diff --git a/common/include/villas/log.hpp b/common/include/villas/log.hpp
index bdf172668..9c4f32ec9 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/log.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/log.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public:
 
 	void setLevel(Level lvl);
 	void setLevel(const std::string &lvl);
+
+	Level getLevel() const;
 };
 
 } // namespace villas
diff --git a/common/lib/log.cpp b/common/lib/log.cpp
index eaa651d82..8f3e2afc2 100644
--- a/common/lib/log.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/log.cpp
@@ -152,4 +152,7 @@ void Log::setLevel(const std::string &lvl)
 	setLevel(level);
 }
 
-
+Log::Level Log::getLevel() const
+{
+	return level;
+}