diff --git a/src/distributions/bernoulli.jl b/src/distributions/bernoulli.jl
index 8ba29f91..96eb944a 100644
--- a/src/distributions/bernoulli.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/bernoulli.jl
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Bernoulli}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Bernoulli}) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Bernoulli}) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Bernoulli}) = (_) -> begin
+    return log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Bernoulli}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁,) = unpack_parameters(Bernoulli, η)
     return -log(logistic(-η₁))
diff --git a/src/distributions/beta.jl b/src/distributions/beta.jl
index 7e363a9e..eb0a845a 100644
--- a/src/distributions/beta.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/beta.jl
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Beta}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Beta}) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Beta}) = (log, mirrorlog)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Beta}) = (_) -> begin
+    return log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Beta}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁, η₂) = unpack_parameters(Beta, η)
     return logbeta(η₁ + one(η₁), η₂ + one(η₂))
diff --git a/src/distributions/binomial.jl b/src/distributions/binomial.jl
index 79a00ad4..bfdf8735 100644
--- a/src/distributions/binomial.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/binomial.jl
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Binomial}) = NonConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Binomial}, ntrials) = Base.Fix1(binomial, ntrials)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Binomial}, _) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Binomial}) = (_) -> begin
+    error("Expectation of log base measure is not defined for Binomial distribution")
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Binomial}, ntrials) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁,) = unpack_parameters(Binomial, η)
     return ntrials * log1pexp(η₁)
diff --git a/src/distributions/categorical.jl b/src/distributions/categorical.jl
index bd256d06..445f9958 100644
--- a/src/distributions/categorical.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/categorical.jl
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Categorical}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Categorical}, _) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Categorical}, conditioner) = ((x) -> OneElement(x, conditioner),)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Categorical}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Categorical}, conditioner) =
     (η) -> begin
         if (conditioner !== length(η))
diff --git a/src/distributions/chi_squared.jl b/src/distributions/chi_squared.jl
index 209267cc..d268dae0 100644
--- a/src/distributions/chi_squared.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/chi_squared.jl
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Chisq}) = (η) -> begin
     return loggamma(η1 + o) + (η1 + o) * logtwo
 end
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Chisq}) = (η) -> begin
+    η/2
+end
+
 getgradlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Chisq}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Chisq, η)
     return SA[digamma(η1 + one(η1)) + logtwo]
diff --git a/src/distributions/dirichlet.jl b/src/distributions/dirichlet.jl
index 3dc19268..a34c827b 100644
--- a/src/distributions/dirichlet.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/dirichlet.jl
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Dirichlet}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Dirichlet}) = (x) -> one(Float64)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Dirichlet}) = (x -> vmap(log, x),)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Dirichlet}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Dirichlet}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Dirichlet, η)
     firstterm = mapreduce(x -> loggamma(x + 1), +, η1)
diff --git a/src/distributions/erlang.jl b/src/distributions/erlang.jl
index e65e344a..e4f82752 100644
--- a/src/distributions/erlang.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/erlang.jl
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Erlang}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Erlang}) = (x) -> one(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Erlang}) = (log, identity)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Erlang}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Erlang}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1, η2) = unpack_parameters(Erlang, η)
 
