diff --git a/block/gluster.c b/block/gluster.c
index 891c13b7ce..a0a74e49fd 100644
--- a/block/gluster.c
+++ b/block/gluster.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct BDRVGlusterState {
     struct glfs_fd *fd;
     char *logfile;
     bool supports_seek_data;
-    int debug_level;
+    int debug;
 } BDRVGlusterState;
 
 typedef struct BDRVGlusterReopenState {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static struct glfs *qemu_gluster_glfs_init(BlockdevOptionsGluster *gconf,
         }
     }
 
-    ret = glfs_set_logging(glfs, gconf->logfile, gconf->debug_level);
+    ret = glfs_set_logging(glfs, gconf->logfile, gconf->debug);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto out;
     }
@@ -788,17 +788,17 @@ static int qemu_gluster_open(BlockDriverState *bs,  QDict *options,
 
     filename = qemu_opt_get(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_FILENAME);
 
-    s->debug_level = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_DEBUG,
-                                         GLUSTER_DEBUG_DEFAULT);
-    if (s->debug_level < 0) {
-        s->debug_level = 0;
-    } else if (s->debug_level > GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX) {
-        s->debug_level = GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX;
+    s->debug = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_DEBUG,
+                                   GLUSTER_DEBUG_DEFAULT);
+    if (s->debug < 0) {
+        s->debug = 0;
+    } else if (s->debug > GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX) {
+        s->debug = GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX;
     }
 
     gconf = g_new0(BlockdevOptionsGluster, 1);
-    gconf->debug_level = s->debug_level;
-    gconf->has_debug_level = true;
+    gconf->debug = s->debug;
+    gconf->has_debug = true;
 
     logfile = qemu_opt_get(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_LOGFILE);
     s->logfile = g_strdup(logfile ? logfile : GLUSTER_LOGFILE_DEFAULT);
@@ -874,8 +874,8 @@ static int qemu_gluster_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *state,
     qemu_gluster_parse_flags(state->flags, &open_flags);
 
     gconf = g_new0(BlockdevOptionsGluster, 1);
-    gconf->debug_level = s->debug_level;
-    gconf->has_debug_level = true;
+    gconf->debug = s->debug;
+    gconf->has_debug = true;
     gconf->logfile = g_strdup(s->logfile);
     gconf->has_logfile = true;
     reop_s->glfs = qemu_gluster_init(gconf, state->bs->filename, NULL, errp);
@@ -1011,14 +1011,14 @@ static int qemu_gluster_create(const char *filename,
     char *tmp = NULL;
 
     gconf = g_new0(BlockdevOptionsGluster, 1);
-    gconf->debug_level = qemu_opt_get_number_del(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_DEBUG,
-                                                 GLUSTER_DEBUG_DEFAULT);
-    if (gconf->debug_level < 0) {
-        gconf->debug_level = 0;
-    } else if (gconf->debug_level > GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX) {
-        gconf->debug_level = GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX;
+    gconf->debug = qemu_opt_get_number_del(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_DEBUG,
+                                           GLUSTER_DEBUG_DEFAULT);
+    if (gconf->debug < 0) {
+        gconf->debug = 0;
+    } else if (gconf->debug > GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX) {
+        gconf->debug = GLUSTER_DEBUG_MAX;
     }
-    gconf->has_debug_level = true;
+    gconf->has_debug = true;
 
