diff --git a/src/database/engine.rs b/src/database/engine.rs
index 067232e6..edf077fc 100644
--- a/src/database/engine.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use conduit::{debug, error, info, utils::time::rfc2822_from_seconds, warn, Err,
 use rocksdb::{
 	backup::{BackupEngine, BackupEngineOptions},
 	perf::get_memory_usage_stats,
-	AsColumnFamilyRef, BoundColumnFamily, Cache, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, DBCommon, DBWithThreadMode, Env,
+	AsColumnFamilyRef, BoundColumnFamily, Cache, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, DBCommon, DBWithThreadMode, Env, LogLevel,
 	MultiThreaded, Options,
 };
 
@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ pub(crate) fn repair(db_opts: &Options, path: &PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(skip_all, name = "rocksdb")]
+pub(crate) fn handle_log(level: LogLevel, msg: &str) {
+	let msg = msg.trim();
+	if msg.starts_with("Options") {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	match level {
+		LogLevel::Header | LogLevel::Debug => debug!("{msg}"),
+		LogLevel::Error | LogLevel::Fatal => error!("{msg}"),
+		LogLevel::Info => debug!("{msg}"),
+		LogLevel::Warn => warn!("{msg}"),
+	};
+}
+
 impl Drop for Engine {
 	#[cold]
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
diff --git a/src/database/opts.rs b/src/database/opts.rs
index d2ad4b95..46fb4c54 100644
--- a/src/database/opts.rs
+++ b/src/database/opts.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ fn set_logging_defaults(opts: &mut Options, config: &Config) {
 
 	if config.rocksdb_log_stderr {
 		opts.set_stderr_logger(rocksdb_log_level, "rocksdb");
+	} else {
+		opts.set_callback_logger(rocksdb_log_level, &super::engine::handle_log);
 	}
 }