diff --git a/etc/vz.conf b/etc/vz.conf
index 29d13ff..a230f5a 100644
--- a/etc/vz.conf
+++ b/etc/vz.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ## Logging parameters
 LOGGING=yes
 LOGFILE=/var/log/vzctl.log
 LOG_LEVEL=0
+VERBOSE=0
 
 ## Disk quota parameters
 DISK_QUOTA=yes
diff --git a/include/logger.h b/include/logger.h
index 67240b6..8c3d33e 100644
--- a/include/logger.h
+++ b/include/logger.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ #define _LOGGER_H_
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "types.h"
 
-#define	LOG_DATA	log_param g_log = {NULL, 0, 1, 0, "", 0};
+#define	LOG_DATA	log_param g_log = {NULL, 0, 1, 0, 0, "", 0};
 
 /** Data structure for logging.
  */
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int level;		/**< maximum logging level. */
 	int enable;		/**< enable/disable logging. */
 	int quiet;		/**< skip logging to stdout. */
+	int verbose;		/**< Console verbosity. */
 	char prog[32];		/**< program name. */
 	envid_t veid;
 } log_param;
@@ -66,5 +67,6 @@ int init_log(char *file, envid_t veid, i
 void free_log();
 
 void set_log_level(int level);
+void set_log_verbose(int level);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/res.h b/include/res.h
index bb4ec31..b1d1252 100644
--- a/include/res.h
+++ b/include/res.h
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ typedef struct {
 } vps_opt;
 
 struct log_s {
-        char *log_file;
-        int level;
-        int enable;
+	char *log_file;
+	int level;
+	int enable;
+	int *verbose;
 };
 
 struct vps_param {
diff --git a/include/vzctl_param.h b/include/vzctl_param.h
index ab4790e..0037b5c 100644
--- a/include/vzctl_param.h
+++ b/include/vzctl_param.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ #define PARAM_NETIF_MAC		354
 #define PARAM_NETIF_IFNAME	355
 #define PARAM_NETIF_HOST_MAC	356
 #define PARAM_NETIF_HOST_IFNAME	357
+#define PARAM_VERBOSE		358
 
 #define PARAM_LINE		"e:p:f:t:i:l:k:a:b:n:x:h"
 #endif
diff --git a/man/vz.conf.5 b/man/vz.conf.5
index f5448ce..fc9a386 100644
--- a/man/vz.conf.5
+++ b/man/vz.conf.5
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Enables or disables logging. This parame
 Set location of log file, default is \f(CR/var/log/vzctl.log\fR.
 .IP "\fBLOG_LEVEL\fR=\fInumber\fR"
 Set the logging level. The more \fInumber\fR is, the more information will be
-displayed.
+logged.
+.IP "\fBVERBOSE\fR=\fInumber\fR"
+Set the output verbosity. Default is 0.
 .SS Disk quota parameters
 .IP \fBDISK_QUOTA\fR=\fByes\fR|\fBno\fR
 In case the value of this parameter is set to \fBno\fR, all disk
diff --git a/src/lib/config.c b/src/lib/config.c
index 3128ce9..b8fdd23 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.c
+++ b/src/lib/config.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static vps_config config[] = {
 {"LOGGING",	NULL, PARAM_LOGGING},
 {"LOG_LEVEL",	NULL, PARAM_LOGLEVEL},
 {"LOGFILE",	NULL, PARAM_LOGFILE},
+{"VERBOSE",	NULL, PARAM_VERBOSE},
 
