diff --git a/changelog.d/4905.misc b/changelog.d/4905.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f00d5a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4905.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Log requests which are simulated by the unit tests.
diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
index 37069afdd..ea26dea62 100644
--- a/tests/server.py
+++ b/tests/server.py
@@ -119,14 +119,7 @@ class FakeSite:
 
     server_version_string = b"1"
     site_tag = "test"
-
-    @property
-    def access_logger(self):
-        class FakeLogger:
-            def info(self, *args, **kwargs):
-                pass
-
-        return FakeLogger()
+    access_logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.access.http.fake")
 
 
 def make_request(