diff --git a/Configuration.cs b/Configuration.cs
index 5683708..ac1f04b 100644
--- a/Configuration.cs
+++ b/Configuration.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class Configuration {
     /// Amount of time to wait between background task runs within each shard.
     /// </summary>
     public int BackgroundInterval { get; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether to show common connect/disconnect events and other related messages.
+    /// This is disabled in the public instance, but it's worth keeping enabled in self-hosted bots.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool LogConnectionStatus { get; }
 
     public Configuration() {
         var args = CommandLineParameters.Parse(Environment.GetCommandLineArgs());
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ class Configuration {
         StatusInterval = ReadConfKey<int?>(jc, nameof(StatusInterval), false) ?? 90;
         MaxConcurrentOperations = ReadConfKey<int?>(jc, nameof(MaxConcurrentOperations), false) ?? 4;
         BackgroundInterval = ReadConfKey<int?>(jc, nameof(BackgroundInterval), false) ?? 60;
+        LogConnectionStatus = ReadConfKey<bool?>(jc, nameof(LogConnectionStatus), false) ?? true;
     }
 
     private static T? ReadConfKey<T>(JObject jc, string key, [DoesNotReturnIf(true)] bool failOnEmpty) {
diff --git a/ShardInstance.cs b/ShardInstance.cs
index cd51665..8cd19d3 100644
--- a/ShardInstance.cs
+++ b/ShardInstance.cs
@@ -72,23 +72,27 @@ public sealed class ShardInstance : IDisposable {
     private Task Client_Log(LogMessage arg) {
         // Suppress certain messages
         if (arg.Message != null) {
-            switch (arg.Message) {
-                case "Connecting":
-                case "Connected":
-                case "Ready":
-                case "Disconnecting":
-                case "Disconnected":
-                case "Resumed previous session":
-                case "Failed to resume previous session":
-                case "Serializer Error": // The exception associated with this log appears a lot as of v3.2-ish
-                    return Task.CompletedTask;
+            if (!_manager.Config.LogConnectionStatus) {
+                switch (arg.Message) {
+                    case "Connecting":
+                    case "Connected":
+                    case "Ready":
+                    case "Disconnecting":
+                    case "Disconnected":
+                    case "Resumed previous session":
+                    case "Failed to resume previous session":
+                    case "Serializer Error": // The exception associated with this log appears a lot as of v3.2-ish
+                        return Task.CompletedTask;
+                }
             }
             Log("Discord.Net", $"{arg.Severity}: {arg.Message}");
         }
 
         if (arg.Exception != null) {
-            if (arg.Exception is GatewayReconnectException
-                || arg.Exception.Message == "WebSocket connection was closed") return Task.CompletedTask;
+            if (!_manager.Config.LogConnectionStatus) {
+                if (arg.Exception is GatewayReconnectException || arg.Exception.Message == "WebSocket connection was closed")
+                    return Task.CompletedTask;
+            }
 
             Log("Discord.Net exception", arg.Exception.ToString());
         }