diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/src/logs_cmd.rs b/src/cortex-cli/src/logs_cmd.rs
index f525efc3..1b91414a 100644
--- a/src/cortex-cli/src/logs_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/src/logs_cmd.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ fn format_size(bytes: u64) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+fn matches_level_filter(path: &PathBuf, level: Option<&str>) -> bool {
+    let Some(level) = level else {
+        return true;
+    };
+    let level = level.to_uppercase();
+    path.file_name()
+        .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+        .is_some_and(|name| name.to_uppercase().contains(&level))
+}
+
 impl LogsCli {
     /// Run the logs command.
     pub async fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
@@ -329,6 +339,7 @@ impl LogsCli {
             for entry in entries.flatten() {
                 let path = entry.path();
                 if path.is_file()
+                    && matches_level_filter(&path, self.level.as_deref())
                     && let Ok(meta) = entry.metadata()
                     && let Ok(modified) = meta.modified()
                     && modified < cutoff_time
diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/tests/logs_clear_level.rs b/src/cortex-cli/tests/logs_clear_level.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b347e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/tests/logs_clear_level.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+fn combined_output(output: &std::process::Output) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "{}{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    )
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn logs_clear_level_removes_only_matching_level_files() {
+    let home = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let cache = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let logs_dir = cache.path().join("cortex").join("logs");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&logs_dir).unwrap();
+
+    let error_log = logs_dir.join("error.log");
+    let debug_log = logs_dir.join("debug.log");
+    let info_log = logs_dir.join("info.txt");
+
+    fs::write(&error_log, "error\n").unwrap();
+    fs::write(&debug_log, "debug\n").unwrap();
+    fs::write(&info_log, "info\n").unwrap();
+
+    let output = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_Cortex"))
+        .args(["logs", "--clear", "--level", "error", "--keep-days", "0"])
+        .env("HOME", home.path())
+        .env("XDG_CACHE_HOME", cache.path())
+        .env_remove("CORTEX_HOME")
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "logs --clear --level failed:\n{}",
+        combined_output(&output)
+    );
+
+    assert!(!error_log.exists(), "expected error log to be cleared");
+    assert!(debug_log.exists(), "expected debug log to remain");
+    assert!(info_log.exists(), "expected info log to remain");
+}