diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index fdfe7bcb..7e352fa0 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ typedef enum
     off = 6
 } level_enum;
 
-static const char* level_names[] { "trace", "debug", "info",  "warning", "error", "critical", "off" };
+#if !defined(SPDLOG_LEVEL_NAMES)
+#define SPDLOG_LEVEL_NAMES { "trace", "debug", "info",  "warning", "error", "critical", "off" };
+#endif
+static const char* level_names[] SPDLOG_LEVEL_NAMES
 
 static const char* short_level_names[] { "T", "D", "I", "W", "E", "C", "O" };
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/tweakme.h b/include/spdlog/tweakme.h
index d1b63c06..53f5cf7e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/tweakme.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/tweakme.h
@@ -132,3 +132,10 @@
 //
 // #define SPDLOG_ENABLE_MESSAGE_COUNTER
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Uncomment to enable user defined tag names
+//
+// #define SPDLOG_LEVEL_NAMES  { "   TRACE", "   DEBUG", "    INFO",
+// " WARNING", "   ERROR", "CRITICAL", "OFF" };
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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