diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/detail/utilities/logger.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/detail/utilities/logger.hpp
index 8c1c3c28df8..e7643eb44bd 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/detail/utilities/logger.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/detail/utilities/logger.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <cudf/utilities/logger.hpp>
 
 // Log messages that require computation should only be used at level TRACE and DEBUG
-#define CUDF_LOG_TRACE(...)    SPDLOG_LOGGER_TRACE(&cudf::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CUDF_LOG_DEBUG(...)    SPDLOG_LOGGER_DEBUG(&cudf::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CUDF_LOG_INFO(...)     SPDLOG_LOGGER_INFO(&cudf::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CUDF_LOG_WARN(...)     SPDLOG_LOGGER_WARN(&cudf::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CUDF_LOG_ERROR(...)    SPDLOG_LOGGER_ERROR(&cudf::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CUDF_LOG_CRITICAL(...) SPDLOG_LOGGER_CRITICAL(&cudf::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CUDF_LOG_TRACE(...)    SPDLOG_LOGGER_TRACE(&cudf::detail::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CUDF_LOG_DEBUG(...)    SPDLOG_LOGGER_DEBUG(&cudf::detail::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CUDF_LOG_INFO(...)     SPDLOG_LOGGER_INFO(&cudf::detail::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CUDF_LOG_WARN(...)     SPDLOG_LOGGER_WARN(&cudf::detail::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CUDF_LOG_ERROR(...)    SPDLOG_LOGGER_ERROR(&cudf::detail::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CUDF_LOG_CRITICAL(...) SPDLOG_LOGGER_CRITICAL(&cudf::detail::logger(), __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/utilities/logger.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/utilities/logger.hpp
index 45d5d1b12e1..982554a23f5 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/utilities/logger.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/utilities/logger.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 namespace CUDF_EXPORT cudf {
 
+namespace detail {
+spdlog::logger& logger();
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Returns the global logger.
  *
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ namespace CUDF_EXPORT cudf {
  *
  * @return spdlog::logger& The logger.
  */
-spdlog::logger& logger();
+[[deprecated(
+  "Support for direct access to spdlog loggers in cudf is planned for removal")]] spdlog::logger&
+logger();
 
 }  // namespace CUDF_EXPORT cudf
diff --git a/cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp b/cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp
index d54f5677c4c..e52fffbd8c6 100644
--- a/cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ struct logger_wrapper {
 
 }  // namespace
 
-spdlog::logger& cudf::logger()
+spdlog::logger& cudf::detail::logger()
 {
   static logger_wrapper wrapped{};
   return wrapped.logger_;
 }
+
+spdlog::logger& cudf::logger() { return cudf::detail::logger(); }
diff --git a/cpp/tests/utilities_tests/logger_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/utilities_tests/logger_tests.cpp
index d052e20eedb..cfab570833b 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/utilities_tests/logger_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/utilities_tests/logger_tests.cpp
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ class LoggerTest : public cudf::test::BaseFixture {
   std::vector<spdlog::sink_ptr> prev_sinks;
 
  public:
-  LoggerTest() : prev_level{cudf::logger().level()}, prev_sinks{cudf::logger().sinks()}
+  LoggerTest()
+    : prev_level{cudf::detail::logger().level()}, prev_sinks{cudf::detail::logger().sinks()}
   {
-    cudf::logger().sinks() = {std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::ostream_sink_mt>(oss)};
-    cudf::logger().set_formatter(
+    cudf::detail::logger().sinks() = {std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::ostream_sink_mt>(oss)};
+    cudf::detail::logger().set_formatter(
       std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter>(new spdlog::pattern_formatter("%v")));
   }
   ~LoggerTest() override
   {
-    cudf::logger().set_level(prev_level);
-    cudf::logger().sinks() = prev_sinks;
+    cudf::detail::logger().set_level(prev_level);
+    cudf::detail::logger().sinks() = prev_sinks;
   }
 
   void clear_sink() { oss.str(""); }
@@ -46,32 +47,32 @@ class LoggerTest : public cudf::test::BaseFixture {
 
 TEST_F(LoggerTest, Basic)
 {
-  cudf::logger().critical("crit msg");
+  cudf::detail::logger().critical("crit msg");
   ASSERT_EQ(this->sink_content(), "crit msg\n");
 }
 
 TEST_F(LoggerTest, DefaultLevel)
 {
-  cudf::logger().trace("trace");
-  cudf::logger().debug("debug");
-  cudf::logger().info("info");
-  cudf::logger().warn("warn");
-  cudf::logger().error("error");
-  cudf::logger().critical("critical");
+  cudf::detail::logger().trace("trace");
+  cudf::detail::logger().debug("debug");
+  cudf::detail::logger().info("info");
+  cudf::detail::logger().warn("warn");
+  cudf::detail::logger().error("error");
+  cudf::detail::logger().critical("critical");
   ASSERT_EQ(this->sink_content(), "warn\nerror\ncritical\n");
 }
 
 TEST_F(LoggerTest, CustomLevel)
 {
-  cudf::logger().set_level(spdlog::level::warn);
-  cudf::logger().info("info");
-  cudf::logger().warn("warn");
+  cudf::detail::logger().set_level(spdlog::level::warn);
+  cudf::detail::logger().info("info");
+  cudf::detail::logger().warn("warn");
   ASSERT_EQ(this->sink_content(), "warn\n");
 
   this->clear_sink();
 
-  cudf::logger().set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
-  cudf::logger().trace("trace");
-  cudf::logger().debug("debug");
+  cudf::detail::logger().set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
+  cudf::detail::logger().trace("trace");
+  cudf::detail::logger().debug("debug");
   ASSERT_EQ(this->sink_content(), "debug\n");
 }