diff --git a/bom/logging/pom.xml b/bom/logging/pom.xml
index fb2d98a93f0a..27915dc4437f 100644
--- a/bom/logging/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/logging/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
                 <version>${log4j.version}</version>
                 <scope>runtime</scope>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <!-- Bridge java.util.logging (Tomcat JULI) into Log4j2 -->
+                <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>log4j-jul</artifactId>
+                <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <!-- Async support for Log4J 2.x -->
                 <groupId>com.lmax</groupId>
diff --git a/dotCMS/pom.xml b/dotCMS/pom.xml
index 17aa12780c8f..4a89e930a65b 100644
--- a/dotCMS/pom.xml
+++ b/dotCMS/pom.xml
@@ -1433,6 +1433,12 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-appserver</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <!-- Added to tomcat classpath: bridges JULI (java.util.logging) into Log4j2 -->
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-jul</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- Async support for Log4J 2.x -->
             <groupId>com.lmax</groupId>
@@ -1697,6 +1703,13 @@
                                     <overWrite>false</overWrite>
                                     <outputDirectory>${tomcat-log4j-lib-folder}</outputDirectory>
                                 </artifactItem>
+                                <artifactItem>
+                                    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>log4j-jul</artifactId>
+                                    <type>jar</type>
+                                    <overWrite>false</overWrite>
+                                    <outputDirectory>${tomcat-log4j-lib-folder}</outputDirectory>
+                                </artifactItem>
                                 <artifactItem>
                                     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/docker/original/ROOT/srv/OVERRIDE/tomcat/conf/logging.properties b/dotCMS/src/main/docker/original/ROOT/srv/OVERRIDE/tomcat/conf/logging.properties
index 77f91c00c3d1..3173d3231b19 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/docker/original/ROOT/srv/OVERRIDE/tomcat/conf/logging.properties
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/docker/original/ROOT/srv/OVERRIDE/tomcat/conf/logging.properties
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
-
-.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler, java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
+# Route ALL Tomcat java.util.logging (JULI) records into Log4j2 so they share the
+# single dotCMS Log4j2 configuration (Console -> stdout/container logs + dotcms.log).
+# This replaces the legacy AsyncFileHandler (separate catalina.<date>.log) and the
+# stock ConsoleHandler. Tomcat's org.apache.juli.logging facade is already routed to
+# Log4j2 by log4j-appserver's TomcatLogger; this bridge additionally captures any code
+# that logs directly via java.util.logging.
+#
+# NOTE: access logs are produced by Tomcat's AccessLogValve (server.xml), which writes
+# directly to its own file and does NOT pass through JULI or this bridge -- so access
+# logs remain a separate file, by design.
+handlers = org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.Log4jBridgeHandler
+.handlers = org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.Log4jBridgeHandler
 
 ############################################################
-# Handler specific properties.
-# Describes specific configuration info for Handlers.
+# Log4jBridgeHandler configuration
 ############################################################
 
-1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler.level = INFO
-1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs
-1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler.prefix = catalina.
-1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler.maxDays = 2
-1catalina.org.apache.juli.AsyncFileHandler.encoding = UTF-8
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+# Mirror the effective Log4j2 levels back onto the JUL loggers so JUL does not
+# pre-filter records before they reach Log4j2.
+org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.Log4jBridgeHandler.propagateLevels = true