diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/src/instrumentation.ts
index ef16fdda40..064635e52d 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ export class PinoInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<PinoInstrumentation
             const origStream = logger[moduleExports.symbols.streamSym];
             logger[moduleExports.symbols.streamSym] = moduleExports.multistream(
               [
-                { level: logger.level, stream: origStream },
-                { level: logger.level, stream: otelStream },
+                // Use level `0` to never not log a record given to the stream.
+                { level: 0, stream: origStream },
+                { level: 0, stream: otelStream },
               ],
               { levels: logger.levels.values }
             );
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/test/pino.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/test/pino.test.ts
index 3c3f805ee6..480a1a31a5 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/test/pino.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pino/test/pino.test.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,49 @@ describe('PinoInstrumentation', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('emits log records to a lower level after level change', () => {
+      const logRecords = memExporter.getFinishedLogRecords();
+
+      logger.debug('first msg at debug');
+      logger.trace('first msg at trace'); // Should *not* see this.
+
+      logger.level = 'trace';
+      logger.debug('second msg at debug');
+      logger.trace('second msg at trace'); // *Should* see this.
+
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords.length, 3);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[0].severityNumber, SeverityNumber.DEBUG);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[0].severityText, 'debug');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[0].body, 'first msg at debug');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[1].severityNumber, SeverityNumber.DEBUG);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[1].severityText, 'debug');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[1].body, 'second msg at debug');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[2].severityNumber, SeverityNumber.TRACE);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[2].severityText, 'trace');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[2].body, 'second msg at trace');
+    });
+
+    it('emits log records from child logger at lower level', () => {
+      const logRecords = memExporter.getFinishedLogRecords();
+
+      const child = logger.child({ childField: 42 }, { level: 'trace' });
+
+      logger.debug('logger at debug level');
+      logger.trace('logger at trace level'); // Should *not* see this one.
+      child.debug('child at debug level');
+      child.trace('child at trace level'); // *Should* see this one.
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords.length, 3);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[0].severityNumber, SeverityNumber.DEBUG);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[0].severityText, 'debug');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[0].body, 'logger at debug level');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[1].severityNumber, SeverityNumber.DEBUG);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[1].severityText, 'debug');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[1].body, 'child at debug level');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[2].severityNumber, SeverityNumber.TRACE);
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[2].severityText, 'trace');
+      assert.strictEqual(logRecords[2].body, 'child at trace level');
+    });
+
     it('does not emit to the Logs SDK if disableLogSending=true', () => {
       instrumentation.setConfig({ disableLogSending: true });