diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fef89c2..60ef864 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -80,8 +80,12 @@
 
 ifneq (${DEBUG}, 0)
 	BUILD_TYPE	:=	debug
+	# Use LOG_LEVEL_INFO by default for debug builds
+	LOG_LEVEL	:=	40
 else
 	BUILD_TYPE	:=	release
+	# Use LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE by default for release builds
+	LOG_LEVEL	:=	20
 endif
 
 # Default build string (git branch and commit)
@@ -213,6 +217,9 @@
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,ASM_ASSERTION))
 $(eval $(call add_define,ASM_ASSERTION))
 
+# Process LOG_LEVEL flag
+$(eval $(call add_define,LOG_LEVEL))
+
 ASFLAGS			+= 	-nostdinc -ffreestanding -Wa,--fatal-warnings	\
 				-Werror -Wmissing-include-dirs			\
 				-mgeneral-regs-only -D__ASSEMBLY__		\
diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md
index ef5de71..00de3e5 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide.md
@@ -146,6 +146,19 @@
 *   `DEBUG`: Chooses between a debug and release build. It can take either 0
     (release) or 1 (debug) as values. 0 is the default
 
+*   `LOG_LEVEL`: Chooses the log level, which controls the amount of console log
+    output compiled into the build. This should be one of the following:
+
+        0  (LOG_LEVEL_NONE)
+        10 (LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE)
+        20 (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
+        30 (LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
+        40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
+        50 (LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
+
+    All log output up to and including the log level is compiled into the build.
+    The default value is 40 in debug builds and 20 in release builds.
+
 *   `NS_TIMER_SWITCH`: Enable save and restore for non-secure timer register
     contents upon world switch. It can take either 0 (don't save and restore) or
     1 (do save and restore). 0 is the default. An SPD could set this to 1 if it
diff --git a/include/common/debug.h b/include/common/debug.h
index 3f5655b..a8dcb8d 100644
--- a/include/common/debug.h
+++ b/include/common/debug.h
@@ -33,24 +33,53 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-/* If building the project with DEBUG disabled the INFO and WARN macros
- * won't produce any output. The ERROR macro is always enabled.
- * The format expected is the same as for printf().
- * INFO("Info %s.\n", "message")    -> INFO: Info message.
- * WARN("Warning %s.\n", "message") -> WARN: Warning message.
- * ERROR("Error %s.\n", "message")  -> ERROR: Error message.
- *
- * TODO : add debug levels.
+/* The log output macros print output to the console. These macros produce
+ * compiled log output only if the LOG_LEVEL defined in the makefile (or the
+ * make command line) is greater or equal than the level required for that
+ * type of log output.
+ * The format expected is the same as for printf(). For example:
+ * INFO("Info %s.\n", "message")    -> INFO:    Info message.
+ * WARN("Warning %s.\n", "message") -> WARNING: Warning message.
  */
-#if DEBUG
- #define INFO(...)	tf_printf("INFO: " __VA_ARGS__)
- #define WARN(...)	tf_printf("WARN: " __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define LOG_LEVEL_NONE			0
+#define LOG_LEVEL_ERROR			10
+#define LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE		20
+#define LOG_LEVEL_WARNING		30
+#define LOG_LEVEL_INFO			40
+#define LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE		50
+
+
+#if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE
+# define NOTICE(...)	tf_printf("NOTICE:  " __VA_ARGS__)
 #else
- #define INFO(...)
- #define WARN(...)
+# define NOTICE(...)
 #endif
 
-#define ERROR(...)	tf_printf("ERROR: " __VA_ARGS__)
+#if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_ERROR
+# define ERROR(...)	tf_printf("ERROR:   " __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+# define ERROR(...)
+#endif
+
+#if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_WARNING
+# define WARN(...)	tf_printf("WARNING: " __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+# define WARN(...)
+#endif
+
+#if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_INFO
+# define INFO(...)	tf_printf("INFO:    " __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+# define INFO(...)
+#endif
+
+#if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+# define VERBOSE(...)	tf_printf("VERBOSE: " __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+# define VERBOSE(...)
+#endif
+
 
 void __dead2 do_panic(void);
 #define panic()	do_panic()