diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8311abad..8cd39f31 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ DISABLE_YEAR2038_BUG_CHECK=0
 #TRUSTED_PROXIES=127.0.0.0/8,::1,10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16
 #TRUSTED_HOSTS='^(localhost|example\.com)$'
 
+###################################################################################
+# Logging settings
+###################################################################################
+
+# The minimum level a deprecation notice must have to be written to the var/log/<env>_deprecations.log file.
+# Deprecation notices are logged with level "info", so this disables the deprecation log by default.
+# Set to debug to log all deprecation notices
+DEPRECATION_LOG_LEVEL=emergency
+
+
 
 ###> symfony/lock ###
 # Choose one of the stores below
diff --git a/config/packages/monolog.yaml b/config/packages/monolog.yaml
index 387d71ad..17f8f4c2 100644
--- a/config/packages/monolog.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/monolog.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ when@prod:
                 type: stream
                 channels: [deprecation]
                 path: "%kernel.logs_dir%/%kernel.environment%_deprecations.log"
+                level: "%env(DEPRECATION_LOG_LEVEL)%"
 
 when@docker:
     monolog:
@@ -75,3 +76,4 @@ when@docker:
                 type: stream
                 channels: [deprecation]
                 path: "%kernel.logs_dir%/%kernel.environment%_deprecations.log"
+                level: "%env(DEPRECATION_LOG_LEVEL)%"
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index ea86f3a6..2b97dec6 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -279,9 +279,13 @@ See the [information providers]({% link usage/information_provider_system.md %})
 * `BANNER`: You can configure the text that should be shown as the banner on the homepage. Useful especially for docker
   containers. In all other applications you can just change the `config/banner.md` file.
 * `DISABLE_YEAR2038_BUG_CHECK` (env only): If set to `1`, the year 2038 bug check is disabled on 32-bit systems, and dates after
-2038 are no longer forbidden. However this will lead to 500 error messages when rendering dates after 2038 as all current
+2038 are no longer forbidden. However, this will lead to 500 error messages when rendering dates after 2038 as all current
 32-bit PHP versions can not format these dates correctly. This setting is for the case that future PHP versions will
 handle this correctly on 32-bit systems. 64-bit systems are not affected by this bug, and the check is always disabled.
+* `DEPRECATION_LOG_LEVEL` (default `emergency`) (env only): In the `prod` and `docker` environments, PHP/Symfony
+  deprecation notices are written to their own `var/log/<env>_deprecations.log` file. This option sets the minimum log 
+  level a deprecation notice must have to be written there. Since deprecation notices are logged with level `info`, 
+  the default value of `emergency` effectively disables this dedicated deprecation log. Set it to `debug` to enable it.
 
 ## Banner