diff --git a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs
index 61b5d939..cf02a1ad 100644
--- a/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs
+++ b/yesod-core/Yesod/Core/Class/Yesod.hs
@@ -222,8 +222,9 @@ class RenderRoute site => Yesod site where
                         -> LogLevel
                         -> LogStr -- ^ message
                         -> IO ()
-    messageLoggerSource a logger loc source level msg =
-        when (shouldLog a source level) $
+    messageLoggerSource a logger loc source level msg = do
+        sl <- shouldLogIO a source level
+        when sl $
             formatLogMessage (loggerDate logger) loc source level msg >>= loggerPutStr logger
 
     -- | Where to Load sripts from. We recommend the default value,
@@ -260,6 +261,19 @@ class RenderRoute site => Yesod site where
     shouldLog :: site -> LogSource -> LogLevel -> Bool
     shouldLog _ _ level = level >= LevelInfo
 
+    -- | Should we log the given log source/level combination.
+    --
+    -- Note that this is almost identical to @shouldLog@, except the result
+    -- lives in @IO@. This allows you to dynamically alter the logging level of
+    -- your application by having this result depend on, e.g., an @IORef@.
+    --
+    -- The default implementation simply uses @shouldLog@. Future versions of
+    -- Yesod will remove @shouldLog@ and use this method exclusively.
+    --
+    -- Since 1.2.4
+    shouldLogIO :: site -> LogSource -> LogLevel -> IO Bool
+    shouldLogIO a b c = return (shouldLog a b c)
+
     -- | A Yesod middleware, which will wrap every handler function. This
     -- allows you to run code before and after a normal handler.
     --
diff --git a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
index c44dd59b..ce3217e3 100644
--- a/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
+++ b/yesod-core/yesod-core.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod-core
-version:         1.2.3.1
+version:         1.2.4
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>