diff --git a/configs/samples/extensions.conf.sample b/configs/samples/extensions.conf.sample
index cd4cec5fd1..d50859c5a0 100644
--- a/configs/samples/extensions.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/samples/extensions.conf.sample
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 ;
 [general]
 ;
+; Customize the log level when the extensions are loaded: It enables you to have a different level for live calls and reload.
+;
+; extensions_adding_log_level = 6
+;
 ; If static is set to no, or omitted, then the pbx_config will rewrite
 ; this file when extensions are modified.  Remember that all comments
 ; made in the file will be lost when that happens.
diff --git a/include/asterisk/pbx.h b/include/asterisk/pbx.h
index 770a1a9843..78dfdfb354 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/pbx.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/pbx.h
@@ -1402,6 +1402,9 @@ int pbx_set_extenpatternmatchnew(int newval);
  */
 void pbx_set_overrideswitch(const char *newval);
 
+/*! Set the verbose level when adding extensions */
+void pbx_set_extensionsaddingverbosity(int newval);
+
 /*!
  * \note This function will handle locking the channel as needed.
  */
diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index b4089abd71..6ea4d1e174 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ static unsigned int hashtab_hash_labels(const void *obj)
 static int autofallthrough = 1;
 static int extenpatternmatchnew = 0;
 static char *overrideswitch = NULL;
+static int extensionsaddingverbosity = 3;
 
 /*! \brief Subscription for device state change events */
 static struct stasis_subscription *device_state_sub;
@@ -4697,6 +4698,11 @@ void pbx_set_overrideswitch(const char *newval)
 	}
 }
 
+void pbx_set_extensionsaddingverbosity(int newval)
+{
+    extensionsaddingverbosity = newval;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief lookup for a context with a given name,
  * \retval found context or NULL if not found.
@@ -7427,10 +7433,10 @@ static int ast_add_extension2_lockopt(struct ast_context *con,
 	}
 
 	if (tmp->matchcid == AST_EXT_MATCHCID_ON) {
-		ast_verb(3, "Added extension '%s' priority %d (CID match '%s') to %s\n",
+		ast_verb(extensionsaddingverbosity, "Added extension '%s' priority %d (CID match '%s') to %s\n",
 				 tmp->name, tmp->priority, tmp->cidmatch_display, con->name);
 	} else {
-		ast_verb(3, "Added extension '%s' priority %d to %s\n",
+		ast_verb(extensionsaddingverbosity, "Added extension '%s' priority %d to %s\n",
 				 tmp->name, tmp->priority, con->name);
 	}
 
diff --git a/pbx/pbx_config.c b/pbx/pbx_config.c
index c4a0e6c286..66648c8035 100644
--- a/pbx/pbx_config.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_config.c
@@ -1656,6 +1656,8 @@ static int pbx_load_config(const char *config_file)
 	const char *cxt;
 	const char *aft;
 	const char *newpm, *ovsw;
+	const char *extverb;
+	unsigned int extverb_uint;
 	struct ast_flags config_flags = { 0 };
 	char lastextension[256];
 	cfg = ast_config_load(config_file, config_flags);
@@ -1681,6 +1683,10 @@ static int pbx_load_config(const char *config_file)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ((extverb = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "extensions_adding_log_level")) && sscanf(extverb, "%2d", &extverb_uint) == 1) {
+        pbx_set_extensionsaddingverbosity((int)extverb_uint);
+    }
+
 	ast_copy_string(userscontext, ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "userscontext") ?: "default", sizeof(userscontext));
 								    
 	for (v = ast_variable_browse(cfg, "globals"); v; v = v->next) {
@@ -2046,7 +2052,7 @@ static int pbx_load_module(void)
 		ast_mutex_unlock(&reload_lock);
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
-	
+
 	pbx_load_users();
 
 	ast_merge_contexts_and_delete(&local_contexts, local_table, registrar);