diff --git a/timber/src/main/java/timber/log/Timber.kt b/timber/src/main/java/timber/log/Timber.kt
index 85a551b26..99e8a60b9 100644
--- a/timber/src/main/java/timber/log/Timber.kt
+++ b/timber/src/main/java/timber/log/Timber.kt
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ class Timber private constructor() {
         Tree::class.java.name,
         DebugTree::class.java.name
     )
+    protected open val customIgnoredClassNameList = emptyList<String>()
 
     override val tag: String?
       get() = super.tag ?: Throwable().stackTrace
-          .first { it.className !in fqcnIgnore }
+          .first { it.className !in (fqcnIgnore+customIgnoredClassNameList) }
           .let(::createStackElementTag)
 
     /**
diff --git a/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/TimberTest.kt b/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/TimberTest.kt
index cbfecf236..a68ae2faf 100644
--- a/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/TimberTest.kt
+++ b/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/TimberTest.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Assert.fail
 import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowLog.LogItem
+import timber.log.loggerfacade.LoggerFacade
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
 @Config(manifest = Config.NONE)
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ class TimberTest {
   @Before @After fun setUpAndTearDown() {
     Timber.uprootAll()
   }
-
   // NOTE: This class references the line number. Keep it at the top so it does not change.
   @Test fun debugTreeCanAlterCreatedTag() {
     Timber.plant(object : Timber.DebugTree() {
@@ -304,6 +304,28 @@ class TimberTest {
         .hasNoMoreMessages()
   }
 
+  @Test fun debugTreeTagNameIsFacadeClassNameWhenTimberCallsAreCalledInsideFacadeClass() {
+    Timber.plant(Timber.DebugTree())
+    LoggerFacade.d("te%st")
+    assertLog()
+      .hasDebugMessage("LoggerFacade", "te%st") //tag name is LoggerFacade
+      .hasNoMoreMessages()
+  }
+
+  @Test fun debugTreeTagNameIsClassNameWhereFacadeClassIsCalled() {
+    val debugTree=object :Timber.DebugTree(){
+      override val customIgnoredClassNameList: List<String>
+        get() = listOf(LoggerFacade::class.java.name)
+    }
+    Timber.plant(debugTree)
+    LoggerFacade.d("te%st")
+    assertLog()
+      .hasDebugMessage("TimberTest", "te%st") //tag name is TimberTest
+      .hasNoMoreMessages()
+  }
+
+
+
   @Test fun messageWithException() {
     Timber.plant(Timber.DebugTree())
     val datThrowable = truncatedThrowable(NullPointerException::class.java)
diff --git a/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/loggerfacade/LoggerFacade.kt b/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/loggerfacade/LoggerFacade.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7ba1eb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timber/src/test/java/timber/log/loggerfacade/LoggerFacade.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package timber.log.loggerfacade
+
+import timber.log.Timber
+
+//This is just example facade object that uses Timber for logging
+object LoggerFacade{
+    fun d(message: String){
+        Timber.d(message)
+    }
+}