diff --git a/tests/ejabberdctl_SUITE.erl b/tests/ejabberdctl_SUITE.erl
index 2e07138..95c4bf4 100644
--- a/tests/ejabberdctl_SUITE.erl
+++ b/tests/ejabberdctl_SUITE.erl
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 -include_lib("escalus/include/escalus.hrl").
 -include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
 -include_lib("exml/include/exml.hrl").
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+-define(i2l(I), integer_to_list(I)).
+-define(a2l(A), atom_to_list(A)).
+-define(eq(Expected, Actual), ?assertEqual(Expected, Actual)).
 
 -import(mongoose_helper, [auth_modules/0]).
 
@@ -40,7 +45,8 @@ all() ->
              {group, last},
              {group, private},
              {group, stanza},
-             {group, stats}
+             {group, stats},
+             {group, maintenance}
             ]
     end.
 
@@ -53,7 +59,8 @@ groups() ->
         {last, [sequence], last()},
         {private, [sequence], private()},
         {stanza, [sequence], stanza()},
-        {stats, [sequence], stats()}
+        {stats, [sequence], stats()},
+        {maintenance, [sequence], maintenance()}
      ].
 
 accounts() -> [change_password, check_password_hash, check_password,
@@ -76,6 +83,8 @@ stanza() -> [send_message, send_stanza].
 
 stats() -> [stats_global, stats_host].
 
+maintenance() -> [loglevels].
+
 suite() ->
     escalus:suite().
 
@@ -592,6 +601,32 @@ stats_host(Config) ->
                 {"0\n", 0} = ejabberdctl("stats_host", ["onlineusers", SecDomain], Config)
         end).
 
+%%-----------------------------------------------------------------
+%% mongooseimctl maintenance commands (start, started, stop, ...)
+%%-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+loglevels(C) ->
+    %% setup
+    NC = escalus_ejabberd:setup_option(server_loglevel(), C),
+    try
+        [ loglevel(C, Level, Atom)
+          || {Level, Atom} <- [{0, none},
+                               {1, critical},
+                               {2, error},
+                               {3, warning},
+                               {4, info},
+                               {5, debug}] ]
+    after
+        %% cleanup
+        escalus_ejabberd:reset_option(server_loglevel(), NC)
+    end.
+
+loglevel(C, Level, Atom) ->
+    Control = escalus_config:get_config(ctl_path, C),
+    ok = escalus_ejabberd:rpc(ejabberd_loglevel, set, [Level]),
+    Result = os:cmd([Control, " ", "get_loglevel"]),
+    ?eq(textual_loglevel(Level, Atom), Result).
+
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Helpers
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -709,3 +744,12 @@ match_roster(ItemsValid, Items) ->
                                     false
                               end, ItemsTokens)
             end, ItemsValid).
+
+textual_loglevel(Level, Atom) ->
+    lists:flatten([?i2l(Level), $\t, ?a2l(Atom), $\n]).
+
+server_loglevel() ->
+    {server_loglevel,
+     fun () -> element(1, escalus_ejabberd:rpc(ejabberd_loglevel, get, [])) end,
+     fun (Level) -> escalus_ejabberd:rpc(ejabberd_loglevel, set, [Level]) end,
+     4}.