diff --git a/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/Makefile b/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/Makefile
index 8fdf03698d1a..7cabf70f70a6 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	blackbox_exporter
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.24.0
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	net-mgmt
 
 MAINTAINER=	eduardo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Prometheus exporter for endpoints over HTTP(S), DNS, TCP and ICMP
 WWW=		https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cpe go:modules
 CPE_VENDOR=	prometheus
 USE_RC_SUBR=	blackbox_exporter
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 SUB_LIST=	DISTVERSIONFULL=${DISTVERSIONFULL}
 
 USERS=		prometheus
 GROUPS=		prometheus
 
 PORTEXAMPLES=	${WRKSRC}/*.yml
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
 
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/*.yml ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/syslog.d \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/newsyslog.conf.d
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PATCHDIR}/blackbox_exporter.syslog \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/syslog.d/blackbox_exporter.conf
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PATCHDIR}/blackbox_exporter.newsyslog \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/newsyslog.conf.d/blackbox_exporter.conf
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/files/blackbox_exporter.in b/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/files/blackbox_exporter.in
index a00a9f0e5cc5..1ce33146773d 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/files/blackbox_exporter.in
+++ b/net-mgmt/blackbox_exporter/files/blackbox_exporter.in
@@ -1,60 +1,72 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: blackbox_exporter
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf
 # to enable this service:
 #
 # blackbox_exporter_enable (bool):          Set to NO by default.
 #               Set it to YES to enable blackbox_exporter.
 # blackbox_exporter_user (string):          Set user that blackbox_exporter will run under
 #               Default is "prometheus".
 # blackbox_exporter_group (string):         Set group that blackbox_exporter will run under
 #               Default is "prometheus".
 # blackbox_exporter_args (string):          Set extra arguments to pass to blackbox_exporter
 #               Default is "".
 # blackbox_exporter_listen_address (string):Set ip:port that blackbox_exporter will listen on
 #               Default is "localhost:9115".
 # blackbox_exporter_config (string):        Set configuration file of blackbox_exporter
 #               Default is "%%PREFIX%%/etc/blackbox_exporter.yml".
+# blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_tag (str):      Set syslog tag.
+#               Default is "blackbox_exporter". See daemon(8).
+# blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_priority (str): Set syslog priority.
+#               Default is "notice". See daemon(8).
+# blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_facility (str): Set syslog facility.
+#               Default is "daemon". See daemon(8).
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=blackbox_exporter
 desc="Blackbox exporter for use with Prometheus"
 rcvar=blackbox_exporter_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${blackbox_exporter_enable:=NO}
 : ${blackbox_exporter_user:=prometheus}
 : ${blackbox_exporter_group:=prometheus}
 : ${blackbox_exporter_listen_address=localhost:9115}
 : ${blackbox_exporter_config="%%PREFIX%%/etc/blackbox_exporter.yml"}
+: ${blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_tag=${name}}
+: ${blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_priority=notice}
+: ${blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_facility=daemon}
 
 pidfile=/var/run/blackbox_exporter.pid
 command=/usr/sbin/daemon
 procname="%%PREFIX%%/bin/blackbox_exporter"
-command_args="-p ${pidfile} -t ${name} -T ${name} -S \
+command_args="-p ${pidfile} -t ${name} -S \
+    -T ${blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_tag} \
+    -s ${blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_priority} \
+    -l ${blackbox_exporter_syslog_output_facility} \
     /usr/bin/env ${procname} \
     --web.listen-address=${blackbox_exporter_listen_address} \
     --config.file=${blackbox_exporter_config} \
     ${blackbox_exporter_args} 2>&1"
 
 start_precmd=blackbox_exporter_startprecmd
 
 blackbox_exporter_startprecmd()
 {
     if [ ! -e ${pidfile} ]; then
         install \
             -o ${blackbox_exporter_user} \
             -g ${blackbox_exporter_group} \
             /dev/null ${pidfile};
     else
         chown ${blackbox_exporter_user}:${blackbox_exporter_group} ${pidfile};
     fi
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"