diff --git a/src/distributions/exponential.jl b/src/distributions/exponential.jl
index 1278ee24..84858ab2 100644
--- a/src/distributions/exponential.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/exponential.jl
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Exponential}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Exponential}) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Exponential}) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Exponential}) = (_) -> begin
+    return log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Exponential}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁,) = unpack_parameters(Exponential, η)
     return -log(-η₁)
diff --git a/src/distributions/gamma_family/gamma_family.jl b/src/distributions/gamma_family/gamma_family.jl
index a08976b0..4fa0958f 100644
--- a/src/distributions/gamma_family/gamma_family.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/gamma_family/gamma_family.jl
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Gamma}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Gamma}) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Gamma}) = (log, identity)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Gamma}) = (_) -> begin
+    return log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Gamma}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁, η₂) = unpack_parameters(Gamma, η)
     return loggamma(η₁ + one(η₁)) - (η₁ + one(η₁)) * log(-η₂)
diff --git a/src/distributions/gamma_inverse.jl b/src/distributions/gamma_inverse.jl
index e521ab60..b3af39e4 100644
--- a/src/distributions/gamma_inverse.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/gamma_inverse.jl
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{GammaInverse}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{GammaInverse}) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{GammaInverse}) = (log, inv)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{GammaInverse}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{GammaInverse}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁, η₂) = unpack_parameters(GammaInverse, η)
     return loggamma(-η₁ - one(η₁)) - (-η₁ - one(η₁)) * log(-η₂)
diff --git a/src/distributions/geometric.jl b/src/distributions/geometric.jl
index 81e00cdf..5a78f4ea 100644
--- a/src/distributions/geometric.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/geometric.jl
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Geometric}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Geometric}) = (x) -> one(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Geometric}) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Geometric}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Geometric}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Geometric, η)
     return -log(one(η1) - exp(η1))
diff --git a/src/distributions/laplace.jl b/src/distributions/laplace.jl
index 4d60b1c5..af21bd78 100644
--- a/src/distributions/laplace.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/laplace.jl
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Laplace}, conditioner) = (
     (x) -> abs(x - conditioner),
 )
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::Type{Laplace}, conditioner) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Laplace}, _) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁,) = unpack_parameters(Laplace, η)
     return log(-2 / η₁)
diff --git a/src/distributions/lognormal.jl b/src/distributions/lognormal.jl
index 9c1cf971..187a5a84 100644
--- a/src/distributions/lognormal.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/lognormal.jl
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{LogNormal}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{LogNormal}) = (x) -> invsqrt2π
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{LogNormal}) = (log, x -> abs2(log(x)))
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{LogNormal}) = (_) -> begin
+    0.5*log2π
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{LogNormal}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁, η₂) = unpack_parameters(LogNormal, η)
     return -(η₁ + 1)^2 / (4η₂) - log(-2η₂) / 2
diff --git a/src/distributions/matrix_dirichlet.jl b/src/distributions/matrix_dirichlet.jl
index 06010965..3dd978f1 100644
--- a/src/distributions/matrix_dirichlet.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/matrix_dirichlet.jl
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{MatrixDirichlet}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{MatrixDirichlet}) = (x) -> one(Float64)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{MatrixDirichlet}) = (x -> vmap(log, x),)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{MatrixDirichlet}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{MatrixDirichlet}) =
     (η) -> begin
         (η1,) = unpack_parameters(MatrixDirichlet, η)
diff --git a/src/distributions/mv_normal_wishart.jl b/src/distributions/mv_normal_wishart.jl
index 6c634235..54d04da7 100644
--- a/src/distributions/mv_normal_wishart.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/mv_normal_wishart.jl
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ function getsufficientstatistics(::Type{MvNormalWishart})
     )
 end
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{MvNormalWishart}) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{MvNormalWishart}) = (η) -> begin
     η1, η2, η3, η4 = unpack_parameters(MvNormalWishart, η)
     d = length(η1)
diff --git a/src/distributions/negative_binomial.jl b/src/distributions/negative_binomial.jl
index c0d3ddf6..4071978d 100644
--- a/src/distributions/negative_binomial.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/negative_binomial.jl
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{NegativeBinomial}) = NonConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{NegativeBinomial}, conditioner) = (x) -> binomial(Int(x + conditioner - 1), x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{NegativeBinomial}, conditioner) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{NegativeBinomial}, conditioner) = (η) -> begin
+    error("Expectation of log base measure is not implemented for NegativeBinomial distribution")
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{NegativeBinomial}, conditioner) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(NegativeBinomial, η)
     return -conditioner * log(one(η1) - exp(η1))
diff --git a/src/distributions/normal_family/normal_family.jl b/src/distributions/normal_family/normal_family.jl
index 80e70658..4299e69c 100644
--- a/src/distributions/normal_family/normal_family.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/normal_family/normal_family.jl
@@ -578,6 +578,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{NormalMeanVariance}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{NormalMeanVariance}) = (x) -> convert(typeof(x), invsqrt2π)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{NormalMeanVariance}) = (identity, abs2)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{NormalMeanVariance}) = (η) -> begin
+    0.5*log2π
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{NormalMeanVariance}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁, η₂) = unpack_parameters(NormalMeanVariance, η)
     return -abs2(η₁) / 4η₂ - log(-2η₂) / 2
@@ -691,6 +695,11 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{MvNormalMeanCovariance}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{MvNormalMeanCovariance}) = (x) -> (2π)^(length(x) / -2)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{MvNormalMeanCovariance}) = (identity, (x) -> x * x')
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{MvNormalMeanCovariance}) = (η) -> begin
+    k = div(-1 + isqrt(1 + 4 * length(η)), 2)
+    return k * log2π / 2
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{MvNormalMeanCovariance}) = (η) -> begin
     (η₁, η₂) = unpack_parameters(MvNormalMeanCovariance, η)
     k = length(η₁)
diff --git a/src/distributions/normal_gamma.jl b/src/distributions/normal_gamma.jl
index a557d50f..bd0f1c9c 100644
--- a/src/distributions/normal_gamma.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/normal_gamma.jl
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ getbasemeasure(::Type{NormalGamma}) = (x) -> invsqrt2π
 # x is a 2d vector where first dimension is mean and the second dimension is precision component
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{NormalGamma}) = (x -> x[1] * x[2], x -> x[2] * x[1]^2, x -> log(x[2]), x -> x[2])
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{NormalGamma}) = (_) -> begin
+    0.5*log2π
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{NormalGamma}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1, η2, η3, η4) = unpack_parameters(NormalGamma, η)
     η3half = η3 + (1 / 2)
diff --git a/src/distributions/pareto.jl b/src/distributions/pareto.jl
index da09c42a..a2e0d2ea 100644
--- a/src/distributions/pareto.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/pareto.jl
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Pareto}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Pareto}, _) = (x) -> oneunit(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Pareto}, conditioner) = (log,)
 
-getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Pareto}, conditioner) = (η) -> begin
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::Type{Pareto}, _) = (_) -> begin
+    log(1)
+end
+
+getlogpartition(::Type{Pareto}, conditioner) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Pareto, η)
     return log(conditioner^(one(η1) + η1) / (-one(η1) - η1))
 end
diff --git a/src/distributions/poisson.jl b/src/distributions/poisson.jl
index abdabd6f..1fc76f2a 100644
--- a/src/distributions/poisson.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/poisson.jl
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Poisson}) = NonConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Poisson}) = (x) -> one(x) / factorial(x)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Poisson}) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Poisson}) = (_) -> begin
+    error("Expectation of log base measure is not implemented for Poisson distribution")
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Poisson}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Poisson, η)
     return exp(η1)
diff --git a/src/distributions/rayleigh.jl b/src/distributions/rayleigh.jl
index 7f1cf973..e8b3c9e1 100644
--- a/src/distributions/rayleigh.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/rayleigh.jl
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Rayleigh}) = NonConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Rayleigh}) = identity
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Rayleigh}) = (x -> x^2,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Rayleigh}) = (η) -> begin
+    error("Expectation of log base measure is not implemented for Rayleigh distribution")
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Rayleigh}) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Rayleigh, η)
     return -log(-2 * η1)
diff --git a/src/distributions/von_mises.jl b/src/distributions/von_mises.jl
index ec4a5bd4..c38adc2a 100644
--- a/src/distributions/von_mises.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/von_mises.jl
@@ -82,11 +82,17 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{VonMises}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 
 getbasemeasure(::Type{VonMises}, _) = (x) -> inv(twoπ)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{VonMises}, _) = (cos, sin)
+
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{VonMises}, _) = (_) -> begin
+    return log(twoπ)
+end
+
 getgradlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{VonMises}, _) = (η) -> begin
     u = sqrt(dot(η, η))
     same_part = besseli(1, u) / (u * besseli(0, u))
     return SA[η[1] * same_part, η[2] * same_part]
 end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{VonMises}, _) = (η) -> begin
     return log(besseli(0, sqrt(dot(η, η))))
 end
diff --git a/src/distributions/von_mises_fisher.jl b/src/distributions/von_mises_fisher.jl
index c2f05445..75d6bcd0 100644
--- a/src/distributions/von_mises_fisher.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/von_mises_fisher.jl
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{VonMisesFisher}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{VonMisesFisher}) = (x) -> (inv2π)^(length(x) / 2)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{VonMisesFisher}) = (identity,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{VonMisesFisher}) = (η) -> begin
+    length(η)/2 * log(inv2π)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{VonMisesFisher}) = (η) -> begin
     κ = sqrt(η' * η)
     p = length(η)
diff --git a/src/distributions/weibull.jl b/src/distributions/weibull.jl
index a25dd0a0..a5f78229 100644
--- a/src/distributions/weibull.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/weibull.jl
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{Weibull}) = NonConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{Weibull}, conditioner) = x -> x^(conditioner - 1)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{Weibull}, conditioner) = (x -> x^conditioner,)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Weibull}, conditioner) = (η) -> begin
+    error("Expectation of log base measure is not implemented for Weibull distribution")
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{Weibull}, conditioner) = (η) -> begin
     (η1,) = unpack_parameters(Weibull, η)
     return -log(-η1) - log(conditioner)
diff --git a/src/distributions/wishart.jl b/src/distributions/wishart.jl
index 4af9dcbe..681149e0 100644
--- a/src/distributions/wishart.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/wishart.jl
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{WishartFast}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{WishartFast}) = (x) -> one(Float64)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{WishartFast}) = (chollogdet, identity)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{WishartFast}) = (η) -> begin
+    return log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{WishartFast}) = (η) -> begin
     η1, η2 = unpack_parameters(WishartFast, η)
     p = first(size(η2))
diff --git a/src/distributions/wishart_inverse.jl b/src/distributions/wishart_inverse.jl
index 8d109bb5..c0114dbd 100644
--- a/src/distributions/wishart_inverse.jl
+++ b/src/distributions/wishart_inverse.jl
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ isbasemeasureconstant(::Type{InverseWishartFast}) = ConstantBaseMeasure()
 getbasemeasure(::Type{InverseWishartFast}) = (x) -> one(Float64)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Type{InverseWishartFast}) = (chollogdet, cholinv)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{InverseWishartFast}) = (η) -> begin
+    return log(1)
+end
+
 getlogpartition(::NaturalParametersSpace, ::Type{InverseWishartFast}) = (η) -> begin
     η1, η2 = unpack_parameters(InverseWishartFast, η)
     p = first(size(η2))
diff --git a/src/exponential_family.jl b/src/exponential_family.jl
index 4552bbf0..6722a59d 100644
--- a/src/exponential_family.jl
+++ b/src/exponential_family.jl
@@ -325,11 +325,27 @@ function fisherinformation(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution, η = getnaturalpar
     return getfisherinformation(ef)(η)
 end
 
