diff --git a/.changes/default-log-level.md b/.changes/default-log-level.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b3f0ca3e664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/default-log-level.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:enhance
+"tauri-cli": patch:enhance
+---
+
+Set a default log level filter when running `tauri add log`.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/add.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/add.rs
index aed598ec4491..302bd026c55e 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/add.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/add.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ pub fn run(options: Options) -> Result<()> {
     "Builder::new(todo!()).build()"
   } else if plugin == "single-instance" {
     "init(|app, args, cwd| {})"
+  } else if plugin == "log" {
+    "Builder::new().level(tauri_plugin_log::log::LevelFilter::Info).build()"
   } else if metadata.builder {
     "Builder::new().build()"
   } else {