diff --git a/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCat.LogStack.csproj b/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCat.LogStack.csproj
index 3bc7426..a40e77b 100644
--- a/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCat.LogStack.csproj
+++ b/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCat.LogStack.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ It features a rich fluent API for routing log events to dozens of destinations f
     <Copyright>EonaCat (Jeroen Saey)</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>EonaCat;Logger;EonaCatLogStack;Log;Writer;Flows;LogStack;Memory;Speed;Jeroen;Saey</PackageTags>
     <PackageIconUrl />
-    <FileVersion>0.2.1</FileVersion>
+    <FileVersion>0.2.2</FileVersion>
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>True</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ It features a rich fluent API for routing log events to dozens of destinations f
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<EVRevisionFormat>0.2.1+{chash:10}.{c:ymd}</EVRevisionFormat>
+		<EVRevisionFormat>0.2.2+{chash:10}.{c:ymd}</EVRevisionFormat>
 		<EVDefault>true</EVDefault>
 		<EVInfo>true</EVInfo>
 		<EVTagMatch>v[0-9]*</EVTagMatch>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ It features a rich fluent API for routing log events to dozens of destinations f
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <Version>0.2.1</Version>
+      <Version>0.2.2</Version>
       <PackageId>EonaCat.LogStack</PackageId>
       <Product>EonaCat.LogStack</Product>
       <RepositoryUrl>https://git.saey.me/EonaCat/EonaCat.LogStack</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLogger.cs b/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLogger.cs
index ce918dd..1dea17a 100644
--- a/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLogger.cs
+++ b/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLogger.cs
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
         private LogLevel EffectiveMinLevel() =>
             _dynamicLevel != null ? _dynamicLevel.CurrentLevel : _minimumLevel;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks whether an event at the specified level would be accepted.
+        /// </summary>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel level) =>
+            Volatile.Read(ref _disposed) == 0 && level >= EffectiveMinLevel();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a flow (output destination) to this logger
         /// </summary>
@@ -216,10 +223,10 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
             {
                 var keep = _concurrentFlows.Where(f => f.Name != name).ToArray();
                 while (_concurrentFlows.TryTake(out _)) { }
-                foreach (var f in keep)
-                {
-                    _concurrentFlows.Add(f);
-                }
+                foreach (var f in keep)
+                {
+                    _concurrentFlows.Add(f);
+                }
             }
             return this;
         }
@@ -248,26 +255,26 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
             return this;
         }
 
-        private void RaiseOnLog(LogMessage message)
-        {
-            var handlers = OnLog;
-
-            if (handlers == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach (EventHandler<LogMessage> handler in handlers.GetInvocationList())
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    handler(this, message);
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex);
-                }
-            }
+        private void RaiseOnLog(LogMessage message)
+        {
+            var handlers = OnLog;
+
+            if (handlers == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            foreach (EventHandler<LogMessage> handler in handlers.GetInvocationList())
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    handler(this, message);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
@@ -357,15 +364,15 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
                 .WithException(exception)
                 .WithTimestamp(GetTimestamp());
 
-            ProcessLogEvent(ref builder);
-
-            RaiseOnLog(new LogMessage
-            {
-                Level = level,
-                Exception = exception,
-                Message = message,
-                Category = _category,
-                Origin = null
+            ProcessLogEvent(ref builder);
+
+            RaiseOnLog(new LogMessage
+            {
+                Level = level,
+                Exception = exception,
+                Message = message,
+                Category = _category,
+                Origin = null
             });
         }
 
@@ -418,14 +425,65 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
             ProcessLogEvent(ref builder);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Logs an exception together with structured properties.
+        /// </summary>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public void Log(LogLevel level, Exception exception, string message, params (string Key, object Value)[] properties)
+        {
+            if (Volatile.Read(ref _disposed) == 1 || level < EffectiveMinLevel())
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            TrackLevel(level);
+            Interlocked.Increment(ref _totalExceptionsCount);
+
+            var builder = new LogEventBuilder()
+                .WithLevel(level)
+                .WithCategory(_category)
+                .WithMessage(message)
+                .WithException(exception)
+                .WithTimestamp(GetTimestamp());
+
+            foreach (var (key, value) in properties)
+            {
+                builder.WithProperty(key, value);
+            }
+
+            ProcessLogEvent(ref builder);
+        }
+
         private void Write(LogLevel level, string template, params object[] args)
         {
-            Log(level, string.Format(template, args));
+            Log(level, FormatTemplate(template, args));
         }
 
