diff --git a/cdist/argparse.py b/cdist/argparse.py
index 29620751..0ee9d7b1 100644
--- a/cdist/argparse.py
+++ b/cdist/argparse.py
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ def get_parsers():
                   'line). If no host or host file is specified then, by '
                   'default, read hosts from stdin.'),
             dest='hostfile', required=False)
+    parser['config_args'].add_argument(
+           '-P', '--timestamp',
+           help=('Timestamp log messages with the current local date and time '
+                 'in the format: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.us.'),
+           action='store_true', dest='timestamp')
     parser['config_args'].add_argument(
            '-p', '--parallel', nargs='?', metavar='HOST_MAX',
            type=functools.partial(check_lower_bounded_int, lower_bound=1,
diff --git a/cdist/config.py b/cdist/config.py
index 2dcb1005..bfb89419 100644
--- a/cdist/config.py
+++ b/cdist/config.py
@@ -175,7 +175,13 @@ class Config(object):
 
         if args.parallel or args.jobs:
             # If parallel execution then also log process id
-            cdist.log.setupParallelLogging()
+            if args.timestamp:
+                cdist.log.setupTimestampingParallelLogging()
+            else:
+                cdist.log.setupParallelLogging()
+            log = logging.getLogger("cdist")
+        elif args.timestamp:
+            cdist.log.setupTimestampingLogging()
             log = logging.getLogger("cdist")
 
         if args.parallel:
diff --git a/cdist/log.py b/cdist/log.py
index dba1ad2f..5d431130 100644
--- a/cdist/log.py
+++ b/cdist/log.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import sys
+import datetime
 
 
 # Define additional cdist logging levels.
@@ -95,15 +96,42 @@ class DefaultLog(logging.Logger):
         self.log(logging.TRACE, msg, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
+class TimestampingLog(DefaultLog):
+
+    def filter(self, record):
+        """Add timestamp to messages"""
+
+        super().filter(record)
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        timestamp = now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S.%f")
+        record.msg = "[" + timestamp + "] " + str(record.msg)
+
+        return True
+
+
 class ParallelLog(DefaultLog):
     FORMAT = '%(levelname)s: [%(process)d]: %(message)s'
 
 
+class TimestampingParallelLog(TimestampingLog, ParallelLog):
+    pass
+
+
 def setupDefaultLogging():
     del logging.getLogger().handlers[:]
     logging.setLoggerClass(DefaultLog)
 
 
+def setupTimestampingLogging():
+    del logging.getLogger().handlers[:]
+    logging.setLoggerClass(TimestampingLog)
+
+
+def setupTimestampingParallelLogging():
+    del logging.getLogger().handlers[:]
+    logging.setLoggerClass(TimestampingParallelLog)
+
+
 def setupParallelLogging():
     del logging.getLogger().handlers[:]
     logging.setLoggerClass(ParallelLog)
diff --git a/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst b/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst
index 79683883..0a628660 100644
--- a/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst
+++ b/docs/src/man1/cdist.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
                  [-j [JOBS]] [-n] [-o OUT_PATH] [-R [{tar,tgz,tbz2,txz}]]
                  [-r REMOTE_OUT_DIR] [--remote-copy REMOTE_COPY]
                  [--remote-exec REMOTE_EXEC] [-I INVENTORY_DIR] [-4] [-6]
-                 [-A] [-a] [-f HOSTFILE] [-p [HOST_MAX]] [-S] [-s] [-t]
+                 [-A] [-a] [-f HOSTFILE] [-P] [-p [HOST_MAX]] [-S] [-s]
+                 [-t]
                  [host [host ...]] 
 
     cdist install [-h] [-l LOGLEVEL] [-q] [-v] [-b] [-g CONFIG_FILE]
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
                   [-j [JOBS]] [-n] [-o OUT_PATH] [-R [{tar,tgz,tbz2,txz}]]
                   [-r REMOTE_OUT_DIR] [--remote-copy REMOTE_COPY]
                   [--remote-exec REMOTE_EXEC] [-I INVENTORY_DIR] [-4] [-6]
-                  [-A] [-a] [-f HOSTFILE] [-p [HOST_MAX]] [-S] [-s] [-t]
+                  [-A] [-a] [-f HOSTFILE] [-P] [-p [HOST_MAX]] [-S] [-s]
+                  [-t]
                   [host [host ...]] 
 
     cdist inventory [-h] {add-host,add-tag,del-host,del-tag,list} ...
@@ -171,6 +173,10 @@ Install command is currently in beta.
 **-o OUT_PATH, --out-dir OUT_PATH**
     Directory to save cdist output in.
 
+**-P, --timestamp**
+    Timestamp log messages with the current local date and time
+    in the format: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.us.
+
 **-p [HOST_MAX], --parallel [HOST_MAX]**
     Operate on multiple hosts in parallel for specified
     maximum hosts at a time. Without argument CPU count is