diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs b/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs
index 91038e03..b5a5f0de 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ public static IHostBuilder UseNLog(this IHostBuilder builder, NLogProviderOption
         private static void AddNLogLoggerProvider(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options, Func<IServiceProvider, IConfiguration, NLogProviderOptions, NLogLoggerProvider> factory)
         {
             ConfigurationItemFactory.Default.RegisterItemsFromAssembly(typeof(ConfigureExtensions).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
-            services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, NLogLoggerProvider>(serviceProvider => factory(serviceProvider, configuration, options)));
+
+            services.TryAddNLogLoggingProvider((svc, addlogging) => svc.AddLogging(addlogging), configuration, options, factory);
         }
 
         private static NLogLoggerProvider CreateNLogLoggerProvider(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, IConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options)
diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj b/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
index 96c4c4a4..cc8ccfb6 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Hosting/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
@@ -48,13 +48,17 @@ Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog.Extensions.Logging/blob/master/CHAN
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="5.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\NLog.Extensions.Logging\Internal\RegisterNLogLoggingProvider.cs" Link="Internal\RegisterNLogLoggingProvider.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\NLog.Extensions.Logging\NLog.Extensions.Logging.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="N.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
+    <None Include="N.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="" Visible="false" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Target Name="DownloadMissingContent" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec">
     <DownloadFile SourceUrl="https://nlog-project.org/N.png" DestinationFolder="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)" />
diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs
index e66fe1c5..505fca36 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/ConfigureExtensions.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder factory)
         /// <returns>ILoggingBuilder for chaining</returns>
         public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder factory, IConfiguration configuration)
         {
-            AddNLogLoggerProvider(factory.Services, configuration, null, CreateNLogLoggerProvider);
+            AddNLogLoggerProvider(factory, configuration, null, CreateNLogLoggerProvider);
             return factory;
         }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder factory, IConfigurati
         /// <returns>ILoggingBuilder for chaining</returns>
         public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder factory, IConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options)
         {
-            AddNLogLoggerProvider(factory.Services, configuration, options, CreateNLogLoggerProvider);
+            AddNLogLoggerProvider(factory, configuration, options, CreateNLogLoggerProvider);
             return factory;
         }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder factory, IConfigurati
         /// <returns>ILoggingBuilder for chaining</returns>
         public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder factory, NLogProviderOptions options)
         {
-            AddNLogLoggerProvider(factory.Services, null, options, CreateNLogLoggerProvider);
+            AddNLogLoggerProvider(factory, null, options, CreateNLogLoggerProvider);
             return factory;
         }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, LoggingConfi
         /// <returns>ILoggingBuilder for chaining</returns>
         public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, LoggingConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options)
         {
-            AddNLogLoggerProvider(builder.Services, null, options, (serviceProvider, config, options) =>
+            AddNLogLoggerProvider(builder, null, options, (serviceProvider, config, options) =>
             {
                 var logFactory = configuration?.LogFactory ?? LogManager.LogFactory;
                 var provider = CreateNLogLoggerProvider(serviceProvider, config, options, logFactory);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, LoggingConfi
         /// <returns>ILoggingBuilder for chaining</returns>
         public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, string configFileRelativePath)
         {
-            AddNLogLoggerProvider(builder.Services, null, null, (serviceProvider, config, options) =>
+            AddNLogLoggerProvider(builder, null, null, (serviceProvider, config, options) =>
             {
                 var provider = CreateNLogLoggerProvider(serviceProvider, config, options);
                 // Delay initialization of targets until we have loaded config-settings
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, string confi
         /// <returns>ILoggingBuilder for chaining</returns>
         public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, Func<IServiceProvider, LogFactory> factoryBuilder)
         {
-            AddNLogLoggerProvider(builder.Services, null, null, (serviceProvider, config, options) =>
+            AddNLogLoggerProvider(builder, null, null, (serviceProvider, config, options) =>
             {
                 config = SetupConfiguration(serviceProvider, config);
                 // Delay initialization of targets until we have loaded config-settings
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ public static ILoggingBuilder AddNLog(this ILoggingBuilder builder, Func<IServic
             return builder;
         }
 
