diff --git a/starboard/BUILD.gn b/starboard/BUILD.gn
index 397aa9a92b3..f4bd47c0263 100644
--- a/starboard/BUILD.gn
+++ b/starboard/BUILD.gn
@@ -311,3 +311,5 @@ if (current_toolchain == starboard_toolchain) {
     }
   }
 }
+# TODO: Create a starboard_unittest target here and fold any gtest_target_type
+# in it, e.g. common:common_test.
diff --git a/starboard/common/BUILD.gn b/starboard/common/BUILD.gn
index 7d4c530de2c..7abb462a0ea 100644
--- a/starboard/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/starboard/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ target(gtest_target_type, "common_test") {
   testonly = true
   sources = [
     "fixed_no_free_allocator_test.cc",
+    "log_unittest.cc",
     "media_test.cc",
     "memory_test.cc",
     "player_test.cc",
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ target(gtest_target_type, "common_test") {
   ]
   deps = [
     ":common",
+    "//starboard:starboard_group",
     "//testing/gmock",
     "//testing/gtest",
   ]
diff --git a/starboard/common/log.cc b/starboard/common/log.cc
index e4cca971a9f..1c01faaef38 100644
--- a/starboard/common/log.cc
+++ b/starboard/common/log.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <map>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "starboard/common/string.h"
@@ -73,6 +74,21 @@ SbLogPriority StringToLogLevel(const std::string& log_level) {
   return SB_LOG_INFO;
 }
 
+SbLogPriority ChromiumIntToStarboardLogLevel(const std::string& log_level) {
+  static const std::map<int, SbLogPriority> kLogLevelToSbLogPriority = {
+      {0, SB_LOG_INFO},
+      {1, SB_LOG_INFO},
+      {2, SB_LOG_WARNING},
+      {3, SB_LOG_ERROR},
+      {4, SB_LOG_FATAL}};
+
+  const auto log_level_as_int = std::stoi(log_level);
+  if (kLogLevelToSbLogPriority.count(log_level_as_int) == 0) {
+    return SB_LOG_INFO;  // Replicate StringToLogLevel() behaviour.
+  }
+  return kLogLevelToSbLogPriority.at(log_level_as_int);
+}
+
 void Break() {
   SbSystemBreakIntoDebugger();
 }
diff --git a/starboard/common/log.h b/starboard/common/log.h
index 44bed6e42c4..dcd72dc277c 100644
--- a/starboard/common/log.h
+++ b/starboard/common/log.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace logging {
 void SetMinLogLevel(SbLogPriority level);
 SbLogPriority GetMinLogLevel();
 SbLogPriority StringToLogLevel(const std::string& log_level);
+SbLogPriority ChromiumIntToStarboardLogLevel(const std::string& log_level);
 void Break();
 
 // An object which will dumps the stack to the given ostream, without adding any
diff --git a/starboard/common/log_unittest.cc b/starboard/common/log_unittest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ae639aebd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starboard/common/log_unittest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Chromium Authors
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "starboard/common/log.h"
+
+#include "testing/gtest/include/gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace starboard {
+namespace logging {
+
+static const std::map<SbLogPriority, std::string> kSbLogPriorityToString = {
+    {kSbLogPriorityUnknown, "unknown"},
+    {kSbLogPriorityInfo, "info"},
+    {kSbLogPriorityWarning, "warning"},
+    {kSbLogPriorityError, "error"},
+    {kSbLogPriorityFatal, "fatal"}};
+
+struct TextAndSbPriority {
+  const std::string text;
+  const SbLogPriority sb_log_priority;
+};
+
+using MinLogLevelTranslationTest = testing::TestWithParam<TextAndSbPriority>;
+
+TEST_P(MinLogLevelTranslationTest, ExpectedBehaviour) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(StringToLogLevel(GetParam().text), GetParam().sb_log_priority);
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
+    ,
+    MinLogLevelTranslationTest,
+    testing::ValuesIn(std::vector<struct TextAndSbPriority>{
+        {"", SB_LOG_INFO},
+        {"blabla", SB_LOG_INFO},
+        {"info", SB_LOG_INFO},
+        {"warning", SB_LOG_WARNING},
+        {"error", SB_LOG_ERROR},
+        {"fatal", SB_LOG_FATAL},
+    }),
+    [](const testing::TestParamInfo<MinLogLevelTranslationTest::ParamType>&
+           info) {
+      return "from_" + info.param.text + "_to_" +
+             kSbLogPriorityToString.at(info.param.sb_log_priority);
+    });
+
+using ChromiumLogLevelTranslationTest =
+    testing::TestWithParam<TextAndSbPriority>;
+
+TEST_P(ChromiumLogLevelTranslationTest, ExpectedBehaviour) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(ChromiumIntToStarboardLogLevel(GetParam().text),
+            GetParam().sb_log_priority);
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
+    ,
+    ChromiumLogLevelTranslationTest,
+    testing::ValuesIn(std::vector<struct TextAndSbPriority>{
+        {"0", SB_LOG_INFO},
+        {"1", SB_LOG_INFO},
+        {"2", SB_LOG_WARNING},
+        {"3", SB_LOG_ERROR},
+        {"4", SB_LOG_FATAL},
+        {"5", SB_LOG_INFO},
+        {"100", SB_LOG_INFO},
+    }),
+    [](const testing::TestParamInfo<ChromiumLogLevelTranslationTest::ParamType>&
+           info) {
+      return "from_" + info.param.text + "_to_" +
+             kSbLogPriorityToString.at(info.param.sb_log_priority);
+    });
+}  // namespace logging
+}  // namespace starboard
diff --git a/starboard/shared/starboard/application.cc b/starboard/shared/starboard/application.cc
index 414d497ccec..15d71dca5e4 100644
--- a/starboard/shared/starboard/application.cc
+++ b/starboard/shared/starboard/application.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ namespace {
 const char kPreloadSwitch[] = "preload";
 const char kLinkSwitch[] = "link";
 const char kMinLogLevel[] = "min_log_level";
+// Chromium's base/base_switches.h "--v". Positive numbers are equivalent to
+// debug (0), info, warning, error, fatal. Note that Starboard has no debug;
+// levels start at kSbLogPriorityInfo which is a 1.
+const char kV[] = "v";
 
 // Dispatches an event of |type| with |data| to the system event handler,
 // calling |destructor| on |data| when finished dispatching. Does all
@@ -107,9 +111,14 @@ int Application::Run(CommandLine command_line) {
     }
   }
 
+  // kMinLogLevel should take priority over kV if both are defined.
   if (command_line_->HasSwitch(kMinLogLevel)) {
     ::starboard::logging::SetMinLogLevel(::starboard::logging::StringToLogLevel(
         command_line_->GetSwitchValue(kMinLogLevel)));
+  } else if (command_line_->HasSwitch(kV)) {
+    ::starboard::logging::SetMinLogLevel(
+        ::starboard::logging::ChromiumIntToStarboardLogLevel(
+            command_line_->GetSwitchValue(kV)));
   } else {
 #if SB_LOGGING_IS_OFFICIAL_BUILD
     ::starboard::logging::SetMinLogLevel(::starboard::logging::SB_LOG_FATAL);