diff --git a/src/textual/__init__.py b/src/textual/__init__.py
index 29bf8f018..4958b9a7d 100644
--- a/src/textual/__init__.py
+++ b/src/textual/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import inspect
 from typing import Any
 
 from rich.console import RenderableType
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ def log(*args: object, verbosity: int = 0, **kwargs) -> None:
     from ._context import active_app
 
     app = active_app.get()
-    app.log(*args, verbosity=verbosity, **kwargs)
+
+    caller = inspect.stack()[1]
+    app.log(*args, verbosity=verbosity, _textual_calling_frame=caller, **kwargs)
 
 
 def panic(*args: RenderableType) -> None:
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index 9cdd71946..02040bae4 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class App(DOMNode):
         self,
         *objects: Any,
         verbosity: int = 1,
-        caller: inspect.FrameInfo | None = None,
+        _textual_calling_frame: inspect.FrameInfo | None = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         """Write to logs.
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ class App(DOMNode):
         Args:
             *objects (Any): Positional arguments are converted to string and written to logs.
             verbosity (int, optional): Verbosity level 0-3. Defaults to 1.
+            _textual_calling_frame (inspect.FrameInfo | None): The frame info to include in
+                the log message sent to the devtools server.
         """
         output = ""
         try:
@@ -224,11 +226,11 @@ class App(DOMNode):
                 key_values = " ".join(f"{key}={value}" for key, value in kwargs.items())
                 output = " ".join((output, key_values))
 
-            if not caller:
-                caller = inspect.stack()[1]
+            if not _textual_calling_frame:
+                _textual_calling_frame = inspect.stack()[1]
 
-            calling_path = caller.filename
-            calling_lineno = caller.lineno
+            calling_path = _textual_calling_frame.filename
+            calling_lineno = _textual_calling_frame.lineno
 
             if self.devtools.is_connected and verbosity <= self.log_verbosity:
                 if len(objects) > 1 or len(kwargs) >= 1 and output:
diff --git a/src/textual/message_pump.py b/src/textual/message_pump.py
index e50d0e646..420ffe3b6 100644
--- a/src/textual/message_pump.py
+++ b/src/textual/message_pump.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MessagePump:
         return self._running
 
     def log(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        return self.app.log(*args, **kwargs, caller=inspect.stack()[1])
+        return self.app.log(*args, **kwargs, _textual_calling_frame=inspect.stack()[1])
 
     def set_parent(self, parent: MessagePump) -> None:
         self._parent = parent