diff --git a/include/asterisk/options.h b/include/asterisk/options.h
index ff35c16c43..05ad6c5601 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/options.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/options.h
@@ -143,6 +143,33 @@ enum ast_option_flags {
  */
 #define DEFAULT_PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL	2
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Get maximum log level pjproject was compiled with.
+ *
+ * \details
+ * Determine the maximum log level the pjproject we are running
+ * with supports.
+ *
+ * When pjproject is initially loaded the default log level in
+ * effect is the maximum log level the library was compiled to
+ * generate.  We must save this value off somewhere before we
+ * change it to what we want to use as the default level.
+ *
+ * \note This must be done before calling pj_init() so the level
+ * we want to use as the default level is in effect while the
+ * library initializes.
+ */
+#define AST_PJPROJECT_INIT_LOG_LEVEL()							\
+	do {														\
+		if (ast_pjproject_max_log_level < 0) {					\
+			ast_pjproject_max_log_level = pj_log_get_level();	\
+		}														\
+		pj_log_set_level(ast_option_pjproject_log_level);		\
+	} while (0)
+
+/*! Current linked pjproject maximum logging level */
+extern int ast_pjproject_max_log_level;
+
 /*! Current pjproject logging level */
 extern int ast_option_pjproject_log_level;
 
diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 338c1f53b9..69183c1f39 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ int ast_verb_sys_level;
 
 int option_verbose;				/*!< Verbosity level */
 int option_debug;				/*!< Debug level */
+int ast_pjproject_max_log_level = -1;/* Default to -1 to know if we have read the level from pjproject yet. */
 int ast_option_pjproject_log_level;
 double ast_option_maxload;			/*!< Max load avg on system */
 int ast_option_maxcalls;			/*!< Max number of active calls */
diff --git a/main/libasteriskpj.c b/main/libasteriskpj.c
index 0f893a2cf7..40efa9276b 100644
--- a/main/libasteriskpj.c
+++ b/main/libasteriskpj.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 int ast_pj_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_PJPROJECT_BUNDLED
-	pj_log_set_level(ast_option_pjproject_log_level);
+	AST_PJPROJECT_INIT_LOG_LEVEL();
 	pj_init();
 #endif
 	return 0;
diff --git a/res/res_pjproject.c b/res/res_pjproject.c
index 476defb416..1d9d73eaab 100644
--- a/res/res_pjproject.c
+++ b/res/res_pjproject.c
@@ -410,18 +410,22 @@ static char *handle_pjproject_set_log_level(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, st
 	}
 
 	/* Update pjproject logging level */
+	if (ast_pjproject_max_log_level < level_new) {
+		level_new = ast_pjproject_max_log_level;
+		ast_cli(a->fd,
+			"Asterisk built or linked with pjproject PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL=%d.\n"
+			"Lowering request to the max supported level.\n",
+			ast_pjproject_max_log_level);
+	}
 	level_old = ast_option_pjproject_log_level;
 	if (level_old == level_new) {
 		ast_cli(a->fd, "pjproject log level is still %d.\n", level_old);
 	} else {
 		ast_cli(a->fd, "pjproject log level was %d and is now %d.\n",
 			level_old, level_new);
+		ast_option_pjproject_log_level = level_new;
 		pj_log_set_level(level_new);
 	}
-	ast_option_pjproject_log_level = pj_log_get_level();
-	if (ast_option_pjproject_log_level != level_new) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Asterisk built with pjproject PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL set too low.\n");
-	}
 
 	return CLI_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -495,7 +499,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 
 	ast_sorcery_load(pjproject_sorcery);
 
-	pj_log_set_level(ast_option_pjproject_log_level);
+	AST_PJPROJECT_INIT_LOG_LEVEL();
 	pj_init();
 
 	decor_orig = pj_log_get_decor();
@@ -512,12 +516,19 @@ static int load_module(void)
 	pj_log_set_decor(0);
 	pj_log_set_level(MAX_PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL);/* Set level to guarantee the dump output. */
 	pj_dump_config();
-	pj_log_set_level(ast_option_pjproject_log_level);
 	pj_log_set_decor(PJ_LOG_HAS_SENDER | PJ_LOG_HAS_INDENT);
 	pj_log_set_log_func(log_forwarder);
-	if (!AST_VECTOR_SIZE(&buildopts)
-		|| ast_option_pjproject_log_level != pj_log_get_level()) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Asterisk built or linked with pjproject PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL set too low.\n");
+	if (ast_pjproject_max_log_level < ast_option_pjproject_log_level) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING,
+			"Asterisk built or linked with pjproject PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL=%d which is too low for startup level: %d.\n",
+			ast_pjproject_max_log_level, ast_option_pjproject_log_level);
+		ast_option_pjproject_log_level = ast_pjproject_max_log_level;
+	}
+	pj_log_set_level(ast_option_pjproject_log_level);
+	if (!AST_VECTOR_SIZE(&buildopts)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE,
+			"Asterisk built or linked with pjproject PJ_LOG_MAX_LEVEL=%d which is too low to get buildopts.\n",
+			ast_pjproject_max_log_level);
 	}
 
 	ast_cli_register_multiple(pjproject_cli, ARRAY_LEN(pjproject_cli));
diff --git a/res/res_rtp_asterisk.c b/res/res_rtp_asterisk.c
index c88c7b58e7..750e1ef0c9 100644
--- a/res/res_rtp_asterisk.c
+++ b/res/res_rtp_asterisk.c
@@ -5666,7 +5666,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_PJPROJECT
 	pj_lock_t *lock;
 
-	pj_log_set_level(ast_option_pjproject_log_level);
+	AST_PJPROJECT_INIT_LOG_LEVEL();
 	if (pj_init() != PJ_SUCCESS) {
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}