+"""
+    expectationlogbasemeasure(distribution, η)
+
+Return the computed value of the expectation of the log base measure of the exponential family distribution at the point `η`.
+By default `η = getnaturalparameters(ef)`.
+"""
+function expectationlogbasemeasure(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution, η = getnaturalparameters(ef))
+    return getexpectationlogbasemeasure(ef)(η)
+end
+
 getbasemeasure(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution) = getbasemeasure(ef.attributes, ef)
 getbasemeasure(::Nothing, ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution{T}) where {T} = getbasemeasure(T, getconditioner(ef))
 getbasemeasure(attributes::ExponentialFamilyDistributionAttributes, ::ExponentialFamilyDistribution) =
     getbasemeasure(attributes)
 
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution) = getexpectationlogbasemeasure(ef.attributes, ef)
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::Nothing, ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution{T}) where {T} =
+    getexpectationlogbasemeasure(T, getconditioner(ef))
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(attributes::ExponentialFamilyDistributionAttributes, ::ExponentialFamilyDistribution) =
+    getexpectationlogbasemeasure(attributes)
+
 getsufficientstatistics(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution) = getsufficientstatistics(ef.attributes, ef)
 getsufficientstatistics(::Nothing, ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution{T}) where {T} =
     getsufficientstatistics(T, getconditioner(ef))
@@ -416,6 +432,15 @@ For conditional exponential family distributions requires an extra `conditioner`
 """
 getbasemeasure(::Type{T}, ::Nothing) where {T <: Distribution} = getbasemeasure(T)
 
+"""
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::Type{<:Distribution}, [ conditioner ])
+
+A specific verion of `getexpectationlogbasemeasure` defined particularly for distribution types from `Distributions.jl` package.
+Does not require an instance of the `ExponentialFamilyDistribution` and can be called directly with a specific distribution type instead.
+For conditional exponential family distributions requires an extra `conditioner` argument.
+"""
+getexpectationlogbasemeasure(::Type{T}, ::Nothing) where {T <: Distribution} = getexpectationlogbasemeasure(NaturalParametersSpace(), T)
+
 """
     getsufficientstatistics(::Type{<:Distribution}, [ conditioner ])
 
@@ -675,6 +700,21 @@ Evaluates and returns the cumulative distribution function of the exponential fa
 """
 BayesBase.cdf(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution{D}, x) where {D <: Distribution} = cdf(Base.convert(Distribution, ef), x)
 
+
+function _entropy(η, _logpartition, _grad_logpartition, _expectionlogbasemeasure)
+    return _logpartition - dot(η, _grad_logpartition) + _expectionlogbasemeasure
+end
+
+"""
+    entropy(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution)
+
+Evaluates and returns the entropy of the exponential family distribution.
+"""
+function BayesBase.entropy(ef::ExponentialFamilyDistribution)
+    return _entropy(getnaturalparameters(ef), logpartition(ef), gradlogpartition(ef), expectationlogbasemeasure(ef))
+end
+
+
 BayesBase.variate_form(::Type{<:ExponentialFamilyDistribution{D}}) where {D <: Distribution} = variate_form(D)
 BayesBase.variate_form(::Type{<:ExponentialFamilyDistribution{V}}) where {V <: VariateForm} = V
 
diff --git a/test/distributions/distributions_setuptests.jl b/test/distributions/distributions_setuptests.jl
index 4256dcef..85938a6a 100644
--- a/test/distributions/distributions_setuptests.jl
+++ b/test/distributions/distributions_setuptests.jl
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ function run_test_gradlogpartition_properties(distribution; nsamples = 6000, tes
     if test_against_forwardiff
         @test gradient ≈ ForwardDiff.gradient((η) -> getlogpartition(ef)(η), getnaturalparameters(ef))
     end
+
+    @test entropy(ef) ≈ entropy(distribution)
 end
 
 function run_test_fisherinformation_against_hessian(distribution; assume_ours_faster = true, assume_no_allocations = true)