diff --git a/src/dream.mli b/src/dream.mli
index fa1a9ed8..79de562d 100644
--- a/src/dream.mli
+++ b/src/dream.mli
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ type sub_log = {
 }
 (** Sub-logs. See {!Dream.val-sub_log} right below. *)
 
-val sub_log : string -> sub_log
+val sub_log : ?level:[< log_level] -> string -> sub_log
 (** Creates a new sub-log with the given name. For example,
 
     {[
@@ -1702,6 +1702,10 @@ val sub_log : string -> sub_log
       log.error (fun log -> log ~request "Validation failed")
     ]}
 
+    [?level] sets the log level threshold for this sub-log only. If not
+    provided, falls back to the global log level set by {!Dream.initialize_log},
+    unless {!Dream.set_log_level} is used.
+
     See [README] of example
     {{:https://github.com/aantron/dream/tree/master/example/a-log#files}
     [a-log]}. *)
@@ -1730,12 +1734,15 @@ val initialize_log :
       [Lwt.async_exception_hook]} so as to forward all asynchronous exceptions
       to the logger, and not terminate the process.
 
-    - [~level] sets the log level threshould for the entire binary. The default
+    - [~level] sets the log level threshold for the entire binary. The default
       is [`Info].
 
     - [~enable:false] disables Dream logging completely. This can help sanitize
       output during testing. *)
 
+val set_log_level : string -> [< log_level ] -> unit
+(** Set the log level threshold of the given sub-log. *)
+
 
 
 (** {1 Errors}
diff --git a/src/middleware/log.ml b/src/middleware/log.ml
index 75cd049e..53be550d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/log.ml
+++ b/src/middleware/log.ml
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ let enable =
 let level =
   ref Logs.Info
 
+let custom_log_levels : (string * Logs.level) list ref =
+  ref []
+
+let sources : (string * Logs.src) list ref =
+  ref []
+
 let set_printexc =
   ref true
 
@@ -212,6 +218,13 @@ type log_level = [
   | `Debug
 ]
 
+let to_logs_level l =
+  match l with
+  | `Error -> Logs.Error
+  | `Warning -> Logs.Warning
+  | `Info -> Logs.Info
+  | `Debug -> Logs.Debug
+
 exception Logs_are_not_initialized
 
 let setup_logs =
@@ -244,7 +257,7 @@ type sub_log = {
   debug : 'a. ('a, unit) conditional_log;
 }
 
-let sub_log name =
+let sub_log ?level:level_ name =
   (* This creates a wrapper, as described above. The wrapper forwards to a
      logger of the Logs library, but instead of passing the formatter m to the
      user's callback, it passes a formatter m', which is like m, but lacks a
@@ -268,9 +281,21 @@ let sub_log name =
         log ~tags format_and_arguments))
   in
 
+  let level =
+    List.find Option.is_some [
+      Option.map to_logs_level level_;
+      List.assoc_opt name !custom_log_levels;
+      Some !level
+    ] in
+
   (* Create the actual Logs source, and then wrap all the interesting
      functions. *)
-  let (module Log) = Logs.src_log (Logs.Src.create name) in
+  let src = Logs.Src.create name in
+  let (module Log) = Logs.src_log src in
+  Logs.Src.set_level src level;
+  custom_log_levels :=
+    (name, Option.get level)::(List.remove_assoc name !custom_log_levels);
+  sources := (name, src) :: (List.remove_assoc name !sources);
 
   {
     error =   (fun k -> forward ~destination_log:Log.err   k);
@@ -335,19 +360,21 @@ let initialize_log
   set_async_exception_hook := false;
 
   let level_ =
-    match level_ with
-    | None -> Logs.Info
-    | Some `Error -> Logs.Error
-    | Some `Warning -> Logs.Warning
-    | Some `Info -> Logs.Info
-    | Some `Debug -> Logs.Debug
-  in
+    Option.map to_logs_level level_
+    |> Option.value ~default:Logs.Info in
 
   enable := enable_;
   level := level_;
   let `Initialized = initialized () in
   ()
 
+let set_log_level name level =
+  let level = to_logs_level level in
+  custom_log_levels :=
+    (name, level)::(List.remove_assoc name !custom_log_levels);
+  let src = List.assoc_opt name !sources in
+  Option.iter (fun s -> Logs.Src.set_level s (Some level)) src
+
 module Make (Pclock : Mirage_clock.PCLOCK) =
 struct
   let now () =