-        private static void AddNLogLoggerProvider(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options, Func<IServiceProvider, IConfiguration, NLogProviderOptions, NLogLoggerProvider> factory)
+        private static void AddNLogLoggerProvider(ILoggingBuilder builder, IConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options, Func<IServiceProvider, IConfiguration, NLogProviderOptions, NLogLoggerProvider> factory)
         {
-            services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, NLogLoggerProvider>(serviceProvider => factory(serviceProvider, configuration, options)));
+            builder.Services.TryAddNLogLoggingProvider((svc, addlogging) => addlogging(builder), configuration, options ?? NLogProviderOptions.Default, factory);
         }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Internal/RegisterNLogLoggingProvider.cs b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Internal/RegisterNLogLoggingProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b076b63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Internal/RegisterNLogLoggingProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+namespace NLog.Extensions.Logging
+{
+#if !NETCORE1_0
+    using System;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+    internal static class RegisterNLogLoggingProvider
+    {
+        internal static void TryAddNLogLoggingProvider(this IServiceCollection services, Action<IServiceCollection, Action<ILoggingBuilder>> addLogging, IConfiguration configuration, NLogProviderOptions options, Func<IServiceProvider, IConfiguration, NLogProviderOptions, NLogLoggerProvider> factory)
+        {
+            var sharedFactory = factory;
+
+            if (options?.ReplaceLoggerFactory == true)
+            {
+                NLogLoggerProvider singleInstance = null;   // Ensure that registration of ILoggerFactory and ILoggerProvider shares the same single instance
+                sharedFactory = (provider, cfg, opt) => singleInstance ?? (singleInstance = factory(provider, cfg, opt));
+
+                addLogging?.Invoke(services, (builder) => builder?.ClearProviders());  // Cleanup the existing LoggerFactory, before replacing it with NLogLoggerFactory
+                services.Replace(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerFactory, NLogLoggerFactory>(serviceProvider => new NLogLoggerFactory(sharedFactory(serviceProvider, configuration, options))));
+            }
+
+            services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<ILoggerProvider, NLogLoggerProvider>(serviceProvider => sharedFactory(serviceProvider, configuration, options)));
+
+            if (options?.RemoveLoggerFactoryFilter == true)
+            {
+                // Will forward all messages to NLog if not specifically overridden by user
+                addLogging?.Invoke(services, (builder) => builder?.AddFilter<NLogLoggerProvider>(null, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.LogLevel.Trace));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogLoggerFactory.cs b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogLoggerFactory.cs
index dd529ed8..42a3afeb 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogLoggerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogLoggerFactory.cs
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
             }
         }
 
-        #region Implementation of ILoggerFactory
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="T:Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger" /> instance.
         /// </summary>
@@ -86,9 +84,7 @@ public Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
         /// <param name="provider">The <see cref="T:Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILoggerProvider" />.</param>
         public void AddProvider(ILoggerProvider provider)
         {
-            InternalLogger.Debug("AddProvider will be ignored");
+            InternalLogger.Debug("NLogLoggerFactory: AddProvider has been ignored {0}", provider?.GetType());
         }
-
-        #endregion
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogProviderOptions.cs b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogProviderOptions.cs
index c1185a17..cc37aeca 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogProviderOptions.cs
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/Logging/NLogProviderOptions.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ public class NLogProviderOptions
 #endif
         public bool IncludeActivtyIdsWithBeginScope { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resets the default Microsoft LoggerFactory Filter for the <see cref="NLogLoggerProvider"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This option affects the building of service configuration, so assigning it from appsettings.json has no effect (loaded after).</remarks>
+        public bool RemoveLoggerFactoryFilter { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replace Microsoft LoggerFactory with a pure <see cref="NLogLoggerFactory" />
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This option affects the building of service configuration, so assigning it from appsettings.json has no effect (loaded after).</remarks>
+        public bool ReplaceLoggerFactory { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>Initializes a new instance NLogProviderOptions with default values.</summary>
         public NLogProviderOptions()
         {
diff --git a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/NLog.Extensions.Logging.csproj b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/NLog.Extensions.Logging.csproj
index e242e36b..3b562292 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/NLog.Extensions.Logging.csproj
+++ b/src/NLog.Extensions.Logging/NLog.Extensions.Logging.csproj
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog.Extensions.Logging/blob/master/CHAN
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="N.png" Pack="true" PackagePath=""/>
+    <None Include="N.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="" Visible="false" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Target Name="DownloadMissingContent" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec">
     <DownloadFile SourceUrl="https://nlog-project.org/N.png" DestinationFolder="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)" />
diff --git a/test/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionMethodTests.cs b/test/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionMethodTests.cs
index b1f14c4c..16905b7b 100644
--- a/test/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionMethodTests.cs
+++ b/test/NLog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionMethodTests.cs
@@ -82,5 +82,15 @@ private static void TestHostingResult(IHost host, bool resetConfiguration)
                     LogManager.Configuration = null;
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void UseNLog_ReplaceLoggerFactory()
+        {
+            var actual = new HostBuilder().ConfigureServices(svc => svc.AddLogging()).UseNLog(new NLogProviderOptions() { ReplaceLoggerFactory = true, RemoveLoggerFactoryFilter = true }).Build();
+
+            var loggerFactory = actual.Services.GetService<ILoggerFactory>();
+
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(NLogLoggerFactory), loggerFactory.GetType());
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/NLog.Extensions.Logging.Tests/Extensions/ConfigureExtensionsTests.cs b/test/NLog.Extensions.Logging.Tests/Extensions/ConfigureExtensionsTests.cs
index 8056fd0b..e12a6f17 100644
--- a/test/NLog.Extensions.Logging.Tests/Extensions/ConfigureExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/test/NLog.Extensions.Logging.Tests/Extensions/ConfigureExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ public void AddNLog_LogFactoryBuilder_LogInfo_ShouldLogToNLog()
             AssertSingleMessage(memoryTarget, "Info|test message with 1 arg");
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void AddNLog_ReplaceLoggerFactory()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            ILoggingBuilder builder = new LoggingBuilderStub();
+
+            // Act
+            builder.AddNLog(new NLogProviderOptions() { ReplaceLoggerFactory = true, RemoveLoggerFactoryFilter = true });
+            var loggerFactory = builder.Services.BuildServiceProvider().GetService<ILoggerFactory>();
+            var loggerProvider = GetLoggerProvider(builder);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(NLogLoggerFactory), loggerFactory.GetType());
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(NLogLoggerProvider), loggerProvider.GetType());
+        }
+
         private static ILoggerProvider GetLoggerProvider(ILoggingBuilder builder)
         {
             var services = builder.Services;