diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index cfec93da2..7996f208e 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global $, config, getRoomName */
+/* global $, config, getRoomName, loggingConfig, JitsiMeetJS */
 /* application specific logic */
 const logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger").getLogger(__filename);
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import 'aui-experimental-css';
 
 window.toastr = require("toastr");
 
+const Logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger");
+
 import URLProcessor from "./modules/config/URLProcessor";
 import RoomnameGenerator from './modules/util/RoomnameGenerator';
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ import UIEvents from './service/UI/UIEvents';
 import getTokenData from "./modules/tokendata/TokenData";
 import translation from "./modules/translation/translation";
 
+
 /**
  * Tries to push history state with the following parameters:
  * 'VideoChat', `Room: ${roomName}`, URL. If fail, prints the error and returns
@@ -79,6 +82,36 @@ function buildRoomName () {
     return roomName;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adjusts the logging levels.
+ * @private
+ */
+function configureLoggingLevels () {
+    // NOTE The library Logger is separated from the app loggers, so the levels
+    // have to be set in two places
+
+    // Set default logging level
+    const defaultLogLevel
+        = loggingConfig.defaultLogLevel || JitsiMeetJS.logLevels.TRACE;
+    Logger.setLogLevel(defaultLogLevel);
+    JitsiMeetJS.setLogLevel(defaultLogLevel);
+
+    // NOTE console was used on purpose here to go around the logging
+    // and always print the default logging level to the console
+    console.info("Default logging level set to: " + defaultLogLevel);
+
+    // Set log level for each logger
+    if (loggingConfig) {
+        Object.keys(loggingConfig).forEach(function(loggerName) {
+            if ('defaultLogLevel' !== loggerName) {
+                const level = loggingConfig[loggerName];
+                Logger.setLogLevelById(level, loggerName);
+                JitsiMeetJS.setLogLevelById(level, loggerName);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 const APP = {
     // Used by do_external_connect.js if we receive the attach data after
     // connect was already executed. status property can be "initialized",
@@ -107,6 +140,7 @@ const APP = {
     connection: null,
     API,
     init () {
+        configureLoggingLevels();
         this.keyboardshortcut =
             require("./modules/keyboardshortcut/keyboardshortcut");
         this.configFetch = require("./modules/config/HttpConfigFetch");
diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index 6e084e682..992d0ef35 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -464,8 +464,6 @@ export default {
      */
     init(options) {
         this.roomName = options.roomName;
-        JitsiMeetJS.setLogLevel(JitsiMeetJS.logLevels.TRACE);
-
         // attaches global error handler, if there is already one, respect it
         if(JitsiMeetJS.getGlobalOnErrorHandler){
             var oldOnErrorHandler = window.onerror;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f24aeb54e..4b475d906 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             "utils.js",
             "do_external_connect.js",
             "interface_config.js",
+            "logging_config.js",
             "lib-jitsi-meet.min.js",
             "app.bundle.min.js",
             "all.css"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
     <!--#include virtual="connection_optimization/connection_optimization.html" -->
     <script src="connection_optimization/do_external_connect.js?v=1"></script>
     <script><!--#include virtual="/interface_config.js" --></script>
+    <script><!--#include virtual="/logging_config.js" --></script>
     <script src="libs/lib-jitsi-meet.min.js?v=139"></script>
     <script src="libs/app.bundle.min.js?v=139"></script>
     <!--#include virtual="title.html" -->
diff --git a/logging_config.js b/logging_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00cefdf32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logging_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Logging configuration
+var loggingConfig = { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+    //default log level for the app and lib-jitsi-meet
+    //defaultLogLevel: 'trace',
+    // Examples:
+    //'modules/version/ComponentsVersions.js': 'info',
+    //'modules/xmpp/ChatRoom.js': 'log'
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/config/URLProcessor.js b/modules/config/URLProcessor.js
index 125d6c1d4..35dfbf2e3 100644
--- a/modules/config/URLProcessor.js
+++ b/modules/config/URLProcessor.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global config, interfaceConfig, getConfigParamsFromUrl */
+/* global config, interfaceConfig, loggingConfig, getConfigParamsFromUrl */
 const logger = require("jitsi-meet-logger").getLogger(__filename);
 
 var configUtils = require('./Util');
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ var URLProcessor = {
         // }
         var configJSON = {
             config: {},
-            interfaceConfig: {}
+            interfaceConfig: {},
+            loggingConfig: {}
         };
         for (var key in params) {
             if (typeof key !== "string") {
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ var URLProcessor = {
             } else if (key.indexOf("interfaceConfig.") === 0) {
                 confObj = configJSON.interfaceConfig;
                 confKey = key.substr("interfaceConfig.".length);
+            } else if (key.indexOf("loggingConfig.") === 0) {
+                confObj = configJSON.loggingConfig;
+                confKey = key.substr("loggingConfig.".length);
             }
 
             if (!confObj)
@@ -54,7 +58,8 @@ var URLProcessor = {
 
             confObj[confKey] = params[key];
         }
-        configUtils.overrideConfigJSON(config, interfaceConfig, configJSON);
+        configUtils.overrideConfigJSON(
+            config, interfaceConfig, loggingConfig, configJSON);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/config/Util.js b/modules/config/Util.js
index 29bf9e599..7d7065f56 100644
--- a/modules/config/Util.js
+++ b/modules/config/Util.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var ConfigUtil = {
      * @param config the config object for which we'll be overriding properties
      * @param interfaceConfig the interfaceConfig object for which we'll be
      *                        overriding properties.
+     * @param loggingConfig the logging config object for which we'll be
+     *        overriding properties.
      * @param newConfig object containing configuration properties. Destination
      *        object is selected based on root property name:
      *        {
@@ -14,11 +16,15 @@ var ConfigUtil = {
      *             // config.js properties to be
      *          },
      *          interfaceConfig: {
-     *             // interfaceConfig.js properties here
+     *             // interface_config.js properties here
+     *          },
+     *          loggingConfig: {
+     *             // logging_config.js properties here
      *          }
      *        }
      */
-    overrideConfigJSON: function (config, interfaceConfig, newConfig) {
+    overrideConfigJSON: function (config,
+                                  interfaceConfig, loggingConfig, newConfig) {
         var configRoot, key, value, confObj;
         for (configRoot in newConfig) {
             confObj = null;
@@ -26,6 +32,8 @@ var ConfigUtil = {
                 confObj = config;
             } else if (configRoot == "interfaceConfig") {
                 confObj = interfaceConfig;
+            } else if (configRoot == "loggingConfig") {
+                confObj = loggingConfig;
             } else {
                 continue;
             }