diff --git a/ba25c214-libxl-log-level.patch b/ba25c214-libxl-log-level.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a538721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ba25c214-libxl-log-level.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+commit ba25c214f7c622c75448e760f3204844cfff50d0
+Author: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
+Date:   Tue Sep 15 08:17:44 2015 -0600
+
+    libxl: open libxl log stream with libvirtd log_level
+    
+    Instead of a hardcoded DEBUG log level, use the overall
+    daemon log level specified in libvirtd.conf when opening
+    a log stream with libxl. libxl is very verbose when DEBUG
+    log level is set, resulting in huge log files that can
+    potentially fill a disk. Control of libxl verbosity should
+    be placed in the administrator's hands.
+
+Index: libvirt-1.2.18/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+===================================================================
+--- libvirt-1.2.18.orig/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
++++ libvirt-1.2.18/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ libxlDriverConfigNew(void)
+ {
+     libxlDriverConfigPtr cfg;
+     char *log_file = NULL;
++    xentoollog_level log_level;
+     char ebuf[1024];
+     unsigned int free_mem;
+ 
+@@ -1539,9 +1540,24 @@ libxlDriverConfigNew(void)
+     }
+     VIR_FREE(log_file);
+ 
++    switch (virLogGetDefaultPriority()) {
++    case VIR_LOG_DEBUG:
++        log_level = XTL_DEBUG;
++        break;
++    case VIR_LOG_INFO:
++        log_level = XTL_INFO;
++        break;
++    case VIR_LOG_WARN:
++        log_level = XTL_WARN;
++        break;
++    case VIR_LOG_ERROR:
++        log_level = XTL_ERROR;
++        break;
++    }
++
+     cfg->logger =
+         (xentoollog_logger *)xtl_createlogger_stdiostream(cfg->logger_file,
+-                                      XTL_DEBUG, XTL_STDIOSTREAM_SHOW_DATE);
++                                      log_level, XTL_STDIOSTREAM_SHOW_DATE);
+     if (!cfg->logger) {
+         VIR_ERROR(_("cannot create logger for libxenlight, disabling driver"));
+         goto error;
diff --git a/libvirt.changes b/libvirt.changes
index a2fa785..62ba572 100644
--- a/libvirt.changes
+++ b/libvirt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep 15 17:37:36 UTC 2015 - jfehlig@suse.com
+
+- libxl: set driver log level to the log_level specified in
+  libvirtd.conf
+  ba25c214-libxl-log-level.patch
+  bsc#945796
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 14 08:18:12 UTC 2015 - cbosdonnat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libvirt.spec b/libvirt.spec
index d575602..71c694a 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec
+++ b/libvirt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libvirt
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ Source99:       baselibs.conf
 Patch0:         3468542f-virFileUnlink.patch
 Patch1:         8b1d84e6-refreshVol-failure.patch
 Patch2:         e0025d29-storage-mode-check.patch
+Patch3:         ba25c214-libxl-log-level.patch
 # Patches pending upstream review
 # Need to go upstream
 Patch150:       xen-pv-cdrom.patch
@@ -982,6 +983,7 @@ Provides a dissector for the libvirt RPC protocol to help debugging it.
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 %patch150 -p1
 %patch151 -p1
 %patch152 -p1