diff --git a/base/logging.cpp b/base/logging.cpp
index 77a0a43c3..2ca224650 100644
--- a/base/logging.cpp
+++ b/base/logging.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ LogMessage::LogMessage(const char* file, unsigned int line, LogId id,
 }
 
 LogMessage::~LogMessage() {
+  // Check severity again. This is duplicate work wrt/ LOG macros, but not LOG_STREAM.
+  if (!WOULD_LOG_SEVERITY(data_->GetSeverity())) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Finish constructing the message.
   if (data_->GetError() != -1) {
     data_->GetBuffer() << ": " << strerror(data_->GetError());
diff --git a/base/logging_test.cpp b/base/logging_test.cpp
index a1ed05b82..dccb77488 100644
--- a/base/logging_test.cpp
+++ b/base/logging_test.cpp
@@ -317,69 +317,131 @@ static void CheckMessage(const CapturedStderr& cap,
 #endif
 }
 
-#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM(severity) \
+#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(severity) \
+  android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
+  CapturedStderr cap1; \
+  LOG_STREAM(severity) << "foo bar"; \
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR));
+
+#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(severity) \
   android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls2(android::base::severity); \
   CapturedStderr cap2; \
   LOG_STREAM(severity) << "foobar"; \
   CheckMessage(cap2, android::base::severity, "foobar"); \
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_ERROR) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM(ERROR);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_WARNING) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM(WARNING);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_ERROR_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(ERROR);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_INFO) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM(INFO);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_ERROR_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(ERROR);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_DEBUG) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM(DEBUG);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_WARNING_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(WARNING);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_VERBOSE) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM(VERBOSE);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_WARNING_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(WARNING);
 }
 
-#undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_INFO_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(INFO);
+}
 
-#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(severity) \
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_INFO_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(INFO);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_DEBUG_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(DEBUG);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_DEBUG_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(DEBUG);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_VERBOSE_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED(VERBOSE);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_VERBOSE_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED(VERBOSE);
+}
+
+#undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_DISABLED
+#undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_ENABLED
+
+#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(severity) \
+  android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls1(android::base::FATAL); \
+  CapturedStderr cap1; \
+  LOG_STREAM_S(android::base::severity) << "foobar"; \
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, lseek(cap1.fd(), 0, SEEK_CUR));
+
+#define CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(severity) \
   android::base::ScopedLogSeverity sls2(android::base::severity); \
   CapturedStderr cap2; \
   LOG_STREAM_S(android::base::severity) << "foobar"; \
   CheckMessage(cap2, android::base::severity, "foobar"); \
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_ERROR) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(ERROR);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(FATAL_WITHOUT_ABORT);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_WARNING) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(WARNING);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_ERROR_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(ERROR);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_INFO) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(INFO);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_ERROR_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(ERROR);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_DEBUG) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(DEBUG);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_WARNING_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(WARNING);
 }
 
-TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_VERBOSE) {
-  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S(VERBOSE);
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_WARNING_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(WARNING);
 }
 
-#undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_INFO_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(INFO);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_INFO_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(INFO);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_DEBUG_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(DEBUG);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_DEBUG_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(DEBUG);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_VERBOSE_disabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED(VERBOSE);
+}
+
+TEST(logging, LOG_STREAM_S_VERBOSE_enabled) {
+  CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED(VERBOSE);
+}
+
+#undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_DISABLED
+#undef CHECK_LOG_STREAM_S_ENABLED
 
 
 #define CHECK_LOG_DISABLED(severity) \