diff --git a/include/qemu/log.h b/include/qemu/log.h
index 523c886078..1d0222dd2e 100644
--- a/include/qemu/log.h
+++ b/include/qemu/log.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ static inline void qemu_set_log(int log_flags)
 }
 
 void qemu_set_log_filename(const char *filename);
+void qemu_set_dfilter_ranges(const char *ranges);
+bool qemu_log_in_addr_range(uint64_t addr);
 int qemu_str_to_log_mask(const char *str);
 
 /* Print a usage message listing all the valid logging categories
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 732ed8cbc5..c8bb70cf7c 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3163,6 +3163,24 @@ STEXI
 Output log in @var{logfile} instead of to stderr
 ETEXI
 
+DEF("dfilter", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_DFILTER, \
+    "-dfilter range,..  filter debug output to range of addresses (useful for -d cpu,exec,etc..)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -dfilter @var{range1}[,...]
+@findex -dfilter
+Filter debug output to that relevant to a range of target addresses. The filter
+spec can be either @var{start}+@var{size}, @var{start}-@var{size} or
+@var{start}..@var{end} where @var{start} @var{end} and @var{size} are the
+addresses and sizes required. For example:
+@example
+    -dfilter 0x8000..0x8fff,0xffffffc000080000+0x200,0xffffffc000060000-0x1000
+@end example
+Will dump output for any code in the 0x1000 sized block starting at 0x8000 and
+the 0x200 sized block starting at 0xffffffc000080000 and another 0x1000 sized
+block starting at 0xffffffc00005f000.
+ETEXI
+
 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
     "-L path         set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 60371ca008..d27e31d2b7 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ check-unit-y += tests/test-crypto-ivgen$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-crypto-afsplit$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-crypto-xts$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-crypto-block$(EXESUF)
+gcov-files-test-logging-y = tests/test-logging.c
+check-unit-y += tests/test-logging$(EXESUF)
 
 check-block-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/qemu-iotests-quick.sh
 
@@ -436,6 +438,8 @@ tests/test-timed-average$(EXESUF): tests/test-timed-average.o qemu-timer.o \
 tests/test-base64$(EXESUF): tests/test-base64.o \
 	libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
 
+tests/test-logging$(EXESUF): tests/test-logging.o $(test-util-obj-y)
+
 tests/test-qapi-types.c tests/test-qapi-types.h :\
 $(SRC_PATH)/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py $(qapi-py)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py \
diff --git a/tests/test-logging.c b/tests/test-logging.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..193fa9213e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-logging.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * logging unit-tests
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Linaro Ltd.
+ *
+ *  Author: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "include/qemu/log.h"
+
+static void test_parse_range(void)
+{
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000+0x100");
+
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0xfff));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1000));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1001));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x10ff));
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1100));
+
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000-0x100");
+
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1001));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1000));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x0f01));
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x0f00));
+
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000..0x1100");
+
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0xfff));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1000));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1100));
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1101));
+
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000..0x1000");
+
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0xfff));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1000));
+    g_assert_false(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1001));
+
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000+0x100,0x2100-0x100,0x3000..0x3100");
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x1050));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x2050));
+    g_assert(qemu_log_in_addr_range(0x3050));
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAS_GLIB_SUBPROCESS_TESTS
+static void test_parse_invalid_range_subprocess(void)
+{
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000+onehundred");
+}
+static void test_parse_invalid_range(void)
+{
+    g_test_trap_subprocess("/logging/parse_invalid_range/subprocess", 0, 0);
+    g_test_trap_assert_failed();
+    g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Failed to parse range in: 0x1000+onehundred\n");
+}
+static void test_parse_zero_range_subprocess(void)
+{
+    qemu_set_dfilter_ranges("0x1000+0");
+}
+static void test_parse_zero_range(void)
+{
+    g_test_trap_subprocess("/logging/parse_zero_range/subprocess", 0, 0);
+    g_test_trap_assert_failed();
+    g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Failed to parse range in: 0x1000+0\n");
+}
+#endif
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+    g_test_add_func("/logging/parse_range", test_parse_range);
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAS_GLIB_SUBPROCESS_TESTS
+    g_test_add_func("/logging/parse_invalid_range/subprocess", test_parse_invalid_range_subprocess);
+    g_test_add_func("/logging/parse_invalid_range", test_parse_invalid_range);
+    g_test_add_func("/logging/parse_zero_range/subprocess", test_parse_zero_range_subprocess);
+    g_test_add_func("/logging/parse_zero_range", test_parse_zero_range);
+#endif
+
+    return g_test_run();
+}
diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index 4e69586a73..671b6174e4 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qemu/range.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "trace/control.h"
 
 static char *logfilename;
 FILE *qemu_logfile;
 int qemu_loglevel;
 static int log_append = 0;
+static GArray *debug_regions;
 
 void qemu_log(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -94,6 +98,89 @@ void qemu_set_log_filename(const char *filename)
     qemu_set_log(qemu_loglevel);
 }
 
+/* Returns true if addr is in our debug filter or no filter defined
+ */
+bool qemu_log_in_addr_range(uint64_t addr)
+{
+    if (debug_regions) {
+        int i = 0;
+        for (i = 0; i < debug_regions->len; i++) {
+            struct Range *range = &g_array_index(debug_regions, Range, i);
+            if (addr >= range->begin && addr <= range->end) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    } else {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void qemu_set_dfilter_ranges(const char *filter_spec)
+{
+    gchar **ranges = g_strsplit(filter_spec, ",", 0);
+    if (ranges) {
+        gchar **next = ranges;
+        gchar *r = *next++;
+        debug_regions = g_array_sized_new(FALSE, FALSE,
+                                          sizeof(Range), g_strv_length(ranges));
+        while (r) {
+            char *range_op = strstr(r, "-");
+            char *r2 = range_op ? range_op + 1 : NULL;
+            if (!range_op) {
+                range_op = strstr(r, "+");
+                r2 = range_op ? range_op + 1 : NULL;
+            }
+            if (!range_op) {
+                range_op = strstr(r, "..");
+                r2 = range_op ? range_op + 2 : NULL;
+            }
+            if (range_op) {
+                const char *e = NULL;
+                uint64_t r1val, r2val;
+
+                if ((qemu_strtoull(r, &e, 0, &r1val) == 0) &&
+                    (qemu_strtoull(r2, NULL, 0, &r2val) == 0) &&
+                    r2val > 0) {
+                    struct Range range;
+
+                    g_assert(e == range_op);
+
+                    switch (*range_op) {
+                    case '+':
+                    {
+                        range.begin = r1val;
+                        range.end = r1val + (r2val - 1);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case '-':
+                    {
+                        range.end = r1val;
+                        range.begin = r1val - (r2val - 1);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case '.':
+                        range.begin = r1val;
+                        range.end = r2val;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        g_assert_not_reached();
+                    }
+                    g_array_append_val(debug_regions, range);
+
+                } else {
+                    g_error("Failed to parse range in: %s", r);
+                }
+            } else {
+                g_error("Bad range specifier in: %s", r);
+            }
+            r = *next++;
+        }
+        g_strfreev(ranges);
+    }
+}
+
 const QEMULogItem qemu_log_items[] = {
     { CPU_LOG_TB_OUT_ASM, "out_asm",
       "show generated host assembly code for each compiled TB" },
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 6566da22d3..ae35176df4 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3355,6 +3355,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_D:
                 log_file = optarg;
                 break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_DFILTER:
+                qemu_set_dfilter_ranges(optarg);
+                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_s:
                 add_device_config(DEV_GDB, "tcp::" DEFAULT_GDBSTUB_PORT);
                 break;