diff --git a/tuned/consts.py b/tuned/consts.py
index d81b69b..00a841c 100644
--- a/tuned/consts.py
+++ b/tuned/consts.py
@@ -110,3 +110,6 @@ ADMIN_TIMEOUT = 600
 # was set automatically or manually
 ACTIVE_PROFILE_AUTO = "auto"
 ACTIVE_PROFILE_MANUAL = "manual"
+
+LOG_LEVEL_CONSOLE = 60
+LOG_LEVEL_CONSOLE_NAME = "CONSOLE"
diff --git a/tuned/logs.py b/tuned/logs.py
index e3da574..d881b54 100644
--- a/tuned/logs.py
+++ b/tuned/logs.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class TunedLogger(logging.getLoggerClass()):
 		self.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 		self.switch_to_console()
 
+	def console(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
+		self.log(consts.LOG_LEVEL_CONSOLE, msg, *args, **kwargs)
+
 	def switch_to_console(self):
 		self._setup_console_handler()
 		self.remove_all_handlers()
@@ -78,5 +81,6 @@ class TunedLogger(logging.getLoggerClass()):
 			filename, maxBytes = consts.LOG_FILE_MAXBYTES, backupCount = consts.LOG_FILE_COUNT)
 		cls._file_handler.setFormatter(cls._formatter)
 
+logging.addLevelName(consts.LOG_LEVEL_CONSOLE, consts.LOG_LEVEL_CONSOLE_NAME)
 logging.setLoggerClass(TunedLogger)
 atexit.register(logging.shutdown)