diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/storage-log.service b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/storage-log.service
index d27d0a31df..deb6f6a1c2 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/storage-log.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/storage-log.service
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Create Persistent Log Directory on /storage
+Description=Create Persistent Log Directory on /storage and rotate large logs
 DefaultDependencies=no
 RequiresMountsFor=/storage
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/bin/mkdir -p /storage/.cache/log/journal
+ExecStart=/bin/mkdir -p /storage/.cache/log/journal /storage/.cache/journald.conf.d ; \
+/usr/bin/find /storage/.cache/log/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -size +512k ! -name '*.old' -exec mv {} {}.old \;
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log.mount b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log.mount
index e6b6ebf88b..26f34cb1d1 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log.mount
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d/var-log.mount
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ After=storage-log.service
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!installer
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=|debugging
 ConditionPathExists=|/storage/.cache/debug.libreelec
+ConditionPathExists=|/storage/.cache/journald.conf.d/00_settings.conf
 
 [Mount]
 What=/storage/.cache/log
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk
index f6368b4423..f3243303ec 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/package.mk
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   ln -sf /storage/.config/hwdb.d ${INSTALL}/etc/udev/hwdb.d
   safe_remove ${INSTALL}/etc/udev/rules.d
   ln -sf /storage/.config/udev.rules.d ${INSTALL}/etc/udev/rules.d
+
+  # journald
+  ln -sf /storage/.cache/journald.conf.d ${INSTALL}/usr/lib/systemd/journald.conf.d
 }
 
 post_install() {