diff --git a/include/zephyr/logging/log_backend.h b/include/zephyr/logging/log_backend.h
index e772ad2b9c82d..c68d210af7350 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/logging/log_backend.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/logging/log_backend.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct log_backend_control_block {
 	void *ctx;
 	uint8_t id;
 	bool active;
+	bool initialized;
 
 	/* Initialization level. */
 	uint8_t level;
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static inline void log_backend_init(const struct log_backend *const backend)
 	if (backend->api->init) {
 		backend->api->init(backend);
 	}
+	backend->cb->initialized = true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c b/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c
index 79e4457184f62..fc44f4be81f42 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c
@@ -342,7 +342,19 @@ static int log_go(const struct shell *sh,
 		  char **argv)
 {
 	if (backend || !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_FRONTEND)) {
-		log_backend_activate(backend, backend->cb->ctx);
+		if (!backend->cb->initialized) {
+			log_backend_init(backend);
+			while (log_backend_is_ready(backend) != 0) {
+				if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MULTITHREADING)) {
+					k_msleep(10);
+				}
+			}
+			if (log_backend_is_ready(backend) == 0) {
+				log_backend_enable(backend, backend->cb->ctx, CONFIG_LOG_MAX_LEVEL);
+			}
+		} else {
+			log_backend_activate(backend, backend->cb->ctx);
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_core.c b/subsys/logging/log_core.c
index 841677257dc31..00d69529975d8 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_core.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_core.c
@@ -328,8 +328,14 @@ static uint32_t z_log_init(bool blocking, bool can_sleep)
 
 	int backend_index = 0;
 
-	/* Activate autostart backends */
 	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(log_backend, backend) {
+		uint32_t id;
+		/* As first slot in filtering mask is reserved, backend ID has offset.*/
+		id = LOG_FILTER_FIRST_BACKEND_SLOT_IDX;
+		id += backend - log_backend_get(0);
+		log_backend_id_set(backend, id);
+
+		/* Activate autostart backends */
 		if (backend->autostart) {
 			log_backend_init(backend);
 
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
index dbde3d24b44ce..b211b38066132 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
@@ -553,12 +553,6 @@ void log_backend_enable(struct log_backend const *const backend,
 			void *ctx,
 			uint32_t level)
 {
-	/* As first slot in filtering mask is reserved, backend ID has offset.*/
-	uint32_t id = LOG_FILTER_FIRST_BACKEND_SLOT_IDX;
-
-	id += backend - log_backend_get(0);
-
-	log_backend_id_set(backend, id);
 	backend->cb->level = level;
 	backend_filter_set(backend, level);
 	log_backend_activate(backend, ctx);