diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.misc b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.misc
index 1813623b56f..a9c90526e14 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.misc
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.misc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ menu "Misc"
 config LOG_CMDS
 	bool "Shell commands"
 	depends on SHELL
-	depends on !LOG_FRONTEND_ONLY && !LOG_MODE_MINIMAL
+	depends on !LOG_MODE_MINIMAL
 
 config LOG_TEST_CLEAR_MESSAGE_SPACE
 	bool "Clear message after allocation"
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c b/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c
index 79e4457184f..fd7997a84bd 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_cmds.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static const struct log_backend *backend_find(char const *name)
 
 static bool shell_state_precheck(const struct shell *sh)
 {
-	if (sh->log_backend->control_block->state
-				== SHELL_LOG_BACKEND_UNINIT) {
+	if (sh->log_backend &&
+	    (sh->log_backend->control_block->state == SHELL_LOG_BACKEND_UNINIT)) {
 		shell_error(sh, "Shell log backend not initialized.");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ static int cmd_log_self_status(const struct shell *sh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	log_status(sh, sh->log_backend->backend, argc, argv);
-	return 0;
+	return log_status(sh, sh->log_backend ? sh->log_backend->backend : NULL, argc, argv);
 }
 
 static int cmd_log_backend_status(const struct shell *sh,
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ static int cmd_log_self_enable(const struct shell *sh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return log_enable(sh, sh->log_backend->backend, argc, argv);
+	return log_enable(sh, sh->log_backend ? sh->log_backend->backend : NULL, argc, argv);
 }
 
 static int cmd_log_backend_enable(const struct shell *sh,
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ static int cmd_log_self_disable(const struct shell *sh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return log_disable(sh, sh->log_backend->backend, argc, argv);
+	return log_disable(sh, sh->log_backend ? sh->log_backend->backend : NULL, argc, argv);
 }
 
 static int cmd_log_backend_disable(const struct shell *sh,
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ static int cmd_log_self_halt(const struct shell *sh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return log_halt(sh, sh->log_backend->backend, argc, argv);
+	return log_halt(sh, sh->log_backend ? sh->log_backend->backend : NULL, argc, argv);
 }
 
 static int cmd_log_backend_halt(const struct shell *sh,
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ static int cmd_log_self_go(const struct shell *sh,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return log_go(sh, sh->log_backend->backend, argc, argv);
+	return log_go(sh, sh->log_backend ? sh->log_backend->backend : NULL, argc, argv);
 }
 
 static int cmd_log_backend_go(const struct shell *sh,