diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 4ed6d50750..4b74bce34f 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -22193,6 +22193,10 @@ The filter accepts the following options:
 Set the frames batch size to analyze; in a set of @var{n} frames, the filter
 will pick one of them, and then handle the next batch of @var{n} frames until
 the end. Default is @code{100}.
+
+@item log
+Set the log level to display picked frame stats.
+Default is @code{info}.
 @end table
 
 Since the filter keeps track of the whole frames sequence, a bigger @var{n}
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_thumbnail.c b/libavfilter/vf_thumbnail.c
index f66af760a3..4d6b0aef04 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_thumbnail.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_thumbnail.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct thumb_frame {
 typedef struct ThumbContext {
     const AVClass *class;
     int n;                      ///< current frame
+    int loglevel;
     int n_frames;               ///< number of frames for analysis
     struct thumb_frame *frames; ///< the n_frames frames
     AVRational tb;              ///< copy of the input timebase to ease access
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ typedef struct ThumbContext {
 
 static const AVOption thumbnail_options[] = {
     { "n", "set the frames batch size", OFFSET(n_frames), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64=100}, 2, INT_MAX, FLAGS },
+    { "log", "force stats logging level", OFFSET(loglevel), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = AV_LOG_INFO}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "level" },
+        { "quiet",   "logging disabled",          0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_LOG_QUIET},   0, 0, FLAGS, "level" },
+        { "info",    "information logging level", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_LOG_INFO},    0, 0, FLAGS, "level" },
+        { "verbose", "verbose logging level",     0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_LOG_VERBOSE}, 0, 0, FLAGS, "level" },
     { NULL }
 };
 
@@ -127,9 +132,10 @@ static AVFrame *get_best_frame(AVFilterContext *ctx)
 
     // raise the chosen one
     picref = s->frames[best_frame_idx].buf;
-    av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "frame id #%d (pts_time=%f) selected "
-           "from a set of %d images\n", best_frame_idx,
-           picref->pts * av_q2d(s->tb), nb_frames);
+    if (s->loglevel != AV_LOG_QUIET)
+        av_log(ctx, s->loglevel, "frame id #%d (pts_time=%f) selected "
+               "from a set of %d images\n", best_frame_idx,
+               picref->pts * av_q2d(s->tb), nb_frames);
     s->frames[best_frame_idx].buf = NULL;
 
     return picref;