diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs.go b/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs.go
index 3a7f2f631d..de168cfd73 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs.go
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ func (l *logStream) Name() string {
 	return name
 }
 
+func (l *logStream) BufSize() int {
+	return maximumBytesPerEvent
+}
+
 // Log submits messages for logging by an instance of the awslogs logging driver
 func (l *logStream) Log(msg *logger.Message) error {
 	l.lock.RLock()
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs_test.go b/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs_test.go
index 989eb6f52c..d9bffc576f 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs_test.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/logger/awslogs/cloudwatchlogs_test.go
@@ -1049,6 +1049,11 @@ func TestCreateTagSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsSizedLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	awslogs := &logStream{}
+	assert.Implements(t, (*logger.SizedLogger)(nil), awslogs, "awslogs should implement SizedLogger")
+}
+
 func BenchmarkUnwrapEvents(b *testing.B) {
 	events := make([]wrappedEvent, maximumLogEventsPerPut)
 	for i := 0; i < maximumLogEventsPerPut; i++ {
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier.go b/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier.go
index c773fc6a29..a1d4f06f8b 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier.go
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	bufSize  = 16 * 1024
+	// readSize is the maximum bytes read during a single read
+	// operation.
 	readSize = 2 * 1024
+
+	// defaultBufSize provides a reasonable default for loggers that do
+	// not have an external limit to impose on log line size.
+	defaultBufSize = 16 * 1024
 )
 
 // Copier can copy logs from specified sources to Logger and attach Timestamp.
@@ -44,7 +49,13 @@ func (c *Copier) Run() {
 
 func (c *Copier) copySrc(name string, src io.Reader) {
 	defer c.copyJobs.Done()
+
+	bufSize := defaultBufSize
+	if sizedLogger, ok := c.dst.(SizedLogger); ok {
+		bufSize = sizedLogger.BufSize()
+	}
 	buf := make([]byte, bufSize)
+
 	n := 0
 	eof := false
 
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier_test.go b/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier_test.go
index 4210022dcd..a911a703e9 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier_test.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/logger/copier_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ func (l *TestLoggerJSON) Close() error { return nil }
 
 func (l *TestLoggerJSON) Name() string { return "json" }
 
+type TestSizedLoggerJSON struct {
+	*json.Encoder
+	mu sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func (l *TestSizedLoggerJSON) Log(m *Message) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.Encode(m)
+}
+
+func (*TestSizedLoggerJSON) Close() error { return nil }
+
+func (*TestSizedLoggerJSON) Name() string { return "sized-json" }
+
+func (*TestSizedLoggerJSON) BufSize() int {
+	return 32 * 1024
+}
+
 func TestCopier(t *testing.T) {
 	stdoutLine := "Line that thinks that it is log line from docker stdout"
 	stderrLine := "Line that thinks that it is log line from docker stderr"
@@ -104,10 +123,9 @@ func TestCopier(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestCopierLongLines tests long lines without line breaks
 func TestCopierLongLines(t *testing.T) {
-	// Long lines (should be split at "bufSize")
-	const bufSize = 16 * 1024
-	stdoutLongLine := strings.Repeat("a", bufSize)
-	stderrLongLine := strings.Repeat("b", bufSize)
+	// Long lines (should be split at "defaultBufSize")
+	stdoutLongLine := strings.Repeat("a", defaultBufSize)
+	stderrLongLine := strings.Repeat("b", defaultBufSize)
 	stdoutTrailingLine := "stdout trailing line"
 	stderrTrailingLine := "stderr trailing line"
 
@@ -205,6 +223,41 @@ func TestCopierSlow(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCopierWithSized(t *testing.T) {
+	var jsonBuf bytes.Buffer
+	expectedMsgs := 2
+	sizedLogger := &TestSizedLoggerJSON{Encoder: json.NewEncoder(&jsonBuf)}
+	logbuf := bytes.NewBufferString(strings.Repeat(".", sizedLogger.BufSize()*expectedMsgs))
+	c := NewCopier(map[string]io.Reader{"stdout": logbuf}, sizedLogger)
+
+	c.Run()
+	// Wait for Copier to finish writing to the buffered logger.
+	c.Wait()
+	c.Close()
+
+	recvdMsgs := 0
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(&jsonBuf)
+	for {
+		var msg Message
+		if err := dec.Decode(&msg); err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if msg.Source != "stdout" {
+			t.Fatalf("Wrong Source: %q, should be %q", msg.Source, "stdout")
+		}
+		if len(msg.Line) != sizedLogger.BufSize() {
+			t.Fatalf("Line was not of expected max length %d, was %d", sizedLogger.BufSize(), len(msg.Line))
+		}
+		recvdMsgs++
+	}
+	if recvdMsgs != expectedMsgs {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to receive %d messages, actually received %d", expectedMsgs, recvdMsgs)
+	}
+}
+
 type BenchmarkLoggerDummy struct {
 }
 
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/logger/logger.go b/components/engine/daemon/logger/logger.go
index a9d1e7640b..9aa45aabdf 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/logger/logger.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/logger/logger.go
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ type Logger interface {
 	Close() error
 }
 
+// SizedLogger is the interface for logging drivers that can control
+// the size of buffer used for their messages.
+type SizedLogger interface {
+	Logger
+	BufSize() int
+}
+
 // ReadConfig is the configuration passed into ReadLogs.
 type ReadConfig struct {
 	Since  time.Time