diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
index e79396da04..10b57b0273 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ CONF_LOGGER_LOG = "logger.log"
 LOGGER_LOG_ACTION_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     cv.maybe_simple_value(
         {
+            cv.GenerateID(CONF_LOGGER_ID): cv.use_id(Logger),
             cv.Required(CONF_FORMAT): cv.string,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ARGS, default=list): cv.ensure_list(cv.lambda_),
             cv.Optional(CONF_LEVEL, default="DEBUG"): cv.one_of(