diff --git a/entry.go b/entry.go
index c0f398f6f..b8889f44d 100644
--- a/entry.go
+++ b/entry.go
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ func (entry *Entry) String() (string, error) {
 	return reader.String(), err
 }
 
+// ToError returns the field value of ErrorKey (nil)
+func (entry *Entry) ToError() error {
+	if err, ok := entry.Data[ErrorKey].(error); ok {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Add an error as single field (using the key defined in ErrorKey) to the Entry.
 func (entry *Entry) WithError(err error) *Entry {
 	return entry.WithField(ErrorKey, err)
@@ -112,36 +120,40 @@ func (entry *Entry) log(level Level, msg string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Debug(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Debug(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= DebugLevel {
 		entry.log(DebugLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Print(args ...interface{}) {
-	entry.Info(args...)
+func (entry *Entry) Print(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
+	return entry.Info(args...)
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Info(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Info(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= InfoLevel {
 		entry.log(InfoLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Warn(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Warn(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= WarnLevel {
 		entry.log(WarnLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Warning(args ...interface{}) {
-	entry.Warn(args...)
+func (entry *Entry) Warning(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
+	return entry.Warn(args...)
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Error(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Error(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= ErrorLevel {
 		entry.log(ErrorLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -160,36 +172,40 @@ func (entry *Entry) Panic(args ...interface{}) {
 
 // Entry Printf family functions
 
-func (entry *Entry) Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= DebugLevel {
 		entry.Debug(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= InfoLevel {
 		entry.Info(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	entry.Infof(format, args...)
+func (entry *Entry) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) *Entry {
+	return entry.Infof(format, args...)
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= WarnLevel {
 		entry.Warn(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	entry.Warnf(format, args...)
+func (entry *Entry) Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) *Entry {
+	return entry.Warnf(format, args...)
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= ErrorLevel {
 		entry.Error(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -206,36 +222,40 @@ func (entry *Entry) Panicf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 
 // Entry Println family functions
 
-func (entry *Entry) Debugln(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Debugln(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= DebugLevel {
 		entry.Debug(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Infoln(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= InfoLevel {
 		entry.Info(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Println(args ...interface{}) {
-	entry.Infoln(args...)
+func (entry *Entry) Println(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
+	return entry.Infoln(args...)
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Warnln(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Warnln(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= WarnLevel {
 		entry.Warn(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
-	entry.Warnln(args...)
+func (entry *Entry) Warningln(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
+	return entry.Warnln(args...)
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Errorln(args ...interface{}) {
+func (entry *Entry) Errorln(args ...interface{}) *Entry {
 	if entry.Logger.Level >= ErrorLevel {
 		entry.Error(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
 	}
+	return entry
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/entry_test.go b/entry_test.go
index 99c3b41d5..3473ffb66 100644
--- a/entry_test.go
+++ b/entry_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+var err = fmt.Errorf("kaboom at layer %d", 4711)
+
+func TestToError(t *testing.T) {
+
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	ctx := WithField("foo", "bar")
+	assert.Equal(nil, ctx.Debug("Hello").ToError())
+
+	ctx.Data[ErrorKey] = "error"
+	assert.Equal(nil, ctx.Debug("Hello").ToError())
+
+	ctx = ctx.WithError(err)
+	assert.Equal(err, ctx.Debug("Hello").ToError())
+
+}
+
 func TestEntryWithError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert := assert.New(t)
@@ -16,8 +33,6 @@ func TestEntryWithError(t *testing.T) {
 		ErrorKey = "error"
 	}()
 
-	err := fmt.Errorf("kaboom at layer %d", 4711)
-
 	assert.Equal(err, WithError(err).Data["error"])
 
 	logger := New()