diff --git a/winpr/include/winpr/wlog.h b/winpr/include/winpr/wlog.h
index 87b79c8a2..eda5e60a3 100644
--- a/winpr/include/winpr/wlog.h
+++ b/winpr/include/winpr/wlog.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct _wLogAppender wLogAppender;
 #define WLOG_ERROR		4
 #define WLOG_FATAL		5
 #define WLOG_OFF		6
+#define WLOG_LEVEL_INHERIT 0xFFFF
 
 /**
  * Log Message
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ struct _wLog
 WINPR_API void WLog_PrintMessage(wLog* log, wLogMessage* message, ...);
 
 #define WLog_Print(_log, _log_level, _fmt, ...) \
-	if (_log_level >= _log->Level) { \
+	if (_log_level >= WLog_GetLogLevel(_log)) { \
 		wLogMessage _log_message; \
 		_log_message.Type = WLOG_MESSAGE_TEXT; \
 		_log_message.Level = _log_level; \
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ WINPR_API void WLog_PrintMessage(wLog* log, wLogMessage* message, ...);
 	}
 
 #define WLog_Data(_log, _log_level, ...) \
-	if (_log_level >= _log->Level) { \
+	if (_log_level >= WLog_GetLogLevel(_log)) { \
 		wLogMessage _log_message; \
 		_log_message.Type = WLOG_MESSAGE_DATA; \
 		_log_message.Level = _log_level; \
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ WINPR_API void WLog_PrintMessage(wLog* log, wLogMessage* message, ...);
 	}
 
 #define WLog_Image(_log, _log_level, ...) \
-	if (_log_level >= _log->Level) { \
+	if (_log_level >= WLog_GetLogLevel(_log)) { \
 		wLogMessage _log_message; \
 		_log_message.Type = WLOG_MESSAGE_IMAGE; \
 		_log_message.Level = _log_level; \
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ WINPR_API void WLog_PrintMessage(wLog* log, wLogMessage* message, ...);
 	}
 
 #define WLog_Packet(_log, _log_level, ...) \
-	if (_log_level >= _log->Level) { \
+	if (_log_level >= WLog_GetLogLevel(_log)) { \
 		wLogMessage _log_message; \
 		_log_message.Type = WLOG_MESSAGE_PACKET; \
 		_log_message.Level = _log_level; \
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/BinaryAppender.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/BinaryAppender.c
index f77b99dbb..f0bd1ba5f 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/BinaryAppender.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/BinaryAppender.c
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ int WLog_BinaryAppender_WriteMessage(wLog* log, wLogBinaryAppender* appender, wL
 	int FunctionNameLength;
 	int TextStringLength;
 
-	if (message->Level > log->Level)
-		return 0;
-
 	fp = appender->FileDescriptor;
 
 	if (!fp)
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/ConsoleAppender.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/ConsoleAppender.c
index 0b4375a3e..c9ed6bc66 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/ConsoleAppender.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/ConsoleAppender.c
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ int WLog_ConsoleAppender_WriteMessage(wLog* log, wLogConsoleAppender* appender,
 	FILE* fp;
 	char prefix[WLOG_MAX_PREFIX_SIZE];
 
-	if (message->Level < log->Level)
-		return 0;
-
 	fp = (appender->outputStream == WLOG_CONSOLE_STDERR) ? stderr : stdout;
 
 	message->PrefixString = prefix;
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/FileAppender.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/FileAppender.c
index 5acb75256..8904310cb 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/FileAppender.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/FileAppender.c
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ int WLog_FileAppender_WriteMessage(wLog* log, wLogFileAppender* appender, wLogMe
 	FILE* fp;
 	char prefix[WLOG_MAX_PREFIX_SIZE];
 
-	if (message->Level > log->Level)
-		return 0;
-
 	fp = appender->FileDescriptor;
 
 	if (!fp)
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/wlog.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/wlog.c
index 6df27a5ea..d6a2a9ac4 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/wlog.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/wlog/wlog.c
@@ -216,14 +216,20 @@ void WLog_PrintMessage(wLog* log, wLogMessage* message, ...)
 
 DWORD WLog_GetLogLevel(wLog* log)
 {
-	return log->Level;
+	if (log->Level == WLOG_LEVEL_INHERIT) {
+		return WLog_GetLogLevel(log->Parent);
+	} else {
+		return log->Level;
+	}
 }
 
 void WLog_SetLogLevel(wLog* log, DWORD logLevel)
 {
-	if (logLevel > WLOG_OFF)
-		logLevel = WLOG_OFF;
 
+	if ((logLevel > WLOG_OFF) && (logLevel != WLOG_LEVEL_INHERIT))
+	{
+		logLevel = WLOG_OFF;
+	}
 	log->Level = logLevel;
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ wLog* WLog_New(LPCSTR name , wLog* rootLogger)
 		log->Name = _strdup(name);
 		WLog_ParseName(log, name);
 
-		log->Parent = NULL;
+		log->Parent = rootLogger;
 		log->ChildrenCount = 0;
 
 		log->ChildrenSize = 16;
@@ -285,41 +291,40 @@ wLog* WLog_New(LPCSTR name , wLog* rootLogger)
 		log->Appender = NULL;
 
 		if (rootLogger) {
-			log->Level = rootLogger->Level;
+			log->Level = WLOG_LEVEL_INHERIT;
 		} else {
 			log->Level = WLOG_WARN;
-		}
 
+			nSize = GetEnvironmentVariableA("WLOG_LEVEL", NULL, 0);
 
-		nSize = GetEnvironmentVariableA("WLOG_LEVEL", NULL, 0);
-
-		if (nSize)
-		{
-			env = (LPSTR) malloc(nSize);
-			nSize = GetEnvironmentVariableA("WLOG_LEVEL", env, nSize);
-
-			if (env)
+			if (nSize)
 			{
-				if (_stricmp(env, "TRACE") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_TRACE;
-				else if (_stricmp(env, "DEBUG") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_DEBUG;
-				else if (_stricmp(env, "INFO") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_INFO;
-				else if (_stricmp(env, "WARN") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_WARN;
-				else if (_stricmp(env, "ERROR") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_ERROR;
-				else if (_stricmp(env, "FATAL") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_FATAL;
-				else if (_stricmp(env, "OFF") == 0)
-					log->Level = WLOG_OFF;
-				else if (_strnicmp(env, "0x", 2) == 0)
-				{
-					/* TODO: read custom hex value */
-				}
+				env = (LPSTR) malloc(nSize);
+				nSize = GetEnvironmentVariableA("WLOG_LEVEL", env, nSize);
 
-				free(env);
+				if (env)
+				{
+					if (_stricmp(env, "TRACE") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_TRACE;
+					else if (_stricmp(env, "DEBUG") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_DEBUG;
+					else if (_stricmp(env, "INFO") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_INFO;
+					else if (_stricmp(env, "WARN") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_WARN;
+					else if (_stricmp(env, "ERROR") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_ERROR;
+					else if (_stricmp(env, "FATAL") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_FATAL;
+					else if (_stricmp(env, "OFF") == 0)
+						log->Level = WLOG_OFF;
+					else if (_strnicmp(env, "0x", 2) == 0)
+					{
+						/* TODO: read custom hex value */
+					}
+
+					free(env);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}