diff --git a/batchspawner/batchspawner.py b/batchspawner/batchspawner.py
index 7c2836c..f16f3e9 100644
--- a/batchspawner/batchspawner.py
+++ b/batchspawner/batchspawner.py
@@ -666,12 +666,12 @@ def get_env(self):
 class SlurmSpawner(UserEnvMixin, BatchSpawnerRegexStates):
     batch_script = Unicode(
         """#!/bin/bash
-#SBATCH --output={{homedir}}/jupyterhub_slurmspawner_%j.log
 #SBATCH --job-name=spawner-jupyterhub
 #SBATCH --chdir={{homedir}}
 #SBATCH --export={{keepvars}}
 #SBATCH --get-user-env=L
-{% if partition  %}#SBATCH --partition={{partition}}
+{% if output %}#SBATCH --output={% if not output.startswith('/') %}{{homedir}}/{% endif %}{{output}}
+{% endif %}{% if partition  %}#SBATCH --partition={{partition}}
 {% endif %}{% if runtime    %}#SBATCH --time={{runtime}}
 {% endif %}{% if memory     %}#SBATCH --mem={{memory}}
 {% endif %}{% if gres       %}#SBATCH --gres={{gres}}
@@ -717,6 +717,12 @@ class SlurmSpawner(UserEnvMixin, BatchSpawnerRegexStates):
         help="Additional resources (e.g. GPUs) requested",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
+    req_output = Unicode(
+        "jupyterhub_slurmspawner_%j.log",
+        help="Batch script standard output and standard error filename pattern."
+        "Relative filename is considered relative to ``req_homedir``.",
+    ).tag(config=True)
+
     # outputs line like "Submitted batch job 209"
     batch_submit_cmd = Unicode("sbatch --parsable").tag(config=True)
     # outputs status and exec node like "RUNNING hostname"
diff --git a/batchspawner/tests/test_spawners.py b/batchspawner/tests/test_spawners.py
index bd378c5..6005ae0 100644
--- a/batchspawner/tests/test_spawners.py
+++ b/batchspawner/tests/test_spawners.py
@@ -481,6 +481,40 @@ async def test_slurm(db, event_loop):
         re.compile(r"^\#SBATCH \s+ some_option_asdf", re.X | re.M),
         re.compile(r"^\#SBATCH \s+ --reservation=RES123", re.X | re.M),
         re.compile(r"^\#SBATCH \s+ --gres=GRES123", re.X | re.M),
+        re.compile(
+            r"^\#SBATCH \s+ --output= .+ /jupyterhub_slurmspawner_%j.log", re.X | re.M
+        ),
+    ]
+    from .. import SlurmSpawner
+
+    await run_spawner_script(
+        db,
+        SlurmSpawner,
+        normal_slurm_script,
+        batch_script_re_list=batch_script_re_list,
+        spawner_kwargs=spawner_kwargs,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "req_output,expected_file_pattern",
+    [
+        ("/dev/null", "/dev/null"),
+        ("slurm-%j.out", "{homedir}/slurm-%j.out"),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_slurm_req_output(db, event_loop, req_output, expected_file_pattern):
+    homedir = "/users/jhub_users"
+    spawner_kwargs = {
+        "req_output": req_output,
+        "req_homedir": homedir,
+    }
+
+    batch_script_re_list = [
+        re.compile(
+            r"^\#SBATCH \s+ --output=" + expected_file_pattern.format(homedir=homedir),
+            re.X | re.M,
+        ),
     ]
     from .. import SlurmSpawner