diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/IHostapd.hal b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/IHostapd.hal
index 1bac1e7..c296cd5 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/IHostapd.hal
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/IHostapd.hal
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import HostapdStatus;
 import MacAddress;
 import Ieee80211ReasonCode;
+import DebugLevel;
 
 /**
  * Top-level object for managing SoftAPs.
@@ -120,4 +121,17 @@
      */
     forceClientDisconnect(string ifaceName, MacAddress clientAddress,
         Ieee80211ReasonCode reasonCode) generates (HostapdStatus status);
+
+    /**
+     * Set debug parameters for the hostapd.
+     *
+     * @param level Debug logging level for the hostapd.
+     *        (one of |DebugLevel| values).
+     * @return status Status of the operation.
+     *         Possible status codes:
+     *         |HostapdStatusCode.SUCCESS|,
+     *         |HostapdStatusCode.FAILURE_UNKNOWN|
+     */
+    setDebugParams(DebugLevel level)
+        generates (HostapdStatus status);
 };
diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/types.hal b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/types.hal
index 06e890b..54e6529 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/types.hal
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/types.hal
@@ -53,3 +53,17 @@
      */
     string debugMessage;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Debug levels for the hostapd.
+ * Only log messages with a level greater than the set level
+ * (via |setDebugParams|) will be logged.
+ */
+enum DebugLevel : uint32_t {
+    EXCESSIVE = 0,
+    MSGDUMP = 1,
+    DEBUG = 2,
+    INFO = 3,
+    WARNING = 4,
+    ERROR = 5
+};
diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
index b092d00..8245f8f 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 using ::android::hardware::hidl_string;
 using ::android::hardware::Return;
 using ::android::hardware::Void;
+using ::android::hardware::wifi::hostapd::V1_2::DebugLevel;
 using ::android::hardware::wifi::hostapd::V1_2::HostapdStatusCode;
 using ::android::hardware::wifi::hostapd::V1_2::Ieee80211ReasonCode;
 using ::android::hardware::wifi::hostapd::V1_2::IHostapd;
@@ -319,6 +320,14 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(HostapdStatusCode::FAILURE_CLIENT_UNKNOWN, status_1_2.code);
 }
 
+/*
+ * SetDebugParams
+ */
+TEST_P(HostapdHidlTest, SetDebugParams) {
+    auto status = HIDL_INVOKE(hostapd_, setDebugParams, DebugLevel::EXCESSIVE);
+    EXPECT_EQ(HostapdStatusCode::SUCCESS, status.code);
+}
+
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
     PerInstance, HostapdHidlTest,
     testing::Combine(