diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/logger.py b/ddtrace/internal/logger.py
index 74f4b5321a6..b5a5057a0b2 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/logger.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/logger.py
@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@
 """
 
 import collections
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import field
 import logging
 import os
 import time
 import traceback
 from typing import DefaultDict
+from typing import Dict
+from typing import Optional
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Union
 
@@ -46,6 +50,51 @@
 DAY = 24 * HOUR
 
 
+@dataclass
+class LoggerPrefix:
+    prefix: str
+    level: Optional[int] = None
+    children: Dict[str, "LoggerPrefix"] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def lookup(self, name: str) -> Optional[int]:
+        """
+        Lookup the log level for a given logger name in the trie.
+
+        The name is split by '.' and each part is used to traverse the trie.
+        If a part is not found, it returns the level of the closest parent node.
+        """
+        parts = name.replace("_", ".").lower().split(".")
+        parts.pop(0)  # remove the ddtrace prefix
+        current = self
+        while parts:
+            if (part := parts.pop(0)) not in current.children:
+                return current.level
+            current = current.children[part]
+
+        return current.level
+
+    @classmethod
+    def build_trie(cls):
+        trie = cls(prefix="ddtrace", level=None, children={})
+
+        for logger_name, level in (
+            (k, v) for k, v in os.environ.items() if k.startswith("_DD_") and k.endswith("_LOG_LEVEL")
+        ):
+            # Remove the _DD_ prefix and _LOG_LEVEL suffix
+            logger_name = logger_name[4:-10]
+            parts = logger_name.lower().split("_")
+            current = trie.children
+            while parts:
+                if (part := parts.pop(0)) not in current:
+                    current[part] = cls(prefix=part, level=getattr(logging, level, None) if not parts else None)
+                current = current[part].children
+
+        return trie
+
+
+LOG_LEVEL_TRIE = LoggerPrefix.build_trie()
+
+
 def get_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger:
     """
     Retrieve or create a ``Logger`` instance with consistent behavior for internal use.
@@ -56,6 +105,13 @@ def get_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger:
     logger = logging.getLogger(name)
     # addFilter will only add the filter if it is not already present
     logger.addFilter(log_filter)
+
+    # Set the log level from the environment variable of the closest parent
+    # logger.
+    if name.startswith("ddtrace."):  # for the whole of ddtrace we have DD_TRACE_DEBUG
+        if (level := LOG_LEVEL_TRIE.lookup(name)) is not None:
+            logger.setLevel(level)
+
     return logger
 
 
diff --git a/tests/tracer/test_logger.py b/tests/tracer/test_logger.py
index c067ca47174..dd1aeca9963 100644
--- a/tests/tracer/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/tracer/test_logger.py
@@ -335,3 +335,29 @@ def test_logger_does_not_add_handler_when_configured():
     ddtrace_logger = logging.getLogger("ddtrace")
     assert len(ddtrace_logger.handlers) == 0
     assert ddtrace_logger.handlers == []
+
+
+def test_logger_log_level_from_env(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("_DD_TESTING_DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL", "DEBUG")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("_DD_TESTING_WARNING_LOG_LEVEL", "WARNING")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("_DD_PACKAGE_WITH_UNDERSCORE_SUBMODULE_LOG_LEVEL", "ERROR")
+
+    import ddtrace.internal.logger as dd_logger
+
+    original_trie = dd_logger.LOG_LEVEL_TRIE
+    dd_logger.LOG_LEVEL_TRIE = dd_logger.LoggerPrefix.build_trie()
+    print(dd_logger.LOG_LEVEL_TRIE)
+
+    try:
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing.debug.foo.bar").level == logging.DEBUG
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing.debug.foo").level == logging.DEBUG
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing.debug").level == logging.DEBUG
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing").level < logging.DEBUG
+
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing.warning.foo.bar").level == logging.WARNING
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing.warning.foo").level == logging.WARNING
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.testing.warning").level == logging.WARNING
+
+        assert get_logger("ddtrace.package_with_underscore.submodule").level == logging.ERROR
+    finally:
+        dd_logger.LOG_LEVEL_TRIE = original_trie