diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index b3953d22..4ea6e1fb 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -58,24 +58,25 @@ print_usage(const char *prog_name)
         "Usage: %s [OPTIONS...] command [ARGS...]\n"
         "\n"
         "Options:\n"
-        "  -c,--config=PATH                      load configuration from PATH ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/foot/foot.ini)\n"
-        "     --check-config                     verify configuration, exit with 0 if ok, otherwise exit with 1\n"
-        "  -f,--font=FONT                        comma separated list of fonts in fontconfig format (monospace)\n"
-        "  -t,--term=TERM                        value to set the environment variable TERM to (foot)\n"
-        "     --title=TITLE                      initial window title (foot)\n"
-        "  -a,--app-id=ID                        window application ID (foot)\n"
-        "     --maximized                        start in maximized mode\n"
-        "     --fullscreen                       start in fullscreen mode\n"
-        "     --login-shell                      start shell as a login shell\n"
-        "  -w,--window-size-pixels=WIDTHxHEIGHT  initial width and height, in pixels\n"
-        "  -W,--window-size-chars=WIDTHxHEIGHT   initial width and height, in characters\n"
-        "  -s,--server[=PATH]                    run as a server (use 'footclient' to start terminals).\n"
-        "                                        Without PATH, $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/foot-$WAYLAND_DISPLAY.sock will be used.\n"
-        "     --hold                             remain open after child process exits\n"
-        "  -p,--print-pid=FILE|FD                print PID to file or FD (only applicable in server mode)\n"
-        "  -l,--log-colorize=[never|always|auto] enable/disable colorization of log output on stderr\n"
-        "  -s,--log-no-syslog                    disable syslog logging (only applicable in server mode)\n"
-        "  -v,--version                          show the version number and quit\n",
+        "  -c,--config=PATH                        load configuration from PATH ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/foot/foot.ini)\n"
+        "     --check-config                       verify configuration, exit with 0 if ok, otherwise exit with 1\n"
+        "  -f,--font=FONT                          comma separated list of fonts in fontconfig format (monospace)\n"
+        "  -t,--term=TERM                          value to set the environment variable TERM to (foot)\n"
+        "     --title=TITLE                        initial window title (foot)\n"
+        "  -a,--app-id=ID                          window application ID (foot)\n"
+        "     --maximized                          start in maximized mode\n"
+        "     --fullscreen                         start in fullscreen mode\n"
+        "     --login-shell                        start shell as a login shell\n"
+        "  -w,--window-size-pixels=WIDTHxHEIGHT    initial width and height, in pixels\n"
+        "  -W,--window-size-chars=WIDTHxHEIGHT     initial width and height, in characters\n"
+        "  -s,--server[=PATH]                      run as a server (use 'footclient' to start terminals).\n"
+        "                                          Without PATH, $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/foot-$WAYLAND_DISPLAY.sock will be used.\n"
+        "     --hold                               remain open after child process exits\n"
+        "  -p,--print-pid=FILE|FD                  print PID to file or FD (only applicable in server mode)\n"
+        "  -d,--log-level={info|warning|error}     log level (info)\n"
+        "  -l,--log-colorize=[{never|always|auto}] enable/disable colorization of log output on stderr\n"
+        "  -s,--log-no-syslog                      disable syslog logging (only applicable in server mode)\n"
+        "  -v,--version                            show the version number and quit\n",
         prog_name, prog_name);
 }
 
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
         {"fullscreen",             no_argument,       NULL, 'F'},
         {"presentation-timings",   no_argument,       NULL, 'P'}, /* Undocumented */
         {"print-pid",              required_argument, NULL, 'p'},
+        {"log-level",              required_argument, NULL, 'd'},
         {"log-colorize",           optional_argument, NULL, 'l'},
         {"log-no-syslog",          no_argument,       NULL, 'S'},
         {"version",                no_argument,       NULL, 'v'},
@@ -196,12 +198,13 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
     bool fullscreen = false;
     bool unlink_pid_file = false;
     const char *pid_file = NULL;
+    enum log_class log_level = LOG_CLASS_INFO;
     enum log_colorize log_colorize = LOG_COLORIZE_AUTO;
     bool log_syslog = true;
     user_notifications_t user_notifications = tll_init();
 
     while (true) {
-        int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+c:Ct:T:a:Lf:w:W:s::HmFPp:l::Svh", longopts, NULL);
+        int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+c:Ct:T:a:Lf:w:W:s::HmFPp:d:l::Svh", longopts, NULL);
         if (c == -1)
             break;
 
@@ -306,6 +309,42 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
             pid_file = optarg;
             break;
 
+        case 'd': {
+            static const char *log_level_map[] = {
+#if defined(_DEBUG)
+                [LOG_CLASS_DEBUG] = "debug",
+#endif
+                [LOG_CLASS_INFO] = "info",
+                [LOG_CLASS_WARNING] = "warning",
+                [LOG_CLASS_ERROR] = "error",
+            };
+
+            bool valid_log_level = false;
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < ALEN(log_level_map); i++) {
+                if (strcmp(optarg, log_level_map[i]) == 0) {
+                    log_level = i;
+                    valid_log_level = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!valid_log_level) {
+                fprintf(
+                    stderr, "-d,--log-level: %s: argument must be one of ",
+                    optarg);
+
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < ALEN(log_level_map); i++) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "'%s'%s",
+                            log_level_map[i],
+                            i < ALEN(log_level_map) - 1 ? " , " : "");
+                }
+                fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+
         case 'l':
             if (optarg == NULL || strcmp(optarg, "auto") == 0)
                 log_colorize = LOG_COLORIZE_AUTO;
@@ -337,7 +376,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
     }
 
     log_init(log_colorize, as_server && log_syslog,
-             as_server ? LOG_FACILITY_DAEMON : LOG_FACILITY_USER, LOG_CLASS_WARNING);
+             as_server ? LOG_FACILITY_DAEMON : LOG_FACILITY_USER, log_level);
 
     argc -= optind;
     argv += optind;