diff --git a/docs/breadcrumbs.rst b/docs/breadcrumbs.rst
index 642005dcb..c8ffa18d4 100644
--- a/docs/breadcrumbs.rst
+++ b/docs/breadcrumbs.rst
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ the :py:func:`~raven.breadcrumbs.ignore_logger` and
     with given arguments: `logger`, `level`, `msg`, `args` and `kwargs`
     which are the values passed to the logging system. If the callback
     returns true value the default handling is disabled. Only one callback
-    can be registered per one logger name. Logger tree is not traversed
-    so calling this method with `spammy_module` argument will not silence
-    messages from `spammy_module.child`.
+    can be registered per one logger name.
 
     Typically it makes sense to invoke
     :py:func:`~raven.breadcrumbs.record` from it unless you want to silence
diff --git a/raven/breadcrumbs.py b/raven/breadcrumbs.py
index 13987f133..33b4ed8d3 100644
--- a/raven/breadcrumbs.py
+++ b/raven/breadcrumbs.py
@@ -257,6 +257,17 @@ def install_logging_hook():
     _patch_logger()
 
 
+def resolve_child_loggers(name):
+    """Resolves children logger. Resolution will only work for loggers
+    that are registered before this function is called.
+    """
+    children = []
+    for n in logging.Logger.manager.loggerDict.keys():
+        if n.startswith(name):
+            children.append(n)
+    return children
+
+
 def ignore_logger(name_or_logger, allow_level=None):
     """Ignores a logger during breadcrumb recording.
     """
@@ -273,14 +284,17 @@ def register_special_log_handler(name_or_logger, callback):
     with given arguments: `logger`, `level`, `msg`, `args` and `kwargs`
     which are the values passed to the logging system. If the callback
     returns true value the default handling is disabled. Only one callback
-    can be registered per one logger name. Logger tree is not traversed
-    so calling this method with `spammy_module` argument will not silence
-    messages from `spammy_module.child`.
+    can be registered per one logger name.
     """
     if isinstance(name_or_logger, string_types):
         name = name_or_logger
     else:
         name = name_or_logger.name
+
+    for c in resolve_child_loggers(name):
+        special_logger_handlers[c] = callback
+
+    # always add parent logger
     special_logger_handlers[name] = callback
 
 
diff --git a/tests/breadcrumbs/tests.py b/tests/breadcrumbs/tests.py
index da291e5bd..b48515b33 100644
--- a/tests/breadcrumbs/tests.py
+++ b/tests/breadcrumbs/tests.py
@@ -152,6 +152,39 @@ def handler(logger, level, msg, args, kwargs):
             crumbs = client.context.breadcrumbs.get_buffer()
             assert len(crumbs) == 0
 
+        # test child resolution
+        name = __name__
+        logger = logging.getLogger(name)
+
+        def handler(logger, level, msg, args, kwargs):
+            assert logger.name == name
+            assert msg == 'aha!'
+            return True
+
+        breadcrumbs.register_special_log_handler(name, handler)
+
+        client = Client('http://foo:bar@example.com/0')
+        with client.context:
+            logger.debug('aha!')
+            crumbs = client.context.breadcrumbs.get_buffer()
+            assert len(crumbs) == 0
+
+        logger = logging.getLogger('superspecial')
+
+        # test positive case
+        def handler(logger, level, msg, args, kwargs):
+            assert logger.name == name
+            assert msg == 'aha!'
+            return True
+
+        breadcrumbs.register_special_log_handler(name, handler)
+
+        client = Client('http://foo:bar@example.com/0')
+        with client.context:
+            logger.debug('aha!')
+            crumbs = client.context.breadcrumbs.get_buffer()
+            assert len(crumbs) == 1
+
     def test_logging_handlers(self):
         name = __name__ + '.superspecial2'
         logger = logging.getLogger(name)