diff --git a/src/core/openthread-core-default-config.h b/src/core/openthread-core-default-config.h
index 5a38f4b9a..43b3e3c6d 100644
--- a/src/core/openthread-core-default-config.h
+++ b/src/core/openthread-core-default-config.h
@@ -763,6 +763,17 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_SUFFIX ""
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_SRC_DST_IP_ADDRESSES
+ *
+ * If defined as 1 when IPv6 message info is logged in mesh-forwarder, the source and destination IPv6 addresses of
+ * messages are also included.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_SRC_DST_IP_ADDRESSES
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_SRC_DST_IP_ADDRESSES 1
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_PLAT_LOG_FUNCTION
  *
diff --git a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp
index ce6a07287..85ec64880 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/mesh_forwarder.cpp
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ void MeshForwarder::LogIp6Message(MessageAction       aAction,
     const char * actionText;
     const char * priorityText;
     bool         shouldLogRss             = false;
-    bool         shouldLogSrcDstAddresses = true;
+    bool         shouldLogSrcDstAddresses = (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_SRC_DST_IP_ADDRESSES != 0);
     char         stringBuffer[Ip6::Address::kIp6AddressStringSize];
     char         rssString[RssAverager::kStringSize];