diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 61054b1..6afd9e5 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		("help,h", "Display this help message")
 		("version,v", "Display version information")
 		("input,i", po::value<std::vector<std::string>>(), "Input files")
-		("color", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("auto"), "Whether to colorize the output (always, never, or auto).");
+		("color,c", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("auto"), "Colorize the output (always, never, or auto).")
+		("log-priority,p", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("warning"), "Log messages starting from this priority (debug, info, warning, or error).");
 
 	po::positional_options_description positionalOptionsDescription;
 	positionalOptionsDescription.add("input", -1);
@@ -60,17 +61,32 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	const auto colorPolicy = variablesMap["color"].as<std::string>();
+	const auto colorPolicyString = variablesMap["color"].as<std::string>();
 
-	if (colorPolicy == "auto")
+	if (colorPolicyString == "auto")
 		context.logger.setColorPolicy(anthem::output::ColorStream::ColorPolicy::Auto);
-	else if (colorPolicy == "never")
+	else if (colorPolicyString == "never")
 		context.logger.setColorPolicy(anthem::output::ColorStream::ColorPolicy::Never);
-	else if (colorPolicy == "always")
+	else if (colorPolicyString == "always")
 		context.logger.setColorPolicy(anthem::output::ColorStream::ColorPolicy::Always);
 	else
 	{
-		context.logger.log(anthem::output::Priority::Error, ("unknown color policy “" + colorPolicy + "”").c_str());
+		context.logger.log(anthem::output::Priority::Error, ("unknown color policy “" + colorPolicyString + "”").c_str());
+		context.logger.errorStream() << std::endl;
+		printHelp();
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	const auto logPriorityString = variablesMap["log-priority"].as<std::string>();
+
+	try
+	{
+		const auto logPriority = anthem::output::priorityFromName(logPriorityString.c_str());
+		context.logger.setLogPriority(logPriority);
+	}
+	catch (const std::exception &e)
+	{
+		context.logger.log(anthem::output::Priority::Error, ("unknown log priorty “" + logPriorityString + "”").c_str());
 		context.logger.errorStream() << std::endl;
 		printHelp();
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/include/anthem/output/Logger.h b/include/anthem/output/Logger.h
index 747cb25..b18a140 100644
--- a/include/anthem/output/Logger.h
+++ b/include/anthem/output/Logger.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Logger
 		ColorStream &errorStream();
 
 		// The level from which on messages should be printed
-		void setOutputPriority(Priority outputLevel);
+		void setLogPriority(Priority logPriority);
 		void setColorPolicy(ColorStream::ColorPolicy colorPolicy);
 
 		void log(Priority priority, const char *message);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Logger
 		ColorStream m_outputStream;
 		ColorStream m_errorStream;
 
-		Priority m_outputPriority;
+		Priority m_logPriority;
 };
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/include/anthem/output/Priority.h b/include/anthem/output/Priority.h
index 9a2ff40..9be71d5 100644
--- a/include/anthem/output/Priority.h
+++ b/include/anthem/output/Priority.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef __ANTHEM__OUTPUT__PRIORITY_H
 #define __ANTHEM__OUTPUT__PRIORITY_H
 
+#include <cstring>
+#include <exception>
+
 namespace anthem
 {
 namespace output
@@ -22,6 +25,41 @@ enum class Priority
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+inline constexpr const char *priorityName(Priority priority)
+{
+	switch (priority)
+	{
+		case Priority::Debug:
+			return "debug";
+		case Priority::Info:
+			return "info";
+		case Priority::Warning:
+			return "warning";
+		case Priority::Error:
+			return "error";
+	}
+
+	return "unknown";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+inline Priority priorityFromName(const char *priorityName)
+{
+	if (std::strcmp(priorityName, "debug") == 0)
+		return Priority::Debug;
+	if (std::strcmp(priorityName, "info") == 0)
+		return Priority::Info;
+	if (std::strcmp(priorityName, "warning") == 0)
+		return Priority::Warning;
+	if (std::strcmp(priorityName, "error") == 0)
+		return Priority::Error;
+
+	throw std::runtime_error("unknown log priority");
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/anthem/output/Logger.cpp b/src/anthem/output/Logger.cpp
index 0b4ae1e..1332ab7 100644
--- a/src/anthem/output/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/anthem/output/Logger.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ constexpr Format priorityFormat(Priority priority)
 		case Priority::Debug:
 			return {Color::Green, FontWeight::Bold};
 		case Priority::Info:
-			return {Color::Cyan, FontWeight::Bold};
+			return {Color::Blue, FontWeight::Bold};
 		case Priority::Warning:
 			return {Color::Magenta, FontWeight::Bold};
 		case Priority::Error:
@@ -32,25 +32,6 @@ constexpr Format priorityFormat(Priority priority)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-constexpr const char *priorityName(Priority priority)
-{
-	switch (priority)
-	{
-		case Priority::Debug:
-			return "debug";
-		case Priority::Info:
-			return "info";
-		case Priority::Warning:
-			return "warning";
-		case Priority::Error:
-			return "error";
-	}
-
-	return "message";
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
 constexpr const Format MessageBodyFormat = {Color::White, FontWeight::Bold};
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -76,7 +57,7 @@ Logger::Logger(ColorStream &&outputStream)
 Logger::Logger(ColorStream &&outputStream, ColorStream &&errorStream)
 :	m_outputStream{outputStream},
 	m_errorStream{errorStream},
-	m_outputPriority{Priority::Warning}
+	m_logPriority{Priority::Warning}
 {
 }
 
@@ -96,9 +77,9 @@ ColorStream &Logger::errorStream()
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-void Logger::setOutputPriority(Priority outputPriority)
+void Logger::setLogPriority(Priority logPriority)
 {
-	m_outputPriority = outputPriority;
+	m_logPriority = logPriority;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -115,7 +96,7 @@ void Logger::log(Priority priority, const char *message)
 {
 	const auto priorityID = static_cast<int>(priority);
 
-	if (priorityID < static_cast<int>(m_outputPriority))
+	if (priorityID < static_cast<int>(m_logPriority))
 		return;
 
 	m_outputStream
@@ -131,7 +112,7 @@ void Logger::log(Priority priority, const input::Location &location, const char
 {
 	const auto priorityID = static_cast<int>(priority);
 
-	if (priorityID < static_cast<int>(m_outputPriority))
+	if (priorityID < static_cast<int>(m_logPriority))
 		return;
 
 	auto &stream =