diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 008d9dd..d556410 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ mesos_ssl_cert_file: # When mesos SSL is enabled this must be used to point to t
 artifact_store: ""
 checkpoint: "true"
 marathon_mesos_role: ""
+# off, fatal, error, warn, info (default), debug, trace, all.
+marathon_logging_level: ""
 
 marathon_additional_configs: []
 #    For example:
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 654095c..4b3f681 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ mesos_ssl_support_downgrade: false
 artifact_store: ""
 checkpoint: "true"
 marathon_mesos_role: ""
+marathon_logging_level: ""
 
 marathon_additional_configs: []
 #    For example:
diff --git a/tasks/conf.yml b/tasks/conf.yml
index 575bd2f..abc1643 100644
--- a/tasks/conf.yml
+++ b/tasks/conf.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
   when: marathon_mesos_role != ""
   notify: Restart marathon
 
+- name: Set optional --logging_level option
+  template: src=logging_level.j2 dest=/etc/marathon/conf/logging_level
+  when: marathon_logging_level != ""
+  notify: Restart marathon
+
 - name: Set --hostname option
   template: src=hostname.j2 dest=/etc/marathon/conf/hostname
   notify: Restart marathon
diff --git a/templates/logging_level.j2 b/templates/logging_level.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c922d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/logging_level.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ marathon_logging_level }}