diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/337-container-output-from-local-logging-driver.yml b/changelogs/fragments/337-container-output-from-local-logging-driver.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1757e165a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/337-container-output-from-local-logging-driver.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "docker_container - support returning Docker container log output when using Docker's ``local`` logging driver, an optimized local logging driver introduced in Docker 18.09 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/pull/337)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_container.py b/plugins/modules/docker_container.py
index 78c1d061a..dc83f4ea8 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_container.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_container.py
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
   output_logs:
     description:
       - If set to true, output of the container command will be printed.
-      - Only effective when I(log_driver) is set to C(json-file) or C(journald).
+      - Only effective when I(log_driver) is set to C(json-file), C(journald), or C(local).
     type: bool
     default: no
   paused:
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ def container_start(self, container_id):
                     config = self.client.inspect_container(container_id)
                     logging_driver = config['HostConfig']['LogConfig']['Type']
 
-                    if logging_driver in ('json-file', 'journald'):
+                    if logging_driver in ('json-file', 'journald', 'local'):
                         output = self.client.logs(container_id, stdout=True, stderr=True, stream=False, timestamps=False)
                         if self.parameters.output_logs:
                             self._output_logs(msg=output)