diff --git a/docs/config_reference.rst b/docs/config_reference.rst
index cda52f4f4d..5889308e1b 100644
--- a/docs/config_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/config_reference.rst
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@ The syntax we use in the following to describe the different configuration objec
 .. |schemas/config.json| replace:: ``reframe/schemas/config.json``
 .. _schemas/config.json: https://github.com/reframe-hpc/reframe/blob/master/reframe/schemas/config.json
 .. |access| replace:: :attr:`access`
-.. _access: #.systems[].partitions[].access
+.. _access: #systems-.partitions-.access
 .. |basedir| replace:: :attr:`basedir`
-.. _basedir: #.logging[].handlers[].basedir
+.. _basedir: #logging-.handlers-.basedir
 .. |datefmt| replace:: :attr:`datefmt`
-.. _datefmt: #.logging[].handlers[].datefmt
+.. _datefmt: #logging-.handlers-.datefmt
 .. |environments| replace:: :attr:`environments`
-.. _environments: #.environments
+.. _environments: #environments
+.. |log_level| replace:: :attr:`level`
+.. _log_level: #logging-.level
 .. |handler_name| replace:: :attr:`name`
-.. _handler_name: #.logging[].handlers[].name
+.. _handler_name: #logging-.handlers-.name
 .. |resources| replace:: :attr:`resources`
-.. _resources: #.systems[].partitions[].resources
+.. _resources: #systems-.partitions-.resources
 
 
 Top-level Configuration
@@ -1480,6 +1482,21 @@ General Configuration
    .. versionadded:: 3.10.0
 
 
+.. js:attribute:: .general[].perf_info_level
+
+   :required: No
+   :default: ``"info"``
+
+   The log level at which the immediate performance info will be printed.
+
+   As soon as a performance test is finished, ReFrame will log its performance on the standard output immediately.
+   This option controls at which verbosity level this info will appear.
+
+   For a list of available log levels, refer to logging configuration's |log_level|_.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.0.0
+
+
 .. js:attribute:: .general[].remote_detect
 
    :required: No
diff --git a/docs/manpage.rst b/docs/manpage.rst
index 537e6bf0bf..f4dc9bc74b 100644
--- a/docs/manpage.rst
+++ b/docs/manpage.rst
@@ -1366,6 +1366,19 @@ Here is an alphabetical list of the environment variables recognized by ReFrame:
       ================================== ==================
 
 
+.. envvar:: RFM_PERF_INFO_LEVEL
+
+   Logging level at which the immediate performance information is logged.
+
+   .. table::
+      :align: left
+
+      ================================== ==================
+      Associated command line option     n/a
+      Associated configuration parameter :js:attr:`perf_info_level` general configuration parameter
+      ================================== ==================
+
+
 .. envvar:: RFM_PERFLOG_DIR
 
    Directory prefix for logging performance data.
diff --git a/reframe/core/logging.py b/reframe/core/logging.py
index cfcb70f075..ed05763ccf 100644
--- a/reframe/core/logging.py
+++ b/reframe/core/logging.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
 }
 
 
+def level_from_str(name):
+    return _log_level_values[name]
+
+
 def _check_level(level):
     if isinstance(level, numbers.Integral):
         ret = level
diff --git a/reframe/frontend/argparse.py b/reframe/frontend/argparse.py
index 68d4894e65..55f77c51b4 100644
--- a/reframe/frontend/argparse.py
+++ b/reframe/frontend/argparse.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import argparse
 import os
 
+import reframe.utility.typecheck as typ
+
 #
 # Notes on the ArgumentParser design
 #
@@ -38,16 +40,6 @@
 # arguments, without having to define a corresponding command line option.
 
