diff --git a/templates/kubevirt/_kubevirt_helpers.tpl b/templates/kubevirt/_kubevirt_helpers.tpl
index 2eb01d4d0b..ddce0817a2 100644
--- a/templates/kubevirt/_kubevirt_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/kubevirt/_kubevirt_helpers.tpl
@@ -33,3 +33,12 @@ spec:
 {{- define "kubevirt.virthandler_nodeseletor_strategic_patch_json" -}}
   '{{ include "kubevirt.virthandler_nodeseletor_strategic_patch" . | fromYaml | toJson }}'
 {{- end }}
+
+{{- define "kubevirt.logVerbosity" -}}
+  {{- if eq . "error" -}}2
+  {{- else if eq . "warning" -}}3
+  {{- else if eq . "info" -}}4
+  {{- else if eq . "debug" -}}7
+  {{- else -}}4
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml b/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
index f24562e35c..e43e197c6d 100644
--- a/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
+++ b/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   {{- $_ := set $.Version $k $v}}
 {{- end }}
 {{- $dvpNestingLevel := dig "discovery" "dvpNestingLevel" 0 .Values.global | int }}
+{{- $logVerbosity := include "kubevirt.logVerbosity" .Values.virtualization.logLevel | int }}
 ---
 apiVersion: internal.virtualization.deckhouse.io/v1
 kind: InternalVirtualizationKubeVirt
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ spec:
     evictionStrategy: LiveMigrate
     vmRolloutStrategy: LiveUpdate
     developerConfiguration:
+      logVerbosity:
+        virtLauncher: {{ $logVerbosity }}
+        virtHandler: {{ $logVerbosity }}
+        virtController: {{ $logVerbosity }}
+        virtAPI: {{ $logVerbosity }}
+        virtOperator: {{ $logVerbosity }}
       featureGates:
       - HotplugVolumes
       - GPU