diff --git a/src/admin/handler.rs b/src/admin/handler.rs
index 423e3c90..631d17e1 100644
--- a/src/admin/handler.rs
+++ b/src/admin/handler.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use service::{
 	Services,
 };
 use tracing::Level;
+use tracing_subscriber::{filter::LevelFilter, EnvFilter};
 
 use crate::{admin, admin::AdminCommand, Command};
 
@@ -87,17 +88,7 @@ fn reply(mut content: RoomMessageEventContent, reply_id: Option<OwnedEventId>) -
 
 // Parse and process a message from the admin room
 async fn process(context: &Command<'_>, command: AdminCommand, args: &[String]) -> CommandOutput {
-	let filter: &capture::Filter =
-		&|data| data.level() <= Level::DEBUG && data.our_modules() && data.scope.contains(&"admin");
-	let logs = Arc::new(Mutex::new(
-		collect_stream(|s| markdown_table_head(s)).expect("markdown table header"),
-	));
-
-	let capture = Capture::new(
-		&context.services.server.log.capture,
-		Some(filter),
-		capture::fmt(markdown_table, logs.clone()),
-	);
+	let (capture, logs) = capture_create(context);
 
 	let capture_scope = capture.start();
 	let result = Box::pin(admin::process(command, context)).await;
@@ -130,6 +121,30 @@ async fn process(context: &Command<'_>, command: AdminCommand, args: &[String])
 	Some(RoomMessageEventContent::notice_markdown(output))
 }
 
+fn capture_create(context: &Command<'_>) -> (Arc<Capture>, Arc<Mutex<String>>) {
+	let env_config = &context.services.server.config.admin_log_capture;
+	let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_new(env_config).unwrap_or_else(|_| "debug".into());
+	let log_level = env_filter
+		.max_level_hint()
+		.and_then(LevelFilter::into_level)
+		.unwrap_or(Level::DEBUG);
+
+	let filter =
+		move |data: capture::Data<'_>| data.level() <= log_level && data.our_modules() && data.scope.contains(&"admin");
+
+	let logs = Arc::new(Mutex::new(
+		collect_stream(|s| markdown_table_head(s)).expect("markdown table header"),
+	));
+
+	let capture = Capture::new(
+		&context.services.server.log.capture,
+		Some(filter),
+		capture::fmt(markdown_table, logs.clone()),
+	);
+
+	(capture, logs)
+}
+
 // Parse chat messages from the admin room into an AdminCommand object
 fn parse<'a>(
 	services: &Arc<Services>, input: &'a CommandInput,
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 4dc9f877..b7708760 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 	pub admin_console_automatic: bool,
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub admin_execute: Vec<String>,
+	#[serde(default = "default_admin_log_capture")]
+	pub admin_log_capture: String,
 
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub sentry: bool,
@@ -596,6 +598,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Config {
 			&self.admin_console_automatic.to_string(),
 		);
 		line("Execute admin commands after startup", &self.admin_execute.join(", "));
+		line("Filter for admin command log capture", &self.admin_log_capture);
 		line("Allow outgoing federated typing", &self.allow_outgoing_typing.to_string());
 		line("Allow incoming federated typing", &self.allow_incoming_typing.to_string());
 		line(
@@ -1054,3 +1057,5 @@ fn default_sentry_traces_sample_rate() -> f32 { 0.15 }
 fn default_sentry_filter() -> String { "info".to_owned() }
 
 fn default_startup_netburst_keep() -> i64 { 50 }
+
+fn default_admin_log_capture() -> String { "debug".to_owned() }