diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 521090e7948..11f3f74bbd3 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ GEM
     logstash-event (1.2.02)
     logstash-logger (0.26.1)
       logstash-event (~> 1.2)
-    logster (1.2.9)
+    logster (1.2.11)
     loofah (2.2.2)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.5.9)
diff --git a/lib/discourse.rb b/lib/discourse.rb
index 79be1a74644..de70d4834d1 100644
--- a/lib/discourse.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse.rb
@@ -489,6 +489,41 @@ module Discourse
     nil
   end
 
+  # you can use Discourse.warn when you want to report custom environment
+  # with the error, this helps with grouping
+  def self.warn(message, env = nil)
+    append = env ? (+" ") << env.map { |k, v|"#{k}: #{v}" }.join(" ") : ""
+
+    if !(Logster::Logger === Rails.logger)
+      Rails.logger.warn("#{message}#{append}")
+      return
+    end
+
+    loggers = [Rails.logger]
+    if Rails.logger.chained
+      loggers.concat(Rails.logger.chained)
+    end
+
+    if old_env = Thread.current[Logster::Logger::LOGSTER_ENV]
+      env = env.merge(old_env)
+    end
+
+    loggers.each do |logger|
+
+      if !(Logster::Logger === logger)
+        logger.warn("#{message} #{append}")
+        next
+      end
+
+      logger.store.report(
+        ::Logger::Severity::WARN,
+        "discourse",
+        message,
+        env: env
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
   # report a warning maintaining backtrack for logster
   def self.warn_exception(e, message: "", env: nil)
     if Rails.logger.respond_to? :add_with_opts
diff --git a/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb b/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb
index 0c766104642..26680bf9c62 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb
+++ b/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class Middleware::RequestTracker
 
       if !limiter_assets10.can_perform?
         if warn
-          Rails.logger.warn("Global asset IP rate limit exceeded for #{ip}: 10 second rate limit, uri: #{request.env["REQUEST_URI"]}")
+          Discourse.warn("Global asset IP rate limit exceeded for #{ip}: 10 second rate limit", uri: request.env["REQUEST_URI"])
         end
 
         return !(GlobalSetting.max_reqs_per_ip_mode == "warn")
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class Middleware::RequestTracker
         false
       rescue RateLimiter::LimitExceeded
         if warn
-          Rails.logger.warn("Global IP rate limit exceeded for #{ip}: #{type} second rate limit, uri: #{request.env["REQUEST_URI"]}")
+          Discourse.warn("Global IP rate limit exceeded for #{ip}: #{type} second rate limit", uri: request.env["REQUEST_URI"])
           !(GlobalSetting.max_reqs_per_ip_mode == "warn")
         else
           true