diff --git a/include/asterisk/logger.h b/include/asterisk/logger.h
index 9ed2dc9227..4995c54c2b 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/logger.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/logger.h
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ void ast_queue_log(const char *queuename, const char *callid, const char *agent,
  	Note the abscence of a comma after the VERBOSE_PREFIX_3.  This is important.
  	VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 through VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 are defined.
  */
-void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+void __ast_verbose(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 4, 5)));
+
+#define ast_verbose(...) __ast_verbose(__FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,  __VA_ARGS__)
 
 void ast_child_verbose(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
diff --git a/main/logger.c b/main/logger.c
index cc062d968d..a4936baddd 100644
--- a/main/logger.c
+++ b/main/logger.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ void ast_backtrace(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...)
+void __ast_verbose(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct logmsg *logmsg = NULL;
 	struct ast_str *buf = NULL;
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	strcpy(logmsg->str, buf->str);
 
-	ast_log(LOG_VERBOSE, "%s", logmsg->str + 1);
+	ast_log(__LOG_VERBOSE, file, line, func, "%s", logmsg->str + 1);
 
 	/* Set type */
 	logmsg->type = LOGMSG_VERBOSE;
diff --git a/utils/ael_main.c b/utils/ael_main.c
index 1fc955ab9a..f8477edd1b 100644
--- a/utils/ael_main.c
+++ b/utils/ael_main.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void ast_cli_unregister_multiple(void);
 void ast_context_destroy(void);
 void ast_log(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *function, const char *fmt, ...);
 char *ast_process_quotes_and_slashes(char *start, char find, char replace_with);
-void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...);
+void __ast_verbose(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...);
 struct ast_app *pbx_findapp(const char *app);
 void filter_leading_space_from_exprs(char *str);
 void filter_newlines(char *str);
diff --git a/utils/hashtest.c b/utils/hashtest.c
index bce9d8c2e4..95f463da75 100644
--- a/utils/hashtest.c
+++ b/utils/hashtest.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void ast_log(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *function, const
 	va_end(vars);
 }
 
-void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...)
+void __ast_verbose(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
         va_list vars;
         va_start(vars,fmt);
diff --git a/utils/hashtest2.c b/utils/hashtest2.c
index aa81719b60..2865822abb 100644
--- a/utils/hashtest2.c
+++ b/utils/hashtest2.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void ast_log(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *function, const
 	va_end(vars);
 }
 
-void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...)
+void __ast_verbose(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
         va_list vars;
         va_start(vars,fmt);
diff --git a/utils/refcounter.c b/utils/refcounter.c
index 4d4d9dbb08..5e750619ef 100644
--- a/utils/refcounter.c
+++ b/utils/refcounter.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void ast_log(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *function, const
 	va_end(vars);
 }
 
-void ast_verbose(const char *fmt, ...)
+void __ast_verbose(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
         va_list vars;
         va_start(vars,fmt);