diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index edcef8770..de7368dab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ values are noted.
 * `node['apache']['keepaliverequests']` - Value for MaxKeepAliveRequests. Default is 100.
 * `node['apache']['keepalivetimeout']` - Value for the KeepAliveTimeout directive. Default is 5.
 * `node['apache']['sysconfig_additional_params']` - Additionals variables set in sysconfig file. Default is empty.
+* `node['apache']['log_level']` - Value for LogLevel directive. Default is 'warn'.
 * `node['apache']['default_modules']` - Array of module names. Can take "mod_FOO" or "FOO" as names, where FOO is the apache module, e.g. "`mod_status`" or "`status`".
 * `node['apache']['mpm']` - With apache.version 2.4, specifies what Multi-Processing Module to enable. Defaults to platform default, otherwise it is "prefork"
 
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 220b970e1..dfdf6ebf5 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
 default['apache']['default_site_port']    = '80'
 default['apache']['access_file_name'] = '.htaccess'
 default['apache']['default_release'] = nil
+default['apache']['log_level'] = 'warn'
 
 # Security
 default['apache']['servertokens']    = 'Prod'
diff --git a/spec/default_spec.rb b/spec/default_spec.rb
index d3f8b26a3..0af6613c1 100644
--- a/spec/default_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/default_spec.rb
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
             )
             expect(chef_run).to render_file(property[:apache][:conf]).with_content(/AccessFileName[\s]*\.htaccess/)
             expect(chef_run).to render_file(property[:apache][:conf]).with_content(/Files ~ \"\^\\\.ht\"/)
+            expect(chef_run).to render_file(property[:apache][:conf]).with_content(/LogLevel warn/)
           end
 
           subject(:apacheconf) { chef_run.template(property[:apache][:conf]) }
@@ -296,6 +297,27 @@
           end
         end
 
+        context 'with custom LogLevel' do
+          before(:context) do
+            @chef_run = ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(:platform => platform, :version => version) do |node|
+              node.set['apache']['log_level'] = 'error'
+            end
+
+            stub_command("#{property[:apache][:binary]} -t").and_return(false)
+            @chef_run.converge(described_recipe)
+          end
+
+          it "creates #{property[:apache][:conf]}" do
+            expect(chef_run).to create_template(property[:apache][:conf]).with(
+              :source => 'apache2.conf.erb',
+              :owner => 'root',
+              :group => property[:apache][:root_group],
+              :mode =>  '0644'
+            )
+            expect(chef_run).to render_file(property[:apache][:conf]).with_content(/LogLevel error/)
+          end
+        end
+
         context 'with invalid apache configuration' do
           before(:context) do
             @chef_run = ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(:platform => platform, :version => version)
diff --git a/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb b/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb
index 94579f31d..13d132db0 100644
--- a/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ ErrorLog <%= node['apache']['log_dir'] %>/<%= node['apache']['error_log'] %>
 # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
 # alert, emerg.
 #
-LogLevel warn
+LogLevel <%= node['apache']['log_level'] %>
 
 # COOK-1021: Dummy LoadModule directive to aid module installations
 #LoadModule dummy_module modules/mod_dummy.so
diff --git a/templates/default/default-site.conf.erb b/templates/default/default-site.conf.erb
index 536030801..6d7ae797f 100644
--- a/templates/default/default-site.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/default-site.conf.erb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ NameVirtualHost *:<%= node['apache']['default_site_port'] %>
 
   # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
   # alert, emerg.
-  LogLevel warn
+  LogLevel <%= node['apache']['log_level'] %>
 
   CustomLog <%= node['apache']['log_dir'] %>/<%= node['apache']['access_log'] %> combined
   ServerSignature On
diff --git a/test/integration/default/serverspec/localhost/default_spec.rb b/test/integration/default/serverspec/localhost/default_spec.rb
index e0a12aa28..e6c83b2a9 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/serverspec/localhost/default_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/serverspec/localhost/default_spec.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
     expect(config).to contain %Q(ServerRoot "#{property[:apache][:dir]}")
     expect(config).to contain 'AccessFileName .htaccess'
     expect(config).to contain 'Files ~ "^\.ht"'
+    expect(config).to contain 'LogLevel warn'
     if property[:apache][:version] == '2.4'
       expect(config).to contain "IncludeOptional #{property[:apache][:dir]}/conf-enabled/*.conf"
       expect(config).to_not contain "Include #{property[:apache][:dir]}/conf.d/*.conf"