diff --git a/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/README.md b/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/README.md
index f69f70ca06..fd3c92dba5 100644
--- a/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/README.md
+++ b/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/README.md
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ In Mbed OS, the build time maximum tracing level can be set through `mbed_app.js
 }
 ```
 
+When max-level is not set by the application, default level is INFO.
+
 ### Helping functions
 
 The purpose of the helping functions is to provide simple conversions,
diff --git a/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/mbed-trace/mbed_trace.h b/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/mbed-trace/mbed_trace.h
index c0cef6a888..16e54fb708 100644
--- a/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/mbed-trace/mbed_trace.h
+++ b/features/frameworks/mbed-trace/mbed-trace/mbed_trace.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define TRACE_LEVEL_CMD           0x01
 
 #ifndef MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL
-#define MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG
+#define MBED_TRACE_MAX_LEVEL TRACE_LEVEL_INFO
 #endif
 
 //usage macros: