diff --git a/src/spatialdata_plot/__init__.py b/src/spatialdata_plot/__init__.py
index fd8c82c0..76c7d18c 100644
--- a/src/spatialdata_plot/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spatialdata_plot/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from importlib.metadata import version
 
 from . import pl
+from ._logging import set_verbosity
+from ._settings import Verbosity
 
-__all__ = ["pl"]
+__all__ = ["pl", "set_verbosity", "Verbosity"]
 
 __version__ = version("spatialdata-plot")
diff --git a/src/spatialdata_plot/_logging.py b/src/spatialdata_plot/_logging.py
index 364cba27..eba0877f 100644
--- a/src/spatialdata_plot/_logging.py
+++ b/src/spatialdata_plot/_logging.py
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 # from https://github.com/scverse/spatialdata/blob/main/src/spatialdata/_logging.py
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 import re
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from ._settings import _VERBOSITY_TO_LOGLEVEL, Verbosity
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from _pytest.logging import LogCaptureFixture
 
 
-def _setup_logger() -> "logging.Logger":
+def _setup_logger() -> logging.Logger:
     from rich.console import Console
     from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     console = Console(force_terminal=True)
     if console.is_jupyter is True:
         console.is_jupyter = False
@@ -30,9 +34,31 @@ def _setup_logger() -> "logging.Logger":
 logger = _setup_logger()
 
 
+def set_verbosity(verbosity: Verbosity | int | str) -> None:
+    """Set the verbosity level of the spatialdata-plot logger.
+
+    Mirrors scanpy's verbosity convention.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    verbosity
+        The verbosity level. Accepts a :class:`Verbosity` enum member,
+        an ``int`` (0–3), or a ``str`` (e.g. ``"warning"``, ``"info"``).
+    """
+    if isinstance(verbosity, str):
+        try:
+            verbosity = Verbosity[verbosity.lower()]
+        except KeyError:
+            msg = f"Cannot set verbosity to {verbosity!r}. Accepted string values are: {list(Verbosity.__members__)}"
+            raise ValueError(msg) from None
+    else:
+        verbosity = Verbosity(verbosity)
+    logger.setLevel(_VERBOSITY_TO_LOGLEVEL[verbosity])
+
+
 @contextmanager
 def logger_warns(
-    caplog: "LogCaptureFixture",
+    caplog: LogCaptureFixture,
     logger: logging.Logger,
     match: str | None = None,
     level: int = logging.WARNING,
diff --git a/src/spatialdata_plot/_settings.py b/src/spatialdata_plot/_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2618c49a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/spatialdata_plot/_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Settings for spatialdata-plot, mirroring scanpy's verbosity pattern."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from enum import IntEnum
+
+
+class Verbosity(IntEnum):
+    """Verbosity levels, mirroring scanpy's convention.
+
+    ========  =====  =================
+    Level     Value  Logging level
+    ========  =====  =================
+    error       0    ``logging.ERROR``
+    warning     1    ``logging.WARNING``
+    info        2    ``logging.INFO``
+    debug       3    ``logging.DEBUG``
+    ========  =====  =================
+    """
+
+    error = 0
+    warning = 1
+    info = 2
+    debug = 3
+
+
+_VERBOSITY_TO_LOGLEVEL: dict[Verbosity, int] = {
+    Verbosity.error: logging.ERROR,
+    Verbosity.warning: logging.WARNING,
+    Verbosity.info: logging.INFO,
+    Verbosity.debug: logging.DEBUG,
+}
diff --git a/tests/pl/test_logging.py b/tests/pl/test_logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cac19ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pl/test_logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+import spatialdata_plot
+from spatialdata_plot._logging import logger
+from spatialdata_plot._settings import Verbosity
+
+
+class TestSetVerbosity:
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def _restore_verbosity(self):
+        """Restore default verbosity after each test."""
+        yield
+        spatialdata_plot.set_verbosity(Verbosity.warning)
+
+    def test_default_level_is_warning(self):
+        assert logger.level == logging.WARNING
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("input_value", "expected_level"),
+        [
+            (Verbosity.error, logging.ERROR),
+            (Verbosity.warning, logging.WARNING),
+            (Verbosity.info, logging.INFO),
+            (Verbosity.debug, logging.DEBUG),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_set_verbosity_with_enum(self, input_value, expected_level):
+        spatialdata_plot.set_verbosity(input_value)
+        assert logger.level == expected_level
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("input_value", "expected_level"),
+        [
+            (0, logging.ERROR),
+            (1, logging.WARNING),
+            (2, logging.INFO),
+            (3, logging.DEBUG),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_set_verbosity_with_int(self, input_value, expected_level):
+        spatialdata_plot.set_verbosity(input_value)
+        assert logger.level == expected_level
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("input_value", "expected_level"),
+        [
+            ("error", logging.ERROR),
+            ("WARNING", logging.WARNING),
+            ("Info", logging.INFO),
+            ("debug", logging.DEBUG),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_set_verbosity_with_string(self, input_value, expected_level):
+        spatialdata_plot.set_verbosity(input_value)
+        assert logger.level == expected_level
+
+    def test_set_verbosity_invalid_string_raises(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot set verbosity"):
+            spatialdata_plot.set_verbosity("verbose")
+
+    def test_set_verbosity_invalid_int_raises(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            spatialdata_plot.set_verbosity(99)