diff --git a/c2cwsgiutils/__init__.py b/c2cwsgiutils/__init__.py
index b450acd9..b4d94ff9 100644
--- a/c2cwsgiutils/__init__.py
+++ b/c2cwsgiutils/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def _create_handlers(config: configparser.ConfigParser) -> dict[str, Any]:
         if "filters" in block:
             conf["filters"] = block["filters"]
         if "kwargs" in block:
-            conf["kwargs"] = block["kwargs"]
+            kwargs = ast.literal_eval(block["kwargs"])
+            conf.update(kwargs)
         d_handlers[hh] = conf
     return d_handlers
 
diff --git a/c2cwsgiutils/loader.py b/c2cwsgiutils/loader.py
index 2d351420..f3bfec16 100644
--- a/c2cwsgiutils/loader.py
+++ b/c2cwsgiutils/loader.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from logging.config import fileConfig
 from typing import Optional, cast
 
 from plaster_pastedeploy import Loader as BaseLoader
@@ -19,3 +20,32 @@ def _get_defaults(self, defaults: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None) -> dict[str,
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """Get the object representation."""
         return f'c2cwsgiutils.loader.Loader(uri="{self.uri}")'
+
+    def setup_logging(self, defaults=None):
+        """
+        Set up logging via :func:`logging.config.fileConfig`.
+
+        Defaults are specified for the special ``__file__`` and ``here``
+        variables, similar to PasteDeploy config loading. Extra defaults can
+        optionally be specified as a dict in ``defaults``.
+
+        :param defaults: The defaults that will be used when passed to
+            :func:`logging.config.fileConfig`.
+        :return: ``None``.
+
+        """
+        if "loggers" in self.get_sections():
+            parser = self._get_parser(defaults)
+
+            handlers = [k.strip() for k in parser.items("handlers")["keys"].split(",")]
+            for hh in handlers:
+                block = parser.items(f"handler_{hh}")
+                if "kwargs" in block:
+                    block["kwargs"] = block["kwargs"].replace("ext://", "")
+
+            defaults = self._get_defaults(defaults)
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as temp_file:
+                parser.write(temp_file)
+                fileConfig(temp_file.name, defaults, disable_existing_loggers=False)
+        else:
+            logging.basicConfig()