diff --git a/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3 b/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3
index 087a5e19c..6b854a2c2 100644
--- a/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3
+++ b/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ struct TestContext
 	String test_filter;
 	<* Triggers debugger breakpoint when assert or test:: checks failed *>
 	bool breakpoint_on_assert;
+	<* Controls level of printed logs *>
+	LogPriority log_level;
 
 	// internal state
 	bool assert_print_backtrace;
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ $endif
 	{
 		.assert_print_backtrace = true,
 		.breakpoint_on_assert = false,
+		.log_level = LogPriority.ERROR,
 		.test_filter = "",
 		.has_ansi_codes = terminal_has_ansi_codes(),
 		.stored.allocator = mem,
@@ -234,11 +237,28 @@ $endif
 				}
 				context.test_filter = args[i + 1];
 				i++;
+			case "--test-log-level":
+				if (i == args.len - 1)
+				{
+					io::printn("Missing log level for argument `--test-log-level`.");
+					return false;
+				}
+				@pool()
+				{
+					String upper = args[i + 1].to_upper_copy(tmem);
+					if (catch @try(context.log_level, enum_by_name(LogPriority, upper)))
+					{
+						io::printn("Log level given to `--test-log-level` is not one of verbose, debug, info, warn, error or critical.");
+						return false;
+					}
+				};
+				i++;
 			default:
 				io::printfn("Unknown argument: %s", args[i]);
 		}
 	}
 	test_context = &context;
+	log::set_priority_all(test_context.log_level);
 
 	if (sort_tests)
 	{
diff --git a/src/build/build.h b/src/build/build.h
index ce62fbfe9..35c79f873 100644
--- a/src/build/build.h
+++ b/src/build/build.h
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ typedef enum
 	OPTIMIZATION_AGGRESSIVE = 3, // -O3
 } OptimizationLevel;
 
+typedef enum
+{
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_NOT_SET = -1,
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_VERBOSE = 0,
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_DEBUG = 1,
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_INFO = 2,
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_WARN = 3,
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_ERROR = 4,
+	TESTLOGLEVEL_CRITICAL = 5,
+} TestLogLevel;
+
 typedef enum
 {
 	PANIC_NOT_SET = -1,
@@ -511,6 +522,7 @@ typedef struct BuildOptions_
 	const char **unchecked_directories;
 	LinkerType linker_type;
 	ValidationLevel validation_level;
+	TestLogLevel test_log_level;
 	Ansi ansi;
 	bool test_breakpoint;
 	bool test_quiet;
diff --git a/src/build/build_internal.h b/src/build/build_internal.h
index a6b67576a..36481e251 100644
--- a/src/build/build_internal.h
+++ b/src/build/build_internal.h
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ static const char *optlevels[4] = {
 	[OPTIMIZATION_AGGRESSIVE] = "max",
 };
 
+static const char *test_log_levels[6] = {
+	[TESTLOGLEVEL_VERBOSE] = "verbose",
+	[TESTLOGLEVEL_DEBUG] = "debug",
+	[TESTLOGLEVEL_INFO] = "info",
+	[TESTLOGLEVEL_WARN] = "warn",
+	[TESTLOGLEVEL_ERROR] = "error",
+	[TESTLOGLEVEL_CRITICAL] = "critical",
+};
+
 static const char *backends[3] = {
 		[BACKEND_LLVM] = "llvm",
 		[BACKEND_TB] = "tb",
diff --git a/src/build/build_options.c b/src/build/build_options.c
index 984d194bd..d77b2ac87 100644
--- a/src/build/build_options.c
+++ b/src/build/build_options.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static void usage(bool full)
 		print_opt("--test-noleak", "Disable tracking allocator and memory leak detection for tests");
 		print_opt("--test-nocapture", "Disable test stdout capturing, all tests can print as they run");
 		print_opt("--test-quiet", "Run tests without printing full names, printing output only on failure");
+		print_opt("--test-log-level=<verbose|debug|info|warn|error|critical>", "Set log priority when running tests.");
 	}
 	PRINTF("");
 	print_opt("-l <library>", "Link with the static or dynamic library provided.");
@@ -869,6 +870,11 @@ static void parse_option(BuildOptions *options)
 				options->optlevel = parse_opt_select(OptimizationLevel, argopt, optlevels);
 				return;
 			}
+			if ((argopt = match_argopt("test-log-level")))
+			{
+				options->test_log_level = parse_opt_select(TestLogLevel, argopt, test_log_levels);
+				return;
+			}
 			if ((argopt = match_argopt("merge-functions")))
 			{
 				options->merge_functions = parse_opt_select(MergeFunctions, argopt, on_off);
@@ -1456,6 +1462,7 @@ BuildOptions parse_arguments(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		.emit_llvm = false,
 		.optsetting = OPT_SETTING_NOT_SET,
 		.debug_info_override = DEBUG_INFO_NOT_SET,
+		.test_log_level = TESTLOGLEVEL_NOT_SET,
 		.safety_level = SAFETY_NOT_SET,
 		.panic_level = PANIC_NOT_SET,
 		.show_backtrace = SHOW_BACKTRACE_NOT_SET,
diff --git a/src/build/builder.c b/src/build/builder.c
index 45ee2250c..05ba15925 100644
--- a/src/build/builder.c
+++ b/src/build/builder.c
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ static void update_build_target_from_options(BuildTarget *target, BuildOptions *
 				vec_add(target->args, "--test-filter");
 				vec_add(target->args, options->test_filter);
 			}
+			if (options->test_log_level > -1)
+			{
+				vec_add(target->args, "--test-log-level");
+				vec_add(target->args, test_log_levels[options->test_log_level]);
+			}
 			if (options->test_breakpoint) vec_add(target->args, "--test-breakpoint");
 			if (options->test_nosort) vec_add(target->args, "--test-nosort");
 			if (options->test_quiet) vec_add(target->args, "--test-quiet");