diff --git a/ironic/common/service.py b/ironic/common/service.py
index 7da3f426f0..01333c9642 100644
--- a/ironic/common/service.py
+++ b/ironic/common/service.py
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ class WSGIService(service.ServiceBase):
         self.server = wsgi.Server(CONF, name, self.app,
                                   host=CONF.api.host_ip,
                                   port=CONF.api.port,
-                                  use_ssl=use_ssl)
+                                  use_ssl=use_ssl,
+                                  logger_name=name)
 
     def start(self):
         """Start serving this service using loaded configuration.
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_service.py b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_service.py
index d08db92bbd..3f2707a47d 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_service.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_service.py
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ CONF = cfg.CONF
 class TestWSGIService(base.TestCase):
     @mock.patch.object(service.wsgi, 'Server')
     def test_workers_set_default(self, wsgi_server):
-        test_service = service.WSGIService("ironic_api")
+        service_name = "ironic_api"
+        test_service = service.WSGIService(service_name)
         self.assertEqual(processutils.get_worker_count(),
                          test_service.workers)
+        wsgi_server.assert_called_once_with(CONF, service_name,
+                                            test_service.app,
+                                            host='0.0.0.0',
+                                            port=6385,
+                                            use_ssl=False,
+                                            logger_name=service_name)
 
     @mock.patch.object(service.wsgi, 'Server')
     def test_workers_set_correct_setting(self, wsgi_server):
@@ -51,9 +58,11 @@ class TestWSGIService(base.TestCase):
     @mock.patch.object(service.wsgi, 'Server')
     def test_wsgi_service_with_ssl_enabled(self, wsgi_server):
         self.config(enable_ssl_api=True, group='api')
+        service_name = 'ironic_api'
         srv = service.WSGIService('ironic_api', CONF.api.enable_ssl_api)
-        wsgi_server.assert_called_once_with(CONF, 'ironic_api',
+        wsgi_server.assert_called_once_with(CONF, service_name,
                                             srv.app,
                                             host='0.0.0.0',
                                             port=6385,
-                                            use_ssl=True)
+                                            use_ssl=True,
+                                            logger_name=service_name)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-api-access-logs-68b9ca4f411f339c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-api-access-logs-68b9ca4f411f339c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29ff7ac8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-api-access-logs-68b9ca4f411f339c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+    - API service once again records HTTP access logs. See
+      https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/1536828 for details.