diff --git a/include/wlr/util/log.h b/include/wlr/util/log.h
index 7b0070bb..0d659780 100644
--- a/include/wlr/util/log.h
+++ b/include/wlr/util/log.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ typedef void (*wlr_log_func_t)(enum wlr_log_importance importance,
 // If `callback` is NULL, wlr will use its default logger.
 void wlr_log_init(enum wlr_log_importance verbosity, wlr_log_func_t callback);
 
+// Returns the log verbosity provided to wlr_log_init
+enum wlr_log_importance wlr_log_get_verbosity(void);
+
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define _WLR_ATTRIB_PRINTF(start, end) __attribute__((format(printf, start, end)))
 #else
diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index 754ccfa9..3ef5f484 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -85,3 +85,7 @@ const char *_wlr_strip_path(const char *filepath) {
 	}
 	return filepath;
 }
+
+enum wlr_log_importance wlr_log_get_verbosity(void) {
+	return log_importance;
+}