diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aee4c5e..93c31cf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 conf_data.set_quoted('FRU_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/fru')
 conf_data.set_quoted('HOST_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/host')
 conf_data.set_quoted('EVENTS_JSONS_DIR', '/usr/share/pldm/events')
+conf_data.set('PLDM_VERBOSITY',get_option('verbosity'))
 if get_option('softoff').enabled()
   conf_data.set('SOFTOFF_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', get_option('softoff-timeout-seconds'))
 endif
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@
   output: 'pldmd.service',
 )
 
+configure_file(
+  input: 'pldmd/verbosity/verbosity',
+  output: 'pldm_verbosity',
+  configuration: conf_data,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: '/etc/default')
+
 if get_option('oem-ibm').enabled()
   subdir('oem/ibm/service_files')
 endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 636d8cd..e1f6d43 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 option('tests', type: 'feature', description: 'Build tests', value: 'enabled')
+option('verbosity',type:'integer',min:0, max:1, description: 'Enables/Disables pldm verbosity',value: 0)
 option('oe-sdk', type: 'feature', description: 'Enable OE SDK')
 option('oem-ibm', type: 'feature', description: 'Enable IBM OEM PLDM')
 option('requester-api', type: 'feature', description: 'Enable libpldm requester API', value: 'enabled')
diff --git a/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service b/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service
index ec54e61..f0b981e 100644
--- a/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service
+++ b/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 [Service]
 Restart=always
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/pldmd
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/pldm_verbosity
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pldmd --verbose $VERBOSE
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/pldmd/verbosity/verbosity b/pldmd/verbosity/verbosity
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45cf9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pldmd/verbosity/verbosity
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VERBOSE=@PLDM_VERBOSITY@