 
-def _convert_to_bool(s):
-    if s.lower() in ('true', 'yes', 'y', '1'):
-        return True
-
-    if s.lower() in ('false', 'no', 'n', '0'):
-        return False
-
-    raise ValueError
-
-
 class _Namespace:
     def __init__(self, namespace, option_map):
         self.__namespace = namespace
@@ -94,15 +86,15 @@ def __getattr__(self, name):
                     ret = ret.split(delim)
                 elif action in ('store_true', 'store_false'):
                     try:
-                        ret = _convert_to_bool(ret)
-                    except ValueError:
+                        ret = typ.Bool(ret)
+                    except TypeError:
                         raise ValueError(
                             f'environment variable {envvar!r} not a boolean'
                         ) from None
                 elif action == 'store' and arg_type != str:
                     try:
                         ret = arg_type(ret)
-                    except ValueError as err:
+                    except TypeError as err:
                         raise ValueError(
                             f'cannot convert environment variable {envvar!r} '
                             f'to {arg_type.__name__!r}'
diff --git a/reframe/frontend/cli.py b/reframe/frontend/cli.py
index fbb384e02d..e611b96123 100644
--- a/reframe/frontend/cli.py
+++ b/reframe/frontend/cli.py
@@ -597,6 +597,15 @@ def main():
         action='store_true',
         help='Dump progress information for the async execution'
     )
+    argparser.add_argument(
+        dest='perf_info_level',
+        envvar='RFM_PERF_INFO_LEVEL',
+        configvar='general/perf_info_level',
+        action='store',
+        type=typ.Str[r'critical|error|warning|info|verbose|'
+                     r'debug|debug2|undefined'],
+        help='Log level at which immediate performance info will be printed'
+    )
     argparser.add_argument(
         dest='pipeline_timeout',
         envvar='RFM_PIPELINE_TIMEOUT',
diff --git a/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py b/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py
index e0a5a7cbe8..89eec244bd 100644
--- a/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py
+++ b/reframe/frontend/executors/policies.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                                      SkipTestError,
                                      TaskDependencyError,
                                      TaskExit)
-from reframe.core.logging import getlogger
+from reframe.core.logging import getlogger, level_from_str
 from reframe.core.pipeline import (CompileOnlyRegressionTest,
                                    RunOnlyRegressionTest)
 from reframe.frontend.executors import (ExecutionPolicy, RegressionTask,
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ def _print_perf(task):
     '''Get performance info of the current task.'''
 
     perfvars = task.testcase.check.perfvalues
+    level = level_from_str(
+        rt.runtime().get_option('general/0/perf_info_level')
+    )
     for key, info in perfvars.items():
         name = key.split(':')[-1]
-        getlogger().info(
-            f'P: {name}: {info[0]} {info[4]} '
-            f'(r:{info[1]}, l:{info[2]}, u:{info[3]})'
-        )
+        getlogger().log(level,
+                        f'P: {name}: {info[0]} {info[4]} '
+                        f'(r:{info[1]}, l:{info[2]}, u:{info[3]})')
 
 
 class _PollController:
diff --git a/reframe/schemas/config.json b/reframe/schemas/config.json
index 697004ebbb..d9108b36bb 100644
--- a/reframe/schemas/config.json
+++ b/reframe/schemas/config.json
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@
                     },
                     "non_default_craype": {"type": "boolean"},
                     "dump_pipeline_progress": {"type": "boolean"},
+                    "perf_info_level": {"$ref": "#/defs/loglevel"},
                     "pipeline_timeout": {"type": ["number", "null"]},
                     "purge_environment": {"type": "boolean"},
                     "remote_detect": {"type": "boolean"},
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@
         "general/module_map_file": "",
         "general/module_mappings": [],
         "general/non_default_craype": false,
+        "general/perf_info_level": "info",
         "general/purge_environment": false,
         "general/remote_detect": false,
         "general/remote_workdir": ".",
diff --git a/reframe/utility/typecheck.py b/reframe/utility/typecheck.py
index 945fbf5305..60bf3e0716 100644
--- a/reframe/utility/typecheck.py
+++ b/reframe/utility/typecheck.py
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ def __getitem__(cls, patt):
         return ret
 
     def __rfm_cast_str__(cls, s):
+        if not isinstance(s, cls):
+            raise TypeError(f'cannot convert string {s!r} to {cls.__name__!r}')
+
         return s