diff --git a/__tests__/commands/audit.js b/__tests__/commands/audit.js
index c796527a2e..63354a12ff 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/audit.js
+++ b/__tests__/commands/audit.js
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ test.concurrent('sends correct dependency map to audit api for single dependency
   });
 });
 
+test('calls reporter auditAdvisory when using --level high flag', () => {
+  return runAudit([], {level: 'high'}, 'single-vulnerable-dep-installed', (config, reporter) => {
+    const apiResponse = getAuditResponse(config);
+    expect(reporter.auditAdvisory).toBeCalledWith(apiResponse.actions[0].resolves[0], apiResponse.advisories['118']);
+  });
+});
+
+test(`doesn't call reporter auditAdvisory when using --level critical flag`, () => {
+  return runAudit([], {level: 'critical'}, 'single-vulnerable-dep-installed', (config, reporter) => {
+    const apiResponse = getAuditResponse(config);
+    expect(reporter.auditAdvisory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 test('calls reporter auditAdvisory with correct data', () => {
   return runAudit([], {}, 'single-vulnerable-dep-installed', (config, reporter) => {
     const apiResponse = getAuditResponse(config);
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/audit.js b/src/cli/commands/audit.js
index 14c20d4a1f..f11f4c9337 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/audit.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/audit.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import {YARN_REGISTRY} from '../../constants';
 const zlib = require('zlib');
 const gzip = promisify(zlib.gzip);
 
+export type AuditOptions = {
+  level: ?string,
+};
+
 export type AuditNode = {
   version: ?string,
   integrity: ?string,
@@ -115,6 +119,11 @@ export type AuditActionRecommendation = {
 export function setFlags(commander: Object) {
   commander.description('Checks for known security issues with the installed packages.');
   commander.option('--summary', 'Only print the summary.');
+  commander.option(
+    '--level <severity>',
+    'Only print advisories with vulnerability severity greater than or equal to one of the following: info|low|moderate|high|critical',
+    'info',
+  );
 }
 
 export function hasWrapper(commander: Object, args: Array<string>): boolean {
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ export function hasWrapper(commander: Object, args: Array<string>): boolean {
 }
 
 export async function run(config: Config, reporter: Reporter, flags: Object, args: Array<string>): Promise<number> {
-  const audit = new Audit(config, reporter);
+  const audit = new Audit(config, reporter, {level: flags.level});
   const lockfile = await Lockfile.fromDirectory(config.lockfileFolder, reporter);
   const install = new Install({}, config, reporter, lockfile);
   const {manifest, requests, patterns, workspaceLayout} = await install.fetchRequestFromCwd();
@@ -148,13 +157,17 @@ export async function run(config: Config, reporter: Reporter, flags: Object, arg
 }
 
 export default class Audit {
-  constructor(config: Config, reporter: Reporter) {
+  severityLevels = ['info', 'low', 'moderate', 'high', 'critical'];
+
+  constructor(config: Config, reporter: Reporter, options?: AuditOptions = {level: 'info'}) {
     this.config = config;
     this.reporter = reporter;
+    this.options = options;
   }
 
   config: Config;
   reporter: Reporter;
+  options: AuditOptions;
   auditData: AuditReport;
 
   _mapHoistedNodes(auditNode: AuditNode, hoistedNodes: HoistedTrees) {
@@ -268,9 +281,14 @@ export default class Audit {
       return;
     }
 
+    const startLoggingAt: number = Math.max(0, this.severityLevels.indexOf(this.options.level));
+
     const reportAdvisory = (resolution: AuditResolution) => {
       const advisory = this.auditData.advisories[resolution.id.toString()];
-      this.reporter.auditAdvisory(resolution, advisory);
+
+      if (this.severityLevels.indexOf(advisory.severity) >= startLoggingAt) {
+        this.reporter.auditAdvisory(resolution, advisory);
+      }
     };
 
     if (Object.keys(this.auditData.advisories).length !== 0) {