diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/SetLoggingLevel.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/SetLoggingLevel.cs
index 6067146b6..bc3f0e3d7 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/SetLoggingLevel.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Instrumentation/SetLoggingLevel.cs
@@ -31,13 +31,42 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Instrumentation
 
         public void Reconfigure()
         {
-            var logLevel = _configFileProvider.LogLevel;
+            var minimumLogLevel = LogLevel.FromString(_configFileProvider.LogLevel);
 
             var rules = LogManager.Configuration.LoggingRules;
             var rollingFileLogger = rules.Single(s => s.Targets.Any(t => t.Name == "rollingFileLogger"));
             rollingFileLogger.EnableLoggingForLevel(LogLevel.Trace);
 
-            var test = 1;
+            SetMinimumLogLevel(rollingFileLogger, minimumLogLevel);
+        }
+
+        private void SetMinimumLogLevel(LoggingRule rule, LogLevel minimumLogLevel)
+        {
+            foreach (var logLevel in GetLogLevels())
+            {
+                if (logLevel < minimumLogLevel)
+                {
+                    rule.DisableLoggingForLevel(logLevel);
+                }
+
+                else
+                {
+                    rule.EnableLoggingForLevel(logLevel);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private List<LogLevel> GetLogLevels()
+        {
+            return new List<LogLevel>
+                       {
+                           LogLevel.Trace,
+                           LogLevel.Debug,
+                           LogLevel.Info,
+                           LogLevel.Warn,
+                           LogLevel.Error,
+                           LogLevel.Fatal
+                       };
         }
 
         public void HandleAsync(ConfigFileSavedEvent message)
diff --git a/UI/Settings/General/GeneralTemplate.html b/UI/Settings/General/GeneralTemplate.html
index 2650cca79..6325f37c1 100644
--- a/UI/Settings/General/GeneralTemplate.html
+++ b/UI/Settings/General/GeneralTemplate.html
@@ -70,4 +70,24 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </fieldset>
+
+    <fieldset>
+        <legend>Logging</legend>
+
+        <div class="control-group">
+            <label class="control-label">Log Level</label>
+
+            <div class="controls">
+                <select name="logLevel">
+                    <option value="Trace">Trace</option>
+                    <option value="Debug">Debug</option>
+                    <option value="Info">Info</option>
+                </select>
+
+                <span>
+                    <i class="icon-form-danger" title="Trace and Debug logging should only be enabled temporarily"/>
+                </span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </fieldset>
 </div>