diff --git a/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/log/LogLevel.java b/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/log/LogLevel.java
index 91b2615b81b9..e09d3576c510 100644
--- a/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/log/LogLevel.java
+++ b/hbase-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/log/LogLevel.java
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
       String logName = ServletUtil.getParameter(request, "log");
       String level = ServletUtil.getParameter(request, "level");
 
+      String[] readOnlyLogLevels = conf.getStrings("hbase.ui.readonly.logLevels");
+
       if (logName != null) {
         out.println("<p>Results:</p>");
         out.println(MARKER
@@ -345,6 +347,12 @@ public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
         out.println(MARKER
             + "Log Class: <b>" + log.getClass().getName() +"</b><br />");
         if (level != null) {
+          if (!isLogLevelChangeAllowed(logName, readOnlyLogLevels)) {
+            response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_PRECONDITION_FAILED,
+              "Modification of logger " + logName + " not allowed.");
+            return;
+          }
+
           out.println(MARKER + "Submitted Level: <b>" + level + "</b><br />");
         }
         process(log, level, out);
@@ -360,6 +368,18 @@ public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
       out.close();
     }
 
+    private boolean isLogLevelChangeAllowed(String logger, String[] readOnlyLogLevels) {
+      if (readOnlyLogLevels == null) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      for (String readOnlyLogLevel : readOnlyLogLevels) {
+        if (readOnlyLogLevel.equals(logger)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
     static final String FORMS = "<div class='container-fluid content'>\n"
         + "<div class='row inner_header'>\n" + "<div class='page-header'>\n"
         + "<h1>Get/Set Log Level</h1>\n" + "</div>\n" + "</div>\n" + "Actions:" + "<p>"