diff --git a/cmd/syft/internal/ui/ui.go b/cmd/syft/internal/ui/ui.go
index 193768c51..4673a2917 100644
--- a/cmd/syft/internal/ui/ui.go
+++ b/cmd/syft/internal/ui/ui.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/wagoodman/go-partybus"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/bubbly"
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func New(out io.Writer, quiet bool, handlers ...bubbly.EventHandler) *UI {
 func (m *UI) Setup(subscription partybus.Unsubscribable) error {
 	// we still want to collect log messages, however, we also the logger shouldn't write to the screen directly
 	if logWrapper, ok := log.Get().(logger.Controller); ok {
-		logWrapper.SetOutput(m.frame.(*frame.Frame).Footer())
+		logWrapper.SetOutput(&logFooter{w: m.frame.(*frame.Frame).Footer()})
 	}
 
 	m.subscription = subscription
@@ -187,6 +189,48 @@ func (m UI) View() string {
 	return m.frame.View()
 }
 
+var (
+	logTitleStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("8")) // dark grey
+	// the first log line gets a branch pointing at it from the title, the rest are indented to match
+	logBranch = logTitleStyle.Render("└─▶") + " "
+	logIndent = "    "
+)
+
+// logFooter decorates log entries drawn below the TUI with a one-time title (written when the first entry arrives)
+// and a branch from the title to the first log line. Writes are serialized by the logger.
+type logFooter struct {
+	w       io.Writer
+	started bool
+}
+
+func (l *logFooter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	first := !l.started
+	if first {
+		buf.WriteString(logTitleStyle.Render("Logs (non-fatal, see -v for more):") + "\n")
+		l.started = true
+	}
+	for i, line := range bytes.SplitAfter(p, []byte("\n")) {
+		if len(line) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if first && i == 0 {
+			buf.WriteString(logBranch)
+		} else {
+			buf.WriteString(logIndent)
+		}
+		buf.Write(line)
+	}
+	if _, err := l.w.Write(buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+// IsTerminal marks the footer as terminal-bound (it is drawn by the TUI) so the logger keeps colors. NO_COLOR is
+// still honored by the formatter.
+func (*logFooter) IsTerminal() bool { return true }
+
 func runWithTimeout(timeout time.Duration, fn func() error) (err error) {
 	c := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go func() {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c49b84ff..327deee1d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/acarl005/stripansi v0.0.0-20180116102854-5a71ef0e047d
 	github.com/acobaugh/osrelease v0.1.0
 	github.com/adrg/xdg v0.5.3
-	github.com/anchore/bubbly v0.2.1
+	github.com/anchore/bubbly v0.2.2
 	github.com/anchore/clio v0.1.1
 	github.com/anchore/fangs v0.1.1
 	github.com/anchore/go-collections v0.1.1
 	github.com/anchore/go-homedir v0.1.1
-	github.com/anchore/go-logger v0.1.1
+	github.com/anchore/go-logger v0.2.0
 	github.com/anchore/go-macholibre v0.1.1
 	github.com/anchore/go-rpmdb v0.2.0
 	github.com/anchore/go-sync v0.1.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 99c006c5d..6e9b0a686 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuy
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190717042225-c3de453c63f4/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
-github.com/anchore/bubbly v0.2.1 h1:b3ZNBefY8ks5DI4SQ7BXSbBIsN6eoaTD6s1su7NuCBo=
-github.com/anchore/bubbly v0.2.1/go.mod h1:o6a9aH3/fCn+mb5g1T1tBbQZ4hGR0yO5/uD1d2Vtago=
+github.com/anchore/bubbly v0.2.2 h1:53JHRlpaNZjMcUYdz7n1U7+kOhy0zsJv9gpGEXvTcz8=
+github.com/anchore/bubbly v0.2.2/go.mod h1:M4twoFkczlfuNdU8QV7oQjVJwPbxdUWRMfKydcLba0U=
 github.com/anchore/clio v0.1.1 h1:9bkYnaFbpT0J3G0qSHyQqa/lpK5zV0C9Gtgh82H/jj0=
 github.com/anchore/clio v0.1.1/go.mod h1:CFPIopJlakJbBpKtAL/EPpj4W9hgBO7PfFc8N2FAtlE=
 github.com/anchore/fangs v0.1.1 h1:NBTHocmWM2/0gNhebpoE/wEB0Z0nxh2lESww2o/Uf5M=
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ github.com/anchore/go-collections v0.1.1 h1:kGlmSehs+ctTBZr+98F2+taHeolHy+XDx1Nc
 github.com/anchore/go-collections v0.1.1/go.mod h1:zgDbPSNDpfU47tVo7aW+2suG7+vXB1Sq1qtDhRJknQ0=
 github.com/anchore/go-homedir v0.1.1 h1:KpaO5BPrVT7cVMcEZ9KfFfEi0iuo3DtagPGl0C744X0=
 github.com/anchore/go-homedir v0.1.1/go.mod h1:9B0DGhbmMAJVGGEbrlb+PkORM5eDFCEOtZ3xQ22qaLA=
-github.com/anchore/go-logger v0.1.1 h1:HPBNmQVBdYliwaFVUL7oJ3UvSlaoXAMj/ZagAIYaCpA=
-github.com/anchore/go-logger v0.1.1/go.mod h1:ekWuh5BkZVwyXnyEd4fwL29N4pNLssgRsqh2+kFN/b8=
+github.com/anchore/go-logger v0.2.0 h1:V8Gazz+F8xwWEWz+whqt8/5163IkO4XrAie+1qbK10k=
+github.com/anchore/go-logger v0.2.0/go.mod h1:omqLWBwT/B5/aTwIH6pl5WBylBzeH3BGHUTS6OFeFvY=
 github.com/anchore/go-lzo v0.1.1 h1:IwL/fvkdtlIrYIXck6WxZ3nb8WjjHziYYmGxlooyOnM=
 github.com/anchore/go-lzo v0.1.1/go.mod h1:3kLx0bve2oN1iDwgM1U5zGku1Tfbdb0No5qp1eL1fIk=
 github.com/anchore/go-macholibre v0.1.1 h1:sTBHi3S1WVIOCamc6NyT8Sn9mBmD30DCTfjfVm4k6/M=