diff --git a/include/net/buf.h b/include/net/buf.h
index 28dc23f9b8..eae3dbc89f 100644
--- a/include/net/buf.h
+++ b/include/net/buf.h
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ struct net_buf_pool {
  *
  *  @return New buffer or NULL if out of buffers.
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 struct net_buf *net_buf_alloc_debug(struct net_buf_pool *pool, int32_t timeout,
 				    const char *func, int line);
 #define	net_buf_alloc(_pool, _timeout) \
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ struct net_buf *net_buf_alloc(struct net_buf_pool *pool, int32_t timeout);
  *
  *  @return New buffer or NULL if the FIFO is empty.
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 struct net_buf *net_buf_get_debug(struct k_fifo *fifo, int32_t timeout,
 				  const char *func, int line);
 #define	net_buf_get(_fifo, _timeout) \
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void net_buf_put(struct k_fifo *fifo, struct net_buf *buf);
  *
  *  @param buf A valid pointer on a buffer
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 void net_buf_unref_debug(struct net_buf *buf, const char *func, int line);
 #define	net_buf_unref(_buf) \
 	net_buf_unref_debug(_buf, __func__, __LINE__)
diff --git a/samples/net/ieee802154/cc2520/prj.conf b/samples/net/ieee802154/cc2520/prj.conf
index b0c0883831..13f4f91304 100644
--- a/samples/net/ieee802154/cc2520/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/net/ieee802154/cc2520/prj.conf
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_ICMPV6=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_CONN=y
 CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS=y
 
-#CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG=y
-
 CONFIG_NET_L2_IEEE802154=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_L2_IEEE802154=y
 CONFIG_NET_L2_IEEE802154_ORFD=y
diff --git a/samples/net/ieee802154/qemu/prj.conf b/samples/net/ieee802154/qemu/prj.conf
index 31c27ba172..ee3dae03fd 100644
--- a/samples/net/ieee802154/qemu/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/net/ieee802154/qemu/prj.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_IF=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_ICMPV6=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_CONN=y
 CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS=y
-#CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG=y
 
 CONFIG_NET_L2_IEEE802154=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_L2_IEEE802154=y
diff --git a/samples/net/mbedtls_sslclient/prj_galileo.conf b/samples/net/mbedtls_sslclient/prj_galileo.conf
index ec8445bdbb..fa41271f80 100644
--- a/samples/net/mbedtls_sslclient/prj_galileo.conf
+++ b/samples/net/mbedtls_sslclient/prj_galileo.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_IP_BUF_TX_SIZE=4
 
 #CONFIG_NETWORKING_WITH_LOGGING=y
 #CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_NET_BUF=y
-#CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG=y
 #CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_CONTEXT=y
 #CONFIG_NETWORK_IP_STACK_DEBUG_TCP_PSOCK=y
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/Kconfig b/subsys/net/Kconfig
index 8ca3815a82..a450396bf4 100644
--- a/subsys/net/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/Kconfig
@@ -25,18 +25,33 @@ config NET_BUF
 	This option enables support for generic network protocol
 	buffers.
 
-config NET_BUF_DEBUG
-	bool "Network buffer debugging"
+config NET_BUF_LOG
+	bool "Network buffer logging"
 	depends on NET_BUF
 	select STDOUT_CONSOLE
 	select SYS_LOG
 	default n
 	help
-	Enable debug logs and checks for the generic network buffers.
+	Enable logs and checks for the generic network buffers.
 
-config NET_BUF_SIMPLE_DEBUG
+config SYS_LOG_NET_BUF_LEVEL
+	int
+	prompt "Network buffer Logging level"
+	depends on NET_BUF_LOG
+	default 1
+	range 0 4
+	help
+	  Sets log level for network buffers.
+	  Levels are:
+	  0 OFF, do not write
+	  1 ERROR, only write SYS_LOG_ERR
+	  2 WARNING, write SYS_LOG_WRN in adition to previous level
+	  3 INFO, write SYS_LOG_INF in adition to previous levels
+	  4 DEBUG, write SYS_LOG_DBG in adition to previous levels
+
+config NET_BUF_SIMPLE_LOG
 	bool "Network buffer memory debugging"
-	depends on NET_BUF_DEBUG
+	depends on NET_BUF_LOG
 	select STDOUT_CONSOLE
 	select SYS_LOG
 	default n
diff --git a/subsys/net/buf.c b/subsys/net/buf.c
index f288092426..6ba5b042d9 100644
--- a/subsys/net/buf.c
+++ b/subsys/net/buf.c
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 #include <net/buf.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 #define SYS_LOG_DOMAIN "net/buf"
-#define SYS_LOG_LEVEL SYS_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
+#define SYS_LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_SYS_LOG_NET_BUF_LEVEL
 #include <logging/sys_log.h>
 
