diff --git a/lib/handlebars/helpers/log.js b/lib/handlebars/helpers/log.js
index 799ec6b2f..7709a371f 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/helpers/log.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/helpers/log.js
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ export default function (instance) {
     }
     args[0] = level;
 
+    // Only add depth to args if it's explicitly provided via hash
+    // (not from options.data.depth, which is reserved for template nesting depth)
+    let depth;
+    if (options.hash.depth != null) {
+      depth = options.hash.depth;
+    }
+    if (depth != null) {
+      // Normalize depth to a number to avoid type/ordering ambiguity in logger
+      let numericDepth = typeof depth === 'number' ? depth : Number(depth);
+      if (!Number.isNaN(numericDepth)) {
+        // Use a sentinel object to pass depth to avoid ambiguity with numeric messages
+        args.splice(1, 0, { __handlebarsLoggerDepth: numericDepth });
+      }
+    }
+
     instance.log(...args);
   });
 }
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/logger.js b/lib/handlebars/logger.js
index a7022ef04..f5e4278ae 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/logger.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/logger.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { indexOf } from './utils';
 let logger = {
   methodMap: ['debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error'],
   level: 'info',
+  depth: 2,
 
   // Maps a given level value to the `methodMap` indexes above.
   lookupLevel: function (level) {
@@ -18,10 +19,34 @@ let logger = {
     return level;
   },
 
+  convertDepth: function (depth) {
+    depth = parseInt(depth, 10);
+    if (isNaN(depth) || depth < 0) {
+      depth = logger.depth;
+    }
+
+    return depth;
+  },
+
   // Can be overridden in the host environment
   log: function (level, ...message) {
     level = logger.lookupLevel(level);
 
+    // Determine depth from an explicit sentinel/options object, if provided.
+    let depth = logger.depth;
+    if (
+      message.length > 0 &&
+      message[0] != null &&
+      typeof message[0] === 'object' &&
+      Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(
+        message[0],
+        '__handlebarsLoggerDepth'
+      )
+    ) {
+      depth = logger.convertDepth(message[0].__handlebarsLoggerDepth);
+      message = message.slice(1);
+    }
+
     if (
       typeof console !== 'undefined' &&
       logger.lookupLevel(logger.level) <= level
@@ -31,6 +56,36 @@ let logger = {
       if (!console[method]) {
         method = 'log';
       }
+
+      const isNodeEnvironment =
+        typeof process !== 'undefined' &&
+        process.versions && // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+        process.versions.node; // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+      if (isNodeEnvironment && depth !== 2) {
+        let formatWithOptions;
+        if (typeof require === 'function') {
+          try {
+            formatWithOptions = require('util').formatWithOptions;
+          } catch (e) {
+            // util module not available, fallback to default behavior
+          }
+        }
+        if (typeof formatWithOptions === 'function') {
+          const supportsColor =
+            typeof process !== 'undefined' &&
+            process.stdout && // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+            process.stdout.isTTY; // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+          const formatted = formatWithOptions(
+            {
+              depth: depth,
+              colors: supportsColor,
+            },
+            ...message
+          );
+          message = [formatted];
+        }
+      }
+
       console[method](...message); // eslint-disable-line no-console
     }
   },
diff --git a/spec/builtins.js b/spec/builtins.js
index e88327c4c..ccea4b16b 100644
--- a/spec/builtins.js
+++ b/spec/builtins.js
@@ -793,6 +793,97 @@ describe('builtin helpers', function () {
       expectTemplate('{{log}}').withInput({ blah: 'whee' }).toCompileTo('');
       expect(called).to.be.true();
     });
+
+    it('should handle hash depth parameter', function () {
+      var levelArg, depthArg, logArg;
+      handlebarsEnv.log = function (level, ...args) {
+        levelArg = level;
+        // Check if the first arg is a sentinel object with depth
+        if (
+          args[0] != null &&
+          typeof args[0] === 'object' &&
+          args[0].__handlebarsLoggerDepth !== undefined
+        ) {
+          depthArg = args[0].__handlebarsLoggerDepth;
+          logArg = args[1];
+        } else {
+          logArg = args[0];
+        }
+      };
+
+      expectTemplate('{{log blah depth=5}}')
+        .withInput({ blah: 'whee' })
+        .toCompileTo('');
+      equals(1, levelArg);
+      equals(5, depthArg);
+      equals('whee', logArg);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle both level and depth parameters', function () {
+      var levelArg, depthArg, logArg;
+      handlebarsEnv.log = function (level, ...args) {
+        levelArg = level;
+        // Check if the first arg is a sentinel object with depth
+        if (
+          args[0] != null &&
+          typeof args[0] === 'object' &&
+          args[0].__handlebarsLoggerDepth !== undefined
+        ) {
+          depthArg = args[0].__handlebarsLoggerDepth;
+          logArg = args[1];
+        } else {
+          logArg = args[0];
+        }
+      };
+
+      expectTemplate('{{log blah level="error" depth=10}}')
+        .withInput({ blah: 'whee' })
+        .toCompileTo('');
+      equals('error', levelArg);
+      equals(10, depthArg);
+      equals('whee', logArg);
+    });
+
+    it('should log numeric messages correctly', function () {
+      var called;
+
+      console.info = console.log = function (log) {
+        equals(1, log);
+        called = true;
+        console.log = $log;
+      };
+
+      expectTemplate('{{log 1}}').withInput({}).toCompileTo('');
+      equals(true, called);
+    });
+
+    it('should log zero as a message', function () {
+      var called;
+
+      console.info = console.log = function (log) {
+        equals(0, log);
+        called = true;
+        console.log = $log;
+      };
+
+      expectTemplate('{{log 0}}').withInput({}).toCompileTo('');
+      equals(true, called);
+    });
+
+    it('should log multiple numeric messages', function () {
+      var called;
+
+      console.info = console.log = function (log1, log2, log3) {
+        equals(1, log1);
+        equals(2, log2);
+        equals(3, log3);
+        called = true;
+        console.log = $log;
+      };
+
+      expectTemplate('{{log 1 2 3}}').withInput({}).toCompileTo('');
+      equals(true, called);
+    });
     /* eslint-enable no-console */
   });
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 00b1381ab..7c7556f43 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -262,10 +262,11 @@ export interface Logger {
   WARN: number;
   ERROR: number;
   level: number;
+  depth: number;
 
   methodMap: { [level: number]: string };
 
-  log(level: number, obj: string): void;
+  log(level: number, ...message: any[]): void;
 }
 
 export type CompilerInfo = [number/* revision */, string /* versions */];