diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index 6c9b06c1..88ed1d6f 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -3109,8 +3109,13 @@ remote:
 
    ty_dbus_init();
 
+
+   miniview_init();
+
    elm_run();
 
+   miniview_shutdown();
+
    app_server_shutdown();
 
    ty_dbus_shutdown();
diff --git a/src/bin/miniview.c b/src/bin/miniview.c
index dd336f06..1088b8f3 100644
--- a/src/bin/miniview.c
+++ b/src/bin/miniview.c
@@ -3,6 +3,43 @@
 #include "col.h"
 #include "termpty.h"
 #include "termio.h"
+#include "main.h"
+
+/* specific log domain to help debug only miniview */
+int _miniview_log_dom = -1;
+
+#undef CRITICAL
+#undef ERR
+#undef WRN
+#undef INF
+#undef DBG
+
+#define CRIT(...)     EINA_LOG_DOM_CRIT(_miniview_log_dom, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define ERR(...)      EINA_LOG_DOM_ERR(_miniview_log_dom, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define WRN(...)      EINA_LOG_DOM_WARN(_miniview_log_dom, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define INF(...)      EINA_LOG_DOM_INFO(_miniview_log_dom, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define DBG(...)      EINA_LOG_DOM_DBG(_miniview_log_dom, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+void
+miniview_init(void)
+{
+   if (_miniview_log_dom >= 0) return;
+
+   _miniview_log_dom = eina_log_domain_register("miniview", NULL);
+   if (_miniview_log_dom < 0)
+     EINA_LOG_CRIT("could not create log domain 'miniview'.");
+
+   ERR("INIT");
+}
+
+void
+miniview_shutdown(void)
+{
+   if (_miniview_log_dom < 0) return;
+   ERR("SHUTDOWN");
+   eina_log_domain_unregister(_miniview_log_dom);
+   _miniview_log_dom = -1;
+}
 
 typedef struct _Miniview Miniview;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/miniview.h b/src/bin/miniview.h
index 89ee6b57..220ebfe1 100644
--- a/src/bin/miniview.h
+++ b/src/bin/miniview.h
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ void miniview_update_scroll(Evas_Object *obj, int scroll_position);
 Evas_Object * miniview_add(Evas_Object *parent, int fontw, int fonth, Termpty *pty,
                            int scroll_position, int x, int y, int w, int h);
 void miniview_hide(Evas_Object *obj);
+
+void miniview_init(void);
+void miniview_shutdown(void);
 #endif