diff --git a/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp b/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp
index 27f84104ac..a05babfbe8 100644
--- a/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ namespace NavMeshTool
             Resource::SceneManager sceneManager(&vfs, &imageManager, &nifFileManager, &bgsmFileManager, expiryDelay);
             Resource::BulletShapeManager bulletShapeManager(&vfs, &sceneManager, &nifFileManager, expiryDelay);
             DetourNavigator::RecastGlobalAllocator::init();
-            DetourNavigator::Settings navigatorSettings = DetourNavigator::makeSettingsFromSettingsManager();
+            DetourNavigator::Settings navigatorSettings
+                = DetourNavigator::makeSettingsFromSettingsManager(Debug::getRecastMaxLogLevel());
             navigatorSettings.mRecast.mSwimHeightScale
                 = EsmLoader::getGameSetting(esmData.mGameSettings, "fSwimHeightScale").getFloat();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 2736f339e4..bfdf58ce06 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine()
     }
     listener->loadingOff();
 
-    mWorld->init(mViewer, std::move(rootNode), mWorkQueue.get(), *mUnrefQueue);
+    mWorld->init(mMaxRecastLogLevel, mViewer, std::move(rootNode), mWorkQueue.get(), *mUnrefQueue);
     mEnvironment.setWorldScene(mWorld->getWorldScene());
     mWorld->setupPlayer();
     mWorld->setRandomSeed(mRandomSeed);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 39056af560..69fdd3869c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 
 #include <components/compiler/extensions.hpp>
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/refid.hpp>
 #include <components/files/collections.hpp>
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ namespace OMW
         bool mGrab;
 
         unsigned int mRandomSeed;
+        Debug::Level mMaxRecastLogLevel = Debug::Error;
 
         Compiler::Extensions mExtensions;
         std::unique_ptr<Compiler::Context> mScriptContext;
@@ -180,6 +182,9 @@ namespace OMW
         Translation::Storage mTranslationDataStorage;
         bool mNewGame;
 
+        Files::ConfigurationManager& mCfgMgr;
+        int mGlMaxTextureImageUnits;
+
         // not implemented
         Engine(const Engine&);
         Engine& operator=(const Engine&);
@@ -256,9 +261,7 @@ namespace OMW
 
         void setRandomSeed(unsigned int seed);
 
-    private:
-        Files::ConfigurationManager& mCfgMgr;
-        int mGlMaxTextureImageUnits;
+        void setRecastMaxLogLevel(Debug::Level value) { mMaxRecastLogLevel = value; }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 5b89bca960..7ed3292b55 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ int runApplication(int argc, char* argv[])
     Files::ConfigurationManager cfgMgr;
     std::unique_ptr<OMW::Engine> engine = std::make_unique<OMW::Engine>(cfgMgr);
 
+    engine->setRecastMaxLogLevel(Debug::getRecastMaxLogLevel());
+
     if (parseOptions(argc, argv, *engine, cfgMgr))
     {
         if (!Misc::checkRequiredOSGPluginsArePresent())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 7b2f178343..57d794c535 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -290,14 +290,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mSwimHeightScale = mStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fSwimHeightScale")->mValue.getFloat();
     }
 
-    void World::init(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> rootNode, SceneUtil::WorkQueue* workQueue,
-        SceneUtil::UnrefQueue& unrefQueue)
+    void World::init(Debug::Level maxRecastLogLevel, osgViewer::Viewer* viewer, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> rootNode,
+        SceneUtil::WorkQueue* workQueue, SceneUtil::UnrefQueue& unrefQueue)
     {
         mPhysics = std::make_unique<MWPhysics::PhysicsSystem>(mResourceSystem, rootNode);
 
         if (Settings::navigator().mEnable)
         {
-            auto navigatorSettings = DetourNavigator::makeSettingsFromSettingsManager();
+            auto navigatorSettings = DetourNavigator::makeSettingsFromSettingsManager(maxRecastLogLevel);
             navigatorSettings.mRecast.mSwimHeightScale = mSwimHeightScale;
             mNavigator = DetourNavigator::makeNavigator(navigatorSettings, mUserDataPath);
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 6f06812e20..983682a98f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <osg/Timer>
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/readerscache.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/rng.hpp>
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
@@ -201,8 +202,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             Loading::Listener* listener);
 
         // Must be called after `loadData`.
-        void init(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> rootNode, SceneUtil::WorkQueue* workQueue,
-            SceneUtil::UnrefQueue& unrefQueue);
+        void init(Debug::Level maxRecastLogLevel, osgViewer::Viewer* viewer, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> rootNode,
+            SceneUtil::WorkQueue* workQueue, SceneUtil::UnrefQueue& unrefQueue);
 
         virtual ~World();
 
diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.cpp b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
index 32aec8f0fc..6006e1abe5 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.cpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,22 @@ namespace Debug
             First mFirst;
             Second mSecond;
         };
+
+        Level toLevel(std::string_view value)
+        {
+            if (value == "ERROR")
+                return Error;
+            if (value == "WARNING")
+                return Warning;
+            if (value == "INFO")
+                return Info;
+            if (value == "VERBOSE")
+                return Verbose;
+            if (value == "DEBUG")
+                return Debug;
+
+            return Verbose;
+        }
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -359,23 +375,19 @@ namespace Debug
     Level getDebugLevel()
     {
         if (const char* env = getenv("OPENMW_DEBUG_LEVEL"))
-        {
-            const std::string_view value(env);
-            if (value == "ERROR")
-                return Error;
-            if (value == "WARNING")
-                return Warning;
-            if (value == "INFO")
-                return Info;
-            if (value == "VERBOSE")
-                return Verbose;
-            if (value == "DEBUG")
-                return Debug;
-        }
+            return toLevel(env);
 
