diff --git a/internal/controller/nodeagent.go b/internal/controller/nodeagent.go
index 32a60dc8e11..5572fa378cd 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nodeagent.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nodeagent.go
@@ -694,6 +694,10 @@ func (r *DataProtectionApplicationReconciler) customizeNodeAgentDaemonset(ds *ap
 				nodeAgentContainer.Args = append(nodeAgentContainer.Args, fmt.Sprintf("--log-format=%s", dpa.Spec.LogFormat))
 			}
 
+			if dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.LogLevel != "" {
+				nodeAgentContainer.Args = append(nodeAgentContainer.Args, fmt.Sprintf("--log-level=%s", dpa.Spec.Configuration.Velero.LogLevel))
+			}
+
 			// Apply unsupported server args from the specified ConfigMap.
 			// This will completely override any previously set args for the node-agent server.
 			// If the ConfigMap exists and is not empty, its key-value pairs will be used as the new CLI arguments.
diff --git a/internal/controller/nodeagent_test.go b/internal/controller/nodeagent_test.go
index 92aa9c8df6f..6c8cb40fe2c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nodeagent_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nodeagent_test.go
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ type TestBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSetOptions struct {
 	dataMoverPrepareTimeout *string
 	resourceTimeout         *string
 	logFormat               *string
+	logLevel                *string
 	toleration              []corev1.Toleration
 	nodeSelector            map[string]string
 	disableFsBackup         *bool
@@ -568,6 +569,10 @@ func createTestBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet(options TestBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSetOption
 		testBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = append(testBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args, fmt.Sprintf("--log-format=%s", *options.logFormat))
 	}
 
+	if options.logLevel != nil {
+		testBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = append(testBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args, fmt.Sprintf("--log-level=%s", *options.logLevel))
+	}
+
 	return testBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet
 }
 
@@ -783,6 +788,25 @@ func TestDPAReconciler_buildNodeAgentDaemonset(t *testing.T) {
 				logFormat: ptr.To("text"),
 			}),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "valid DPA CR with LogLevel set to debug, NodeAgent DaemonSet is built with LogLevel set to debug",
+			dpa: createTestDpaWith(
+				nil,
+				oadpv1alpha1.DataProtectionApplicationSpec{
+					Configuration: &oadpv1alpha1.ApplicationConfig{
+						Velero: &oadpv1alpha1.VeleroConfig{
+							LogLevel: "debug",
+						},
+						NodeAgent: &oadpv1alpha1.NodeAgentConfig{},
+					},
+				},
+			),
+			clientObjects:      []client.Object{testGenericInfrastructure},
+			nodeAgentDaemonSet: testNodeAgentDaemonSet.DeepCopy(),
+			wantNodeAgentDaemonSet: createTestBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSet(TestBuiltNodeAgentDaemonSetOptions{
+				logLevel: ptr.To("debug"),
+			}),
+		},
 		{
 			name: "valid DPA CR with DataMoverPrepareTimeout and ResourceTimeout, NodeAgent DaemonSet is built with DataMoverPrepareTimeout and ResourceTimeout",
 			dpa: createTestDpaWith(