diff --git a/asyncssh/logging.py b/asyncssh/logging.py
index bdf87ca..09da38b 100644
--- a/asyncssh/logging.py
+++ b/asyncssh/logging.py
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def get_child(self, child: str = '', context: str = '') -> 'SSHLogger':
     def log(self, level: int, msg: object, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         """Log a message to the underlying logger"""
 
+        if not self.isEnabledFor(level):
+            return
+
         def _item_text(item: _LogArg) -> str:
             """Convert a list item to text"""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_logging.py b/tests/test_logging.py
index 459d632..01f614e 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 
 """Unit tests for AsyncSSH logging API"""
 
+import logging
+import unittest
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
 import asyncssh
 
-from asyncssh.logging import logger
+from asyncssh.logging import SSHLogger, logger
 from asyncssh.session import SSHClientSession
 from asyncssh.sftp import SFTPServer
 
@@ -49,6 +54,41 @@ def stat(self, path):
         return super().stat(path)
 
 
+class _TestSSHLogger(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Unit tests for log argument conversion"""
+
+    def test_disabled_logging(self):
+        """Disabled messages should not convert their arguments"""
+
+        for level, disabled in ((logging.WARNING, False), (logging.INFO, True)):
+            with self.subTest(level=level, disabled=disabled):
+                parent = logging.Logger('test', level)
+                parent.disabled = disabled
+                ssh_logger = SSHLogger(parent)
+                item = MagicMock()
+
+                ssh_logger.info('Test %s', [item])
+
+                self.assertEqual(item.mock_calls, [])
+
+    def test_enabled_logging(self):
+        """Enabled messages should retain argument conversion and context"""
+
+        parent = logging.Logger('test', logging.INFO)
+        ssh_logger = SSHLogger(parent, context='test context')
+        item = MagicMock()
+        item.__str__.return_value = 'item'
+
+        with self.assertLogs(parent, level='INFO') as log:
+            ssh_logger.info('Test %s %s %s', [b'bytes', item],
+                            ('localhost', 22), b'line\n')
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(item.mock_calls), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(log.records[0].getMessage(),
+                         '[test context] Test bytes,item localhost, port 22 '
+                         'line\\n')
+
+
 class _TestLogging(ServerTestCase):
     """Unit tests for AsyncSSH logging API"""