diff --git a/openbsc/src/debug.c b/openbsc/src/debug.c
index 1aad133..acfcba3 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/debug.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/debug.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/talloc.h>
@@ -99,6 +100,33 @@
 	DEBUG_CATEGORY(DDB, "DREF", "", "")
 };
 
+static const struct value_string loglevel_strs[] = {
+	{ 0,	"EVERYTHING" },
+	{ 1,	"DEBUG" },
+	{ 3,	"INFO" },
+	{ 5,	"NOTICE" },
+	{ 7,	"ERROR" },
+	{ 8,	"FATAL" },
+	{ 0, NULL },
+};
+
+int debug_parse_level(const char *lvl)
+{
+	return get_string_value(loglevel_strs, lvl);
+}
+
+int debug_parse_category(const char *category)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(debug_info); ++i) {
+		if (!strcasecmp(debug_info[i].name+1, category))
+			return debug_info[i].number;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Parse the category mask.
  * The format can be this: category1:category2:category3
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
index 9645af2..4839172 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@
 
 DEFUN(logging_use_clr,
       logging_use_clr_cmd,
-      "logging use color <0-1>",
+      "logging color <0-1>",
       "Use color for printing messages\n")
 {
 	struct telnet_connection *conn;
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@
 
 DEFUN(logging_prnt_timestamp,
       logging_prnt_timestamp_cmd,
-      "logging print timestamp <0-1>",
+      "logging timestamp <0-1>",
       "Print the timestamp of each message\n")
 {
 	struct telnet_connection *conn;
@@ -957,6 +957,32 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#define VTY_DEBUG_CATEGORIES "(rll|cc|mm|rr|rsl|nm|sms|pag|mncc|inp|mi|mib|mux|meas|sccp|msc|mgcp|ho|db|ref)"
+DEFUN(logging_level,
+      logging_level_cmd,
+      "logging level " VTY_DEBUG_CATEGORIES " <0-8>",
+      "Set the log level for a specified category\n")
+{
+	struct telnet_connection *conn;
+	int category = debug_parse_category(argv[0]);
+
+	conn = (struct telnet_connection *) vty->priv;
+	if (!conn->dbg) {
+		vty_out(vty, "Logging was not enabled.%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	if (category < 0) {
+		vty_out(vty, "Invalid category `%s'%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	conn->dbg->categories[category].enabled = 1;
+	conn->dbg->categories[category].loglevel = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 DEFUN(logging_set_category_mask,
       logging_set_category_mask_cmd,
       "logging set debug mask MASK",
@@ -1753,6 +1779,7 @@
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &logging_use_clr_cmd);
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &logging_prnt_timestamp_cmd);
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &logging_set_category_mask_cmd);
+	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &logging_level_cmd);
 
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_net_cmd);
 	install_node(&net_node, config_write_net);