diff --git a/example/verbose.sh b/example/verbose.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10d2e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/verbose.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$(cd "${BASH_SOURCE[0]%/*}" && pwd)/../lib/oo-bootstrap.sh"
+
+import util/log
+
+namespace test/verbose
+VERBOSE=2
+
+Log::AddOutput test/verbose DEBUG
+
+Log "this log will be printed"
+V=2 Log "this log will be displayed"
+
+VERBOSE=1
+V=2 Log "this log will not be displayed"
diff --git a/lib/util/log.sh b/lib/util/log.sh
index b67e9a6..77aff72 100644
--- a/lib/util/log.sh
+++ b/lib/util/log.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ Log::DisableFilter() {
 }
 
 Log() {
+  # support verbosing logging
+  local V="${V:-0}"
+  if [[ $VERBOSE < $V ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
+
   local callingFunction="${FUNCNAME[1]}"
   local callingScript="${BASH_SOURCE[1]}"
   local scope