diff --git a/src/livepeer_gateway/__init__.py b/src/livepeer_gateway/__init__.py
index 3a82a4d..269479e 100644
--- a/src/livepeer_gateway/__init__.py
+++ b/src/livepeer_gateway/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 )
 from .errors import LivepeerGatewayError, NoOrchestratorAvailableError, PaymentError
 from .events import Events
+from .logging_config import configure_logging
+
 from .media_publish import (
     AudioOutputConfig,
     MediaPublish,
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@
     "ChannelReader",
     "JSONLReader",
     "JSONLWriter",
+    "configure_logging",
     "Events",
     "PaymentSession",
     "parse_token",
@@ -99,3 +102,7 @@
     "TrickleSubscriberStats",
     "VideoDecodedMediaFrame",
 ]
+
+# Honor LOG_LEVEL; add a root handler only if the app has not configured logging.
+configure_logging()
+
diff --git a/src/livepeer_gateway/logging_config.py b/src/livepeer_gateway/logging_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ddc459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/livepeer_gateway/logging_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+
+
+_PACKAGE_LOGGER = "livepeer_gateway"
+_DEFAULT_LEVEL = logging.INFO
+_LOG_FORMAT = "%(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s"
+
+
+def _resolve_level(level: str | int | None = None) -> int:
+    if level is None:
+        level = os.environ.get("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
+    if isinstance(level, int):
+        return level
+    return getattr(logging, str(level).upper(), _DEFAULT_LEVEL)
+
+
+def apply_package_log_level(level: str | int | None = None) -> None:
+    """Set the livepeer_gateway logger level from arg or LOG_LEVEL env (default INFO)."""
+    logging.getLogger(_PACKAGE_LOGGER).setLevel(_resolve_level(level))
+
+
+def configure_logging(level: str | int | None = None) -> None:
+    """Configure livepeer_gateway log level from arg or LOG_LEVEL env (default INFO).
+
+    Ensures a basic root handler exists so package logs are visible.
+    """
+    resolved = _resolve_level(level)
+    apply_package_log_level(resolved)
+    if not logging.getLogger().handlers:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=resolved, format=_LOG_FORMAT)