diff --git a/lib/cli/index.ts b/lib/cli/index.ts
index a813596f..fdb079ff 100644
--- a/lib/cli/index.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/index.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ const seleniumPort: yargs.Options = {
   default: 4444,
   type: 'number'
 };
+const SELENIUM_LOG_LEVEL = 'seleniumLogLevel';
+const seleniumLogLevelOption: yargs.Options = {
+  describe: 'Set the -Dselenium.LOGGER.level flag when starting the server',
+  type: 'string'
+};
 const STANDALONE = 'standalone';
 const standaloneOption: yargs.Options = {
   describe: 'Install or update selenium server standalone.',
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ yargs
               .option(LOG_LEVEL, logLevelOption)
               .option(OUT_DIR, outDirOption)
               .option(SELENIUM_PORT, seleniumPort)
+              .option(SELENIUM_LOG_LEVEL, seleniumLogLevelOption)
               .option(STANDALONE, standaloneOption)
               .option(STANDALONE_NODE, standaloneNodeOption)
               .option(VERSIONS_CHROME, versionsChromeOption)
diff --git a/lib/cmds/options.ts b/lib/cmds/options.ts
index 0b8848ee..e5ef3a1f 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/options.ts
+++ b/lib/cmds/options.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ export interface Server {
   runAsDetach?: boolean;
   // Port number to start the server.
   port?: number;
+  // Set the log level when starting the server. -Dselenium.LOGGER.level
+  logLevel?: string;
 }
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diff --git a/lib/cmds/start.ts b/lib/cmds/start.ts
index 0f36f97b..9b9f3569 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/start.ts
+++ b/lib/cmds/start.ts
@@ -50,28 +50,30 @@ export function start(options: Options): Promise<number> {
  * @returns Promise starting the server with the resolved exit code.
  */
 export function startBinary(optionsBinary: OptionsBinary): Promise<number> {
-  const javaOpts: {[key: string]: string} = {};
-  for (const browserDriver of optionsBinary.browserDrivers) {
-    if (browserDriver.binary) {
-      javaOpts[browserDriver.binary.seleniumFlag] =
-          browserDriver.binary.getBinaryPath(browserDriver.version);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (optionsBinary.server) {
+  if (optionsBinary.server && optionsBinary.server.binary) {
+    const seleniumServer = (optionsBinary.server.binary as SeleniumServer);
     if (optionsBinary.server.chromeLogs) {
       const chromeLogs =
           optionsBinary.server.chromeLogs.replace('"', '').replace('\'', '');
-      javaOpts['-Dwebdriver.chrome.logfile'] = path.resolve(chromeLogs);
+      seleniumServer.setJavaFlag('-Dwebdriver.chrome.logfile',
+        path.resolve(chromeLogs));
     }
     if (optionsBinary.server.edge) {
       const edge = optionsBinary.server.edge.replace('"', '').replace('\'', '');
-      javaOpts['-Dwebdriver.edge.driver'] = path.resolve(edge);
+      seleniumServer.setJavaFlag('-Dwebdriver.edge.driver', path.resolve(edge));
+    }
+    if (optionsBinary.server.logLevel) {
+      const logLevel = optionsBinary.server.logLevel;
+      seleniumServer.setJavaFlag('-Dselenium.LOGGER.level', logLevel);
     }
-    if (optionsBinary.server.binary) {
-      return (optionsBinary.server.binary as SeleniumServer)
-          .startServer(javaOpts, optionsBinary.server.version);
+    for (const browserDriver of optionsBinary.browserDrivers) {
+      if (browserDriver.binary) {
+        seleniumServer.setJavaFlag(browserDriver.binary.seleniumFlag,
+          browserDriver.binary.getBinaryPath(browserDriver.version));
+      }
     }
+    return seleniumServer.startServer(seleniumServer.javaOpts,
+      optionsBinary.server.version);
   }
   return Promise.reject('Could not start the server');
 }
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diff --git a/lib/cmds/utils.ts b/lib/cmds/utils.ts
index 714735fd..8cf391ff 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/cmds/utils.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export function addOptionsBinary(options: Options): OptionsBinary {
     seleniumProviderConfig.port = optionsBinary.server.port;
     seleniumProviderConfig.runAsDetach = optionsBinary.server.runAsDetach;
     seleniumProviderConfig.runAsNode = optionsBinary.server.runAsNode;
+    seleniumProviderConfig.logLevel = optionsBinary.server.logLevel;
     optionsBinary.server.binary = new SeleniumServer(seleniumProviderConfig);
   }
   return optionsBinary;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ export function convertArgs2Options(argv: yargs.Arguments): Options {
     options.server.chromeLogs = argv.chrome_logs as string;
     options.server.edge = argv.edge as string;
     options.server.port = argv.seleniumPort as number;
+    options.server.logLevel = argv.seleniumLogLevel as string;
   }
   return options;
 }
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diff --git a/lib/provider/selenium_server.ts b/lib/provider/selenium_server.ts
index 3b66d2e2..28fb1f41 100644
--- a/lib/provider/selenium_server.ts
+++ b/lib/provider/selenium_server.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface SeleniumServerProviderConfig extends ProviderConfig {
   port?: number;
   runAsNode?: boolean;
   runAsDetach?: boolean;
+  logLevel?: string;
 }
 
 export class SeleniumServer extends ProviderClass implements ProviderInterface {
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ export class SeleniumServer extends ProviderClass implements ProviderInterface {
   seleniumProcess: childProcess.ChildProcess;
   runAsNode = false;
   runAsDetach = false;
+  logLevel: string = null;
+  javaOpts: {[key: string]: string} = {};
 
   constructor(config?: SeleniumServerProviderConfig) {
     super();
@@ -49,6 +52,10 @@ export class SeleniumServer extends ProviderClass implements ProviderInterface {
     if (this.runAsDetach) {
       this.runAsNode = true;
     }
+    this.logLevel = this.setVar('logLevel', this.logLevel, config);
+    if (this.logLevel) {
+      this.setJavaFlag('-Dselenium.LOGGER.level', this.logLevel);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -146,6 +153,17 @@ export class SeleniumServer extends ProviderClass implements ProviderInterface {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets a java flag option.
+   * @param key The java option flag.
+   * @param value The value of the flag.
+   */
+  setJavaFlag(key: string, value: string) {
+    if (value) {
+      this.javaOpts[key] = value;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the selenium server start command (not including the java command)
    * @param opts The options to pass to the jar file.