diff --git a/src/ocrd_network/cli/client.py b/src/ocrd_network/cli/client.py
index ee6c29fc3b..38eb959a07 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_network/cli/client.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_network/cli/client.py
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ def processing_cli():
     pass
 
 
+@processing_cli.command('check-log')
+@click.option('--address',
+              help='The address of the Processing Server. If not provided, '
+                   'the "OCRD_NETWORK_SERVER_ADDR_PROCESSING" env variable is used by default')
+@click.option('-j', '--processing-job-id', required=True)
+def check_processing_job_status(address: Optional[str], processing_job_id: str):
+    """
+    Check the log of a previously submitted processing job.
+    """
+    client = Client(server_addr_processing=address)
+    response = client.check_job_log(job_id=processing_job_id)
+    print(response._content.decode(encoding='utf-8'))
+
+
 @processing_cli.command('check-status')
 @click.option('--address',
               help='The address of the Processing Server. If not provided, '
diff --git a/src/ocrd_network/client.py b/src/ocrd_network/client.py
index b3872f1aaf..793d6ead89 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_network/client.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_network/client.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from .client_utils import (
     get_ps_deployed_processors,
     get_ps_deployed_processor_ocrd_tool,
+    get_ps_processing_job_log,
     get_ps_processing_job_status,
     get_ps_workflow_job_status,
     poll_job_status_till_timeout_fail_or_success,
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ def check_deployed_processor_ocrd_tool(self, processor_name: str):
         return get_ps_deployed_processor_ocrd_tool(
             ps_server_host=self.server_addr_processing, processor_name=processor_name)
 
+    def check_job_log(self, job_id: str):
+        return get_ps_processing_job_log(self.server_addr_processing, processing_job_id=job_id)
+
     def check_job_status(self, job_id: str):
         return get_ps_processing_job_status(self.server_addr_processing, processing_job_id=job_id)
 
diff --git a/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py b/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py
index 2dc2805aa0..9b924c16a4 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_network/client_utils.py
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ def get_ps_deployed_processor_ocrd_tool(ps_server_host: str, processor_name: str
     return response.json()
 
 
+def get_ps_processing_job_log(ps_server_host: str, processing_job_id: str):
+    request_url = f"{ps_server_host}/processor/log/{processing_job_id}"
+    response = request_get(url=request_url, headers={"accept": "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+    return response
+
+
 def get_ps_processing_job_status(ps_server_host: str, processing_job_id: str) -> str:
     request_url = f"{ps_server_host}/processor/job/{processing_job_id}"
     response = request_get(url=request_url, headers={"accept": "application/json; charset=utf-8"})