diff --git a/awscrt/io.py b/awscrt/io.py
index faaa46844..4d36ba69f 100644
--- a/awscrt/io.py
+++ b/awscrt/io.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def init_logging(log_level, file_name):
 
     Args:
         log_level (LogLevel): Display messages of this importance and higher.
-            `LogLevel.NoLogs` will disable logging.
         file_name (str): Logging destination. To write to stdout or stderr pass
             'stdout' or 'stderr' as strings. Otherwise, a file path is assumed.
     """
@@ -40,6 +39,18 @@ def init_logging(log_level, file_name):
     _awscrt.init_logging(log_level, file_name)
 
 
+def set_log_level(log_level):
+    """Change the log level of `awscrt`. init_logging() must have been called
+    before using this function or else an exception will be raised.
+
+    Args:
+        log_level (LogLevel): Display messages of this importance and higher.
+    """
+    assert log_level is not None
+
+    _awscrt.set_log_level(log_level)
+
+
 class EventLoopGroup(NativeResource):
     """A collection of event-loops.
 
diff --git a/source/io.h b/source/io.h
index 4fbb1064d..fed29d856 100644
--- a/source/io.h
+++ b/source/io.h
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ bool aws_py_socket_options_init(struct aws_socket_options *socket_options, PyObj
  */
 PyObject *aws_py_init_logging(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 
+/**
+ * Change logging level of the global logger.
+ */
+PyObject *aws_py_set_log_level(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+
 /**
  * Returns True if ALPN is available, False if it is not.
  */
diff --git a/source/module.c b/source/module.c
index fff5a96b2..be4afdca1 100644
--- a/source/module.c
+++ b/source/module.c
@@ -86,6 +86,27 @@ PyObject *aws_py_init_logging(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+PyObject *aws_py_set_log_level(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+    (void)self;
+
+    if (!s_logger_init) {
+        aws_raise_error(AWS_ERROR_INVALID_STATE);
+        return PyErr_AwsLastError();
+    }
+
+    int log_level = 0;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "b", &log_level)) {
+        PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_ValueError);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (aws_logger_set_log_level(&s_logger, log_level) != AWS_OP_SUCCESS) {
+        return PyErr_AwsLastError();
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
 struct aws_byte_cursor aws_byte_cursor_from_pyunicode(PyObject *str) {
     Py_ssize_t len;
     const char *ptr = PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize(str, &len);
@@ -761,6 +782,7 @@ static PyMethodDef s_module_methods[] = {
     AWS_PY_METHOD_DEF(tls_connection_options_set_alpn_list, METH_VARARGS),
     AWS_PY_METHOD_DEF(tls_connection_options_set_server_name, METH_VARARGS),
     AWS_PY_METHOD_DEF(init_logging, METH_VARARGS),
+    AWS_PY_METHOD_DEF(set_log_level, METH_VARARGS),
     AWS_PY_METHOD_DEF(input_stream_new, METH_VARARGS),
     AWS_PY_METHOD_DEF(pkcs11_lib_new, METH_VARARGS),