diff --git a/mbed_lib.json b/mbed_lib.json
index 1fddbd2cbac6..ce65c8a038a9 100644
--- a/mbed_lib.json
+++ b/mbed_lib.json
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
         "configuration": {
             "help": "Build time configuration. Refer to Handbook for valid values. Default: full stack",
             "value": "nanostack_full"
+        },
+        "trace_max_level": {
+            "help": "One of mbed-trace level defines: TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG, TRACE_LEVEL_INFO, TRACE_LEVEL_WARN or TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR",
+            "value": null
         }
     },
     "macros": ["NS_USE_EXTERNAL_MBED_TLS"],
diff --git a/source/nsconfig.h b/source/nsconfig.h
index dff8a5622d48..dfb182a5affb 100644
--- a/source/nsconfig.h
+++ b/source/nsconfig.h
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
 #endif
 #endif /* HAVE_WS */
 
+/* Configure trace level for Nanostack */
+#ifdef MBED_CONF_NANOSTACK_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL
+#ifdef MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL
+#undef MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL
+#endif /* MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL */
+#define MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL MBED_CONF_NANOSTACK_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL
+#endif /* MBED_CONF_NANOSTACK_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL */
 
 #endif // ifndef _NANOSTACK_SOURCE_CONFIG_H