diff --git a/spdlog/src/record.rs b/spdlog/src/record.rs
index 568835fe..6f64dc91 100644
--- a/spdlog/src/record.rs
+++ b/spdlog/src/record.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use crate::{Level, SourceLocation};
 // possible to correct.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Record<'a> {
-    logger_name: Option<&'a str>,
+    logger_name: Option<Cow<'a, str>>,
     payload: Cow<'a, str>,
     inner: Cow<'a, RecordInner>,
 }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<'a> Record<'a> {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn to_owned(&self) -> RecordOwned {
         RecordOwned {
-            logger_name: self.logger_name.map(|n| n.into()),
+            logger_name: self.logger_name.clone().map(|n| n.into_owned()),
             payload: self.payload.to_string(),
             inner: self.inner.clone().into_owned(),
         }
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ impl<'a> Record<'a> {
 
     /// Gets the logger name.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn logger_name(&self) -> Option<&'a str> {
-        self.logger_name
+    pub fn logger_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.logger_name.as_ref().map(|n| n.as_ref())
     }
 
     /// Gets the level.
@@ -137,7 +137,16 @@ impl<'a> Record<'a> {
         let args = record.args();
 
         Self {
-            logger_name: logger.name(),
+            // If the logger has a name configured, use that name. Otherwise, the name can also be
+            // given by the target of the log record.
+            logger_name: logger.name().map(Cow::Borrowed).or_else(|| {
+                let log_target = record.target();
+                if log_target.is_empty() {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(Cow::Owned(String::from(log_target)))
+                }
+            }),
             payload: match args.as_str() {
                 Some(literal_str) => literal_str.into(),
                 None => args.to_string().into(),
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ impl RecordOwned {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn as_ref(&self) -> Record {
         Record {
-            logger_name: self.logger_name.as_deref(),
+            logger_name: self.logger_name.as_deref().map(Cow::Borrowed),
             payload: Cow::Borrowed(&self.payload),
             inner: Cow::Borrowed(&self.inner),
         }
@@ -246,7 +255,7 @@ impl<'a> RecordBuilder<'a> {
     /// Sets the logger name.
     #[must_use]
     pub(crate) fn logger_name(mut self, logger_name: &'a str) -> Self {
-        self.record.logger_name = Some(logger_name);
+        self.record.logger_name = Some(Cow::Borrowed(logger_name));
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/spdlog/tests/log_crate_proxy.rs b/spdlog/tests/log_crate_proxy.rs
index f78c6723..21a52ee5 100644
--- a/spdlog/tests/log_crate_proxy.rs
+++ b/spdlog/tests/log_crate_proxy.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn test_source_location() {
     let sink = Arc::new(StringSink::with(|b| b.formatter(formatter)));
     let logger = Arc::new(build_test_logger(|b| b.sink(sink.clone())));
 
-    spdlog::init_log_crate_proxy().unwrap();
+    spdlog::init_log_crate_proxy().ok();
     spdlog::log_crate_proxy().set_logger(Some(logger));
     log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Trace);
 
@@ -27,3 +27,18 @@ fn test_source_location() {
         "(log_crate_proxy::log_crate_proxy.rs) text\n"
     );
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "log")]
+#[test]
+fn test_target() {
+    let formatter = Box::new(PatternFormatter::new(pattern!("[{logger}] {payload}{eol}")));
+    let sink = Arc::new(StringSink::with(|b| b.formatter(formatter)));
+    let logger = Arc::new(build_test_logger(|b| b.sink(sink.clone())));
+
+    spdlog::init_log_crate_proxy().ok();
+    spdlog::log_crate_proxy().set_logger(Some(logger));
+    log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Trace);
+
+    log::info!(target: "MyLogger", "body");
+    assert_eq!(sink.clone_string(), "[MyLogger] body\n");
+}