diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 145ab57..62fe5ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
+## 3.1.0 - 2020-08-02
+
+#### Added
+
+- Added a protected method `AbstractApplication::logException` that logs detailed information about an exception as well 
+as additional application specific information as context to the Logger.
 
 ## 3.0.0 - 2020-08-02
 
diff --git a/src/AbstractApplication.php b/src/AbstractApplication.php
index bae9b48..9ff32b7 100644
--- a/src/AbstractApplication.php
+++ b/src/AbstractApplication.php
@@ -108,14 +108,18 @@ abstract protected function doStart() : Promise;
      * @param Throwable $throwable
      */
     public function handleException(Throwable $throwable) : void {
-        $this->logger->critical($throwable->getMessage(), [
+        $this->logException($throwable);
+    }
+
+    protected function logException(Throwable $throwable, array $context = []) : void {
+        $this->logger->critical($throwable->getMessage(), array_merge([], $context, [
             'class' => get_class($throwable),
             'file' => $throwable->getFile(),
             'line' => $throwable->getLine(),
             'code' => $throwable->getCode(),
             'stack_trace' => $throwable->getTrace(),
             'previous' => $this->marshalPreviousExceptions($throwable)
-        ]);
+        ]));
     }
 
     private function marshalPreviousExceptions(Throwable $original) : ?array {