diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger.java
index 47afee8ddf2..f55ab27d297 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import sun.security.util.Debug;
 import sun.security.x509.*;
 
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
+import static sun.security.ssl.Utilities.LINE_SEP;
 
 /**
  * Implementation of SSL logger.
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
     private static final String property;
     public static final boolean isOn;
 
+
     static {
         String p = System.getProperty("javax.net.debug");
         if (p != null) {
@@ -190,7 +192,12 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                 try {
                     String formatted =
                             SSLSimpleFormatter.formatParameters(params);
-                    logger.log(level, msg, formatted);
+                    // use the customized log method for SSLConsoleLogger
+                    if (logger instanceof SSLConsoleLogger) {
+                        logger.log(level, msg, formatted);
+                    } else {
+                        logger.log(level, msg + ":" + LINE_SEP + formatted);
+                    }
                 } catch (Exception exp) {
                     // ignore it, just for debugging.
                 }
@@ -282,7 +289,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                         """,
                 Locale.ENGLISH);
 
-        private static final MessageFormat extendedCertFormart =
+        private static final MessageFormat extendedCertFormat =
             new MessageFormat(
                     """
                             "version"            : "v{0}",
@@ -299,15 +306,6 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                             """,
                 Locale.ENGLISH);
 
-        //
-        // private static MessageFormat certExtFormat = new MessageFormat(
-        //         "{0} [{1}] '{'\n" +
-        //         "  critical: {2}\n" +
-        //         "  value: {3}\n" +
-        //         "'}'",
-        //         Locale.ENGLISH);
-        //
-
         private static final MessageFormat messageFormatNoParas =
             new MessageFormat(
                     """
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
 
         private static final MessageFormat messageCompactFormatNoParas =
             new MessageFormat(
-                "{0}|{1}|{2}|{3}|{4}|{5}|{6}\n",
+                "{0}|{1}|{2}|{3}|{4}|{5}|{6}" + LINE_SEP,
                 Locale.ENGLISH);
 
         private static final MessageFormat messageFormatWithParas =
@@ -423,7 +421,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                 if (isFirst) {
                     isFirst = false;
                 } else {
-                    builder.append(",\n");
+                    builder.append("," + LINE_SEP);
                 }
 
                 if (parameter instanceof Throwable) {
@@ -504,10 +502,10 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                         if (isFirst) {
                             isFirst = false;
                         } else {
-                            extBuilder.append(",\n");
+                            extBuilder.append("," + LINE_SEP);
                         }
-                        extBuilder.append("{\n" +
-                            Utilities.indent(certExt.toString()) + "\n}");
+                        extBuilder.append("{" + LINE_SEP +
+                            Utilities.indent(certExt.toString()) + LINE_SEP +"}");
                     }
                     Object[] certFields = {
                         x509.getVersion(),
@@ -521,7 +519,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                         Utilities.indent(extBuilder.toString())
                         };
                     builder.append(Utilities.indent(
-                            extendedCertFormart.format(certFields)));
+                            extendedCertFormat.format(certFields)));
                 }
             } catch (Exception ce) {
                 // ignore the exception
@@ -578,7 +576,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                 //          "string c"
                 //        ]
                 StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(512);
-                builder.append("\"" + key + "\": [\n");
+                builder.append("\"" + key + "\": [" + LINE_SEP);
                 int len = strings.length;
                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                     String string = strings[i];
@@ -586,7 +584,7 @@ public final class SSLLogger {
                     if (i != len - 1) {
                         builder.append(",");
                     }
-                    builder.append("\n");
+                    builder.append(LINE_SEP);
                 }
                 builder.append("      ]");
 
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/Utilities.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/Utilities.java
index 3ed022db382..50cd3bee751 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/Utilities.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ final class Utilities {
                 Pattern.compile("\\r\\n|\\n|\\r");
     private static final HexFormat HEX_FORMATTER =
             HexFormat.of().withUpperCase();
+    static final String LINE_SEP = System.lineSeparator();
 
     /**
      * Puts {@code hostname} into the {@code serverNames} list.
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ final class Utilities {
     static String indent(String source, String prefix) {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
         if (source == null) {
-             builder.append("\n").append(prefix).append("<blank message>");
+             builder.append(LINE_SEP).append(prefix).append("<blank message>");
         } else {
             String[] lines = lineBreakPatern.split(source);
             boolean isFirst = true;
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ final class Utilities {
                 if (isFirst) {
                     isFirst = false;
                 } else {
-                    builder.append("\n");
+                    builder.append(LINE_SEP);
                 }
                 builder.append(prefix).append(line);
             }
diff --git a/test/jdk/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger/DebugPropertyValuesTest.java b/test/jdk/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger/DebugPropertyValuesTest.java
index e27321770b7..726cc516267 100644
--- a/test/jdk/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger/DebugPropertyValuesTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/security/ssl/SSLLogger/DebugPropertyValuesTest.java
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ public class DebugPropertyValuesTest extends SSLSocketTemplate {
         debugMessages.put("verbose", List.of("Ignore unsupported cipher suite:"));
         debugMessages.put("handshake-expand",
                 List.of("\"logger\".*: \"javax.net.ssl\",",
+                        "\"specifics\"   : \\[",
                         "\"message\".*: \"Produced ClientHello handshake message"));
         debugMessages.put("record-expand",
                 List.of("\"logger\".*: \"javax.net.ssl\",",
+                        "\"specifics\"   : \\[",
                         "\"message\".*: \"READ: TLSv1.2 application_data"));
         debugMessages.put("help",
                 List.of("print the help messages",
@@ -83,7 +85,12 @@ public class DebugPropertyValuesTest extends SSLSocketTemplate {
         // "ALL" shouldn't be seen as a valid Level
         debugMessages.put("javax.net.debug.logger.ALL", List.of("ALL:"));
         debugMessages.put("javax.net.debug.logger",
-                List.of("FINE: adding as trusted certificates",
+                List.of("FINE: adding as trusted certificates:"
+                            + System.lineSeparator() +
+                            "  \"certificate\" : \\{",
+                        "FINE: Produced ClientHello handshake message:" +
+                            System.lineSeparator() +
+                            "\"ClientHello\": \\{",
                         "FINE: WRITE: TLSv1.3 application_data"));
     }