diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/LegacyYamlRestTestPluginFuncTest.groovy b/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/LegacyYamlRestTestPluginFuncTest.groovy
index 1ad86d0174ef8..599ad6d2df865 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/LegacyYamlRestTestPluginFuncTest.groovy
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/integTest/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/LegacyYamlRestTestPluginFuncTest.groovy
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ echo "Running elasticsearch \$0"
 
         file(distProjectFolder, 'src/config/elasticsearch.properties') << "some propes"
         file(distProjectFolder, 'src/config/jvm.options') << """
--Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=logs/gc.log:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
+-Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=logs/gc.log:utctime,level,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
 -XX:ErrorFile=logs/hs_err_pid%p.log
 -XX:HeapDumpPath=data
 """
diff --git a/distribution/src/config/jvm.options b/distribution/src/config/jvm.options
index 58d83410cd6db..c999c666ade3e 100644
--- a/distribution/src/config/jvm.options
+++ b/distribution/src/config/jvm.options
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@
 @error.file@
 
 ## GC logging
--Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=@loggc@:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
+-Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=@loggc@:utctime,level,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
diff --git a/docs/changelog/92382.yaml b/docs/changelog/92382.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6621307ae4fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/92382.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 92382
+summary: Add log level for JVM logs
+area: Infra/Core
+type: enhancement
+issues: []
diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/gc-logging.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/gc-logging.asciidoc
index 273ac3ca5baca..3534e1335c9fd 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/gc-logging.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/important-settings/gc-logging.asciidoc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Change the default GC log output location to `/opt/my-app/gc.log` by
 -Xlog:all=warning:stderr:utctime,level,tags
 
 # Enable GC logging to a custom location with a variety of options
--Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=/opt/my-app/gc.log:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
+-Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=/opt/my-app/gc.log:utctime,level,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m
 ----
 
 Configure an {es} <<docker,Docker container>> to send GC debug logs to
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/text-structure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/textstructure/structurefinder/TimestampFormatFinderTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/text-structure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/textstructure/structurefinder/TimestampFormatFinderTests.java
index dd8bd7f5cc172..87bb63f442acf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/text-structure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/textstructure/structurefinder/TimestampFormatFinderTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/text-structure/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/textstructure/structurefinder/TimestampFormatFinderTests.java
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ public void testSelectBestMatchGivenAllSame() {
                 [2018-06-27T11:59:22,202][INFO ][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment    ] [node-0] heap size [494.9mb], compressed ordinary object pointers [true]
                 [2018-06-27T11:59:22,204][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-0] node name [node-0], node ID [Ha1gD8nNSDqjd6PIyu3DJA]
                 [2018-06-27T11:59:22,204][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-0] version[6.4.0-SNAPSHOT], pid[2785], build[default/zip/3c60efa/2018-06-26T14:55:15.206676Z], OS[Mac OS X/10.12.6/x86_64], JVM["Oracle Corporation"/Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM/10/10+46]
-                [2018-06-27T11:59:22,205][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-0] JVM arguments [-Xms1g, -Xmx1g, -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC, -XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=75, -XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly, -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch, -Xss1m, -Djava.awt.headless=true, -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8, -Djna.nosys=true, -XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow, -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true, -Dio.netty.noKeySetOptimization=true, -Dio.netty.recycler.maxCapacityPerThread=0, -Dlog4j.shutdownHookEnabled=false, -Dlog4j2.disable.jmx=true, -Djava.io.tmpdir=/var/folders/k5/5sqcdlps5sg3cvlp783gcz740000h0/T/elasticsearch.nFUyeMH1, -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError, -XX:HeapDumpPath=data, -XX:ErrorFile=logs/hs_err_pid%p.log, -Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=logs/gc.log:utctime,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m, -Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT, -Dio.netty.allocator.type=unpooled, -ea, -esa, -Xms512m, -Xmx512m, -Des.path.home=/Users/dave/elasticsearch/distribution/build/cluster/run node0/elasticsearch-6.4.0-SNAPSHOT, -Des.path.conf=/Users/dave/elasticsearch/distribution/build/cluster/run node0/elasticsearch-6.4.0-SNAPSHOT/config, -Des.distribution.flavor=default, -Des.distribution.type=zip]
+                [2018-06-27T11:59:22,205][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-0] JVM arguments [-Xms1g, -Xmx1g, -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC, -XX:CMSInitiatingOccupancyFraction=75, -XX:+UseCMSInitiatingOccupancyOnly, -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch, -Xss1m, -Djava.awt.headless=true, -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8, -Djna.nosys=true, -XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow, -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true, -Dio.netty.noKeySetOptimization=true, -Dio.netty.recycler.maxCapacityPerThread=0, -Dlog4j.shutdownHookEnabled=false, -Dlog4j2.disable.jmx=true, -Djava.io.tmpdir=/var/folders/k5/5sqcdlps5sg3cvlp783gcz740000h0/T/elasticsearch.nFUyeMH1, -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError, -XX:HeapDumpPath=data, -XX:ErrorFile=logs/hs_err_pid%p.log, -Xlog:gc*,gc+age=trace,safepoint:file=logs/gc.log:utctime,level,pid,tags:filecount=32,filesize=64m, -Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT, -Dio.netty.allocator.type=unpooled, -ea, -esa, -Xms512m, -Xmx512m, -Des.path.home=/Users/dave/elasticsearch/distribution/build/cluster/run node0/elasticsearch-6.4.0-SNAPSHOT, -Des.path.conf=/Users/dave/elasticsearch/distribution/build/cluster/run node0/elasticsearch-6.4.0-SNAPSHOT/config, -Des.distribution.flavor=default, -Des.distribution.type=zip]
                 [2018-06-27T11:59:22,205][WARN ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-0] version [6.4.0-SNAPSHOT] is a pre-release version of Elasticsearch and is not suitable for production
                 [2018-06-27T11:59:23,585][INFO ][o.e.p.PluginsService     ] [node-0] loaded module [aggs-matrix-stats]
                 [2018-06-27T11:59:23,586][INFO ][o.e.p.PluginsService     ] [node-0] loaded module [analysis-common]