diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.cpp
index bbfc449d2fa..3674425199d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ namespace Internal {
 // QbsLogSink:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+QbsLogSink::QbsLogSink(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+{
+}
+
 void QbsLogSink::sendMessages()
 {
     QStringList toSend;
@@ -55,77 +59,20 @@ void QbsLogSink::sendMessages()
 
     Core::MessageManager *mm = Core::MessageManager::instance();
     foreach (const QString &msg, toSend)
-        mm->printToOutputPanePopup(msg);
+        mm->printToOutputPane(msg);
 }
 
-void QbsLogSink::outputLogMessage(qbs::LoggerLevel level, const qbs::LogMessage &logMessage)
+void QbsLogSink::doPrintMessage(qbs::LoggerLevel level, const QString &message, const QString &tag)
 {
-    QString msg;
-    if (logMessage.printLogLevel) {
-        QByteArray levelTag = qbs::Logger::logLevelTag(level);
-        qbs::Internal::TextColor color = qbs::Internal::TextColorDefault;
-        switch (level) {
-        case qbs::LoggerError:
-            color = qbs::Internal::TextColorRed;
-            break;
-        case qbs::LoggerWarning:
-            color = qbs::Internal::TextColorYellow;
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-        msg = colorize(color, levelTag);
-    }
-
-    msg.append(colorize(logMessage.textColor, logMessage.data));
+    Q_UNUSED(tag);
+    const QString fullMessage = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qbs::logLevelTag(level)) + message;
 
     {
         QMutexLocker l(&m_mutex);
-        m_messages.append(msg);
+        m_messages.append(fullMessage);
     }
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "sendMessages", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
-QString QbsLogSink::colorize(qbs::Internal::TextColor color, const QByteArray &text)
-{
-    switch (color) {
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorBlack:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(0,0, 0)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDarkRed:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(170,0,0)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDarkGreen:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(0,170,0)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDarkBlue:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(0,0,170)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDarkCyan:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(0,170,170)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDarkMagenta:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(170,0,170)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDarkYellow:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(170,85,0)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorGray:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(170,170,170)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorRed:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(255,85,85)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorGreen:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(85,255,85)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorBlue:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(85,85,255)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorCyan:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(85,255,255)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorMagenta:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(255,85,255)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorYellow:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(255,255,85)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorWhite:
-        return QString::fromLatin1("<font color=\"rgb(255,255,255)\">%1</font>").arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(text));
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorBright:
-    case qbs::Internal::TextColorDefault:
-        // fallthrough:
-    default:
-        return QString::fromLocal8Bit(text);
-    }
-}
-
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QbsProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.h
index 78e0836d397..cfbfc1b1d00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbslogsink.h
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ namespace Internal {
 class QbsLogSink : public QObject, public qbs::ILogSink
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    QbsLogSink(QObject *parent = 0);
 
 private slots:
     void sendMessages();
 
 private:
-    void outputLogMessage(qbs::LoggerLevel level, const qbs::LogMessage &logMessage);
-
-    QString colorize(qbs::TextColor color, const QByteArray &text);
+    void doPrintMessage(qbs::LoggerLevel level, const QString &message, const QString &tag);
 
     QStringList m_messages;
     QMutex m_mutex;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index d4994be4ecb..f82b90e4308 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "qbsproject.h"
 
 #include "qbsbuildconfiguration.h"
+#include "qbslogsink.h"
 #include "qbsprojectfile.h"
 #include "qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h"
 #include "qbsnodes.h"
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ void QbsProject::parse(const QVariantMap &config, const QString &dir)
     params.ignoreDifferentProjectFilePath = false;
 
     m_qbsSetupProjectJob
-            = qbs::Project::setupProject(params, m_manager->settings(), 0);
+            = qbs::Project::setupProject(params, m_manager->settings(), m_manager->logSink(), 0);
 
     connect(m_qbsSetupProjectJob, SIGNAL(finished(bool,qbs::AbstractJob*)),
             this, SLOT(handleQbsParsingDone(bool)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
index e614999eefb..4420637955a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ QbsManager::QbsManager(Internal::QbsProjectManagerPlugin *plugin) :
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("QbsProjectManager"));
     connect(ProjectExplorer::KitManager::instance(), SIGNAL(kitsChanged()), this, SLOT(pushKitsToQbs()));
 
-    qbs::Logger::instance().setLogSink(new Internal::QbsLogSink);
+    m_logSink = new Internal::QbsLogSink(this);
     int level = qbs::LoggerWarning;
     const QString levelEnv = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("QBS_LOG_LEVEL"));
     if (!levelEnv.isEmpty()) {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ QbsManager::QbsManager(Internal::QbsProjectManagerPlugin *plugin) :
             tmp = static_cast<int>(qbs::LoggerMaxLevel);
         level = tmp;
     }
-    qbs::Logger::instance().setLevel(level);
+    m_logSink->setLogLevel(static_cast<qbs::LoggerLevel>(level));
 }
 
 QbsManager::~QbsManager()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.h
index 2545211c086..705271775d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class ProjectExplorerPlugin;
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
 
 namespace Internal {
+class QbsLogSink;
 class QbsProject;
 class QbsProjectManagerPlugin;
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     QStringList profileNames() const;
 
     static qbs::Settings *settings();
+    Internal::QbsLogSink *logSink() { return m_logSink; }
 
 private slots:
     void pushKitsToQbs();
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ private:
     void addProfileFromKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
 
     Internal::QbsProjectManagerPlugin *m_plugin;
+    Internal::QbsLogSink *m_logSink;
     static qbs::Settings *m_settings;
 };