     gconf->logfile = qemu_opt_get_del(opts, GLUSTER_OPT_LOGFILE);
     if (!gconf->logfile) {
diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index d08278323f..a490660027 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int nfs_parse_uri(const char *filename, QDict *options, Error **errp)
             qdict_put(options, "page-cache-size",
                       qstring_from_str(qp->p[i].value));
         } else if (!strcmp(qp->p[i].name, "debug")) {
-            qdict_put(options, "debug-level",
+            qdict_put(options, "debug",
                       qstring_from_str(qp->p[i].value));
         } else {
             error_setg(errp, "Unknown NFS parameter name: %s",
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static bool nfs_has_filename_options_conflict(QDict *options, Error **errp)
             !strcmp(qe->key, "tcp-syn-count") ||
             !strcmp(qe->key, "readahead-size") ||
             !strcmp(qe->key, "page-cache-size") ||
-            !strcmp(qe->key, "debug-level") ||
+            !strcmp(qe->key, "debug") ||
             strstart(qe->key, "server.", NULL))
         {
             error_setg(errp, "Option %s cannot be used with a filename",
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index ec1da2a29a..a298e7609a 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@
 #
 # @server:      gluster servers description
 #
-# @debug-level: #optional libgfapi log level (default '4' which is Error)
+# @debug:       #optional libgfapi log level (default '4' which is Error)
 #
 # @logfile:     #optional libgfapi log file (default /dev/stderr) (Since 2.8)
 #
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@
   'data': { 'volume': 'str',
             'path': 'str',
             'server': ['GlusterServer'],
-            '*debug-level': 'int',
+            '*debug': 'int',
             '*logfile': 'str' } }
 
 ##
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@
 # @page-cache-size:         #optional set the pagecache size in bytes (defaults
 #                           to libnfs default)
 #
-# @debug-level:             #optional set the NFS debug level (max 2) (defaults
+# @debug:                   #optional set the NFS debug level (max 2) (defaults
 #                           to libnfs default)
 #
 # Since: 2.8
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@
             '*tcp-syn-count': 'int',
             '*readahead-size': 'int',
             '*page-cache-size': 'int',
-            '*debug-level': 'int' } }
+            '*debug': 'int' } }
 
 ##
 # @BlockdevOptionsCurl:
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 023c1406cc..02cb39d430 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -1041,35 +1041,55 @@ GlusterFS is an user space distributed file system.
 
 You can boot from the GlusterFS disk image with the command:
 @example
-qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster[+@var{transport}]://[@var{server}[:@var{port}]]/@var{volname}/@var{image}[?socket=...]
+URI:
+qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster[+@var{type}]://[@var{host}[:@var{port}]]/@var{volume}/@var{path}
+                               [?socket=...][,file.debug=9][,file.logfile=...]
+
+JSON:
+qemu-system-x86_64 'json:@{"driver":"qcow2",
+                           "file":@{"driver":"gluster",
+                                    "volume":"testvol","path":"a.img","debug":9,"logfile":"...",
+                                    "server":[@{"type":"tcp","host":"...","port":"..."@},
+                                              @{"type":"unix","socket":"..."@}]@}@}'
 @end example
 
 @var{gluster} is the protocol.
 
-@var{transport} specifies the transport type used to connect to gluster
+@var{type} specifies the transport type used to connect to gluster
 management daemon (glusterd). Valid transport types are
-tcp, unix and rdma. If a transport type isn't specified, then tcp
-type is assumed.
+tcp and unix. In the URI form, if a transport type isn't specified,
+then tcp type is assumed.
 
-@var{server} specifies the server where the volume file specification for
-the given volume resides. This can be either hostname, ipv4 address
-or ipv6 address. ipv6 address needs to be within square brackets [ ].
-If transport type is unix, then @var{server} field should not be specified.
+@var{host} specifies the server where the volume file specification for
+the given volume resides. This can be either a hostname or an ipv4 address.
+If transport type is unix, then @var{host} field should not be specified.
 Instead @var{socket} field needs to be populated with the path to unix domain
 socket.
 
 @var{port} is the port number on which glusterd is listening. This is optional
-and if not specified, QEMU will send 0 which will make gluster to use the
-default port. If the transport type is unix, then @var{port} should not be
-specified.
+and if not specified, it defaults to port 24007. If the transport type is unix,
+then @var{port} should not be specified.
+
+@var{volume} is the name of the gluster volume which contains the disk image.
+
+@var{path} is the path to the actual disk image that resides on gluster volume.
+
+@var{debug} is the logging level of the gluster protocol driver. Debug levels
+are 0-9, with 9 being the most verbose, and 0 representing no debugging output.
+The default level is 4. The current logging levels defined in the gluster source
+are 0 - None, 1 - Emergency, 2 - Alert, 3 - Critical, 4 - Error, 5 - Warning,
+6 - Notice, 7 - Info, 8 - Debug, 9 - Trace
+
+@var{logfile} is a commandline option to mention log file path which helps in
+logging to the specified file and also help in persisting the gfapi logs. The
+default is stderr.
+
 
-@var{volname} is the name of the gluster volume which contains the disk image.
 
