diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py
index 68d4719a20f..8aee824604f 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions.py
@@ -17,6 +17,32 @@ import logging
 from pytz import timezone
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+_server_action_logger = _logger.getChild("server_action_safe_eval")
+
+
+class LoggerProxy:
+    """ Proxy of the `_logger` element in order to be used in server actions.
+    We purposefully restrict its method as it will be executed in `safe_eval`.
+    """
+    @staticmethod
+    def log(level, message, *args, stack_info=False, exc_info=False):
+        _server_action_logger.log(level, message, *args, stack_info=stack_info, exc_info=exc_info)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def info(message, *args, stack_info=False, exc_info=False):
+        _server_action_logger.info(message, *args, stack_info=stack_info, exc_info=exc_info)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def warning(message, *args, stack_info=False, exc_info=False):
+        _server_action_logger.warning(message, *args, stack_info=stack_info, exc_info=exc_info)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def error(message, *args, stack_info=False, exc_info=False):
+        _server_action_logger.error(message, *args, stack_info=stack_info, exc_info=exc_info)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def exception(message, *args, stack_info=False, exc_info=True):
+        _server_action_logger.exception(message, *args, stack_info=stack_info, exc_info=exc_info)
 
 
 class IrActions(models.Model):
@@ -610,6 +636,7 @@ class IrActionsServer(models.Model):
             'records': records,
             # helpers
             'log': log,
+            '_logger': LoggerProxy,
         })
         return eval_context
 
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_actions.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_actions.py
index 8646a341278..a6f5b81999e 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_actions.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_ir_actions.py
@@ -59,8 +59,40 @@ class TestServerActionsBase(common.TransactionCase):
             'code': 'record.write({"comment": "%s"})' % self.comment_html,
         })
 
+        server_action_model = Model.search([('model', '=', 'ir.actions.server')])
+        self.test_server_action = self.env['ir.actions.server'].create({
+            'name': 'TestDummyServerAction',
+            'model_id': server_action_model.id,
+            'state': 'code',
+            'code':
+"""
+_logger.log(10, "This is a %s debug %s", "test", "log")
+_logger.info("This is a %s info %s", "test", "log")
+_logger.warning("This is a %s warning %s", "test", "log")
+_logger.error("This is a %s error %s", "test", "log")
+try:
+    0/0
+except:
+    _logger.exception("This is a %s exception %s", "test", "log")
+""",
+        })
+
 
 class TestServerActions(TestServerActionsBase):
+    def test_00_server_action(self):
+        with self.assertLogs('odoo.addons.base.models.ir_actions.server_action_safe_eval',
+                             level='DEBUG') as log_catcher:
+            self.test_server_action.run()
+            self.assertEqual(log_catcher.output, [
+                'DEBUG:odoo.addons.base.models.ir_actions.server_action_safe_eval:This is a test debug log',
+                'INFO:odoo.addons.base.models.ir_actions.server_action_safe_eval:This is a test info log',
+                'WARNING:odoo.addons.base.models.ir_actions.server_action_safe_eval:This is a test warning log',
+                'ERROR:odoo.addons.base.models.ir_actions.server_action_safe_eval:This is a test error log',
+"""ERROR:odoo.addons.base.models.ir_actions.server_action_safe_eval:This is a test exception log
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "ir.actions.server(%d,)", line 6, in <module>
+ZeroDivisionError: division by zero""" % self.test_server_action.id
+            ])
 
     def test_00_action(self):
         self.action.with_context(self.context).run()
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml
index e59d3b42bc1..faef35f41d4 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml
@@ -331,13 +331,16 @@
                                     <h3>Help with Python expressions</h3>
                                     <p>Various fields may use Python code or Python expressions. The following variables can be used:</p>
                                     <ul>
-                                        <li><code>env</code>: Odoo Environment on which the action is triggered</li>
-                                        <li><code>model</code>: Odoo Model of the record on which the action is triggered; is a void recordset</li>
+                                        <li><code>env</code>: environment on which the action is triggered</li>
+                                        <li><code>model</code>: model of the record on which the action is triggered; is a void recordset</li>
                                         <li><code>record</code>: record on which the action is triggered; may be be void</li>
                                         <li><code>records</code>: recordset of all records on which the action is triggered in multi mode; may be void</li>
                                         <li><code>time</code>, <code>datetime</code>, <code>dateutil</code>, <code>timezone</code>: useful Python libraries</li>
-                                        <li><code>log(message, level='info')</code>:logging function to record debug information in <code>ir.logging</code> table</li>
-                                        <li><code>UserError</code>: Warning Exception to use with <code>raise</code></li>
+                                        <li><code>float_compare()</code>: utility function to compare floats based on a specific precision</li>
+                                        <li><code>log(message, level='info')</code>: logging function to record debug information in <code>ir.logging</code> table</li>
+                                        <li><code>_logger.info(message)</code>: logger to emit messages in server logs</li>
+                                        <li><code>UserError</code>: exception class for raising user-facing warning messages</li>
+                                        <li><code>Command</code>: x2many commands namespace</li>
                                         <li>To return an action, assign: <code>action = {...}</code></li>
                                     </ul>
                                     <div attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'code')]}">