diff --git a/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRConfiguration.m b/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRConfiguration.m
index 83b3248c377..8a646bdd67e 100644
--- a/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRConfiguration.m
+++ b/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRConfiguration.m
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #import "FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRAnalyticsConfiguration.h"
 
 extern void FIRSetLoggerLevel(FIRLoggerLevel loggerLevel);
+extern FIRLoggerLevel FIRGetLoggerLevel(void);
 
 @implementation FIRConfiguration
 
@@ -40,7 +41,15 @@ - (instancetype)init {
 - (void)setLoggerLevel:(FIRLoggerLevel)loggerLevel {
   NSAssert(loggerLevel <= FIRLoggerLevelMax && loggerLevel >= FIRLoggerLevelMin,
            @"Invalid logger level, %ld", (long)loggerLevel);
-  FIRSetLoggerLevel(loggerLevel);
+  @synchronized(self) {
+    FIRSetLoggerLevel(loggerLevel);
+  }
+}
+
+- (FIRLoggerLevel)loggerLevel {
+  @synchronized(self) {
+    return FIRGetLoggerLevel();
+  }
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRLogger.m b/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRLogger.m
index 17f54a9dbd1..9ec89996660 100644
--- a/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRLogger.m
+++ b/FirebaseCore/Sources/FIRLogger.m
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void FIRLoggerInitialize(void) {
 }
 
 FIRLoggerLevel FIRGetLoggerLevel(void) {
+  FIRLoggerInitialize();
   return (FIRLoggerLevel)GULGetLoggerLevel();
 }
 
diff --git a/FirebaseCore/Sources/Public/FirebaseCore/FIRConfiguration.h b/FirebaseCore/Sources/Public/FirebaseCore/FIRConfiguration.h
index 408bcadb75f..e6c1f1d8545 100644
--- a/FirebaseCore/Sources/Public/FirebaseCore/FIRConfiguration.h
+++ b/FirebaseCore/Sources/Public/FirebaseCore/FIRConfiguration.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(FirebaseConfiguration)
  */
 - (void)setLoggerLevel:(FIRLoggerLevel)loggerLevel;
 
+/// Returns the logging level for internal Firebase logging.
+- (FIRLoggerLevel)loggerLevel;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/FirebaseCore/Tests/Unit/FIRConfigurationTest.m b/FirebaseCore/Tests/Unit/FIRConfigurationTest.m
index 9267a63b6be..03bd70ae508 100644
--- a/FirebaseCore/Tests/Unit/FIRConfigurationTest.m
+++ b/FirebaseCore/Tests/Unit/FIRConfigurationTest.m
@@ -28,4 +28,18 @@ - (void)testSharedInstance {
   XCTAssertNotNil(config.analyticsConfiguration);
 }
 
+- (void)testGetDefaultLevel {
+  FIRConfiguration *config = [FIRConfiguration sharedInstance];
+  FIRLoggerLevel defaultLevel = [config loggerLevel];
+  XCTAssertEqual(defaultLevel, FIRLoggerLevelNotice);
+}
+
+- (void)testSetAndGet {
+  FIRConfiguration *config = [FIRConfiguration sharedInstance];
+  for (FIRLoggerLevel level = FIRLoggerLevelMin; level <= FIRLoggerLevelMax; level++) {
+    [config setLoggerLevel:level];
+    XCTAssertEqual([config loggerLevel], level);
+  }
+}
+
 @end