diff --git a/manifests/gunicorn.pp b/manifests/gunicorn.pp
index cb0ea4fd..37739875 100644
--- a/manifests/gunicorn.pp
+++ b/manifests/gunicorn.pp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
   $access_log_format = false,
   $accesslog         = false,
   $errorlog          = false,
+  $log_level          = 'error',
   $template          = 'python/gunicorn.erb',
 ) {
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@
     fail('python::gunicorn: dir parameter must not be empty')
   }
 
+  validate_re($log_level, 'debug|info|warning|error|critical', "Invalid \$log_level value ${log_level}")
+
   file { "/etc/gunicorn.d/${name}":
     ensure  => $ensure,
     mode    => '0644',
diff --git a/spec/defines/gunicorn_spec.rb b/spec/defines/gunicorn_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e51bb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/gunicorn_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'python::gunicorn', :type => :define do
+  let(:title) { 'test-app' }
+  context 'on Debian OS' do
+    let :facts do
+      {
+        :id                     => 'root',
+        :kernel                 => 'Linux',
+        :lsbdistcodename        => 'squeeze',
+        :osfamily               => 'Debian',
+        :operatingsystem        => 'Debian',
+        :operatingsystemrelease => '6',
+        :path                   => '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
+        :concat_basedir         => '/dne',
+      }
+    end
+
+    describe 'test-app with default parameter values' do
+      context 'configures test app with default parameter values' do
+        let(:params) { { :dir => '/srv/testapp' } }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/gunicorn.d/test-app').with_mode('0644').with_content(/--log-level=error/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'test-app with custom log level' do
+        let(:params) { { :dir => '/srv/testapp', :log_level => 'info' } }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/gunicorn.d/test-app').with_mode('0644').with_content(/--log-level=info/) }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/templates/gunicorn.erb b/templates/gunicorn.erb
index 8e435bb8..ca01e7d7 100644
--- a/templates/gunicorn.erb
+++ b/templates/gunicorn.erb
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ CONFIG = {
 <% if @errorlog -%>
     '--error-logfile=<%= @errorlog %>',
 <% end -%>
+<% if @log_level %>
+    '--log-level=<%= @log_level %>',
+<% end -%>
 <% if @mode != 'django' -%>
     '<%= @appmodule %>',
 <% end -%>