diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index e7da178..5b31eea 100755
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -862,6 +862,28 @@
                 format='%(asctime)s %(name)-32s '
                 '%(levelname)-8s %(message)s'))
 
+            # NOTE(notmorgan): Extract logging overrides for specific libraries
+            # from the OS_LOG_DEFAULTS env and create FakeLogger fixtures for
+            # each. This is used to limit the output during test runs from
+            # libraries that zuul depends on such as gear.
+            log_defaults_from_env = os.environ.get('OS_LOG_DEFAULTS')
+
+            if log_defaults_from_env:
+                for default in log_defaults_from_env.split(','):
+                    try:
+                        name, level_str = default.split('=', 1)
+                        level = getattr(logging, level_str, logging.DEBUG)
+                        self.useFixture(fixtures.FakeLogger(
+                            name=name,
+                            level=level,
+                            format='%(asctime)s %(name)-32s '
+                                   '%(levelname)-8s %(message)s'))
+                    except ValueError:
+                        # NOTE(notmorgan): Invalid format of the log default,
+                        # skip and don't try and apply a logger for the
+                        # specified module
+                        pass
+
 
 class ZuulTestCase(BaseTestCase):