diff --git a/nifi-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/LogLevel.java b/nifi-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/LogLevel.java
index 0c9b64b806..c063bf8e54 100644
--- a/nifi-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/LogLevel.java
+++ b/nifi-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/LogLevel.java
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ public enum LogLevel {
     INFO,
     WARN,
     ERROR,
-    FATAL;
+    FATAL,
+    NONE;
 }
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java
index 8baf04aca0..2d10d820ac 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
  */
 package org.apache.nifi.logging.repository;
 
+import org.apache.nifi.logging.ComponentLog;
+import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogLevel;
+import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogMessage;
+import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogObserver;
+import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogRepository;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.slf4j.helpers.MessageFormatter;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -23,16 +32,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
 
-import org.apache.nifi.logging.ComponentLog;
-import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogLevel;
-import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogMessage;
-import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogObserver;
-import org.apache.nifi.logging.LogRepository;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.slf4j.helpers.MessageFormatter;
-
 public class StandardLogRepository implements LogRepository {
 
     public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_CAPACITY_PER_LEVEL = 10;
@@ -118,8 +117,8 @@ public class StandardLogRepository implements LogRepository {
                 }
             }
 
-            // at this point, the observer should have been found
-            throw new IllegalStateException("The specified observer identifier does not exist.");
+            // at this point, the LogLevel must be NONE since we don't register observers for NONE
+            return LogLevel.NONE;
         } finally {
             readLock.unlock();
         }
@@ -136,12 +135,15 @@ public class StandardLogRepository implements LogRepository {
 
             final LogLevel[] allLevels = LogLevel.values();
             for (int i = minimumLevel.ordinal(); i < allLevels.length; i++) {
-                Collection<LogObserver> collection = observers.get(allLevels[i]);
-                if (collection == null) {
-                    collection = new ArrayList<>();
-                    observers.put(allLevels[i], collection);
+                // no need to register an observer for NONE since that level will never be logged to by a component
+                if (i != LogLevel.NONE.ordinal()) {
+                    Collection<LogObserver> collection = observers.get(allLevels[i]);
+                    if (collection == null) {
+                        collection = new ArrayList<>();
+                        observers.put(allLevels[i], collection);
+                    }
+                    collection.add(observer);
                 }
-                collection.add(observer);
             }
             observerLookup.put(observerIdentifier, observer);
         } finally {
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/resources/FlowConfiguration.xsd b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/resources/FlowConfiguration.xsd
index 6bba92c644..8cf2ad87a7 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/resources/FlowConfiguration.xsd
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/resources/FlowConfiguration.xsd
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
             <xs:enumeration value="WARN"></xs:enumeration>
             <xs:enumeration value="ERROR"></xs:enumeration>
             <xs:enumeration value="FATAL"></xs:enumeration>
+            <xs:enumeration value="NONE"></xs:enumeration>
         </xs:restriction>
     </xs:simpleType>
 	
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/canvas/nf-processor-configuration.js b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/canvas/nf-processor-configuration.js
index 1a26f5af03..90667f00c7 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/canvas/nf-processor-configuration.js
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/canvas/nf-processor-configuration.js
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@
                 }, {
                     text: 'ERROR',
                     value: 'ERROR'
+                }, {
+                    text: 'NONE',
+                    value: 'NONE'
                 }]
             });