diff --git a/src/lager_transform.erl b/src/lager_transform.erl
index 6a45040..1759da1 100644
--- a/src/lager_transform.erl
+++ b/src/lager_transform.erl
@@ -107,12 +107,15 @@ transform_statement({call, Line, {remote, _Line1, {atom, _Line2, lager},
                     %% [Format, Args] or [Attr, Format].
                     %% The trace attributes will be a list of tuples, so check
                     %% for that.
-                    case Arg1 of
-                        {cons, _, {tuple, _, _}, _} ->
+                    case {element(1, Arg1), Arg1} of
+                        {_, {cons, _, {tuple, _, _}, _}} ->
                             {concat_lists(Arg1, DefaultAttrs),
                                 Arg2, {atom, Line, none}};
-                        {var, _, _} ->
-                            %% crap, its a variable. look at the second
+                        {Type, _} when Type == var;
+                                       Type == lc;
+                                       Type == call;
+                                       Type == record_field ->
+                            %% crap, its not a literal. look at the second
                             %% argument to see if it is a string
                             case Arg2 of
                                 {string, _, _} ->
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ transform_statement({call, Line, {remote, _Line1, {atom, _Line2, lager},
                                         Arg2, {atom, Line, none}};
                                 _ ->
                                     %% not a string, going to have to guess
-                                    %% its the argument list
+                                    %% it's the argument list
                                     {DefaultAttrs, Arg1, Arg2}
                             end;
                         _ ->
@@ -158,10 +161,22 @@ transform_statement(Stmt) ->
     Stmt.
 
 %% concat 2 list ASTs by replacing the terminating [] in A with the contents of B
-concat_lists({var, Line, Name}, B) ->
+concat_lists({var, Line, _Name}=Var, B) ->
     %% concatenating a var with a cons
     {call, Line, {remote, Line, {atom, Line, lists},{atom, Line, flatten}},
-        [{cons, Line, {var, Line, Name}, B}]};
+        [{cons, Line, Var, B}]};
+concat_lists({lc, Line, _Body, _Generator} = LC, B) ->
+    %% concatenating a LC with a cons
+    {call, Line, {remote, Line, {atom, Line, lists},{atom, Line, flatten}},
+        [{cons, Line, LC, B}]};
+concat_lists({call, Line, _Function, _Args} = Call, B) ->
+    %% concatenating a call with a cons
+    {call, Line, {remote, Line, {atom, Line, lists},{atom, Line, flatten}},
+        [{cons, Line, Call, B}]};
+concat_lists({record_field, Line, _Var, _Record, _Field} = Rec, B) ->
+    %% concatenating a record_field with a cons
+    {call, Line, {remote, Line, {atom, Line, lists},{atom, Line, flatten}},
+        [{cons, Line, Rec, B}]};
 concat_lists({nil, _Line}, B) ->
     B;
 concat_lists({cons, Line, Element, Tail}, B) ->
diff --git a/test/lager_test_backend.erl b/test/lager_test_backend.erl
index 9da5be3..25b3a1b 100644
--- a/test/lager_test_backend.erl
+++ b/test/lager_test_backend.erl
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         code_change/3]).
 
 -record(state, {level, buffer, ignored}).
+-record(test, {attrs, format, args}).
 -compile([{parse_transform, lager_transform}]).
 
