diff --git a/log/log.go b/log/log.go
index 25f719a..954d492 100644
--- a/log/log.go
+++ b/log/log.go
@@ -248,6 +248,24 @@ func Level() Lvl {
 	return global.Level()
 }
 
+func ParseLevel(lvl string) (Lvl, error) {
+	switch strings.ToUpper(lvl) {
+	case "DEBUG":
+		return DEBUG, nil
+	case "INFO":
+		return INFO, nil
+	case "WARN":
+		return WARN, nil
+	case "ERROR":
+		return ERROR, nil
+	case "OFF":
+		return OFF, nil
+	}
+
+	var l Lvl
+	return l, fmt.Errorf("not a valid log level: %q", lvl)
+}
+
 func SetLevel(level Lvl) {
 	global.SetLevel(level)
 }