-@var{image} is the path to the actual disk image that resides on gluster volume.
 
 You can create a GlusterFS disk image with the command:
 @example
-qemu-img create gluster://@var{server}/@var{volname}/@var{image} @var{size}
+qemu-img create gluster://@var{host}/@var{volume}/@var{path} @var{size}
 @end example
 
 Examples
@@ -1082,6 +1102,17 @@ qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster+tcp://[1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8]:24007/testvol/dir
 qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster+tcp://server.domain.com:24007/testvol/dir/a.img
 qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster+unix:///testvol/dir/a.img?socket=/tmp/glusterd.socket
 qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster+rdma://1.2.3.4:24007/testvol/a.img
+qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=gluster://1.2.3.4/testvol/a.img,file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log
+qemu-system-x86_64 'json:@{"driver":"qcow2",
+                           "file":@{"driver":"gluster",
+                                    "volume":"testvol","path":"a.img",
+                                    "debug":9,"logfile":"/var/log/qemu-gluster.log",
+                                    "server":[@{"type":"tcp","host":"1.2.3.4","port":24007@},
+                                              @{"type":"unix","socket":"/var/run/glusterd.socket"@}]@}@}'
+qemu-system-x86_64 -drive driver=qcow2,file.driver=gluster,file.volume=testvol,file.path=/path/a.img,
+                                       file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log,
+                                       file.server.0.type=tcp,file.server.0.host=1.2.3.4,file.server.0.port=24007,
+                                       file.server.1.type=unix,file.server.1.socket=/var/run/glusterd.socket
 @end example
 
 @node disk_images_ssh
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 4a5b29f349..c534a2f7f9 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2595,13 +2595,34 @@ TCP, Unix Domain Sockets and RDMA transport protocols.
 
 Syntax for specifying a VM disk image on GlusterFS volume is
 @example
-gluster[+transport]://[server[:port]]/volname/image[?socket=...]
+
+URI:
+gluster[+type]://[host[:port]]/volume/path[?socket=...][,debug=N][,logfile=...]
+
+JSON:
+'json:@{"driver":"qcow2","file":@{"driver":"gluster","volume":"testvol","path":"a.img","debug":N,"logfile":"...",
+@                                 "server":[@{"type":"tcp","host":"...","port":"..."@},
+@                                           @{"type":"unix","socket":"..."@}]@}@}'
 @end example
 
 
 Example
 @example
-qemu-system-x86_64 --drive file=gluster://192.0.2.1/testvol/a.img
+URI:
+qemu-system-x86_64 --drive file=gluster://192.0.2.1/testvol/a.img,
+@                               file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log
+
+JSON:
+qemu-system-x86_64 'json:@{"driver":"qcow2",
+@                          "file":@{"driver":"gluster",
+@                                   "volume":"testvol","path":"a.img",
+@                                   "debug":9,"logfile":"/var/log/qemu-gluster.log",
+@                                   "server":[@{"type":"tcp","host":"1.2.3.4","port":24007@},
+@                                             @{"type":"unix","socket":"/var/run/glusterd.socket"@}]@}@}'
+qemu-system-x86_64 -drive driver=qcow2,file.driver=gluster,file.volume=testvol,file.path=/path/a.img,
+@                                      file.debug=9,file.logfile=/var/log/qemu-gluster.log,
+@                                      file.server.0.type=tcp,file.server.0.host=1.2.3.4,file.server.0.port=24007,
+@                                      file.server.1.type=unix,file.server.1.socket=/var/run/glusterd.socket
 @end example
 
 See also @url{http://www.gluster.org}.