diff --git a/pkg/client/instance.go b/pkg/client/instance.go
index c2f862385..ac47cf5ef 100644
--- a/pkg/client/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/client/instance.go
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (c *InstanceServiceClient) VersionGet() (*meta.VersionOutput, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// LogSetLevel sets the log level of the service.
+// LogSetLevel sets the log level.
 func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogSetLevel(dataEngine, service, level string) error {
 	client := c.getControllerServiceClient()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), types.GRPCServiceTimeout)
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogSetLevel(dataEngine, service, level string) e
 	return err
 }
 
-// LogSetFlags sets the log flags of the service.x
+// LogSetFlags sets the log flags.
 func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogSetFlags(dataEngine, service, flags string) error {
 	client := c.getControllerServiceClient()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), types.GRPCServiceTimeout)
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogSetFlags(dataEngine, service, flags string) e
 	return err
 }
 
-// LogGetLevel returns the log level of the service.
+// LogGetLevel returns the log level.
 func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogGetLevel(dataEngine, service string) (string, error) {
 	client := c.getControllerServiceClient()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), types.GRPCServiceTimeout)
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogGetLevel(dataEngine, service string) (string,
 	return resp.Level, nil
 }
 
-// LogGetFlags returns the log flags of the service.
+// LogGetFlags returns the log flags.
 func (c *InstanceServiceClient) LogGetFlags(dataEngine, service string) (string, error) {
 	client := c.getControllerServiceClient()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), types.GRPCServiceTimeout)
diff --git a/pkg/instance/log.go b/pkg/instance/log.go
index 19025f647..9d2a79bc5 100644
--- a/pkg/instance/log.go
+++ b/pkg/instance/log.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package instance
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 
 	spdkclient "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-spdk-engine/pkg/client"
@@ -11,6 +14,11 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 )
 
+const (
+	NonSPDKLogLevelTrace = "TRACE"
+	SPDKLogLevelDebug    = "DEBUG"
+)
+
 func (s *Server) LogSetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogSetLevelRequest) (resp *emptypb.Empty, err error) {
 	ops, ok := s.ops[req.DataEngine]
 	if !ok {
@@ -19,22 +27,51 @@ func (s *Server) LogSetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogSetLevelRequest) (
 	return ops.LogSetLevel(ctx, req)
 }
 
+func logSetLevel(level string) error {
+	// Set instance-manager log level.  We expect a string such as "debug", "info", or "warn".
+	newLevel, err := logrus.ParseLevel(level)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	oldLevel := logrus.GetLevel()
+	if oldLevel != newLevel {
+		logrus.Warnf("Updating log level from %v to %v", oldLevel, newLevel)
+		logrus.SetLevel(newLevel)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (ops V1DataEngineInstanceOps) LogSetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogSetLevelRequest) (resp *emptypb.Empty, err error) {
-	/* TODO: Implement this */
+	if err := logSetLevel(req.Level); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
 func (ops V2DataEngineInstanceOps) LogSetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogSetLevelRequest) (resp *emptypb.Empty, err error) {
+	if err := logSetLevel(req.Level); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Also set level for spdk_tgt.  There is no "trace" level for SPDK.
+	spdkLevel := strings.ToUpper(req.Level)
+	if spdkLevel == NonSPDKLogLevelTrace {
+		spdkLevel = SPDKLogLevelDebug
+	}
 	c, err := spdkclient.NewSPDKClient(ops.spdkServiceAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, grpcstatus.Error(grpccodes.Internal, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create SPDK client").Error())
 	}
 	defer c.Close()
 
-	err = c.LogSetLevel(req.Level)
+	err = c.LogSetLevel(spdkLevel)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, grpcstatus.Error(grpccodes.Internal, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to set log level").Error())
+		return nil, grpcstatus.Error(grpccodes.Internal, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to set SPDK log level").Error())
 	}
+
 	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *Server) LogSetFlags(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogSetFlagsRequest) (
 }
 
 func (ops V1DataEngineInstanceOps) LogSetFlags(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogSetFlagsRequest) (resp *emptypb.Empty, err error) {
-	/* TODO: Implement this */
+	// There is no V1 implementation.  Log flags are not a thing as they are for SPDK.
 	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
@@ -74,23 +111,14 @@ func (s *Server) LogGetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogGetLevelRequest) (
 }
 
 func (ops V1DataEngineInstanceOps) LogGetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogGetLevelRequest) (resp *rpc.LogGetLevelResponse, err error) {
-	/* TODO: Implement this */
-	return &rpc.LogGetLevelResponse{}, nil
+	return &rpc.LogGetLevelResponse{
+		Level: logrus.GetLevel().String(),
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (ops V2DataEngineInstanceOps) LogGetLevel(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogGetLevelRequest) (resp *rpc.LogGetLevelResponse, err error) {
-	c, err := spdkclient.NewSPDKClient(ops.spdkServiceAddress)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, grpcstatus.Error(grpccodes.Internal, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create SPDK client").Error())
-	}
-	defer c.Close()
-
-	level, err := c.LogGetLevel()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, grpcstatus.Error(grpccodes.Internal, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get log level").Error())
-	}
 	return &rpc.LogGetLevelResponse{
-		Level: level,
+		Level: logrus.GetLevel().String(),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +131,7 @@ func (s *Server) LogGetFlags(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogGetFlagsRequest) (
 }
 
 func (ops V1DataEngineInstanceOps) LogGetFlags(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.LogGetFlagsRequest) (resp *rpc.LogGetFlagsResponse, err error) {
-	/* TODO: Implement this */
+	// No implementation necessary.
 	return &rpc.LogGetFlagsResponse{}, nil
 }