 -ifdef(TEST).
@@ -210,6 +211,95 @@ lager_test_() ->
                         ok
                 end
             },
+            {"list comprehension inplace of literals in logging statements work",
+                fun() ->
+                        ?assertEqual(0, count()),
+                        Attr = [{a, alpha}, {b, beta}],
+                        Fmt = "format ~p",
+                        Args = [world],
+                        lager:info([{K, atom_to_list(V)} || {K, V} <- Attr], "hello"),
+                        lager:info([{K, atom_to_list(V)} || {K, V} <- Attr], "hello ~p", [{atom, X} || X <- Args]),
+                        lager:info([X || X <- Fmt], [world]),
+                        lager:info("hello ~p", [{atom, X} || X <- Args]),
+                        lager:info([{K, atom_to_list(V)} || {K, V} <- Attr], "hello ~p", [{atom, X} || X <- Args]),
+                        lager:info([{d, delta}, {g, gamma}], Fmt, [{atom, X} || X <- Args]),
+                        ?assertEqual(6, count()),
+                        {_Level, _Time, Message, Metadata}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertMatch([{a, "alpha"}, {b, "beta"}|_], Metadata),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello", lists:flatten(Message)),
+                        {_Level, _Time2, Message2, _Metadata2}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello {atom,world}", lists:flatten(Message2)),
+                        {_Level, _Time3, Message3, _Metadata3}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("format world", lists:flatten(Message3)),
+                        {_Level, _Time4, Message4, _Metadata4}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello {atom,world}", lists:flatten(Message4)),
+                        {_Level, _Time5, Message5, _Metadata5}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello {atom,world}", lists:flatten(Message5)),
+                        {_Level, _Time6, Message6, Metadata6}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertMatch([{d, delta}, {g, gamma}|_], Metadata6),
+                        ?assertEqual("format {atom,world}", lists:flatten(Message6)),
+                        ok
+                end
+            },
+            {"function calls inplace of literals in logging statements work",
+                fun() ->
+                        ?assertEqual(0, count()),
+                        put(attrs, [{a, alpha}, {b, beta}]),
+                        put(format, "format ~p"),
+                        put(args, [world]),
+                        lager:info(get(attrs), "hello"),
+                        lager:info(get(attrs), "hello ~p", get(args)),
+                        lager:info(get(format), [world]),
+                        lager:info("hello ~p", erlang:get(args)),
+                        lager:info(fun() -> get(attrs) end(), "hello ~p", get(args)),
+                        lager:info([{d, delta}, {g, gamma}], get(format), get(args)),
+                        ?assertEqual(6, count()),
+                        {_Level, _Time, Message, Metadata}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertMatch([{a, alpha}, {b, beta}|_], Metadata),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello", lists:flatten(Message)),
+                        {_Level, _Time2, Message2, _Metadata2}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello world", lists:flatten(Message2)),
+                        {_Level, _Time3, Message3, _Metadata3}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("format world", lists:flatten(Message3)),
+                        {_Level, _Time4, Message4, _Metadata4}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello world", lists:flatten(Message4)),
+                        {_Level, _Time5, Message5, _Metadata5}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello world", lists:flatten(Message5)),
+                        {_Level, _Time6, Message6, Metadata6}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertMatch([{d, delta}, {g, gamma}|_], Metadata6),
+                        ?assertEqual("format world", lists:flatten(Message6)),
+                        ok
+                end
+            },
+            {"record fields inplace of literals in logging statements work",
+                fun() ->
+                        ?assertEqual(0, count()),
+                        Test = #test{attrs=[{a, alpha}, {b, beta}], format="format ~p", args=[world]},
+                        lager:info(Test#test.attrs, "hello"),
+                        lager:info(Test#test.attrs, "hello ~p", Test#test.args),
+                        lager:info(Test#test.format, [world]),
+                        lager:info("hello ~p", Test#test.args),
+                        lager:info(Test#test.attrs, "hello ~p", Test#test.args),
+                        lager:info([{d, delta}, {g, gamma}], Test#test.format, Test#test.args),
+                        ?assertEqual(6, count()),
+                        {_Level, _Time, Message, Metadata}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertMatch([{a, alpha}, {b, beta}|_], Metadata),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello", lists:flatten(Message)),
+                        {_Level, _Time2, Message2, _Metadata2}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello world", lists:flatten(Message2)),
+                        {_Level, _Time3, Message3, _Metadata3}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("format world", lists:flatten(Message3)),
+                        {_Level, _Time4, Message4, _Metadata4}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello world", lists:flatten(Message4)),
+                        {_Level, _Time5, Message5, _Metadata5}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertEqual("hello world", lists:flatten(Message5)),
+                        {_Level, _Time6, Message6, Metadata6}  = pop(),
+                        ?assertMatch([{d, delta}, {g, gamma}|_], Metadata6),
+                        ?assertEqual("format world", lists:flatten(Message6)),
+                        ok
+                end
+            },
+
             {"log messages below the threshold are ignored",
                 fun() ->
                         ?assertEqual(0, count()),