diff --git a/slimta/logging/socket.py b/slimta/logging/socket.py
index aca70c92..393f331d 100644
--- a/slimta/logging/socket.py
+++ b/slimta/logging/socket.py
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import logging
 from functools import partial
 
 from gevent.socket import SHUT_WR, SHUT_RD
 
 __all__ = ['SocketLogger']
 
+#: The log level for logging :py:exc:`socket.error` exceptions. The default log
+#: level is `logging.ERROR
+# <https://docs.python.org/library/logging.html#logging-levels>`_.
+SOCKET_ERROR_LOG_LEVEL = logging.ERROR
+
 
 class SocketLogger(object):
     """Provides a limited set of log methods that :mod:`slimta` packages may
@@ -39,10 +45,14 @@ class SocketLogger(object):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, log):
+    def __init__(self, logger):
         from slimta.logging import logline
-        self.log = partial(logline, log.debug, 'fd')
-        self.log_error = partial(logline, log.error, 'fd')
+        self.logger = logger
+        self.log = partial(logline, logger.debug, 'fd')
+        self.log_error = partial(logline, self._log_error, 'fd')
+
+    def _log_error(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.logger.log(SOCKET_ERROR_LOG_LEVEL, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def send(self, socket, data):
         """Logs a socket :meth:`~socket.socket.send()` operation along with the
diff --git a/test/test_slimta_logging_socket.py b/test/test_slimta_logging_socket.py
index 97d4d249..0f02f73b 100644
--- a/test/test_slimta_logging_socket.py
+++ b/test/test_slimta_logging_socket.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import unittest2 as unittest
+import errno
+import logging
 import socket
 
 from testfixtures import log_capture
 
+import slimta.logging.socket
 from slimta.logging import getSocketLogger
 
 
@@ -77,5 +80,15 @@ def test_close(self, l):
         self.log.close(sock)
         l.check(('test', 'DEBUG', 'fd:771:close'))
 
+    @log_capture()
+    def test_error(self, l):
+        sock = FakeSocket(680)
+        exc = OSError(errno.EPIPE, 'Broken pipe')
+        self.log.error(sock, exc, 'testaddress')
+        slimta.logging.socket.SOCKET_ERROR_LOG_LEVEL = logging.WARNING
+        self.log.error(sock, exc)
+        l.check(('test', 'ERROR', 'fd:680:error address=\'testaddress\' args=(32, \'Broken pipe\') message=\'[Errno 32] Broken pipe\''),
+        		('test', 'WARNING', 'fd:680:error args=(32, \'Broken pipe\') message=\'[Errno 32] Broken pipe\''))
+
 
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