diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 8a9e76eb..6294eb65 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 options:
+  loglevel:
+    default: 1
+    type: int
+    description: RadosGW debug level. Max is 20.
   source:
     type: string
     default:
diff --git a/hooks/ceph_radosgw_context.py b/hooks/ceph_radosgw_context.py
index 1e079904..5cdd82a0 100644
--- a/hooks/ceph_radosgw_context.py
+++ b/hooks/ceph_radosgw_context.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class MonContext(context.OSContextGenerator):
             'old_auth': cmp_pkgrevno('radosgw', "0.51") < 0,
             'use_syslog': str(config('use-syslog')).lower(),
             'embedded_webserver': config('use-embedded-webserver'),
+            'loglevel': config('loglevel'),
         }
 
         if self.context_complete(ctxt):
diff --git a/templates/ceph.conf b/templates/ceph.conf
index e1c95fce..e62e1e25 100644
--- a/templates/ceph.conf
+++ b/templates/ceph.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mon host = {{ mon_hosts }}
 log to syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 err to syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 clog to syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
+debug rgw = {{ loglevel }}/5
 
 [client.radosgw.gateway]
 host = {{ hostname }}
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_ceph_radosgw_context.py b/unit_tests/test_ceph_radosgw_context.py
index 4394f683..7a58d4e9 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_ceph_radosgw_context.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_ceph_radosgw_context.py
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class MonContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'hostname': '10.0.0.10',
             'mon_hosts': '10.5.4.1:6789 10.5.4.2:6789 10.5.4.3:6789',
             'old_auth': False,
-            'use_syslog': 'false'
+            'use_syslog': 'false',
+            'loglevel': 1,
         }
         self.assertEqual(expect, mon_ctxt())
 
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@ class MonContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'hostname': '10.0.0.10',
             'mon_hosts': '10.5.4.1:6789 10.5.4.2:6789 10.5.4.3:6789',
             'old_auth': False,
-            'use_syslog': 'false'
+            'use_syslog': 'false',
+            'loglevel': 1,
         }
         self.assertEqual(expect, mon_ctxt())
 
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ class MonContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'hostname': '10.0.0.10',
             'mon_hosts': '10.5.4.1:6789 10.5.4.2:6789 10.5.4.3:6789',
             'old_auth': False,
-            'use_syslog': 'false'
+            'use_syslog': 'false',
+            'loglevel': 1,
         }
         self.assertEqual(expect, mon_ctxt())