diff --git a/docs/dfx-json-schema.json b/docs/dfx-json-schema.json
index ec157b6e98..14a6cdf679 100644
--- a/docs/dfx-json-schema.json
+++ b/docs/dfx-json-schema.json
@@ -137,10 +137,29 @@
       }
     },
     "CanisterLogVisibility": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "enum": [
-        "controllers",
-        "public"
+      "oneOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "controllers",
+            "public"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "object",
+          "required": [
+            "allowedviewers"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "allowedviewers": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        }
       ]
     },
     "CanisterMetadataSection": {
@@ -947,7 +966,7 @@
         },
         "log_visibility": {
           "title": "Log Visibility",
-          "description": "Specifies who is allowed to read the canister's logs.\n\nCan be \"public\" or \"controllers\".",
+          "description": "Specifies who is allowed to read the canister's logs.\n\nCan be \"public\", \"controllers\" or \"allowedviewers\" with a list of Principals.",
           "anyOf": [
             {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/CanisterLogVisibility"
diff --git a/src/dfx-core/src/config/model/dfinity.rs b/src/dfx-core/src/config/model/dfinity.rs
index 50d2883ea2..c6844fabdc 100644
--- a/src/dfx-core/src/config/model/dfinity.rs
+++ b/src/dfx-core/src/config/model/dfinity.rs
@@ -407,12 +407,13 @@ impl CanisterTypeProperties {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum CanisterLogVisibility {
     #[default]
     Controllers,
     Public,
+    AllowedViewers(Vec<String>),
 }
 
 impl From<CanisterLogVisibility> for LogVisibility {
@@ -420,6 +421,13 @@ impl From<CanisterLogVisibility> for LogVisibility {
         match value {
             CanisterLogVisibility::Controllers => LogVisibility::Controllers,
             CanisterLogVisibility::Public => LogVisibility::Public,
+            CanisterLogVisibility::AllowedViewers(viewers) => {
+                let principals: Vec<_> = viewers
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| Principal::from_text(v).unwrap())
+                    .collect();
+                LogVisibility::AllowedViewers(principals)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -475,7 +483,7 @@ pub struct InitializationValues {
     /// # Log Visibility
     /// Specifies who is allowed to read the canister's logs.
     ///
-    /// Can be "public" or "controllers".
+    /// Can be "public", "controllers" or "allowedviewers" with a list of Principals.
     #[schemars(with = "Option<CanisterLogVisibility>")]
     pub log_visibility: Option<CanisterLogVisibility>,
 }
@@ -1008,6 +1016,7 @@ impl ConfigInterface {
             .map_err(|e| GetLogVisibilityFailed(canister_name.to_string(), e))?
             .initialization_values
             .log_visibility
+            .clone()
             .map(|visibility| visibility.into()))
     }