diff --git a/src/topology/builder.rs b/src/topology/builder.rs
index 874e6b5604d4d..5113e38536bc1 100644
--- a/src/topology/builder.rs
+++ b/src/topology/builder.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use super::fanout::{self, Fanout};
 use crate::buffers;
-use futures::prelude::*;
-use futures::{sync::mpsc, Future};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use futures::{sync::mpsc, Future, Stream};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, time::Duration};
 use stream_cancel::{Trigger, Tripwire};
 use tokio::util::FutureExt;
 use tokio_trace_futures::Instrument;
@@ -74,7 +72,12 @@ pub fn build_pieces(config: &super::Config) -> Result<(Pieces, Vec<String>), Vec
         let (output, control) = Fanout::new();
 
         let task = input_rx
-            .filter_map(move |event| transform.transform(event))
+            .map(move |event| {
+                let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(1);
+                transform.transform_into(&mut output, event);
+                futures::stream::iter_ok(output.into_iter())
+            })
+            .flatten()
             .forward(output)
             .map(|_| ());
         let task: Task = Box::new(task);
diff --git a/src/transforms/log_to_metric.rs b/src/transforms/log_to_metric.rs
index e4a2cbc0bf087..4eabd2d8f291b 100644
--- a/src/transforms/log_to_metric.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/log_to_metric.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@ impl LogToMetric {
 }
 
 impl Transform for LogToMetric {
+    // Only used in tests
     fn transform(&mut self, event: Event) -> Option<Event> {
+        let mut output = Vec::new();
+        self.transform_into(&mut output, event);
+        output.pop()
+    }
+
+    fn transform_into(&mut self, output: &mut Vec<Event>, event: Event) {
         let event = event.into_log();
 
         for metric in self.config.metrics.iter() {
@@ -99,17 +106,16 @@ impl Transform for LogToMetric {
                     if let Some(val) = event.get(&counter.field) {
                         if counter.increment_by_value {
                             if let Ok(val) = val.to_string_lossy().parse::<f32>() {
-                                return Some(Event::Metric(Metric::Counter {
+                                output.push(Event::Metric(Metric::Counter {
                                     name: counter.sanitized_name.to_string(),
                                     val: val as u32,
                                     sampling: None,
                                 }));
                             } else {
                                 trace!("failed to parse counter value");
-                                return None;
                             }
                         } else {
-                            return Some(Event::Metric(Metric::Counter {
+                            output.push(Event::Metric(Metric::Counter {
                                 name: counter.sanitized_name.to_string(),
                                 val: 1,
                                 sampling: None,
@@ -120,21 +126,18 @@ impl Transform for LogToMetric {
                 MetricConfig::Gauge(gauge) => {
                     if let Some(val) = event.get(&gauge.field) {
                         if let Ok(val) = val.to_string_lossy().parse() {
-                            return Some(Event::Metric(Metric::Gauge {
+                            output.push(Event::Metric(Metric::Gauge {
                                 name: gauge.sanitized_name.to_string(),
                                 val,
                                 direction: None,
                             }));
                         } else {
                             trace!("failed to parse gauge value");
-                            return None;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        None
     }
 }
 
@@ -328,4 +331,51 @@ mod tests {
         let mut transform = LogToMetric::new(&config);
         assert!(transform.transform(log).is_none());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multiple_metrics() {
+        let config: LogToMetricConfig = toml::from_str(
+            r##"
+            [[metrics]]
+            type = "counter"
+            field = "status"
+            labels = {status = "#{event.status}", host = "#{event.host}"}
+
+            [[metrics]]
+            type = "counter"
+            field = "backtrace"
+            name = "exception_total"
+            labels = {host = "#{event.host}"}
+            "##,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let mut log = Event::from("i am a log");
+        log.as_mut_log()
+            .insert_explicit("status".into(), "42".into());
+        log.as_mut_log()
+            .insert_explicit("backtrace".into(), "message".into());
+
+        let mut transform = LogToMetric::new(&config);
+
+        let mut output = Vec::new();
+        transform.transform_into(&mut output, log);
+        assert_eq!(2, output.len());
+        assert_eq!(
+            output.pop().unwrap().into_metric(),
+            Metric::Counter {
+                name: "exception_total".into(),
+                val: 1,
+                sampling: None
+            }
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            output.pop().unwrap().into_metric(),
+            Metric::Counter {
+                name: "status_total".into(),
+                val: 1,
+                sampling: None
+            }
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/transforms/mod.rs b/src/transforms/mod.rs
index 09b8d16fa68fa..19754c782a5a7 100644
--- a/src/transforms/mod.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/mod.rs
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@ pub mod tokenizer;
 
 pub trait Transform: Send {
     fn transform(&mut self, event: Event) -> Option<Event>;
+
+    fn transform_into(&mut self, output: &mut Vec<Event>, event: Event) {
+        if let Some(transformed) = self.transform(event) {
+            output.push(transformed);
+        }
+    }
 }