diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
index 6c7bfa44646..4d6873b844b 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
@@ -246,7 +246,12 @@ public class LoggingApplicationListener implements SmartApplicationListener {
 				name = null;
 			}
 			level = environment.resolvePlaceholders(level);
-			system.setLogLevel(name, LogLevel.valueOf(level.toUpperCase()));
+			if (Boolean.toString(false).equalsIgnoreCase(level)) {
+				system.setLogLevel(name, LogLevel.OFF);
+			}
+			else {
+				system.setLogLevel(name, LogLevel.valueOf(level.toUpperCase()));
+			}
 		}
 		catch (RuntimeException ex) {
 			this.logger.error("Cannot set level: " + level + " for '" + name + "'");