diff --git a/lib/handlebars/logger.js b/lib/handlebars/logger.js
index bc411b25..aa7c04e9 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/logger.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/logger.js
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ let logger = {
   }
 };
 
+logger.methodMap.forEach(function (levelName, levelNumber) {
+  logger[levelName.toUpperCase()] = levelNumber;
+});
+
 export default logger;
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 8ad9a241..c7484b66 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -250,14 +250,20 @@ declare namespace hbs {
   type Utils = typeof Handlebars.Utils;
 }
 
+type LoggerLevel =
+  'debug'|
+  'info'|
+  'warn'|
+  'error';
+
 interface Logger {
   DEBUG: number;
   INFO: number;
   WARN: number;
   ERROR: number;
-  level: number;
+  level: number | LoggerLevel;
 
-  methodMap: { [level: number]: string };
+  methodMap: { [level: number]: LoggerLevel };
 
   log(level: number, obj: string): void;
 }