
 	m["BConfig.Log.Outputs"] = BConfig.Log.Outputs
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index eeeac8ee..0dc1bfbf 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type SessionConfig struct {
 // LogConfig holds Log related config
 type LogConfig struct {
 	AccessLogs       bool
+	EnableStaticLogs bool   //log static files requests default: false
 	AccessLogsFormat string //access log format: JSON_FORMAT, APACHE_FORMAT or empty string
 	FileLineNum      bool
 	Outputs          map[string]string // Store Adaptor : config
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ func newBConfig() *Config {
 		},
 		Log: LogConfig{
 			AccessLogs:       false,
+			EnableStaticLogs: false,
 			AccessLogsFormat: "APACHE_FORMAT",
 			FileLineNum:      true,
 			Outputs:          map[string]string{"console": ""},
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index b913db39..7958e367 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	errorTypeHandler = iota
+	errorTypeHandler    = iota
 	errorTypeController
 )
 
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ func exception(errCode string, ctx *context.Context) {
 }
 
 func executeError(err *errorInfo, ctx *context.Context, code int) {
+	//make sure to log the error in the access log
+	logAccess(ctx, nil, code)
+
 	if err.errorType == errorTypeHandler {
 		ctx.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
 		err.handler(ctx.ResponseWriter, ctx.Request)
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 11cb4aa8..fa15c35f 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	routerTypeBeego = iota
+	routerTypeBeego   = iota
 	routerTypeRESTFul
 	routerTypeHandler
 )
@@ -877,13 +877,15 @@ func (p *ControllerRegister) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	}
 
 Admin:
-	//admin module record QPS
+//admin module record QPS
 
 	statusCode := context.ResponseWriter.Status
 	if statusCode == 0 {
 		statusCode = 200
 	}
 
+	logAccess(context, &startTime, statusCode)
+
 	if BConfig.Listen.EnableAdmin {
 		timeDur := time.Since(startTime)
 		pattern := ""
@@ -900,49 +902,30 @@ Admin:
 		}
 	}
 
-	if BConfig.RunMode == DEV || BConfig.Log.AccessLogs {
-		timeDur := time.Since(startTime)
+	if BConfig.RunMode == DEV && !BConfig.Log.AccessLogs {
 		var devInfo string
-
+		timeDur := time.Since(startTime)
 		iswin := (runtime.GOOS == "windows")
 		statusColor := logs.ColorByStatus(iswin, statusCode)
 		methodColor := logs.ColorByMethod(iswin, r.Method)
 		resetColor := logs.ColorByMethod(iswin, "")
-		if BConfig.Log.AccessLogsFormat != "" {
-			record := &logs.AccessLogRecord{
-				RemoteAddr:     context.Input.IP(),
-				RequestTime:    startTime,
-				RequestMethod:  r.Method,
-				Request:        fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", r.Method, r.RequestURI, r.Proto),
-				ServerProtocol: r.Proto,
-				Host:           r.Host,
-				Status:         statusCode,
-				ElapsedTime:    timeDur,
-				HTTPReferrer:   r.Header.Get("Referer"),
-				HTTPUserAgent:  r.Header.Get("User-Agent"),
-				RemoteUser:     r.Header.Get("Remote-User"),
-				BodyBytesSent:  0, //@todo this one is missing!
-			}
-			logs.AccessLog(record, BConfig.Log.AccessLogsFormat)
-		} else {
-			if findRouter {
-				if routerInfo != nil {
-					devInfo = fmt.Sprintf("|%15s|%s %3d %s|%13s|%8s|%s %-7s %s %-3s   r:%s", context.Input.IP(), statusColor, statusCode,
-						resetColor, timeDur.String(), "match", methodColor, r.Method, resetColor, r.URL.Path,
-						routerInfo.pattern)
-				} else {
-					devInfo = fmt.Sprintf("|%15s|%s %3d %s|%13s|%8s|%s %-7s %s %-3s", context.Input.IP(), statusColor, statusCode, resetColor,
-						timeDur.String(), "match", methodColor, r.Method, resetColor, r.URL.Path)
-				}
+		if findRouter {
+			if routerInfo != nil {
+				devInfo = fmt.Sprintf("|%15s|%s %3d %s|%13s|%8s|%s %-7s %s %-3s   r:%s", context.Input.IP(), statusColor, statusCode,
+					resetColor, timeDur.String(), "match", methodColor, r.Method, resetColor, r.URL.Path,
+					routerInfo.pattern)
 			} else {
 				devInfo = fmt.Sprintf("|%15s|%s %3d %s|%13s|%8s|%s %-7s %s %-3s", context.Input.IP(), statusColor, statusCode, resetColor,
-					timeDur.String(), "nomatch", methodColor, r.Method, resetColor, r.URL.Path)
-			}
-			if iswin {
-				logs.W32Debug(devInfo)
-			} else {
-				logs.Debug(devInfo)
+					timeDur.String(), "match", methodColor, r.Method, resetColor, r.URL.Path)
 			}
+		} else {
+			devInfo = fmt.Sprintf("|%15s|%s %3d %s|%13s|%8s|%s %-7s %s %-3s", context.Input.IP(), statusColor, statusCode, resetColor,
+				timeDur.String(), "nomatch", methodColor, r.Method, resetColor, r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		if iswin {
+			logs.W32Debug(devInfo)
+		} else {
+			logs.Debug(devInfo)
 		}
 	}
 	// Call WriteHeader if status code has been set changed
@@ -991,3 +974,38 @@ func toURL(params map[string]string) string {
 	}
 	return strings.TrimRight(u, "&")
 }
+
+func logAccess(ctx *beecontext.Context, startTime *time.Time, statusCode int) {
+	//Skip logging if AccessLogs config is false
+	if !BConfig.Log.AccessLogs {
+		return
+	}
+	//Skip logging static requests unless EnableStaticLogs config is true
+	if !BConfig.Log.EnableStaticLogs && DefaultAccessLogFilter.Filter(ctx) {
+		return
+	}
+	var (
+		requestTime time.Time
+		elapsedTime time.Duration
+		r           = ctx.Request
+	)
+	if startTime != nil {
+		requestTime = *startTime
+		elapsedTime = time.Since(*startTime)
+	}
+	record := &logs.AccessLogRecord{
+		RemoteAddr:     ctx.Input.IP(),
+		RequestTime:    requestTime,
+		RequestMethod:  r.Method,
+		Request:        fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", r.Method, r.RequestURI, r.Proto),
+		ServerProtocol: r.Proto,
+		Host:           r.Host,
+		Status:         statusCode,
+		ElapsedTime:    elapsedTime,
+		HTTPReferrer:   r.Header.Get("Referer"),
+		HTTPUserAgent:  r.Header.Get("User-Agent"),
+		RemoteUser:     r.Header.Get("Remote-User"),
+		BodyBytesSent:  0, //@todo this one is missing!
+	}
+	logs.AccessLog(record, BConfig.Log.AccessLogsFormat)
+}