         return Verbose;
     }
 
+    Level getRecastMaxLogLevel()
+    {
+        if (const char* env = getenv("OPENMW_RECAST_MAX_LOG_LEVEL"))
+            return toLevel(env);
+
+        return Error;
+    }
+
     void setupLogging(const std::filesystem::path& logDir, std::string_view appName)
     {
         Log::sMinDebugLevel = getDebugLevel();
diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.hpp b/components/debug/debugging.hpp
index 68cdec93a2..2f9d7aa2d7 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.hpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Debug
 
     Level getDebugLevel();
 
+    Level getRecastMaxLogLevel();
+
     // Redirect cout and cerr to the log file
     void setupLogging(const std::filesystem::path& logDir, std::string_view appName);
 
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
index f037da69f8..11751e631c 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     std::unique_ptr<PreparedNavMeshData> prepareNavMeshTileData(const RecastMesh& recastMesh, ESM::RefId worldspace,
         const TilePosition& tilePosition, const AgentBounds& agentBounds, const RecastSettings& settings)
     {
-        RecastContext context(worldspace, tilePosition, agentBounds);
+        RecastContext context(worldspace, tilePosition, agentBounds, settings.mMaxLogLevel);
 
         const auto [minZ, maxZ] = getBoundsByZ(recastMesh, agentBounds.mHalfExtents.z(), settings);
 
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.cpp b/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.cpp
index 225f251f4d..89bb268b16 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "recastcontext.hpp"
 #include "debug.hpp"
 
-#include "components/debug/debuglog.hpp"
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -33,15 +33,20 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         }
     }
 
-    RecastContext::RecastContext(
-        ESM::RefId worldspace, const TilePosition& tilePosition, const AgentBounds& agentBounds)
-        : mPrefix(formatPrefix(worldspace, tilePosition, agentBounds))
+    RecastContext::RecastContext(ESM::RefId worldspace, const TilePosition& tilePosition,
+        const AgentBounds& agentBounds, Debug::Level maxLogLevel)
+        : mMaxLogLevel(maxLogLevel)
+        , mPrefix(formatPrefix(worldspace, tilePosition, agentBounds))
     {
     }
 
     void RecastContext::doLog(const rcLogCategory category, const char* msg, const int len)
     {
-        if (len > 0)
-            Log(getLogLevel(category)) << mPrefix << std::string_view(msg, static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
+        if (msg == nullptr || len <= 0)
+            return;
+        const Debug::Level level = getLogLevel(category);
+        if (level > mMaxLogLevel)
+            return;
+        Log(level) << mPrefix << std::string_view(msg, static_cast<std::size_t>(len));
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.hpp b/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.hpp
index 8e75f50b34..7c9d50951b 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/recastcontext.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "tileposition.hpp"
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/esm/refid.hpp>
 
 #include <string>
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     class RecastContext final : public rcContext
     {
     public:
-        explicit RecastContext(ESM::RefId worldspace, const TilePosition& tilePosition, const AgentBounds& agentBounds);
+        explicit RecastContext(ESM::RefId worldspace, const TilePosition& tilePosition, const AgentBounds& agentBounds,
+            Debug::Level maxLogLevel);
 
         const std::string& getPrefix() const { return mPrefix; }
 
     private:
+        Debug::Level mMaxLogLevel;
         std::string mPrefix;
 
         void doLog(rcLogCategory category, const char* msg, int len) override;
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp b/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp
index 5e555050f7..d71b3d12bc 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
             };
         }
 
-        RecastSettings makeRecastSettingsFromSettingsManager()
+        RecastSettings makeRecastSettingsFromSettingsManager(Debug::Level maxLogLevel)
         {
             RecastSettings result;
 
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
             result.mRegionMergeArea = ::Settings::navigator().mRegionMergeArea;
             result.mRegionMinArea = ::Settings::navigator().mRegionMinArea;
             result.mTileSize = ::Settings::navigator().mTileSize;
+            result.mMaxLogLevel = maxLogLevel;
 
             return result;
         }
@@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         }
     }
 
-    Settings makeSettingsFromSettingsManager()
+    Settings makeSettingsFromSettingsManager(Debug::Level maxLogLevel)
     {
         Settings result;
 
-        result.mRecast = makeRecastSettingsFromSettingsManager();
+        result.mRecast = makeRecastSettingsFromSettingsManager(maxLogLevel);
         result.mDetour = makeDetourSettingsFromSettingsManager();
 
         const NavMeshLimits limits = getNavMeshTileLimits(result.mDetour);
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp b/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp
index 1d1f6f5847..ecd9cf073b 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_SETTINGS_H
 #define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_DETOURNAVIGATOR_SETTINGS_H
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <chrono>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         int mRegionMergeArea = 0;
         int mRegionMinArea = 0;
         int mTileSize = 0;
+        Debug::Level mMaxLogLevel = Debug::Error;
     };
 
     struct DetourSettings
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
 
     inline constexpr std::int64_t navMeshFormatVersion = 2;
 
-    Settings makeSettingsFromSettingsManager();
+    Settings makeSettingsFromSettingsManager(Debug::Level maxLogLevel);
 }
 
 #endif