diff --git a/lib/logger/lib/logger.ex b/lib/logger/lib/logger.ex
index 8a9bdb20bb..3df45945fa 100644
--- a/lib/logger/lib/logger.ex
+++ b/lib/logger/lib/logger.ex
@@ -928,19 +928,34 @@ defmodule Logger do
   def bare_log(level, message_or_fun, metadata \\ []) do
     level = elixir_level_to_erlang_level(level)
 
-    if :logger_config.allow(level) do
+    should_log? =
+      case get_process_level(self()) do
+        nil -> :logger_config.allow(level)
+        process_level -> compare_levels(level, process_level) in [:gt, :eq]
+      end
+
+    if should_log? do
       __do_log__(level, message_or_fun, %{}, Map.new(metadata))
+    else
+      :ok
     end
-
-    :ok
   end
 
+  # If there's a process level, it takes precedence over global/module levels.
   @doc false
   def __should_log__(level, module) do
     level = elixir_level_to_erlang_level(level)
 
-    if :logger_config.allow(level, module) do
-      level
+    case get_process_level(self()) do
+      nil ->
+        if :logger_config.allow(level, module) do
+          level
+        end
+
+      process_level ->
+        if compare_levels(level, process_level) in [:gt, :eq] do
+          level
+        end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/logger/test/logger_test.exs b/lib/logger/test/logger_test.exs
index 2d26722711..887ef093d3 100644
--- a/lib/logger/test/logger_test.exs
+++ b/lib/logger/test/logger_test.exs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ defmodule LoggerTest do
     end)
   end
 
+  defmodule PerModuleLevels do
+    def debug, do: Logger.debug("debug_msg")
+    def error, do: Logger.error("error_msg")
+  end
+
   defp msg_with_meta(text) do
     msg("module=LoggerTest #{text}")
   end
@@ -55,12 +60,6 @@ defmodule LoggerTest do
   end
 
   test "per-module levels" do
-    defmodule PerModuleLevels do
-      def debug, do: Logger.debug("debug_msg")
-
-      def error, do: Logger.error("error_msg")
-    end
-
     assert capture_log(fn -> assert PerModuleLevels.debug() == :ok end) =~ "debug_msg"
     assert capture_log(fn -> assert PerModuleLevels.error() == :ok end) =~ "error_msg"
 
@@ -181,6 +180,31 @@ defmodule LoggerTest do
     assert capture_log(fn -> Logger.error("error_msg") end) =~ "error_msg"
   end
 
+  test "process levels override primary level" do
+    current_level = Logger.level()
+    on_exit(fn -> Logger.configure(level: current_level) end)
+    Logger.configure(level: :error)
+
+    Logger.put_process_level(self(), :debug)
+    assert capture_log(fn -> Logger.debug("debug_msg") end) =~ "debug_msg"
+
+    Logger.put_process_level(self(), :emergency)
+    assert capture_log(fn -> Logger.error("error_msg") end) == ""
+
+    assert capture_log(fn -> Logger.emergency("emergency_msg") end) =~ "emergency_msg"
+
+    Logger.delete_process_level(self())
+    assert ExUnit.CaptureLog.capture_log(fn -> Logger.debug("debug_msg") end) == ""
+  end
+
+  test "process levels override module level" do
+    Logger.put_module_level(PerModuleLevels, :error)
+    assert capture_log(fn -> assert PerModuleLevels.debug() == :ok end) =~ ""
+
+    Logger.put_process_level(self(), :debug)
+    assert capture_log(fn -> assert PerModuleLevels.debug() == :ok end) =~ "debug_msg"
+  end
+
   test "process metadata" do
     assert Logger.metadata(data: true) == :ok
     assert Logger.metadata() == [data: true]
@@ -760,7 +784,7 @@ defmodule LoggerTest do
 
     test "maps Erlang levels" do
       :logger.set_primary_config(:level, :notice)
-      assert capture_log(fn -> Logger.info("hello") end) =~ "hello"
+      assert capture_log(fn -> Logger.warning("hello") end) =~ "hello"
 
       :logger.set_primary_config(:level, :notice)
       assert Logger.level() == :notice
diff --git a/lib/logger/test/test_helper.exs b/lib/logger/test/test_helper.exs
index fa35525c25..f5d65c1e10 100644
--- a/lib/logger/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/lib/logger/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -41,14 +41,17 @@ defmodule Logger.Case do
     end
   end
 
-  def capture_log(level \\ :debug, fun) do
+  def capture_log(level \\ Logger.level(), fun) do
+    previous_level = Logger.level()
     Logger.configure(level: level)
 
-    capture_io(:user, fn ->
-      fun.()
-      Logger.flush()
-    end)
-  after
-    Logger.configure(level: :debug)
+    try do
+      capture_io(:user, fn ->
+        fun.()
+        Logger.flush()
+      end)
+    after
+      Logger.configure(level: previous_level)
+    end
   end
 end