diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 862877f33..ca51e5a9e 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts {
 	 * Set to true, means having data digest for the data in the NVMe/TCP PDU
 	 */
 	bool data_digest;
+
+	/**
+	 * Disable logging of requests that are completed with error status.
+	 *
+	 * Defaults to 'false' (errors are logged).
+	 */
+	bool disable_error_logging;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index e9efebf05..4d6133faf 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts, size_t
 	if (FIELD_OK(data_digest)) {
 		opts->data_digest = false;
 	}
+
+	if (FIELD_OK(disable_error_logging)) {
+		opts->disable_error_logging = false;
+	}
 #undef FIELD_OK
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index 1a7dbedd5..8d603a39c 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ nvme_pcie_qpair_complete_tracker(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct nvme_trac
 	retry = error && nvme_completion_is_retry(cpl) &&
 		req->retries < spdk_nvme_retry_count;
 
-	if (error && print_on_error) {
+	if (error && print_on_error && !qpair->ctrlr->opts.disable_error_logging) {
 		nvme_qpair_print_command(qpair, &req->cmd);
 		nvme_qpair_print_completion(qpair, cpl);
 	}
@@ -1361,7 +1361,9 @@ nvme_pcie_qpair_abort_trackers(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr)
 	struct nvme_tracker *tr, *temp;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(tr, &pqpair->outstanding_tr, tq_list, temp) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("aborting outstanding command\n");
+		if (!qpair->ctrlr->opts.disable_error_logging) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("aborting outstanding command\n");
+		}
 		nvme_pcie_qpair_manual_complete_tracker(qpair, tr, SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC,
 							SPDK_NVME_SC_ABORTED_BY_REQUEST, dnr, true);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
index c25dfe764..d9b6ccc4e 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ nvme_qpair_manual_complete_request(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 
 	error = spdk_nvme_cpl_is_error(&cpl);
 
-	if (error && print_on_error) {
+	if (error && print_on_error && !qpair->ctrlr->opts.disable_error_logging) {
 		SPDK_NOTICELOG("Command completed manually:\n");
 		nvme_qpair_print_command(qpair, &req->cmd);
 		nvme_qpair_print_completion(qpair, &cpl);
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ nvme_qpair_abort_queued_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr)
 	while (!STAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair->queued_req)) {
 		req = STAILQ_FIRST(&qpair->queued_req);
 		STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&qpair->queued_req, stailq);
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("aborting queued i/o\n");
+		if (!qpair->ctrlr->opts.disable_error_logging) {
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("aborting queued i/o\n");
+		}
 		nvme_qpair_manual_complete_request(qpair, req, SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC,
 						   SPDK_NVME_SC_ABORTED_BY_REQUEST, dnr, true);
 	}