diff --git a/Dalamud.CorePlugin/PluginImpl.cs b/Dalamud.CorePlugin/PluginImpl.cs
index 2f76a1087..e2b373d42 100644
--- a/Dalamud.CorePlugin/PluginImpl.cs
+++ b/Dalamud.CorePlugin/PluginImpl.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
-
 using Dalamud.Configuration.Internal;
 using Dalamud.Game.Command;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Windowing;
-using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Dalamud.Plugin;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
@@ -52,6 +50,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.CorePlugin
         private readonly WindowSystem windowSystem = new("Dalamud.CorePlugin");
         private Localization localization;
 
+        private IPluginLog pluginLog;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PluginImpl"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.CorePlugin
             {
                 // this.InitLoc();
                 this.Interface = pluginInterface;
+                this.pluginLog = log;
 
                 this.windowSystem.AddWindow(new PluginWindow());
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.CorePlugin
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                PluginLog.Error(ex, "kaboom");
+                log.Error(ex, "kaboom");
             }
         }
 
@@ -130,13 +131,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.CorePlugin
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                PluginLog.Error(ex, "Boom");
+                this.pluginLog.Error(ex, "Boom");
             }
         }
 
         private void OnCommand(string command, string args)
         {
-            PluginLog.Information("Command called!");
+            this.pluginLog.Information("Command called!");
 
             // this.window.IsOpen = true;
         }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Logging/PluginLog.cs b/Dalamud/Logging/PluginLog.cs
index 3ac98f15a..c3fe0c808 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Logging/PluginLog.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Logging/PluginLog.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-using System;
 using System.Reflection;
-
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Events;
 
@@ -9,6 +8,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Logging;
 /// <summary>
 /// Class offering various static methods to allow for logging in plugins.
 /// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// PluginLog has been obsoleted and replaced by the <see cref="IPluginLog"/> service. Developers are encouraged to
+/// move over as soon as reasonably possible for performance reasons.
+/// </remarks>
+[Obsolete("Static PluginLog will be removed in API 10. Developers should use IPluginLog.")]
 public static class PluginLog
 {
     #region "Log" prefixed Serilog style methods
diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/Signatures/SignatureHelper.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/Signatures/SignatureHelper.cs
index bd99b8515..20b45e7fb 100755
--- a/Dalamud/Utility/Signatures/SignatureHelper.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/Signatures/SignatureHelper.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
 using Dalamud.Game;
 using Dalamud.Hooking;
-using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Dalamud.Utility.Signatures.Wrappers;
 using Serilog;
 
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ public static class SignatureHelper
     /// <see cref="SignatureAttribute"/>.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="self">The object to initialise.</param>
-    /// <param name="log">If warnings should be logged using <see cref="PluginLog"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="log">If warnings should be logged.</param>
     public static void Initialise(object self, bool log = true)
     {
         var scanner = Service<SigScanner>.Get();
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ public static class SignatureHelper
                                    : message;
                 if (fallible)
                 {
-                    PluginLog.Warning(errorMsg);
+                    Log.Warning(errorMsg);
                 }
                 else
                 {