diff --git a/level.go b/level.go
index 591e1a08a..614648ab4 100644
--- a/level.go
+++ b/level.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func (lvl AtomicLevel) SetLevel(l zapcore.Level) {
 	lvl.l.Store(int32(l))
 }
 
+// String returns the string representation of the underlying Level.
+func (lvl AtomicLevel) String() string {
+	return lvl.Level().String()
+}
+
 // UnmarshalText unmarshals the text to an AtomicLevel. It uses the same text
 // representations as the static zapcore.Levels ("debug", "info", "warn",
 // "error", "dpanic", "panic", and "fatal").
diff --git a/level_test.go b/level_test.go
index fd8827d6e..a8fb650c3 100644
--- a/level_test.go
+++ b/level_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func TestAtomicLevelText(t *testing.T) {
 			marshaled, err := lvl.MarshalText()
 			assert.NoError(t, err, `Unexpected error marshalling level "%v" to text.`, tt.expect)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.text, string(marshaled), "Expected marshaled text to match")
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.text, lvl.String(), "Expected Stringer call to match")
 		}
 	}
 }