diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f91212396..499b63c7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Snyk Security - Code and Open Source Dependencies Changelog
 
-## [1.21.6]
+## [1.23.0]
+- add `language-server` as first positional argument to language server start
+- enable setting of log level in language server via SNYK_LOG_LEVEL
+- enable setting of debug level in language server via `-d` or `--debug`
+
+## [1.22.0]
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/src/snyk/common/languageServer/languageServer.ts b/src/snyk/common/languageServer/languageServer.ts
index b9ca37a04..b970f6493 100644
--- a/src/snyk/common/languageServer/languageServer.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/common/languageServer/languageServer.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import { LsExecutable } from './lsExecutable';
 import { LanguageClientMiddleware } from './middleware';
 import { InitializationOptions, LanguageServerSettings } from './settings';
 import { CodeIssueData, IacIssueData, OssIssueData, Scan } from './types';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 export interface ILanguageServer {
   start(): Promise<void>;
+
   stop(): Promise<void>;
+
   showOutputChannel(): void;
 
   cliReady$: ReplaySubject<string>;
@@ -77,11 +80,24 @@ export class LanguageServer implements ILanguageServer {
 
     const lsBinaryPath = LsExecutable.getPath(this.configuration.getSnykLanguageServerPath());
 
-    this.logger.info(`Snyk Language Server path: ${lsBinaryPath}`);
+    // log level is set to info by default
+    let logLevel = 'info';
+    const additionalCliParameters = this.configuration.getAdditionalCliParameters();
+    if (
+      additionalCliParameters != null &&
+      additionalCliParameters.length > 0 &&
+      (additionalCliParameters.includes('-d') || additionalCliParameters.includes('--debug'))
+    ) {
+      logLevel = 'debug';
+    }
+    logLevel = process.env.SNYK_LOG_LEVEL ?? logLevel;
 
+    const args = ['language-server', '-l', logLevel];
+    this.logger.info(`Snyk Language Server - path: ${lsBinaryPath}`);
+    this.logger.info(`Snyk Language Server - args: ${args}`);
     const serverOptions: ServerOptions = {
       command: lsBinaryPath,
-      args: ['-l', 'info'],
+      args: args,
       options: {
         env: processEnv,
       },
diff --git a/src/test/unit/common/languageServer/languageServer.test.ts b/src/test/unit/common/languageServer/languageServer.test.ts
index 8c79cc50e..731b9f7a6 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/common/languageServer/languageServer.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/unit/common/languageServer/languageServer.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
-import assert, { deepStrictEqual, strictEqual } from 'assert';
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
+import assert, { deepStrictEqual, fail, strictEqual } from 'assert';
 import { ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
@@ -24,13 +24,23 @@ suite('Language Server', () => {
   let configurationMock: IConfiguration;
   let languageServer: LanguageServer;
   let downloadServiceMock: DownloadService;
+  const path = 'testPath';
+  const logger = {
+    info(_msg: string) {},
+    warn(_msg: string) {},
+    log(_msg: string) {},
+    error(msg: string) {
+      fail(msg);
+    },
+  } as unknown as LoggerMock;
+
   setup(() => {
     configurationMock = {
       getInsecure(): boolean {
         return true;
       },
       getCliPath(): string | undefined {
-        return 'testPath';
+        return path;
       },
       getToken(): Promise<string | undefined> {
         return Promise.resolve('testToken');
@@ -38,10 +48,10 @@ suite('Language Server', () => {
       shouldReportEvents: true,
       shouldReportErrors: true,
       getSnykLanguageServerPath(): string {
-        return 'testPath';
+        return path;
       },
       getAdditionalCliParameters() {
-        return '--all-projects';
+        return '--all-projects -d';
       },
       isAutomaticDependencyManagementEnabled() {
         return true;
@@ -76,6 +86,49 @@ suite('Language Server', () => {
     sinon.restore();
   });
 
+  test('LanguageServer starts with correct args', async () => {
+    const lca = sinon.spy({
+      create(
+        _id: string,
+        _name: string,
+        serverOptions: ServerOptions,
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+        _clientOptions: LanguageClientOptions,
+      ): LanguageClient {
+        return {
+          start(): Promise<void> {
+            assert.strictEqual('args' in serverOptions ? serverOptions?.args?.[0] : '', 'language-server');
+            assert.strictEqual('args' in serverOptions ? serverOptions?.args?.[1] : '', '-l');
+            assert.strictEqual('args' in serverOptions ? serverOptions?.args?.[2] : '', 'debug');
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          },
+          onNotification(): void {
+            return;
+          },
+          onReady(): Promise<void> {
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          },
+        } as unknown as LanguageClient;
+      },
+    });
+
+    languageServer = new LanguageServer(
+      user,
+      configurationMock,
+      lca as unknown as ILanguageClientAdapter,
+      stubWorkspaceConfiguration('snyk.loglevel', 'trace'),
+      windowMock,
+      authServiceMock,
+      logger,
+      downloadServiceMock,
+    );
+    downloadServiceMock.downloadReady$.next();
+
+    await languageServer.start();
+    sinon.assert.called(lca.create);
+    sinon.verify();
+  });
+
   test('LanguageServer adds proxy settings to env of started binary', async () => {
     const expectedProxy = 'http://localhost:8080';
     const lca = sinon.spy({
@@ -90,9 +143,11 @@ suite('Language Server', () => {
             assert.strictEqual(id, 'Snyk LS');
             assert.strictEqual(name, 'Snyk Language Server');
             assert.strictEqual(
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
               'options' in serverOptions ? serverOptions?.options?.env?.http_proxy : undefined,
               expectedProxy,
             );
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
             assert.strictEqual(clientOptions.initializationOptions.token, 'testToken');
             return Promise.resolve();
           },
@@ -158,7 +213,7 @@ suite('Language Server', () => {
         automaticAuthentication: 'false',
         endpoint: undefined,
         organization: undefined,
-        additionalParams: '--all-projects',
+        additionalParams: '--all-projects -d',
         manageBinariesAutomatically: 'true',
         deviceId: user.anonymousId,
         filterSeverity: { critical: true, high: true, medium: true, low: true },