diff --git a/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt
index 70e94be360c..728ba037921 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/logging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ if(NOT CONFIG_LOG_MODE_MINIMAL)
     log_output.c
   )
 
+  zephyr_sources_ifdef(
+    CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT
+    log_output.c
+  )
+
   # Determine if __auto_type is supported. If not then runtime approach must always
   # be used.
   # Supported by:
diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig b/subsys/logging/Kconfig
index f9f455261ff..1355e2ef6e6 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ rsource "Kconfig.filtering"
 
 rsource "Kconfig.processing"
 
-if !LOG_FRONTEND_ONLY && !LOG_MODE_MINIMAL
+if !LOG_MODE_MINIMAL
 
 rsource "Kconfig.formatting"
 
+if !LOG_FRONTEND_ONLY
+
 rsource "Kconfig.backends"
 
-endif # !LOG_FRONTEND_ONLY && !LOG_MODE_MINIMAL
+endif # !LOG_FRONTEND_ONLY
+
+endif # !LOG_MODE_MINIMAL
 
 if LOG_FRONTEND
 
diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.backends b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.backends
index a851b959248..b84aa2cf1a0 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.backends
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.backends
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_UART
 	bool "UART backend"
 	depends on UART_CONSOLE
 	default y if !SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  When enabled backend is using UART to output logs.
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ endif # LOG_BACKEND_UART
 config LOG_BACKEND_SWO
 	bool "Serial Wire Output (SWO) backend"
 	depends on HAS_SWO
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  When enabled, backend will use SWO for logging.
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_RTT
 	depends on USE_SEGGER_RTT
 	default y if !SHELL_BACKEND_RTT
 	select SEGGER_RTT_CUSTOM_LOCKING
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  When enabled, backend will use RTT for logging. This backend works on a per
 	  message basis. Only a whole message (terminated with a carriage return: '\r')
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_SPINEL
 	bool "OpenThread dedicated Spinel protocol backend"
 	depends on !LOG_BACKEND_UART
 	depends on NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  When enabled, backend will use OpenThread dedicated SPINEL protocol for logging.
 	  This protocol is byte oriented and wraps given messages into serial frames.
@@ -213,6 +217,7 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_NATIVE_POSIX
 	bool "Native backend"
 	depends on ARCH_POSIX
 	default y if !SERIAL
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  Enable backend in native_posix
 
@@ -228,6 +233,7 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_XTENSA_SIM
 	bool "Xtensa simulator backend"
 	depends on SOC_XTENSA_SAMPLE_CONTROLLER || SOC_FAMILY_INTEL_ADSP
 	default y if SOC_XTENSA_SAMPLE_CONTROLLER
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  Enable backend in xtensa simulator
 
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_NET
 	bool "Networking backend"
 	depends on NETWORKING && NET_UDP && !LOG_MODE_IMMEDIATE
 	select NET_CONTEXT_NET_PKT_POOL
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  Send syslog messages to network server.
 	  See RFC 5424 (syslog protocol) and RFC 5426 (syslog over UDP)
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ endif # LOG_BACKEND_NET
 config LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
 	bool "Intel ADSP buffer backend"
 	depends on SOC_FAMILY_INTEL_ADSP
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  Enable backend for the host trace protocol of the Intel ADSP
 	  family of audio processors
@@ -328,6 +336,7 @@ endif # LOG_BACKEND_ADSP
 config LOG_BACKEND_CAVS_HDA
 	bool "cAVS HDA backend"
 	depends on SOC_FAMILY_INTEL_ADSP && DMA && DMA_CAVS_HDA
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  Provide a logging backend which writes to a buffer and
 	  periodically flushes to hardware using ringbuffer like
@@ -363,6 +372,7 @@ endif # LOG_BACKEND_CAVS_HDA
 config LOG_BACKEND_FS
 	bool "File system backend"
 	depends on FILE_SYSTEM
+	select LOG_OUTPUT
 	help
 	  When enabled, backend is using the configured file system to output logs.
 	  As the file system must be mounted for the logging to work, it must be
diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting
index de8f8733dc6..43cb658a990 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ config LOG_FUNC_NAME_PREFIX_DBG
 
 endmenu
 
+config LOG_OUTPUT
+	bool "Formatter helper"
+	help
+	  Module which provides formatting of log messages to a human-readable
+	  strings.
+
 menuconfig LOG_MIPI_SYST_ENABLE
 	bool "MIPI SyS-T format output"
 	select MIPI_SYST_LIB
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_core.c b/subsys/logging/log_core.c
index 3693ca7152c..b184e3c9d61 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_core.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_core.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ BUILD_ASSERT(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_MODE_IMMEDIATE),
 #endif
 
 static const log_format_func_t format_table[] = {
-	[LOG_OUTPUT_TEXT] = log_output_msg_process,
+	[LOG_OUTPUT_TEXT] = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT) ?
+						log_output_msg_process : NULL,
 	[LOG_OUTPUT_SYST] = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_MIPI_SYST_ENABLE) ?
 						log_output_msg_syst_process : NULL,
 	[LOG_OUTPUT_DICT] = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_DICTIONARY_SUPPORT) ?
@@ -330,7 +331,9 @@ int log_set_timestamp_func(log_timestamp_get_t timestamp_getter, uint32_t freq)
 	}
 
 	timestamp_func = timestamp_getter;
-	log_output_timestamp_freq_set(freq);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT)) {
+		log_output_timestamp_freq_set(freq);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/subsys/logging/log_output/prj.conf b/tests/subsys/logging/log_output/prj.conf
index 2bba192e203..4f33f04803a 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/logging/log_output/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/logging/log_output/prj.conf
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ CONFIG_MAIN_THREAD_PRIORITY=5
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_TEST_LOGGING_DEFAULTS=n
 CONFIG_LOG=y
+CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT=y
 CONFIG_LOG_PRINTK=n
diff --git a/tests/subsys/logging/log_syst/prj.conf b/tests/subsys/logging/log_syst/prj.conf
index f2faeca3cd2..262af62f571 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/logging/log_syst/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/logging/log_syst/prj.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_ASSERT=n
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_MOCK=y
+CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_UART=n
 CONFIG_SOC_LOG_LEVEL_OFF=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_LOG_LEVEL_OFF=y