diff --git a/src/GUI/Plater/PlaterObject.hpp b/src/GUI/Plater/PlaterObject.hpp
index ae53ec0fd..3d06601c3 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Plater/PlaterObject.hpp
+++ b/src/GUI/Plater/PlaterObject.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
     Slic3r::ExPolygonCollection& transform_thumbnail(const Slic3r::Model model, int obj_idx);
     Slic3r::ExPolygonCollection& transform_thumbnail(const std::shared_ptr<Slic3r::Model> model, int obj_idx);
 
+protected:
+    const std::string LogChannel {"PlaterObject"};
 
 };