diff --git a/test/nodetool/test_logging.py b/test/nodetool/test_logging.py
index 1495b24b97..f81db5fe5a 100644
--- a/test/nodetool/test_logging.py
+++ b/test/nodetool/test_logging.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 from rest_api_mock import expected_request
+import utils
 
 
 def test_getlogginglevels(nodetool):
@@ -18,3 +19,24 @@ Logger Name                                        Log Level
 sstable                                                 info
 cache                                                  trace
 """
+
+
+def test_setlogginglevel(nodetool):
+    nodetool("setlogginglevel", "wasm", "trace", expected_requests=[
+        expected_request("POST", "/system/logger/wasm", params={"level": "trace"})])
+
+
+def test_setlogginglevel_reset_logger(nodetool, scylla_only):
+    utils.check_nodetool_fails_with(
+            nodetool,
+            ("setlogginglevel", "wasm"),
+            {"expected_requests": []},
+            ["error processing arguments: resetting logger(s) is not supported yet, the logger and level parameters are required"])
+
+
+def test_setlogginglevel_reset_all_loggers(nodetool, scylla_only):
+    utils.check_nodetool_fails_with(
+            nodetool,
+            ("setlogginglevel",),
+            {"expected_requests": []},
+            ["error processing arguments: resetting logger(s) is not supported yet, the logger and level parameters are required"])
diff --git a/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc b/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc
index 2ea2a3423f..eb346cca47 100644
--- a/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc
+++ b/tools/scylla-nodetool.cc
@@ -585,6 +585,13 @@ void removenode_operation(scylla_rest_client& client, const bpo::variables_map&
     }
 }
 
+void setlogginglevel_operation(scylla_rest_client& client, const bpo::variables_map& vm) {
+    if (!vm.count("logger") || !vm.count("level")) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("resetting logger(s) is not supported yet, the logger and level parameters are required");
+    }
+    client.post(format("/system/logger/{}", vm["logger"].as<sstring>()), {{"level", vm["level"].as<sstring>()}});
+}
+
 void settraceprobability_operation(scylla_rest_client& client, const bpo::variables_map& vm) {
     if (!vm.count("trace_probability")) {
         throw std::invalid_argument("required parameters are missing: trace_probability");
@@ -1052,6 +1059,23 @@ Fore more information, see: https://opensource.docs.scylladb.com/stable/operatin
             },
             removenode_operation
         },
+        {
+            {
+                "setlogginglevel",
+                "Sets the level log threshold for a given logger during runtime",
+R"(
+Resetting the log level of one or all loggers is not supported yet.
+
+Fore more information, see: https://opensource.docs.scylladb.com/stable/operating-scylla/nodetool-commands/setlogginglevel.html
+)",
+                { },
+                {
+                    typed_option<sstring>("logger", "The logger to set the log level for, if unspecified, all loggers are reset to the default level", 1),
+                    typed_option<sstring>("level", "The log level to set, one of (trace, debug, info, warn and error), if unspecified, default level is reset to default log level", 1),
+                },
+            },
+            setlogginglevel_operation
+        },
         {
             {
                 "settraceprobability",