diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/reload.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/reload.rs
index 361234649b..72f5caff62 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/reload.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/reload.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ impl<S> Handle<S> {
         drop(lock);
 
         callsite::rebuild_interest_cache();
+
+        // If the `log` crate compatibility feature is in use, set `log`'s max
+        // level as well, in case the max `tracing` level changed. We do this
+        // *after* rebuilding the interest cache, as that's when the `tracing`
+        // max level filter is re-computed.
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing-log")]
+        tracing_log::log::set_max_level(tracing_log::AsLog::as_log(
+            &crate::filter::LevelFilter::current(),
+        ));
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/tests/reload_max_log_level.rs b/tracing-subscriber/tests/reload_max_log_level.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b870a918b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/tests/reload_max_log_level.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+mod support;
+use self::support::*;
+use tracing::{self, Level};
+use tracing_subscriber::{filter::LevelFilter, prelude::*, reload};
+
+#[test]
+fn reload_max_log_level() {
+    let (collector, finished) = collector::mock()
+        .event(event::mock().at_level(Level::INFO))
+        .event(event::mock().at_level(Level::DEBUG))
+        .event(event::mock().at_level(Level::INFO))
+        .done()
+        .run_with_handle();
+    let (filter, reload_handle) = reload::Subscriber::new(LevelFilter::INFO);
+    collector.with(filter).init();
+
+    assert!(log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Info));
+    assert!(!log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Debug));
+    assert!(!log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Trace));
+
+    log::debug!("i'm disabled");
+    log::info!("i'm enabled");
+
+    reload_handle
+        .reload(Level::DEBUG)
+        .expect("reloading succeeds");
+
+    assert!(log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Info));
+    assert!(log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Debug));
+    assert!(!log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Trace));
+
+    log::debug!("i'm enabled now");
+    log::info!("i'm still enabled, too");
+
+    finished.assert_finished();
+}