diff --git a/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner.go b/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner.go
index 9c9d558a1..e04da58f3 100644
--- a/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Don't exit packer if salt-call returns an error code
 	NoExitOnFailure bool `mapstructure:"no_exit_on_failure"`
 
+	// Set the logging level for the salt highstate run
+	LogLevel string `mapstructure:"log_level"`
+
 	// Command line args passed onto salt-call
 	CmdArgs string ""
 
@@ -123,6 +126,13 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 		cmd_args.WriteString(" --retcode-passthrough")
 	}
 
+	if p.config.LogLevel == "" {
+		cmd_args.WriteString(" -l info")
+	} else {
+		cmd_args.WriteString(" -l ")
+		cmd_args.WriteString(p.config.LogLevel)
+	}
+
 	p.config.CmdArgs = cmd_args.String()
 
 	if errs != nil && len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
@@ -224,7 +234,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 	}
 
 	ui.Message("Running highstate")
-	cmd := &packer.RemoteCmd{Command: p.sudo(fmt.Sprintf("salt-call --local state.highstate -l info %s", p.config.CmdArgs))}
+	cmd := &packer.RemoteCmd{Command: p.sudo(fmt.Sprintf("salt-call --local state.highstate %s", p.config.CmdArgs))}
 	if err = cmd.StartWithUi(comm, ui); err != nil || cmd.ExitStatus != 0 {
 		if err == nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("Bad exit status: %d", cmd.ExitStatus)
diff --git a/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go
index 523e133b1..da16c1a3b 100644
--- a/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go
@@ -237,3 +237,27 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_NoExitOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("--retcode-passthrough should not be set in CmdArgs")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestProvisionerPrepare_LogLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	var p Provisioner
+	config := testConfig()
+
+	err := p.Prepare(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(p.config.CmdArgs, "-l info") {
+		t.Fatal("-l info should be set in CmdArgs")
+	}
+
+	config["log_level"] = "debug"
+	err = p.Prepare(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(p.config.CmdArgs, "-l debug") {
+		t.Fatal("-l debug should be set in CmdArgs")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/provisioners/salt-masterless.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/provisioners/salt-masterless.html.markdown
index 7abe7e633..55c91ad69 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/provisioners/salt-masterless.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/provisioners/salt-masterless.html.markdown
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ Optional:
 
 -   `no_exit_on_failure` (boolean) - Packer will exit if the Salt highstate command
     fails. Set this option to true to ignore Salt failures.
+
+-   `log_level` (string) - Set the logging level for the Salt highstate run.