diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index 40ef95d4..28490967 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
+# This is the configuration file for Icinga DB.
+
 database:
   host: icingadb
   port: 3306
   database: icingadb
   user: icingadb
   password: icingadb
+
 redis:
   address: redis:6380
+
+logging:
+  # Default logging level. Can be set to 'fatal', 'error', 'warning', 'info' or 'debug'.
+  # If not set, defaults to 'info'.
+  level:
+
+  # Map of component-logging level pairs to define a different log level than the default value for each component.
+  options:
+    database:
+    redis:
+    heartbeat:
+    high-availability:
+    config-sync:
+    history-sync:
+    runtime-updates:
+    overdue-sync:
+    dump-signals:
diff --git a/doc/03-Configuration.md b/doc/03-Configuration.md
index 8b4dd11b..ca21b78a 100644
--- a/doc/03-Configuration.md
+++ b/doc/03-Configuration.md
@@ -24,3 +24,26 @@ port                     | **Required.** Database port.
 database                 | **Required.** Database database.
 user                     | **Required.** Database username.
 password                 | **Required.** Database password.
+
+## Logging Configuration <a id="configuration-logging"></a>
+
+Configuration of the logging component used by Icinga DB.
+
+Option                   | Description
+-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
+level                    | **Optional.** Specifies the default logging level. Can be set to `fatal`, `error`, `warning`, `info` or `debug`. Defaults to `info`.
+options                  | **Optional.** Map of component name to logging level in order to set a different logging level for each component instead of the default one. See [logging components](#logging-components) for details.
+
+### Logging Components <a id="logging-components"></a>
+
+Component                | Description
+-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
+database                 | Database connection status and queries.
+redis                    | Redis connection status and queries.
+heartbeat                | Icinga heartbeats received through Redis.
+high-availability        | Manages responsibility of Icinga DB instances.
+config-sync              | Config object synchronization between Redis and MySQL.
+history-sync             | Synchronization of history entries from Redis to MySQL.
+runtime-updates          | Runtime updates of config objects after the initial config synchronization.
+overdue-sync             | Calculation and synchronization of the overdue status of checkables.
+dump-signals             | Dump signals received from Icinga.