diff --git a/nova/conf/cinder.py b/nova/conf/cinder.py
index 68a6c46b6c27..71ce48ff90e8 100644
--- a/nova/conf/cinder.py
+++ b/nova/conf/cinder.py
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ By default there is no availability zone restriction on volume attach.
 Related options:
 
 * ``[DEFAULT]/default_schedule_zone``
+"""),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('debug',
+        default=False,
+        help="""
+Enable DEBUG logging with cinderclient and os_brick independently of the rest
+of Nova.
 """),
 ]
 
diff --git a/nova/config.py b/nova/config.py
index 98aad0c73f18..545fc5714591 100644
--- a/nova/config.py
+++ b/nova/config.py
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ def set_log_defaults():
         extra_default_log_levels = ['glanceclient=DEBUG']
     else:
         extra_default_log_levels = ['glanceclient=WARN']
+
+    # Allow cinderclient and os_brick to log at DEBUG without Nova
+    if CONF.cinder.debug:
+        extra_default_log_levels += ['cinderclient=DEBUG', 'os_brick=DEBUG']
+
     # NOTE(danms): DEBUG logging in privsep will result in some large
     # and potentially sensitive things being logged.
     extra_default_log_levels.append('oslo.privsep.daemon=INFO')
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cinder-debug-c522618d82987971.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-debug-c522618d82987971.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5eb8a7642510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-debug-c522618d82987971.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    A new ``[cinder]/debug`` configurable has been introduced to enable DEBUG
+    logging for both the ``python-cinderclient`` and ``os-brick`` libraries
+    independently to the rest of Nova.