         private void Write(LogLevel level, Exception ex, string template, params object[] args)
         {
-            Log(level, ex, string.Format(template, args));
+            Log(level, ex, FormatTemplate(template, args));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Formats a message template, supporting both Serilog-style named holes (e.g. "{UserId}")
+        /// and classic string.Format-style positional holes (e.g. "{0}"). Never throws on malformed
+        /// templates; falls back to the raw template text instead.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static string FormatTemplate(string template, object[] args)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(template))
+            {
+                return template;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                return MessageTemplate.FromCache(template).Render(args, out _);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return template;
+            }
         }
 
         public void Trace(string template, params object[] args) => Write(LogLevel.Trace, template, args);
@@ -608,17 +666,17 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
                 .Where(d => d != null)
                 .ToList();
 
-            int flowCount;
-            int boosterCount;
-
-            lock (_flows)
-            {
-                flowCount = _flows.Count;
-            }
-
-            lock (_boosters)
-            {
-                boosterCount = _boosters.Count;
+            int flowCount;
+            int boosterCount;
+
+            lock (_flows)
+            {
+                flowCount = _flows.Count;
+            }
+
+            lock (_boosters)
+            {
+                boosterCount = _boosters.Count;
             }
 
             return new LoggerDiagnostics
@@ -627,8 +685,8 @@ namespace EonaCat.LogStack
                 MinimumLevel = _minimumLevel,
                 TotalLogged = Interlocked.Read(ref _totalLoggedCount),
                 TotalDropped = Interlocked.Read(ref _totalDroppedCount),
-                TotalExceptions = Interlocked.Read(ref _totalExceptionsCount),
-                FlowCount = flowCount,
+                TotalExceptions = Interlocked.Read(ref _totalExceptionsCount),
+                FlowCount = flowCount,
                 BoosterCount = boosterCount,
                 Flows = flowDiagnostics
             };
diff --git a/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLoggerCore/EonaCatLoggerProvider.cs b/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLoggerCore/EonaCatLoggerProvider.cs
index ef7d2d8..cf5c046 100644
--- a/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLoggerCore/EonaCatLoggerProvider.cs
+++ b/EonaCat.LogStack/EonaCatLoggerCore/EonaCatLoggerProvider.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace EonaCat.LogStack.Logging;
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ internal sealed class CategoryLogger : Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger
         => _scopes?.Push(state) ?? NullScope.Instance;
 
     public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
-        => logLevel != LogLevel.None;
+        => logLevel != LogLevel.None && _EonaCatLogStack.IsEnabled(logLevel.FromLogLevel());
 
     public void Log<TState>(
         LogLevel logLevel,
@@ -55,18 +57,55 @@ internal sealed class CategoryLogger : Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger
         }
 
         var message = formatter(state, exception);
-
-        _scopes?.ForEachScope<object?>((scope, _) =>
+        var properties = new List<(string Key, object Value)>(4)
         {
-            message = $"{message} | Scope={scope}";
-        }, null);
+            ("Category", _category),
+            ("EventId", eventId.Id)
+        };
 
-        if (exception != null)
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(eventId.Name))
         {
-            message = $"{message} | Exception={exception}";
+            properties.Add(("EventName", eventId.Name));
         }
 
-        _EonaCatLogStack.Log($"[{logLevel}] [{_category}] {message}");
+        if (state is IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object?>> structuredState)
+        {
+            foreach (var pair in structuredState)
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(pair.Key) && pair.Value != null)
+                {
+                    properties.Add((pair.Key, pair.Value));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        _scopes?.ForEachScope<List<(string Key, object Value)>>((scope, stateProperties) =>
+        {
+            if (scope is IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object?>> structuredScope)
+            {
+                foreach (var pair in structuredScope)
+                {
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(pair.Key) && pair.Value != null)
+                    {
+                        stateProperties.Add((pair.Key, pair.Value));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else if (scope != null)
+            {
+                stateProperties.Add(("Scope", scope));
+            }
+        }, properties);
+
+        var level = logLevel.FromLogLevel();
+        if (exception == null)
+        {
+            _EonaCatLogStack.Log(level, message, properties.ToArray());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _EonaCatLogStack.Log(level, exception, message, properties.ToArray());
+        }
     }
 }