diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_options.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_options.hpp
index 5823ad84a8..1ef38a763c 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_options.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_options.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class NodeOptions
    *   - clock_qos = rclcpp::ClockQoS()
    *   - use_clock_thread = true
    *   - enable_logger_service = false
+   *   - log_level = rclcpp::Logger::Level::Unset
    *   - rosout_qos = rclcpp::RosoutQoS()
    *   - parameter_event_qos = rclcpp::ParameterEventQoS
    *     - with history setting and depth from rmw_qos_profile_parameter_events
@@ -260,6 +261,22 @@ class NodeOptions
   NodeOptions &
   enable_logger_service(bool enable_log_service);
 
+  /// Return the log_level option.
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  rclcpp::Logger::Level
+  log_level() const;
+
+  /// Set the log_level option, return this for logger idiom.
+  /**
+   * This allows to set the initial log level for this node, makes it different
+   * from global context.
+   *
+   * \param[in] log_level A rclcpp::Logger::Level value.
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  NodeOptions &
+  log_level(rclcpp::Logger::Level log_level);
+
   /// Return the start_parameter_event_publisher flag.
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   bool
@@ -451,6 +468,8 @@ class NodeOptions
 
   bool enable_logger_service_ {false};
 
+  rclcpp::Logger::Level log_level_ {rclcpp::Logger::Level::Unset};
+
   rclcpp::QoS parameter_event_qos_ = rclcpp::ParameterEventsQoS(
     rclcpp::QoSInitialization::from_rmw(rmw_qos_profile_parameter_events)
   );
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node.cpp
index 404af7b44e..ef7d651556 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ Node::Node(
     options.parameter_event_qos(),
     rclcpp::detail::PublisherQosParametersTraits{});
 
+  if (options.log_level() != rclcpp::Logger::Level::Unset) {
+    node_logging_->get_logger().set_level(options.log_level());
+  }
   if (options.enable_logger_service()) {
     node_logging_->create_logger_services(node_services_);
   }
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_options.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_options.cpp
index 90b515061b..04ebf47079 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_options.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_options.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ NodeOptions::operator=(const NodeOptions & other)
     this->clock_qos_ = other.clock_qos_;
     this->use_clock_thread_ = other.use_clock_thread_;
     this->enable_logger_service_ = other.enable_logger_service_;
+    this->log_level_ = other.log_level_;
     this->parameter_event_qos_ = other.parameter_event_qos_;
     this->rosout_qos_ = other.rosout_qos_;
     this->parameter_event_publisher_options_ = other.parameter_event_publisher_options_;
@@ -262,6 +263,19 @@ NodeOptions::enable_logger_service(bool enable_logger_service)
   return *this;
 }
 
+rclcpp::Logger::Level
+NodeOptions::log_level() const
+{
+  return this->log_level_;
+}
+
+NodeOptions &
+NodeOptions::log_level(rclcpp::Logger::Level log_level)
+{
+  this->log_level_ = log_level;
+  return *this;
+}
+
 bool
 NodeOptions::start_parameter_event_publisher() const
 {
diff --git a/rclcpp_components/src/component_manager.cpp b/rclcpp_components/src/component_manager.cpp
index ac2df6d812..8363f3ed24 100644
--- a/rclcpp_components/src/component_manager.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_components/src/component_manager.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,20 @@ ComponentManager::create_node_options(const std::shared_ptr<LoadNode::Request> r
     .parameter_overrides(parameters)
     .arguments(remap_rules);
 
+  if (request->log_level != 0) {
+    if (request->log_level != static_cast<uint8_t>(rclcpp::Logger::Level::Debug) &&
+      request->log_level != static_cast<uint8_t>(rclcpp::Logger::Level::Info) &&
+      request->log_level != static_cast<uint8_t>(rclcpp::Logger::Level::Warn) &&
+      request->log_level != static_cast<uint8_t>(rclcpp::Logger::Level::Error) &&
+      request->log_level != static_cast<uint8_t>(rclcpp::Logger::Level::Fatal))
+    {
+      throw ComponentManagerException(
+        "Invalid log_level value: " + std::to_string(request->log_level) +
+        ". Valid values are DEBUG (10), INFO (20), WARN (30), ERROR (40), FATAL (50).");
+    }
+    options.log_level(static_cast<rclcpp::Logger::Level>(request->log_level));
+  }
+
   for (const auto & a : request->extra_arguments) {
     const rclcpp::Parameter extra_argument = rclcpp::Parameter::from_parameter_msg(a);
     if (extra_argument.get_name() == "forward_global_arguments") {