diff --git a/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.cc b/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.cc
index 170be6396..c6f7f1934 100644
--- a/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.cc
+++ b/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,30 @@ void Java_org_rocksdb_AbstractLogger_createNewLoggerDbOptions(
   rocksdb::AbstractLoggerJni::setHandle(env, jobj, pLoggerJniCallback);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Class:     org_rocksdb_AbstractLogger
+ * Method:    setInfoLogLevel
+ * Signature: (JB)V
+ */
+void Java_org_rocksdb_AbstractLogger_setInfoLogLevel(
+    JNIEnv* env, jobject jobj, jlong jhandle, jbyte jlog_level) {
+  std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::LoggerJniCallback> *handle =
+      reinterpret_cast<std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::LoggerJniCallback> *>(jhandle);
+  (*handle)->SetInfoLogLevel(static_cast<rocksdb::InfoLogLevel>(jlog_level));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Class:     org_rocksdb_AbstractLogger
+ * Method:    infoLogLevel
+ * Signature: (J)B
+ */
+jbyte Java_org_rocksdb_AbstractLogger_infoLogLevel(
+    JNIEnv* env, jobject jobj, jlong jhandle) {
+  std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::LoggerJniCallback> *handle =
+      reinterpret_cast<std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::LoggerJniCallback> *>(jhandle);
+  return static_cast<jbyte>((*handle)->GetInfoLogLevel());
+}
+
 /*
  * Class:     org_rocksdb_AbstractLogger
  * Method:    disposeInternal
diff --git a/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.h b/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.h
index 23bf2ba23..600390d14 100644
--- a/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.h
+++ b/java/rocksjni/loggerjnicallback.h
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ namespace rocksdb {
     public:
       LoggerJniCallback(JNIEnv* env, jobject jAbstractLogger);
       virtual ~LoggerJniCallback();
+
+      using Logger::SetInfoLogLevel;
+      using Logger::GetInfoLogLevel;
       // Write an entry to the log file with the specified format.
       virtual void Logv(const char* format, va_list ap);
       // Write an entry to the log file with the specified log level
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLogger.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLogger.java
index e7a40f324..74f328779 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLogger.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLogger.java
@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractLogger extends RocksObject {
     createNewLoggerDbOptions(dboptions.nativeHandle_);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set {@link org.rocksdb.InfoLogLevel} to AbstractLogger.
+   *
+   * @param infoLogLevel {@link org.rocksdb.InfoLogLevel} instance.
+   */
+  public void setInfoLogLevel(InfoLogLevel infoLogLevel) {
+      setInfoLogLevel(nativeHandle_, infoLogLevel.getValue());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the loggers log level.
+   *
+   * @return {@link org.rocksdb.InfoLogLevel} instance.
+   */
+  public InfoLogLevel infoLogLevel() {
+    return InfoLogLevel.getInfoLogLevel(
+        infoLogLevel(nativeHandle_));
+  }
+
   protected abstract void log(InfoLogLevel infoLogLevel,
       String logMsg);
 
@@ -56,5 +75,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractLogger extends RocksObject {
       long options);
   protected native void createNewLoggerDbOptions(
       long dbOptions);
+  protected native void setInfoLogLevel(long handle,
+      byte infoLogLevel);
+  protected native byte infoLogLevel(long handle);
   private native void disposeInternal(long handle);
 }
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLoggerTest.java b/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLoggerTest.java
index 64062f1a9..7b6b1db37 100644
--- a/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLoggerTest.java
+++ b/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/AbstractLoggerTest.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public class AbstractLoggerTest {
   @Test
   public void dbOptionsLogger() throws RocksDBException {
     RocksDB db = null;
+    AbstractLogger abstractLogger = null;
     List<ColumnFamilyHandle> cfHandles = new ArrayList<>();
     List<ColumnFamilyDescriptor> cfDescriptors = new ArrayList<>();
     cfDescriptors.add(new ColumnFamilyDescriptor(RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY));
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public class AbstractLoggerTest {
           setCreateIfMissing(true);
 
       // Create new logger with max log level passed by options
-      AbstractLogger abstractLogger = new AbstractLogger(options) {
+      abstractLogger = new AbstractLogger(options) {
         @Override
         protected void log(InfoLogLevel infoLogLevel, String logMsg) {
           assertThat(logMsg).isNotNull();
@@ -135,6 +136,85 @@ public class AbstractLoggerTest {
       if (db != null) {
         db.close();
       }
+      if (abstractLogger != null) {
+        abstractLogger.dispose();
+      }
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void setInfoLogLevel() {
+    AbstractLogger abstractLogger = null;
+    try {
+      // Setup options
+      final Options options = new Options().
+          setInfoLogLevel(InfoLogLevel.FATAL_LEVEL).
+          setCreateIfMissing(true);
+
+      // Create new logger with max log level passed by options
+      abstractLogger = new AbstractLogger(options) {
+        @Override
+        protected void log(InfoLogLevel infoLogLevel, String logMsg) {
+          assertThat(logMsg).isNotNull();
+          assertThat(logMsg.length()).isGreaterThan(0);
+          logMessageCounter.incrementAndGet();
+        }
+      };
+      assertThat(abstractLogger.infoLogLevel()).
+          isEqualTo(InfoLogLevel.FATAL_LEVEL);
+      abstractLogger.setInfoLogLevel(InfoLogLevel.DEBUG_LEVEL);
+      assertThat(abstractLogger.infoLogLevel()).
+          isEqualTo(InfoLogLevel.DEBUG_LEVEL);
+    } finally {
+      if (abstractLogger != null) {
+        abstractLogger.dispose();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void changeLogLevelAtRuntime() throws RocksDBException {
+    RocksDB db = null;
+    logMessageCounter.set(0);
+
+    try {
+      // Setup options
+      final Options options = new Options().
+          setInfoLogLevel(InfoLogLevel.FATAL_LEVEL).
+          setCreateIfMissing(true);
+
+      // Create new logger with max log level passed by options
+      AbstractLogger abstractLogger = new AbstractLogger(options) {
+        @Override
+        protected void log(InfoLogLevel infoLogLevel, String logMsg) {
+          assertThat(logMsg).isNotNull();
+          assertThat(logMsg.length()).isGreaterThan(0);
+          logMessageCounter.incrementAndGet();
+        }
+      };
+
+      // Set custom logger to options
+      options.setLogger(abstractLogger);
+      db = RocksDB.open(options, dbFolder.getRoot().getAbsolutePath());
+
+      // there should be zero messages
+      // using fatal level as log level.
+      assertThat(logMessageCounter.get()).isEqualTo(0);
+
+      // change log level to debug level
+      abstractLogger.setInfoLogLevel(InfoLogLevel.DEBUG_LEVEL);
+
+      db.put("key".getBytes(), "value".getBytes());
+      db.flush(new FlushOptions().setWaitForFlush(true));
+
+      // messages shall be received due to previous actions.
+      assertThat(logMessageCounter.get()).isNotEqualTo(0);
+
+    } finally {
+      if (db != null) {
+        db.close();
+      }
+    }
+    logMessageCounter.set(0);
+  }
 }