diff --git a/src/csync.c b/src/csync.c
index 94fa5a5a2a..8cc7e3c552 100644
--- a/src/csync.c
+++ b/src/csync.c
@@ -771,6 +771,24 @@ int csync_set_auth_callback(CSYNC *ctx, csync_auth_callback cb) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int csync_set_log_verbosity(CSYNC *ctx, int verbosity) {
+  if (ctx == NULL || verbosity < 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  ctx->options.log_verbosity = verbosity;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int csync_get_log_verbosity(CSYNC *ctx) {
+  if (ctx == NULL) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return ctx->options.log_verbosity;
+}
+
 int csync_set_log_callback(CSYNC *ctx, csync_log_callback cb) {
   if (ctx == NULL || cb == NULL) {
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/csync.h b/src/csync.h
index 811a7cfa1d..b1675cc327 100644
--- a/src/csync.h
+++ b/src/csync.h
@@ -325,6 +325,26 @@ csync_auth_callback csync_get_auth_callback(CSYNC *ctx);
  */
 int csync_set_auth_callback(CSYNC *ctx, csync_auth_callback cb);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set the log verbosity.
+ *
+ * @param ctx           The csync context.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  verbosity  The log verbosity.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, < 0 if an error occured.
+ */
+int csync_set_log_verbosity(CSYNC *ctx, int verbosity);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get the log verbosity
+ *
+ * @param[in]  ctx    The csync context to ask for the log verbosity.
+ *
+ * @return            The log verbosity, -1 on error.
+ */
+int csync_get_log_verbosity(CSYNC *ctx);
+
 /**
  * @brief Get the logging callback set.
  *
diff --git a/src/csync_private.h b/src/csync_private.h
index af720e1ee8..29f6584b35 100644
--- a/src/csync_private.h
+++ b/src/csync_private.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct csync_s {
     char *config_dir;
     bool with_conflict_copys;
     bool local_only_mode;
+    int log_verbosity;
   } options;
 
   struct {