diff --git a/optional/build.xml b/optional/build.xml
index 941fc18..9f6193c 100644
--- a/optional/build.xml
+++ b/optional/build.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     <pathelement location="${build.home}/classes"/>
     <pathelement location="${junit.jar}"/>
     <pathelement location="${commons-logging-core.jar}"/>
+    <pathelement location="${log4j12.jar}"/>
   </path>
 
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
     <pathelement location="${junit.jar}"/>
     <pathelement location="${conf.home}"/>
     <pathelement location="${commons-logging-core.jar}"/>
+    <pathelement location="${log4j12.jar}"/>
   </path>
   
   <!-- Should all tests fail if one does? -->
diff --git a/optional/project.xml b/optional/project.xml
index 779c4ba..652eb52 100644
--- a/optional/project.xml
+++ b/optional/project.xml
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@
       <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/logging.html</url>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <id>log4j</id>
+      <version>1.1.3</version>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
   
   <build>
diff --git a/optional/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JCategoryLog.java b/optional/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JCategoryLog.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..739d1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/optional/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JCategoryLog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */ 
+
+
+package org.apache.commons.logging.impl;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.log4j.Category;
+import org.apache.log4j.Priority;
+
+/**
+ * <p>Implementation of <code>Log</code> that maps directly to a Log4J
+ * <strong>Category</strong>.  Initial configuration of the corresponding
+ * Category instances should be done in the usual manner, as outlined in
+ * the Log4J documentation.</p>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use <code>Log4JLogger</code> instead.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:sanders@apache.org">Scott Sanders</a>
+ * @author Rod Waldhoff
+ * @author Robert Burrell Donkin
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+public final class Log4JCategoryLog implements Log {
+
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Attributes
+
+    /** The fully qualified name of the Log4JCategoryLog class. */
+    private static final String FQCN = Log4JCategoryLog.class.getName();
+
+    /** Log to this category */
+    private Category category = null;
+
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------ Constructor
+
+    public Log4JCategoryLog() {
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Base constructor.
+     */
+    public Log4JCategoryLog(String name) {
+        this.category=Category.getInstance(name);
+    }
+
+    /** For use with a log4j factory.
+     */
+    public Log4JCategoryLog(Category category ) {
+        this.category=category;
+    }
+
+
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------- Implmentation
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Log4j Category with <code>TRACE</code> priority.
+     * Currently logs to <code>DEBUG</code> level in Log4J.
+     */
+    public void trace(Object message) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.DEBUG, message, null);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log an error to the Log4j Category with <code>TRACE</code> priority.
+     * Currently logs to <code>DEBUG</code> level in Log4J.
+     */
+    public void trace(Object message, Throwable t) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.DEBUG, message, t );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Log4j Category with <code>DEBUG</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void debug(Object message) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.DEBUG, message, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Log an error to the Log4j Category with <code>DEBUG</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void debug(Object message, Throwable t) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.DEBUG, message, t );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Log4j Category with <code>INFO</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void info(Object message) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.INFO, message, null );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log an error to the Log4j Category with <code>INFO</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void info(Object message, Throwable t) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.INFO, message, t );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Log4j Category with <code>WARN</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void warn(Object message) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.WARN, message, null );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log an error to the Log4j Category with <code>WARN</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void warn(Object message, Throwable t) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.WARN, message, t );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Log4j Category with <code>ERROR</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void error(Object message) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.ERROR, message, null );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log an error to the Log4j Category with <code>ERROR</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void error(Object message, Throwable t) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.ERROR, message, t );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Log4j Category with <code>FATAL</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void fatal(Object message) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.FATAL, message, null );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Log an error to the Log4j Category with <code>FATAL</code> priority.
+     */
+    public void fatal(Object message, Throwable t) {
+        category.log(FQCN, Priority.FATAL, message, t );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Return the native Category instance we are using.
+     */
+    public Category getCategory() {
+        return (this.category);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the Log4j Category used is enabled for <code>DEBUG</code> priority.
+     */
+    public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
+        return category.isDebugEnabled();
+    }
+
+
+     /**
+     * Check whether the Log4j Category used is enabled for <code>ERROR</code> priority.
+     */
+    public boolean isErrorEnabled() {
+        return category.isEnabledFor(Priority.ERROR);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the Log4j Category used is enabled for <code>FATAL</code> priority.
+     */
+    public boolean isFatalEnabled() {
+        return category.isEnabledFor(Priority.FATAL);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the Log4j Category used is enabled for <code>INFO</code> priority.
+     */
+    public boolean isInfoEnabled() {
+        return category.isInfoEnabled();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the Log4j Category used is enabled for <code>TRACE</code> priority.
+     * For Log4J, this returns the value of <code>isDebugEnabled()</code>
+     */
+    public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
+        return category.isDebugEnabled();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the Log4j Category used is enabled for <code>WARN</code> priority.
+     */
+    public boolean isWarnEnabled() {
+        return category.isEnabledFor(Priority.WARN);
+    }
+}