diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 0a37afd..2be3e86 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
   "sdk": {
     "version": "2.2.105"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/samples/InlineInitializationSample/Startup.cs b/samples/InlineInitializationSample/Startup.cs
index 87d3a0c..8de3f04 100644
--- a/samples/InlineInitializationSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/InlineInitializationSample/Startup.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using System.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace InlineInitializationSample
 {
diff --git a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingMiddleware.cs b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingMiddleware.cs
index db32cbe..9089efd 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingMiddleware.cs
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
 using Serilog.Events;
 using Serilog.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Serilog.Parsing;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Serilog.AspNetCore
 {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RequestLoggingMiddleware
         readonly RequestDelegate _next;
         readonly DiagnosticContext _diagnosticContext;
         readonly MessageTemplate _messageTemplate;
-
+        readonly Func<HttpContext, Exception, LogEventLevel> _getLevel;
         static readonly LogEventProperty[] NoProperties = new LogEventProperty[0];
 
         public RequestLoggingMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, DiagnosticContext diagnosticContext, RequestLoggingOptions options)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public RequestLoggingMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, DiagnosticContext diagnost
             _next = next ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(next));
             _diagnosticContext = diagnosticContext ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(diagnosticContext));
 
+            _getLevel = options.GetLevel;
             _messageTemplate = new MessageTemplateParser().Parse(options.MessageTemplate);
         }
 
@@ -71,10 +72,10 @@ public async Task Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
         bool LogCompletion(HttpContext httpContext, DiagnosticContextCollector collector, int statusCode, double elapsedMs, Exception ex)
         {
             var logger = Log.ForContext<RequestLoggingMiddleware>();
-            var level = statusCode > 499 ? LogEventLevel.Error : LogEventLevel.Information;
+            var level = _getLevel(httpContext, ex);
 
             if (!logger.IsEnabled(level)) return false;
-            
+
             if (!collector.TryComplete(out var collectedProperties))
                 collectedProperties = NoProperties;
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ static double GetElapsedMilliseconds(long start, long stop)
         {
             return (stop - start) * 1000 / (double)Stopwatch.Frequency;
         }
-        
+
         static string GetPath(HttpContext httpContext)
         {
             return httpContext.Features.Get<IHttpRequestFeature>()?.RawTarget ?? httpContext.Request.Path.ToString();
diff --git a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingOptions.cs b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c353e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/RequestLoggingOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Serilog Contributors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using System;
+
+namespace Serilog.AspNetCore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains options for the <see cref="Serilog.AspNetCore.RequestLoggingMiddleware"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RequestLoggingOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the message template. The default value is
+        /// <c>"HTTP {RequestMethod} {RequestPath} responded {StatusCode} in {Elapsed:0.0000} ms"</c>. The
+        /// template can contain any of the placeholders from the default template, names of properties
+        /// added by ASP.NET Core, and names of properties added to the <see cref="IDiagnosticContext"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The message template.
+        /// </value>
+        public string MessageTemplate { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the function returning the <see cref="LogEventLevel"/> based on the <see cref="HttpContext"/> and on the <see cref="Exception" /> if something wrong happend 
+        /// The default behavior returns LogEventLevel.Error when HttpStatusCode is greater than 499 or if Exception is not null.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The function returning the <see cref="LogEventLevel"/>.
+        /// </value>
+        public Func<HttpContext, Exception, LogEventLevel> GetLevel { get; set; }
+
+        internal RequestLoggingOptions() { }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/RequestLoggingOptions.cs b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/RequestLoggingOptions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index f68cf43..0000000
--- a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/RequestLoggingOptions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 Serilog Contributors
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-using System;
-
-namespace Serilog
-{
-    class RequestLoggingOptions
-    {
-        public string MessageTemplate { get; }
-
-        public RequestLoggingOptions(string messageTemplate)
-        {
-            MessageTemplate = messageTemplate ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(messageTemplate));
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/SerilogApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/SerilogApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
index 91c7106..e1e2f53 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/SerilogApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.AspNetCore/SerilogApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Serilog.AspNetCore;
+using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace Serilog
 {
@@ -26,6 +28,13 @@ public static class SerilogApplicationBuilderExtensions
         const string DefaultRequestCompletionMessageTemplate =
             "HTTP {RequestMethod} {RequestPath} responded {StatusCode} in {Elapsed:0.0000} ms";
 
+        static Func<HttpContext, Exception, LogEventLevel> DefaultGetLevel =
+            (ctx, ex) => ex != null
+                ? LogEventLevel.Error 
+                : ctx.Response.StatusCode > 499 
+                    ? LogEventLevel.Error 
+                    : LogEventLevel.Information;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds middleware for streamlined request logging. Instead of writing HTTP request information
         /// like method, path, timing, status code and exception details
@@ -43,11 +52,38 @@ public static class SerilogApplicationBuilderExtensions
         /// <returns>The application builder.</returns>
         public static IApplicationBuilder UseSerilogRequestLogging(
             this IApplicationBuilder app,
-            string messageTemplate = DefaultRequestCompletionMessageTemplate)
+            string messageTemplate)
+            => app.UseSerilogRequestLogging(opts => opts.MessageTemplate = messageTemplate);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds middleware for streamlined request logging. Instead of writing HTTP request information
+        /// like method, path, timing, status code and exception details
+        /// in several events, this middleware collects information during the request (including from
+        /// <see cref="IDiagnosticContext"/>), and writes a single event at request completion. Add this
+        /// in <c>Startup.cs</c> before any handlers whose activities should be logged.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="app">The application builder.</param>
+        /// <param name="configureOptions">A <see cref="System.Action{T}" /> to configure the provided <see cref="RequestLoggingOptions" />.</param>
+        /// <returns>The application builder.</returns>
+        public static IApplicationBuilder UseSerilogRequestLogging(
+            this IApplicationBuilder app,
+            Action<RequestLoggingOptions> configureOptions = null)
         {
             if (app == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(app));
-            if (messageTemplate == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(messageTemplate));
-            return app.UseMiddleware<RequestLoggingMiddleware>(new RequestLoggingOptions(messageTemplate));
+            
+            var opts = new RequestLoggingOptions
+            {
+                GetLevel = DefaultGetLevel,
+                MessageTemplate = DefaultRequestCompletionMessageTemplate
+            };
+            configureOptions?.Invoke(opts);
+
+            if (opts.MessageTemplate == null)
+                throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(opts.MessageTemplate)} cannot be null.");
+            if (opts.GetLevel == null)
+                throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(opts.GetLevel)} cannot be null.");
+
+            return app.UseMiddleware<RequestLoggingMiddleware>(opts);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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