diff --git a/src/timeline/CMakeLists.txt b/src/timeline/CMakeLists.txt
index ead3a92a3..6243dd2aa 100644
--- a/src/timeline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/timeline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ ecm_add_qml_module(Timeline GENERATE_PLUGIN_SOURCE
         org.kde.neochat.libneochat
 )
 
+ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(Timeline
+    HEADER "timelinelogging.h"
+    IDENTIFIER "Timeline"
+    CATEGORY_NAME "org.kde.neochat.timeline"
+    DEFAULT_SEVERITY Info
+)
+
 if(NOT TARGET Olm::Olm)
     target_compile_definitions(Timeline PRIVATE -DRUST_CRYPTO)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/timeline/models/timelinemessagemodel.cpp b/src/timeline/models/timelinemessagemodel.cpp
index cd198cc6b..56a852299 100644
--- a/src/timeline/models/timelinemessagemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/models/timelinemessagemodel.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "timelinemessagemodel.h"
 #include "events/pollevent.h"
-#include "messagemodel_logging.h"
+#include "timelinelogging.h"
 
 #include <Quotient/events/reactionevent.h>
 #include <Quotient/thread.h>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void TimelineMessageModel::connectNewRoom()
             endResetModel();
         });
 
-        qCDebug(Message) << "Connected to room" << m_room->id() << "as" << m_room->localMember().id();
+        qCDebug(Timeline) << "Connected to room" << m_room->id() << "as" << m_room->localMember().id();
     }
 
     // After reset put a read marker in if required.