diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.classpath b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.classpath
index c72d35a04..358df1bc1 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.classpath
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.classpath
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="xtend-gen"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.project
index 29e4483a5..dbdac6f39 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/.project
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 	<projects>
 	</projects>
 	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.xtext.ui.shared.xtextBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
 			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
 			<arguments>
@@ -36,5 +41,6 @@
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.apiAnalysisNature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.xtext.ui.shared.xtextNature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5a962679a..8ad8773d7 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.xtext.util;
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.emf.ecore;bundle-version="2.10.2",
  com.google.guava;bundle-version="[10.0.1,19.0.0)";visibility:=reexport,
  com.google.inject;bundle-version="3.0.0";visibility:=reexport,
- javax.inject;bundle-version="1.0.0";resolution:=optional;visibility:=reexport;x-installation:=greedy
+ javax.inject;bundle-version="1.0.0";resolution:=optional;visibility:=reexport;x-installation:=greedy,
+ org.eclipse.xtend.lib;bundle-version="2.9.0"
 Import-Package: org.apache.log4j;version="1.2.15"
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/build.properties
index 2b112c461..ab39f02e2 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-source.. = src/
+source.. = src/,\
+           xtend-gen/
 output.. = bin/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .,\
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/internal/Log.xtend b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/internal/Log.xtend
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b279321cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/internal/Log.xtend
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 itemis AG (http://www.itemis.eu) and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.xtext.util.internal
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta
+import java.lang.annotation.Target
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger
+import org.eclipse.xtend.lib.macro.AbstractClassProcessor
+import org.eclipse.xtend.lib.macro.Active
+import org.eclipse.xtend.lib.macro.TransformationContext
+import org.eclipse.xtend.lib.macro.declaration.MutableClassDeclaration
+
+@Beta
+@Target(TYPE)
+@Active(LogProcessor)
+annotation Log {
+}
+
+class LogProcessor extends AbstractClassProcessor {
+	
+	override doTransform(MutableClassDeclaration cls, extension TransformationContext context) {
+		cls.addField("LOG") [
+			static = true
+			final = true
+			type = Logger.newTypeReference
+			initializer = '''
+				«Logger».getLogger(«cls.simpleName».class)
+			'''
+			primarySourceElement = cls
+		]
+	}
+}
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