diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
index ac0f9aaa3521daf1cc4eba7ce1b5763208c81eee..8b0071f4578d32d2ee2939cf2a785cfda92a0b39 100644
--- a/log.h
+++ b/log.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ determining streaming to the Logfile and/or cout. */
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include <strstream>
 #include "newmatap.h"
 #include "newmatio.h"
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ namespace Utilities{
       bool stream_to_logfile;
       bool stream_to_cout;
 
+      friend Log& operator<<(Log& log, ostream& (*obj) (ostream &));
+
       template<class t> 
 	friend Log& operator<<(Log& log, const t& obj); 
 
@@ -214,6 +217,18 @@ namespace Utilities{
     return dir + "/" + filename;
   }
 
+
+  inline Log& operator<<(Log& log, ostream& (*obj)(ostream &))
+    {
+      if(log.stream_to_logfile)
+ 	log.logfileout << obj;
+      
+      if(log.stream_to_cout)
+  	cout << obj;
+      
+      return log;
+    }
+  
 }
 
 #endif