 {"IPTABLES",	NULL, PARAM_IPTABLES},
 /*	UB	*/
@@ -1806,6 +1807,14 @@ static int parse(envid_t veid, vps_param
 			break;
 		vps_p->log.level = int_id;
 		break;
+	case PARAM_VERBOSE:
+		if (parse_int(val, &int_id))
+			break;
+		vps_p->log.verbose = malloc(sizeof(*vps_p->log.verbose));
+		if (vps_p->log.verbose == NULL)
+			return VZ_RESOURCE_ERROR;
+		*vps_p->log.verbose = int_id;
+		break;
 	case PARAM_IPTABLES:
 		ret = parse_iptables(&vps_p->res.env, val);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/lib/logger.c b/src/lib/logger.c
index bd96e5e..9c483ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/logger.c
+++ b/src/lib/logger.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void logger(int log_level, int err_no, c
 	else
 		out = stdout;
 	va_start(ap, format);
-	if (!g_log.quiet && g_log.level >= log_level) {
+	if (!g_log.quiet && g_log.verbose >= log_level) {
 		va_list ap_save;
 		
 		va_copy(ap_save, ap);
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ void set_log_level(int level)
 	g_log.level = level;
 }
 
+void set_log_verbose(int level)
+{
+	g_log.verbose = level;
+}
+
 int init_log(char *file, envid_t veid, int enable, int level, int quiet,
 	char *progname)
 {
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ int init_log(char *file, envid_t veid, i
 		return ret;
 	g_log.enable = enable;
 	set_log_level(level);
+	set_log_verbose(level);
 	g_log.veid = veid;
 	g_log.quiet = quiet;
 	if (progname != NULL)
diff --git a/src/vzcfgvalidate.c b/src/vzcfgvalidate.c
diff --git a/src/vzctl.c b/src/vzctl.c
index f7007c0..e24eff0 100644
--- a/src/vzctl.c
+++ b/src/vzctl.c
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *e
 {
 	int action = 0;
 	int verbose = 0;
+	int verbose_tmp;
+	int verbose_custom = 0;
 	int quiet = 0;
 	int veid, ret, skiplock = 0;
 	char buf[256];
 	vps_param *gparam = NULL, *vps_p = NULL, *cmd_p = NULL;
 	const char *action_nm;
 	struct sigaction act;
-	char *name = NULL;
+	char *name = NULL, *opt;
 
 	_proc_title = argv[0];
 	_proc_title_len = envp[0] - argv[0];
@@ -123,14 +125,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *e
 	sigaction(SIGPIPE, &act, NULL);
 
 	while (argc > 1) {
-		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--verbose")) {
-			verbose = 2;
-		} else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--quiet"))
+		opt = argv[1];
+
+		if (!strcmp(opt, "--verbose")) {
+			if (argc > 2 &&
+			    !parse_int(argv[2], &verbose_tmp))
+			{
+				verbose += verbose_tmp;
+				argc--; argv++;
+			} else {
+				verbose++;
+			}
+			verbose_custom = 1;
+		} else if (!strncmp(opt, "--verbose=", 10)) {
+			if (parse_int(opt + 10, &verbose_tmp)) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for"
+					" --verbose\n");
+				exit(VZ_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE);
+			}
+			verbose += verbose_tmp;
+			verbose_custom = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "--quiet"))
 			quiet = 1;
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
+		else if (!strcmp(opt, "--version")) {
 			version();
 			exit(0);
-		} else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--skiplock"))
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt, "--skiplock"))
 			skiplock = YES;
 		else
 			break;
@@ -228,8 +248,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *e
 		goto error;
 	}
 	init_log(gparam->log.log_file, veid, gparam->log.enable != NO,
-		verbose ? gparam->log.level + 2 : gparam->log.level,
-		quiet, "vzctl");
+		gparam->log.level, quiet, "vzctl");
+	/* Set verbose level from global config if not overwriten
+	   by --verbose 
+	*/
+	if (!verbose_custom && gparam->log.verbose != NULL) {
+		verbose = *gparam->log.verbose;
+		verbose_custom = 1;
+	}
+	if (verbose < -1)
+		verbose = -1;
+	if (verbose_custom)
+		set_log_verbose(verbose);
 	if ((ret = parse_action_opt(veid, action, argc, argv, cmd_p,
 		action_nm)))
 	{