diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c042bf7b4..4e4d2dbfc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ option(LWS_WITH_NO_LOGS "Disable all logging other than _err and _user from bein
 set(LWS_LOGGING_BITFIELD_SET 0 CACHE STRING "Bitfield describing which log levels to force included into the build")
 set(LWS_LOGGING_BITFIELD_CLEAR 0 CACHE STRING "Bitfield describing which log levels to force removed from the build")
 option(LWS_LOGS_TIMESTAMP "Timestamp at start of logs" ON)
+option(LWS_LOG_TAG_LIFECYCLE "Log tagged object lifecycle as NOTICE" ON)
 option(LWS_AVOID_SIGPIPE_IGN "Android 7+ reportedly needs this" OFF)
 option(LWS_WITH_STATS "Keep statistics of lws internal operations" OFF)
 option(LWS_WITH_JOSE "JSON Web Signature / Encryption / Keys (RFC7515/6/) API" OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/lws_config.h.in b/cmake/lws_config.h.in
index 36fe57d87..ab7776370 100644
--- a/cmake/lws_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake/lws_config.h.in
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #cmakedefine LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION "${LWS_LIBRARY_VERSION}"
 #define LWS_LOGGING_BITFIELD_CLEAR ${LWS_LOGGING_BITFIELD_CLEAR}
 #define LWS_LOGGING_BITFIELD_SET ${LWS_LOGGING_BITFIELD_SET}
+#cmakedefine LWS_LOG_TAG_LIFECYCLE
 #cmakedefine LWS_MINGW_SUPPORT
 #cmakedefine LWS_NO_CLIENT
 #cmakedefine LWS_NO_DAEMONIZE
diff --git a/lib/core/logs.c b/lib/core/logs.c
index 36280c466..019858ddf 100644
--- a/lib/core/logs.c
+++ b/lib/core/logs.c
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ __lws_lc_tag(lws_lifecycle_group_t *grp, lws_lifecycle_t *lc,
 	lc->us_creation = (uint64_t)lws_now_usecs();
 	lws_dll2_add_tail(&lc->list, &grp->owner);
 
+#if defined(LWS_LOG_TAG_LIFECYCLE)
 	lwsl_notice(" ++ %s (%d)\n", lc->gutag, (int)grp->owner.count);
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -139,7 +141,9 @@ __lws_lc_untag(lws_lifecycle_t *lc)
 	lws_humanize(buf, sizeof(buf), (uint64_t)lws_now_usecs() - lc->us_creation,
 			humanize_schema_us);
 
+#if defined(LWS_LOG_TAG_LIFECYCLE)
 	lwsl_notice(" -- %s (%d) %s\n", lc->gutag, (int)lc->list.owner->count - 1, buf);
+#endif
 
 	lws_dll2_remove(&lc->list);
 }