diff --git a/src/Error/ErrorTrap.php b/src/Error/ErrorTrap.php
index 12dedd94174..c1f743e8222 100644
--- a/src/Error/ErrorTrap.php
+++ b/src/Error/ErrorTrap.php
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ public function renderer(): ErrorRendererInterface
      */
     public function logger(): ErrorLoggerInterface
     {
+        $oldConfig = $this->getConfig('errorLogger');
+        if ($oldConfig !== null) {
+            deprecationWarning('The `errorLogger` configuration key is deprecated. Use `logger` instead.');
+            $this->setConfig(['logger' => $oldConfig, 'errorLogger' => null]);
+        }
+
         /** @var class-string<\Cake\Error\ErrorLoggerInterface> $class */
         $class = $this->getConfig('logger', $this->_defaultConfig['logger']);
         if (!in_array(ErrorLoggerInterface::class, class_implements($class))) {
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Error/ErrorTrapTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Error/ErrorTrapTest.php
index 8b43f851424..86cb7f870cc 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Error/ErrorTrapTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Error/ErrorTrapTest.php
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ public function testLoggerConfig()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(ErrorLogger::class, $trap->logger());
     }
 
+    public function testLoggerConfigCompatibility()
+    {
+        $this->deprecated(function () {
+            $trap = new ErrorTrap(['errorLogger' => ErrorLogger::class]);
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(ErrorLogger::class, $trap->logger());
+        });
+    }
+
     public function testLoggerHandleUnsafeOverwrite()
     {
         $trap = new ErrorTrap();