diff --git a/config/src/comments.rs b/config/src/comments.rs
index e5b7408f6d..0f35307457 100644
--- a/config/src/comments.rs
+++ b/config/src/comments.rs
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ fn comments() -> HashMap<String, String> {
 		.to_string(),
 	);
 
+	retval.insert(
+		"log_max_files".to_string(),
+		"
+#maximum count of the log files to rotate over
+"
+		.to_string(),
+	);
+
 	retval
 }
 
diff --git a/util/src/logger.rs b/util/src/logger.rs
index e5048267cc..322098f1c9 100644
--- a/util/src/logger.rs
+++ b/util/src/logger.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 use backtrace::Backtrace;
 use std::{panic, thread};
 
-use crate::types::{LogLevel, LoggingConfig};
+use crate::types::{self, LogLevel, LoggingConfig};
 
 use log::{LevelFilter, Record};
 use log4rs;
@@ -124,8 +124,11 @@ pub fn init_logger(config: Option<LoggingConfig>) {
 			let filter = Box::new(ThresholdFilter::new(level_file));
 			let file: Box<dyn Append> = {
 				if let Some(size) = c.log_max_size {
+					let count = c
+						.log_max_files
+						.unwrap_or_else(|| types::DEFAULT_ROTATE_LOG_FILES);
 					let roller = FixedWindowRoller::builder()
-						.build(&format!("{}.{{}}.gz", c.log_file_path), 32)
+						.build(&format!("{}.{{}}.gz", c.log_file_path), count)
 						.unwrap();
 					let trigger = SizeTrigger::new(size);
 
diff --git a/util/src/types.rs b/util/src/types.rs
index f6505662eb..a7f9c84da6 100644
--- a/util/src/types.rs
+++ b/util/src/types.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pub enum LogLevel {
 	Trace,
 }
 
+/// 32 log files to rotate over by default
+pub const DEFAULT_ROTATE_LOG_FILES: u32 = 32 as u32;
+
 /// Logging config
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LoggingConfig {
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ pub struct LoggingConfig {
 	pub log_file_append: bool,
 	/// Size of the log in bytes to rotate over (optional)
 	pub log_max_size: Option<u64>,
+	/// Number of the log files to rotate over (optional)
+	pub log_max_files: Option<u32>,
 	/// Whether the tui is running (optional)
 	pub tui_running: Option<bool>,
 }
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ impl Default for LoggingConfig {
 			log_file_path: String::from("grin.log"),
 			log_file_append: true,
 			log_max_size: Some(1024 * 1024 * 16), // 16 megabytes default
+			log_max_files: Some(DEFAULT_ROTATE_LOG_FILES),
 			tui_running: None,
 		}
 	}