diff --git a/modules/syslog/syslog.module b/modules/syslog/syslog.module
index af3eb0a0..b04d7416 100644
--- a/modules/syslog/syslog.module
+++ b/modules/syslog/syslog.module
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function syslog_form_system_logging_settings_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
     '#type'          => 'textarea',
     '#title'         => t('Syslog format'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('syslog_format', '!base_url|!timestamp|!type|!ip|!request_uri|!referer|!uid|!link|!message'),
-    '#description'   => t('Specify the format of the syslog entry. Available variables are: <dl><dt><code>!base_url</code></dt><dd>Base URL of the site.</dd><dt><code>!timestamp</code></dt><dd>Unix timestamp of the log entry.</dd><dt><code>!type</code></dt><dd>The category to which this message belongs.</dd><dt><code>!ip</code></dt><dd>IP address of the user triggering the message.</dd><dt><code>!request_uri</code></dt><dd>The requested URI.</dd><dt><code>!referer</code></dt><dd>HTTP Referer if available.</dd><dt><code>!uid</code></dt><dd>User ID.</dd><dt><code>!link</code></dt><dd>A link to associate with the message.</dd><dt><code>!message</code></dt><dd>The message to store in the log.</dd></dl>'),
+    '#description'   => t('Specify the format of the syslog entry. Available variables are: <dl><dt><code>!base_url</code></dt><dd>Base URL of the site.</dd><dt><code>!timestamp</code></dt><dd>Unix timestamp of the log entry.</dd><dt><code>!type</code></dt><dd>The category to which this message belongs.</dd><dt><code>!ip</code></dt><dd>IP address of the user triggering the message.</dd><dt><code>!request_uri</code></dt><dd>The requested URI.</dd><dt><code>!referer</code></dt><dd>HTTP Referer if available.</dd><dt><code>!severity</code></dt><dd>The severity level of the event; ranges from 0 (Emergency) to 7 (Debug).</dd><dt><code>!uid</code></dt><dd>User ID.</dd><dt><code>!link</code></dt><dd>A link to associate with the message.</dd><dt><code>!message</code></dt><dd>The message to store in the log.</dd></dl>'),
   );
   $form['actions']['#weight'] = 1;
 }
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function syslog_watchdog(array $log_entry) {
     '!ip'          => $log_entry['ip'],
     '!request_uri' => $log_entry['request_uri'],
     '!referer'     => $log_entry['referer'],
+    '!severity'    => $log_entry['severity'],
     '!uid'         => $log_entry['uid'],
     '!link'        => strip_tags($log_entry['link']),
     '!message'     => strip_tags(!isset($log_entry['variables']) ? $log_entry['message'] : strtr($log_entry['message'], $log_entry['variables'])),