diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
index d6d1aa07..a2205ebd 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages)
     }
 }
 
+SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::disable_backtrace()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
+
+    for (auto &l : loggers_)
+    {
+        l.second->disable_backtrace();
+    }
+}
+
 SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index 73be7b28..35a117d9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public:
 
     void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages);
 
+    void disable_backtrace();
+
     void set_level(level::level_enum log_level);
 
     void flush_on(level::level_enum log_level);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
index d0f5a0c7..34c9bc8a 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE logger::logger(const logger &other)
     , level_(other.level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
     , flush_level_(other.flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
     , custom_err_handler_(other.custom_err_handler_)
+    , backtrace_sink_(other.backtrace_sink_)
 {}
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE logger::logger(logger &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT : name_(std::move(other.name_)),
-                                                               sinks_(std::move(other.sinks_)),
-                                                               level_(other.level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)),
-                                                               flush_level_(other.flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)),
-                                                               custom_err_handler_(std::move(other.custom_err_handler_))
+SPDLOG_INLINE logger::logger(logger &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT :
+    name_(std::move(other.name_)),
+    sinks_(std::move(other.sinks_)),
+    level_(other.level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)),
+    flush_level_(other.flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)),
+    custom_err_handler_(std::move(other.custom_err_handler_)),
+    backtrace_sink_(std::move(other.backtrace_sink_))
+
 {}
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE logger &logger::operator=(logger other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::swap(spdlog::logger &other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
     other.flush_level_.store(tmp);
 
     custom_err_handler_.swap(other.custom_err_handler_);
+    backtrace_sink_.swap(other.backtrace_sink_);
 }
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE void swap(logger &a, logger &b)
@@ -83,7 +88,16 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE bool logger::should_log(level::level_enum msg_level) const
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
 {
-    level_.store(log_level);
+    if(backtrace_sink_)
+    {
+        auto tracer = static_cast<sinks::backtrace_sink_mt *>(backtrace_sink_.get());
+        tracer->set_filter_level(log_level);
+        level_.store(level::trace);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        level_.store(log_level);
+    }
 }
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE level::level_enum logger::level() const
@@ -120,26 +134,37 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type ti
     set_formatter(std::move(new_formatter));
 }
 
-// create new backtrace sink and hand it all sinks
+// create new backtrace sink and move to it all our child sinks
 SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages)
 {
-    if (!backtrace_enabled_)
+    if (!backtrace_sink_)
     {
-        backtrace_enabled_ = true;
-        auto backtrace_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::backtrace_sink_mt>(n_messages);
-        backtrace_sink->set_sinks(std::move(sinks()));
-        sinks().push_back(std::move(backtrace_sink));
-        this->set_level(spdlog::level::trace);
+        auto new_backtrace_sink = new spdlog::sinks::backtrace_sink_mt(level(), n_messages);
+        new_backtrace_sink->set_sinks(std::move(sinks_));
+        backtrace_sink_.reset(new_backtrace_sink);
+        sinks().push_back(backtrace_sink_);
+        assert(sinks().size() == 1);
+        level_.store(level::trace);
+    }
+}
+
+// restore orig sinks and level and delete the backtrace sink
+SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::disable_backtrace()
+{
+    if (backtrace_sink_)
+    {
+        auto tracer = static_cast<sinks::backtrace_sink_mt *>(backtrace_sink_.get());
+        sinks_ = std::move(tracer->sinks());
+        level_.store(tracer->get_filter_level());
+        backtrace_sink_.reset();
     }
 }
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::dump_backtrace()
 {
-    if (backtrace_enabled_)
+    if (backtrace_sink_)
     {
-        // auto backtrace_sink = static_cast<std::shared_ptr<sinks::backtrace_sink_mt>>(sinks_[0]);
-        auto *first_sink = sinks_[0].get();
-        auto tracer = static_cast<sinks::backtrace_sink_mt *>(first_sink);
+        auto tracer = static_cast<sinks::backtrace_sink_mt *>(backtrace_sink_.get());
         tracer->dump_backtrace();
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index 62f8b729..96aed560 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ public:
     void set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time_type::local);
 
     void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages = 16);
+    void disable_backtrace();
 
     void dump_backtrace();
 
@@ -349,7 +350,8 @@ protected:
     spdlog::level_t level_{level::info};
     spdlog::level_t flush_level_{level::off};
     err_handler custom_err_handler_{nullptr};
-    bool backtrace_enabled_{false};
+    sink_ptr backtrace_sink_;
+    //bool backtrace_enabled_{false};
 
     virtual void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg);
     virtual void flush_();
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/backtrace-sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/backtrace-sink.h
index cb42bde9..d86652a9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/backtrace-sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/backtrace-sink.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "dist_sink.h"
+#include "spdlog/common.h"
 #include "spdlog/details/null_mutex.h"
 #include "spdlog/details/log_msg_buffer.h"
 #include "spdlog/details/circular_q.h"
@@ -22,10 +23,23 @@ template<typename Mutex>
 class backtrace_sink : public dist_sink<Mutex>
 {
 public:
-    explicit backtrace_sink(size_t n_messages = 16)
-        : traceback_msgs_{n_messages}
+    explicit backtrace_sink(spdlog::level::level_enum filter_level, size_t n_messages)
+        : filter_level_{filter_level}
+        , traceback_msgs_{n_messages}
     {}
 
+    void set_filter_level(spdlog::level::level_enum filter_level)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+        filter_level_ = filter_level;
+    }
+
+    spdlog::level::level_enum get_filter_level()
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+        return filter_level_;
+    }
+
     void dump_backtrace()
     {
         std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
+    spdlog::level::level_enum filter_level_;
     details::circular_q<details::log_msg_buffer> traceback_msgs_;
 
     // save the messages in a circular queue
@@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ protected:
     {
         traceback_msgs_.push_back(details::log_msg_buffer(msg));
 
-        if (msg.level > level::debug)
+        if (msg.level >= filter_level_)
         {
             dist_sink<Mutex>::sink_it_(msg);
         }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h
index c7f207d7..00b908e1 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/dist_sink.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ public:
         sinks_ = std::move(sinks);
     }
 
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<sink>>& sinks()
+    {
+        return sinks_;
+    }
+
+
 protected:
     void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) override
     {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
index 2e4ee652..bbfb6e24 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages)
     details::registry::instance().enable_backtrace(n_messages);
 }
 
+SPDLOG_INLINE void disable_backtrace()
+{
+    details::registry::instance().disable_backtrace();
+}
+
+SPDLOG_INLINE void dump_backtrace()
+{
+    default_logger_raw()->dump_backtrace();
+}
+
 SPDLOG_INLINE void set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
 {
     details::registry::instance().set_level(log_level);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index 4254f49d..4563c900 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ void set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time
 // enable global backtrace support
 void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages);
 
+// disable global backtrace support
+void disable_backtrace();
+
+// call dump backtrace on default logger
+void dump_backtrace();
+
 // Set global logging level
 void set_level(level::level_enum log_level);