diff --git a/src/labthings_fastapi/actions.py b/src/labthings_fastapi/actions.py
index 5a4b5f2..edce639 100644
--- a/src/labthings_fastapi/actions.py
+++ b/src/labthings_fastapi/actions.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 from .base_descriptor import BaseDescriptor
 from .logs import add_thing_log_destination
 from .utilities import model_to_dict, wrap_plain_types_in_rootmodel
-from .invocations import InvocationModel, InvocationStatus, LogRecordModel
+from .invocations import InvocationModel, InvocationStatus
 from .dependencies.invocation import NonWarningInvocationID
 from .exceptions import (
     InvocationCancelledError,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def output(self) -> Any:
             return self._return_value
 
     @property
-    def log(self) -> list[LogRecordModel]:
+    def log(self) -> list[logging.LogRecord]:
         """A list of log items generated by the Action."""
         with self._status_lock:
             return list(self._log)
diff --git a/src/labthings_fastapi/thing.py b/src/labthings_fastapi/thing.py
index 7698199..e3f2e88 100644
--- a/src/labthings_fastapi/thing.py
+++ b/src/labthings_fastapi/thing.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from .websockets import websocket_endpoint
 from .exceptions import PropertyNotObservableError
 from .thing_server_interface import ThingServerInterface
-
+from .invocation_contexts import get_invocation_id
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .server import ThingServer
@@ -383,3 +383,26 @@ def observe_action(self, action_name: str, stream: ObjectSendStream) -> None:
             raise KeyError(f"{action_name} is not an LabThings Action")
         observers = action._observers_set(self)
         observers.add(stream)
+
+    def get_logs(self) -> list[logging.LogRecord]:
+        """Get the log records for an on going action.
+
+        This is useful if an action wishes to save its logs alongside any data.
+
+        Note that only the last 1000 logs are returned so for long running tasks that
+        log frequently this may want to be read periodically.
+
+        This will error if it is called outside an action invocation.
+
+        :return: a list of all logs from this action.
+
+        :raises RuntimeError: If the server cannot be retrieved. This should never
+            happen.
+        """
+        inv_id = get_invocation_id()
+        server = self._thing_server_interface._server()
+        if server is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Could not get server from thing_server_interface")
+        action_manager = server.action_manager
+        this_invocation = action_manager.get_invocation(inv_id)
+        return this_invocation.log
diff --git a/tests/test_logs.py b/tests/test_logs.py
index 0e00f6c..095bfb5 100644
--- a/tests/test_logs.py
+++ b/tests/test_logs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from types import EllipsisType
 import pytest
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from labthings_fastapi import logs
 from labthings_fastapi.invocation_contexts import (
     fake_invocation_context,
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@
 from labthings_fastapi.exceptions import LogConfigurationError
 from labthings_fastapi.testing import create_thing_without_server
 
+from .temp_client import poll_task
+
 
 class ThingThatLogs(lt.Thing):
     @lt.action
@@ -26,6 +29,20 @@ def log_a_message(self, msg: str):
         """Log a message to the thing's logger."""
         self.logger.info(msg)
 
+    @lt.action
+    def log_and_capture(self, msg: str) -> str:
+        """Log a message to the thing's logger."""
+        self.logger.info(msg)
+        self.logger.warning(msg)
+        self.logger.error(msg)
+        logs = self.get_logs()
+        logging_str = ""
+        for record in logs:
+            level = record.levelname
+            msg = record.getMessage()
+            logging_str += f"[{level}] {msg}\n"
+        return logging_str
+
 
 def reset_thing_logger():
     """Remove all handlers from the THING_LOGGER to reset it."""
@@ -176,3 +193,15 @@ def test_add_thing_log_destination():
         thing.log_a_message("Test Message.")
     assert len(dest) == 1
     assert dest[0].getMessage() == "Test Message."
+
+
+def test_action_can_get_logs():
+    """Check that an action can get a copy of its own logs."""
+    server = lt.ThingServer({"logging_thing": ThingThatLogs})
+    with TestClient(server.app) as client:
+        response = client.post("/logging_thing/log_and_capture", json={"msg": "foobar"})
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    invocation = poll_task(client, response.json())
+    assert invocation["status"] == "completed"
+    expected_message = "[INFO] foobar\n[WARNING] foobar\n[ERROR] foobar\n"
+    assert invocation["output"] == expected_message