diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/57232-syslog-json-configuration-options.yml b/changelogs/fragments/57232-syslog-json-configuration-options.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7304f3d8588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/57232-syslog-json-configuration-options.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "syslog_json - Allow configuration of the syslog_json plugin via an Ansible configuration file."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/syslog_json.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/syslog_json.py
index 13d73829194..07400c8e4cd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/syslog_json.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/syslog_json.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     version_added: "1.9"
     description:
       - This plugin logs ansible-playbook and ansible runs to a syslog server in JSON format
-      - Before 2.4 only environment variables were available for configuration
+      - Before 2.9 only environment variables were available for configuration
     options:
       server:
         description: syslog server that will receive the event
@@ -67,12 +67,18 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
         super(CallbackModule, self).__init__()
 
+        self.set_options()
+
+        syslog_host = self.get_option("server")
+        syslog_port = int(self.get_option("port"))
+        syslog_facility = self.get_option("facility")
+
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('ansible logger')
         self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
         self.handler = logging.handlers.SysLogHandler(
-            address=(os.getenv('SYSLOG_SERVER', 'localhost'), int(os.getenv('SYSLOG_PORT', 514))),
-            facility=os.getenv('SYSLOG_FACILITY', logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_USER)
+            address=(syslog_host, syslog_port),
+            facility=syslog_facility
         )
         self.logger.addHandler(self.handler)
         self.hostname = socket.gethostname()