diff --git a/istioctl/cmd/root.go b/istioctl/cmd/root.go
index 2bf3e49fe77d..406502d3fc36 100644
--- a/istioctl/cmd/root.go
+++ b/istioctl/cmd/root.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ debug and diagnose their Istio mesh.
 	hideInheritedFlags(upgradeCmd, "namespace", "istioNamespace")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(upgradeCmd)
 
-	bugReportCmd := bugreport.Cmd()
+	bugReportCmd := bugreport.Cmd(loggingOptions)
 	hideInheritedFlags(bugReportCmd, "namespace", "istioNamespace")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(bugReportCmd)
 
diff --git a/tools/bug-report/main.go b/tools/bug-report/main.go
index 6f6d02d3d9ca..26e8c523d976 100644
--- a/tools/bug-report/main.go
+++ b/tools/bug-report/main.go
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"istio.io/istio/tools/bug-report/pkg/bugreport"
+	"istio.io/pkg/log"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	if err := bugreport.Cmd().Execute(); err != nil {
+	if err := bugreport.Cmd(log.DefaultOptions()).Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
diff --git a/tools/bug-report/pkg/archive/archive.go b/tools/bug-report/pkg/archive/archive.go
index 59a02ae38d06..e57f2ced454b 100644
--- a/tools/bug-report/pkg/archive/archive.go
+++ b/tools/bug-report/pkg/archive/archive.go
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ var (
 	initDir sync.Once
 )
 
+func OutputRootDir(rootDir string) string {
+	return getRootDir(rootDir)
+}
+
 func ProxyLogPath(rootDir, namespace, pod string) string {
 	dir := filepath.Join(getRootDir(rootDir), proxyLogsPathSubdir, namespace)
 	return filepath.Join(dir, pod+".log")
diff --git a/tools/bug-report/pkg/bugreport/bugreport.go b/tools/bug-report/pkg/bugreport/bugreport.go
index 7a705346292b..22a2dbba5138 100644
--- a/tools/bug-report/pkg/bugreport/bugreport.go
+++ b/tools/bug-report/pkg/bugreport/bugreport.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // Cmd returns a cobra command for bug-report.
-func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
+func Cmd(logOpts *log.Options) *cobra.Command {
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          "bug-report",
 		Short:        "Cluster information and log capture support tool.",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Long: "This command selectively captures cluster information and logs into an archive to help " +
 			"diagnose problems. It optionally uploads the archive to a GCS bucket.",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return runBugReportCommand(cmd)
+			return runBugReportCommand(cmd, logOpts)
 		},
 	}
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(version.CobraCommand())
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ var (
 	lock    = sync.RWMutex{}
 )
 
-func runBugReportCommand(_ *cobra.Command) error {
+func runBugReportCommand(_ *cobra.Command, logOpts *log.Options) error {
+	if err := configLogs(logOpts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config, err := parseConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ func runBugReportCommand(_ *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Fetching logs for the following containers:\n\n%s\n", strings.Join(paths, "\n"))
+	logAndPrintf("Fetching proxy logs for the following containers:\n\n%s\n", strings.Join(paths, "\n"))
 
 	gatherInfo(client, config, resources, paths)
 	if len(gErrors) != 0 {
@@ -124,6 +127,24 @@ func runBugReportCommand(_ *cobra.Command) error {
 		}
 		writeFile(archive.ProxyLogPath(tempDir, namespace, pod), text)
 	}
+
+	outDir, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("using ./ to write archive: %s", err.Error())
+		outDir = "."
+	}
+	outPath := filepath.Join(outDir, "bug-report.tgz")
+	logAndPrintf("Creating archive at %s.\n", outPath)
+
+	tempRoot := archive.OutputRootDir(tempDir)
+	if err := archive.Create(tempRoot, outPath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logAndPrintf("Cleaning up temporary files in %s.\n", tempRoot)
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(tempRoot); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logAndPrintf("Done.\n")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +162,7 @@ func gatherInfo(client kube.ExtendedClient, config *config.BugReportConfig, reso
 		Client: client,
 		DryRun: config.DryRun,
 	}
+	logAndPrintf("\nFetching Istio control plane information from cluster.\n\n")
 	getFromCluster(content.GetK8sResources, params, clusterDir, &mandatoryWg)
 	getFromCluster(content.GetCRs, params, clusterDir, &mandatoryWg)
 	getFromCluster(content.GetEvents, params, clusterDir, &mandatoryWg)
@@ -303,3 +325,25 @@ func BuildClientsFromConfig(kubeConfig []byte) (kube.Client, error) {
 	}
 	return clients, nil
 }
+
+func logAndPrintf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Printf(format, a...)
+	log.Infof(format, a...)
+}
+
+func configLogs(opt *log.Options) error {
+	logDir := filepath.Join(archive.OutputRootDir(tempDir), "bug-report.log")
+	mkdirOrExit(logDir)
+	f, err := os.Create(logDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	f.Close()
+	op := []string{logDir}
+	opt2 := *opt
+	opt2.OutputPaths = op
+	opt2.ErrorOutputPaths = op
+	opt2.SetOutputLevel("default", log.InfoLevel)
+
+	return log.Configure(&opt2)
+}