diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-buster/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base-buster/etc/rsyslog.conf
index ef249229ab1..81e328f99d8 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base-buster/etc/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-buster/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
 
 #
-# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container of priority INFO or lower (level 6 and above)
 #
 $SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
 $SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+$SystemLogRateLimitSeverity 6
 
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
index ef249229ab1..81e328f99d8 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
 
 #
-# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container of priority INFO or lower (level 6 and above)
 #
 $SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
 $SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+$SystemLogRateLimitSeverity 6
 
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
index 4851ac78447..3964cffb9e3 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
 
 #
-# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container of priority INFO or lower (level 6 and above)
 #
 $SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
 $SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+$SystemLogRateLimitSeverity 6
 
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
diff --git a/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-container.conf.j2 b/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-container.conf.j2
index d17fbb6767b..3d7009241bd 100644
--- a/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-container.conf.j2
+++ b/files/image_config/rsyslog/rsyslog-container.conf.j2
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
 
 #
-# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container of priority INFO or lower (level 6 and above)
 #
 $SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
 $SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+$SystemLogRateLimitSeverity 6
 
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability