diff --git a/etc/cmake/options.cmake b/etc/cmake/options.cmake
index 2eb683e28..d0657508e 100644
--- a/etc/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/etc/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ if(OT_FULL_LOGS)
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_IP6=1")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MAC=1")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MEM=1")
+    target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP=1")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MLE=1")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_NETDATA=1")
     target_compile_definitions(ot-config INTERFACE "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_NETDIAG=1")
diff --git a/examples/common-switches.mk b/examples/common-switches.mk
index c8ce272d0..49713cdb6 100644
--- a/examples/common-switches.mk
+++ b/examples/common-switches.mk
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_ICMP=1
 LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_IP6=1
 LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MAC=1
 LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MEM=1
+LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP=1
 LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MLE=1
 LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_NETDATA=1
 LOG_FLAGS += -DOPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_NETDIAG=1
diff --git a/src/core/common/logging.hpp b/src/core/common/logging.hpp
index b1dbaac32..f42c6b296 100644
--- a/src/core/common/logging.hpp
+++ b/src/core/common/logging.hpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @param[in]  ...  Arguments for the format specification.
  *
  */
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MLE == 1
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP == 1
 #define otLogCritMeshCoP(...) otLogCrit(OT_LOG_REGION_MESH_COP, _OT_REGION_MESH_COP_PREFIX __VA_ARGS__)
 #define otLogWarnMeshCoP(...) otLogWarn(OT_LOG_REGION_MESH_COP, _OT_REGION_MESH_COP_PREFIX __VA_ARGS__)
 #define otLogNoteMeshCoP(...) otLogNote(OT_LOG_REGION_MESH_COP, _OT_REGION_MESH_COP_PREFIX __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/src/core/config/logging.h b/src/core/config/logging.h
index 0fc572f6f..58b66a5f7 100644
--- a/src/core/config/logging.h
+++ b/src/core/config/logging.h
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MLE 1
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP
+ *
+ * Define to enable MeshCoP logging.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP 1
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_ARP
  *
diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp b/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp
index f6e9dc0f4..cf6872f3a 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/commissioner.cpp
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ exit:
 
 // LCOV_EXCL_START
 
-#if (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL >= OT_LOG_LEVEL_INFO) && (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MLE == 1)
+#if (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL >= OT_LOG_LEVEL_INFO) && (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP == 1)
 
 const char *Commissioner::StateToString(otCommissionerState aState)
 {
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ void Commissioner::LogJoinerEntry(const char *, const Joiner &) const
 {
 }
 
-#endif // (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL >= OT_LOG_LEVEL_INFO) && (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MLE == 1)
+#endif // (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL >= OT_LOG_LEVEL_INFO) && (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_LOG_MESHCOP == 1)
 
 // LCOV_EXCL_STOP