diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
index 02e818a4..e0dc883b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void dump_backtrace()
     default_logger_raw()->dump_backtrace();
 }
 
+SPDLOG_API level::level_enum get_level()
+{
+    return default_logger_raw()->level();
+}
+
+SPDLOG_INLINE bool should_log(level::level_enum log_level)
+{
+    return default_logger_raw()->should_log(log_level);
+}
+
 SPDLOG_INLINE void set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
 {
     details::registry::instance().set_level(log_level);
@@ -112,4 +122,4 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void set_default_logger(std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> default_lo
     details::registry::instance().set_default_logger(std::move(default_logger));
 }
 
-} // namespace spdlog
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index fa219950..4bd126bd 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ SPDLOG_API void disable_backtrace();
 // call dump backtrace on default logger
 SPDLOG_API void dump_backtrace();
 
+// Get global logging level
+SPDLOG_API level::level_enum get_level();
+
 // Set global logging level
 SPDLOG_API void set_level(level::level_enum log_level);
 
+// Determine whether the default logger should log messages with a certain level
+SPDLOG_API bool should_log(level::level_enum lvl);
+
 // Set global flush level
 SPDLOG_API void flush_on(level::level_enum log_level);