Index: src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/spi/AbstractLogger.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/spi/AbstractLogger.java	(revision 1414836)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/spi/AbstractLogger.java	(working copy)
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@
      */
     public void error(Marker marker, Message msg) {
         if (isEnabled(Level.ERROR, marker, msg, null)) {
-            log(null, FQCN, Level.ERROR, msg, null);
+            log(marker, FQCN, Level.ERROR, msg, null);
         }
     }
 
Index: src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/AbstractLoggerTest.java
===================================================================
--- src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/AbstractLoggerTest.java	(revision 1414836)
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/AbstractLoggerTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
         new LogEvent(null, simple, t),
         new LogEvent(marker, simple, null),
         new LogEvent(marker, simple, t),
+        new LogEvent(marker, simple, null),
 
     };
 
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@
         trace(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, null);
         currentEvent = events[13];
         trace(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, t);
+        currentEvent = events[14];
+        trace(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -147,6 +150,8 @@
         debug(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, null);
         currentEvent = events[13];
         debug(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, t);
+        currentEvent = events[14];
+        debug(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -187,6 +192,8 @@
         info(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, null);
         currentEvent = events[13];
         info(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, t);
+        currentEvent = events[14];
+        info(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -227,6 +234,8 @@
         warn(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, null);
         currentEvent = events[13];
         warn(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, t);
+        currentEvent = events[14];
+        warn(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -267,6 +276,8 @@
         error(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, null);
         currentEvent = events[13];
         error(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, t);
+        currentEvent = events[14];
+        error(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -307,6 +318,8 @@
         fatal(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, null);
         currentEvent = events[13];
         fatal(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple, t);
+        currentEvent = events[14];
+        fatal(MarkerManager.getMarker("TEST"), simple);
     }
 
     @Override