diff --git a/src/logger.c b/src/logger.c
index 65330db2..34e47db1 100644
--- a/src/logger.c
+++ b/src/logger.c
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ logger_reinit(void)
 }
 
 
+int
+logger_severity(void)
+{
+  return threshold;
+}
+
 /* The functions below are used at init time with a single thread running */
 void
 logger_domains(void)
diff --git a/src/logger.h b/src/logger.h
index 845efd1e..0f94190d 100644
--- a/src/logger.h
+++ b/src/logger.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define E_SPAM    5
 
 
+
 void
 DPRINTF(int severity, int domain, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ logger_alsa(const char *file, int line, const char *function, int err, const cha
 void
 logger_reinit(void);
 
+int
+logger_severity(void);
+
 void
 logger_domains(void);