diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mu/KLogger.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mu/KLogger.kt
index 2bb325c1..61758258 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mu/KLogger.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mu/KLogger.kt
@@ -43,4 +43,39 @@ class KLogger(jLogger: Logger): Logger by jLogger{
     inline fun error(msg: () -> Any?) {
         if (isErrorEnabled) error(msg.invoke().toString())
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Lazy add a log message with throwable payload if isTraceEnabled is true
+     */
+    inline fun trace(t: Throwable, msg: () -> Any?) {
+        if (isTraceEnabled) trace(msg.invoke().toString(), t)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Lazy add a log message with throwable payload if isDebugEnabled is true
+     */
+    inline fun debug(t: Throwable, msg: () -> Any?) {
+        if (isDebugEnabled) debug(msg.invoke().toString(), t)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Lazy add a log message with throwable payload if isInfoEnabled is true
+     */
+    inline fun info(t: Throwable, msg: () -> Any?) {
+        if (isInfoEnabled) info(msg.invoke().toString(), t)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Lazy add a log message with throwable payload if isWarnEnabled is true
+     */
+    inline fun warn(t: Throwable, msg: () -> Any?) {
+        if (isWarnEnabled) warn(msg.invoke().toString(), t)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Lazy add a log message with throwable payload if isErrorEnabled is true
+     */
+    inline fun error(t: Throwable, msg: () -> Any?) {
+        if (isErrorEnabled) error(msg.invoke().toString(), t)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/mu/LoggingTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/mu/LoggingTest.kt
index e48a37bf..48917e55 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/mu/LoggingTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/mu/LoggingTest.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class ClassWithLogging {
     fun test() {
         logger.info{"test ClassWithLogging"}
     }
+    fun testThrowable() {
+        val ex = Throwable()
+        logger.trace(ex){"test ChildClassWithLogging"}
+    }
 }
 open class ClassHasLogging: KLoggable {
     override val logger = logger()
@@ -57,7 +61,10 @@ class LoggingTest {
 
     @Test
     fun testMessages() {
-        ClassWithLogging().test()
+        ClassWithLogging().apply {
+            test()
+            testThrowable()
+        }
         ClassInheritLogging().test()
         ChildClassWithLogging().test()
         ClassWithNamedLogging().test()