diff --git a/plist b/plist
index 631b9d9b1..f9a9472f0 100644
--- a/plist
+++ b/plist
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/Api/SettingsController.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/IndexController.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/forms/dialogDestination.xml
+/usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/forms/local.xml
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/Api/ServiceController.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/Api/SettingsController.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/IndexController.php
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/IndexController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/IndexController.php
index fe3a3881f..d498c9127 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/IndexController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/IndexController.php
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ class IndexController extends \OPNsense\Base\IndexController
      */
     public function indexAction()
     {
+        // local settings form
+        $this->view->localForm = $this->getForm('local');
+
         // link destination dialog
         $this->view->formDialogDestination = $this->getForm("dialogDestination");
+
         // choose template
         $this->view->pick('OPNsense/Syslog/index');
     }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/forms/local.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/forms/local.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dc3a3736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Syslog/forms/local.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<form>
+    <field>
+        <id>syslog.general.loglocal</id>
+        <label>Enable local logging</label>
+        <type>checkbox</type>
+        <help>Enable writing log files to the local disk.</help>
+    </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>syslog.general.maxpreserve</id>
+        <label>Maximum preserved files</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help>Number of logs to preserve. When no maximum file size is offered or the logs are smaller than the the size requested, this equals the number of days.</help>
+    </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>syslog.general.maxfilesize</id>
+        <label>Maximum file size (MB)</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help>Maximum file size per log file. When set and a log file exceeds the amount specified, it will be rotated.</help>
+    </field>
+</form>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Syslog/index.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Syslog/index.volt
index 7310413ee..fe99d19fa 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Syslog/index.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Syslog/index.volt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {#
- # Copyright (c) 2019 Deciso B.V.
+ # Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Deciso B.V.
  # All rights reserved.
  #
  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@
  #}
 
 <script>
-
     $( document ).ready(function() {
+        var data_get_map = {'frm_local_settings':"/api/syslog/settings/get"};
+        mapDataToFormUI(data_get_map).done(function(data){
+            formatTokenizersUI();
+            $('.selectpicker').selectpicker('refresh');
+        });
+
         $("#grid-destinations").UIBootgrid(
             {   search:'/api/syslog/settings/searchDestinations',
                 get:'/api/syslog/settings/getDestination/',
@@ -43,9 +48,8 @@
                 });
             }
         });
-        /**
-         * Reconfigure syslog
-         */
+
+        /* reconfigure syslog */
         $("#reconfigureAct").SimpleActionButton();
         updateServiceControlUI('syslog');
 
@@ -60,11 +64,11 @@
             });
         });
     });
-
 </script>
 
 <ul class="nav nav-tabs" data-tabs="tabs" id="maintabs">
     <li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" id="destinations" href="#tab_destinations">{{ lang._('Destinations') }}</a></li>
+    <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="destinations" href="#tab_local">{{ lang._('Local') }}</a></li>
     <li><a data-toggle="tab" id="statistics" href="#tab_statistics">{{ lang._('Statistics') }}</a></li>
 </ul>
 <div class="tab-content content-box">
@@ -94,6 +98,9 @@
             </tfoot>
         </table>
     </div>
+    <div id="tab_local" class="tab-pane fade in">
+        {{ partial("layout_partials/base_form",['fields':localForm,'id':'frm_local_settings'])}}
+    </div>
     <div id="tab_statistics" class="tab-pane fade in">
         <table id="grid-statistics" class="table table-condensed table-hover table-striped table-responsive">
             <thead>