diff --git a/datalad/runner/runnertools.py b/datalad/runner/runnertools.py
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+++ b/datalad/runner/runnertools.py
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+"""Helper that extend protocols and runner with new functionality"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .coreprotocols import WitlessProtocol
+
+
+def wrap_logger(klass: type[WitlessProtocol],
+                stdout_io,
+                stderr_io
+                ) -> type[WitlessProtocol]:
+    """
+    This function modifies the class given in ``klass`` in such a way that it
+    copies all data received in ``pipe_data_received`` to ``stdout_io`` or
+    ``stderr_io`` depending on the file descriptor, and then passes it on to
+    the original ``pipe_data_received`` method.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    klass: type[WitlessProtocol]
+        The class to modify
+    stdout_io:
+        The io object to write stdout data to, it has to support the method
+        ``write``, which is called with ``bytes`` data.
+    stderr_io
+        The io object to write stderr data to, it has to support the method
+        ``write``, which is called with ``bytes`` data.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    type[WitlessProtocol]
+         The modified class
+    """
+    def pipe_data_received(self, fd: int, data: bytes) -> None:
+        if fd == 1:
+            stdout_io.write(data)
+        elif fd == 2:
+            stderr_io.write(data)
+        original_pipe_data_received(self, fd, data)
+
+    original_pipe_data_received = klass.pipe_data_received
+    klass.pipe_data_received = pipe_data_received
+    return klass
+
+
+class WrapLogger:
+    """A decorator for classes that allows logging of stdout and stderr data"""
+    def __init__(self, stdout_io, stderr_io):
+        self.stdout_io = stdout_io
+        self.stderr_io = stderr_io
+
+    def __call__(self, klass):
+        def pipe_data_received(obj, fd: int, data: bytes) -> None:
+            if fd == 1:
+                self.stdout_io.write(data)
+            elif fd == 2:
+                self.stderr_io.write(data)
+            original_pipe_data_received(obj, fd, data)
+
+        original_pipe_data_received = klass.pipe_data_received
+        klass.pipe_data_received = pipe_data_received
+        return klass
diff --git a/datalad/runner/tests/test_loggingwrapper.py b/datalad/runner/tests/test_loggingwrapper.py
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+++ b/datalad/runner/tests/test_loggingwrapper.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from io import BytesIO
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Optional,
+)
+
+from datalad.runner.coreprotocols import StdOutErrCapture
+from datalad.runner.runnertools import (
+    WrapLogger,
+    wrap_logger,
+)
+
+
+class TestProtocol(StdOutErrCapture):
+
+    __test__ = False  # class is not a class of tests
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 output_list: list,
+                 done_future: Any = None,
+                 encoding: Optional[str] = None,
+                 ) -> None:
+
+        StdOutErrCapture.__init__(
+            self,
+            done_future=done_future,
+            encoding=encoding)
+        self.output_list = output_list
+
+    def pipe_data_received(self, fd: int, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self.output_list.append((fd, data))
+
+
+def test_wrapping_function_on_class() -> None:
+    output_list = []
+    stdout_io = BytesIO()
+    stderr_io = BytesIO()
+
+    wrap_logger(TestProtocol, stdout_io, stderr_io)
+    _test_protocol_instance(TestProtocol(
+        output_list=output_list),
+        output_list,
+        stdout_io,
+        stderr_io
+    )
+
+
+def test_decorator():
+    output = []
+    stdout_io = BytesIO()
+    stderr_io = BytesIO()
+
+    @WrapLogger(stdout_io, stderr_io)
+    class TestProtocol2(StdOutErrCapture):
+        def pipe_data_received(self, fd: int, data: bytes) -> None:
+            output.append((fd, data))
+
+    _test_protocol_instance(TestProtocol2(), output, stdout_io, stderr_io)
+
+
+def _test_protocol_instance(protocol_instance, output, stdout_io, stderr_io):
+    protocol_instance.pipe_data_received(1, b"stdout")
+    protocol_instance.pipe_data_received(2, b"stderr")
+
+    assert output == [(1, b"stdout"), (2, b"stderr")]
+    assert stdout_io.getvalue() == b"stdout"
+    assert stderr_io.getvalue() == b"stderr"