 #define NET_BUF_DBG(fmt, ...) SYS_LOG_DBG("(%p) " fmt, k_current_get(), \
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define NET_BUF_WARN(fmt, ...)
 #define NET_BUF_INFO(fmt, ...)
 #define NET_BUF_ASSERT(cond)
-#endif /* CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG */
+#endif /* CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG */
 
 /* Helpers to access the storage array, since we don't have access to its
  * type at this point anymore.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static inline struct net_buf *pool_get_uninit(struct net_buf_pool *pool,
 	return buf;
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 struct net_buf *net_buf_alloc_debug(struct net_buf_pool *pool, int32_t timeout,
 				    const char *func, int line)
 #else
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct net_buf *net_buf_alloc(struct net_buf_pool *pool, int32_t timeout)
 
 	irq_unlock(key);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG) && SYS_LOG_LEVEL >= SYS_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING
 	if (timeout == K_FOREVER) {
 		buf = k_lifo_get(&pool->free, K_NO_WAIT);
 		if (!buf) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ success:
 	return buf;
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 struct net_buf *net_buf_get_debug(struct k_fifo *fifo, int32_t timeout,
 				  const char *func, int line)
 #else
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void net_buf_put(struct k_fifo *fifo, struct net_buf *buf)
 	k_fifo_put_list(fifo, buf, tail);
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 void net_buf_unref_debug(struct net_buf *buf, const char *func, int line)
 #else
 void net_buf_unref(struct net_buf *buf)
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void net_buf_unref(struct net_buf *buf)
 	while (buf) {
 		struct net_buf *frags = buf->frags;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG)
 		if (!buf->ref) {
 			NET_BUF_ERR("%s():%d: buf %p double free", func, line,
 				    buf);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ struct net_buf *net_buf_frag_del(struct net_buf *parent, struct net_buf *frag)
 	return next_frag;
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_SIMPLE_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_BUF_SIMPLE_LOG)
 #define NET_BUF_SIMPLE_DBG(fmt, ...) NET_BUF_DBG(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define NET_BUF_SIMPLE_ERR(fmt, ...) NET_BUF_ERR(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define NET_BUF_SIMPLE_WARN(fmt, ...) NET_BUF_WARN(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ struct net_buf *net_buf_frag_del(struct net_buf *parent, struct net_buf *frag)
 #define NET_BUF_SIMPLE_WARN(fmt, ...)
 #define NET_BUF_SIMPLE_INFO(fmt, ...)
 #define NET_BUF_SIMPLE_ASSERT(cond)
-#endif /* CONFIG_NET_BUF_SIMPLE_DEBUG */
+#endif /* CONFIG_NET_BUF_SIMPLE_LOG */
 
 void *net_buf_simple_add(struct net_buf_simple *buf, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/tests/net/6lo/prj.conf b/tests/net/6lo/prj.conf
index a82a57b032..76fbd09863 100644
--- a/tests/net/6lo/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/6lo/prj.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOG_SHOW_COLOR=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_IF=y
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_CORE=y
 CONFIG_NET_6LO_DEBUG=n
-CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG=n
 CONFIG_NET_DEBUG_NET_BUF=n
 
 CONFIG_NET_6LO_CONTEXT=y
diff --git a/tests/net/buf/prj.conf b/tests/net/buf/prj.conf
index f945785cbf..61c02799ec 100644
--- a/tests/net/buf/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/buf/prj.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_NET_BUF=y
-#CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG=y
+#CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG=y
+#CONFIG_SYS_LOG_NET_BUF_LEVEL=4
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
diff --git a/tests/net/nbuf/prj.conf b/tests/net/nbuf/prj.conf
index 146ecb6957..8b5f61d884 100644
--- a/tests/net/nbuf/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/nbuf/prj.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 CONFIG_NETWORKING=y
 CONFIG_NET_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_NET_BUF=y
-#CONFIG_NET_BUF_DEBUG=y
+#CONFIG_NET_BUF_LOG=y
+#CONFIG_SYS_LOG_NET_BUF_LEVEL=4
 CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=2048
 CONFIG_NET_NBUF_RX_COUNT=4
 CONFIG_NET_NBUF_TX_COUNT=4