diff --git a/include/olm/logging.hh b/include/olm/logging.hh
index f174712..ff84615 100644
--- a/include/olm/logging.hh
+++ b/include/olm/logging.hh
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const unsigned int LOG_TRACE   = 6;
 
 void set_log_level(unsigned int log_level);
 
+bool log_enabled_for(unsigned int level, const char *category);
+
 __attribute__((__format__ (__printf__, 3, 4)))
 void logf(unsigned int level, const char *category,
           const char *format, ...);
diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index 66b9fa8..4819e1c 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ void set_log_level(unsigned int level) {
     log_level = level;
 }
 
+bool log_enabled_for(unsigned int level, const char *category)
+{
+    return level <= log_level;
+}
+
 void logf(unsigned int level, const char *category,
           const char *format, ...) {
     if (level > log_level) {