diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/hnix-store-remote.cabal b/hnix-store-remote/hnix-store-remote.cabal
index cf37240..fd68d8c 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/hnix-store-remote.cabal
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/hnix-store-remote.cabal
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ library
     , System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.ProtoVersion
     , System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.StoreConfig
     , System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.SubstituteMode
+    , System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.Verbosity
     , System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.WorkerOp
 
   build-depends:
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serialize.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serialize.hs
index 70e7f55..bfc632e 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serialize.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serialize.hs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import System.Nix.Derivation (Derivation(..), DerivationOutput(..))
 import System.Nix.Build (BuildMode(..), BuildStatus(..), BuildResult(..))
 import System.Nix.StorePath (StoreDir, StorePath)
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Serialize.Prim
+import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.Verbosity (Verbosity)
 
 instance Serialize Text where
   get = getText
@@ -104,3 +105,7 @@ putDerivation storeDir Derivation{..} = do
 
   flip putMany (Data.Map.toList env)
     $ \(a1, a2) -> putText a1 *> putText a2
+
+instance Serialize Verbosity where
+  get = getEnum
+  put = putEnum
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types.hs
index 5c2e1de..818ca7b 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types
   , module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.ProtoVersion
   , module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.StoreConfig
   , module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.SubstituteMode
+  , module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.Verbosity
   , module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.WorkerOp
   ) where
 
@@ -12,4 +13,5 @@ import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.Logger
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.ProtoVersion
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.StoreConfig
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.SubstituteMode
+import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.Verbosity
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.WorkerOp
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/Verbosity.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/Verbosity.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9ff9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/Verbosity.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.Verbosity
+  ( Verbosity(..)
+  ) where
+
+import GHC.Generics
+
+-- | Logging verbosity
+data Verbosity
+  = Verbosity_Error
+  | Verbosity_Warn
+  | Verbosity_Notice
+  | Verbosity_Info
+  | Verbosity_Talkative
+  | Verbosity_Chatty
+  | Verbosity_Debug
+  | Verbosity_Vomit
+  deriving (Bounded, Eq, Enum, Generic, Ord, Show)