diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index c36d0403..c127c657 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -1309,6 +1309,24 @@ class LogConfig(Setting):
     """
 
 
+class LogConfigDict(Setting):
+    name = "logconfig_dict"
+    section = "Logging"
+    cli = ["--log-config-dict"]
+    validator = validate_dict
+    default = {}
+    desc = """\
+    The log config dictionary to use, using the standard Python
+    logging module's dictionary configuration format. This option
+    takes precedence over the :ref:`logconfig` option, which uses the
+    older file configuration format.
+
+    Format: https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.config.html#logging.config.dictConfig
+
+    .. versionadded:: 19.8
+    """
+
+
 class SyslogTo(Setting):
     name = "syslog_addr"
     section = "Logging"
diff --git a/gunicorn/glogging.py b/gunicorn/glogging.py
index 571fda72..f5d4cfd0 100644
--- a/gunicorn/glogging.py
+++ b/gunicorn/glogging.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import time
 import logging
 logging.Logger.manager.emittedNoHandlerWarning = 1
 from logging.config import fileConfig
+try:
+    from logging.config import dictConfig
+except ImportError:
+    # python 2.6
+    dictConfig = None
 import os
 import socket
 import sys
@@ -226,7 +231,23 @@ class Logger(object):
                     self.access_log, cfg, self.syslog_fmt, "access"
                 )
 
-        if cfg.logconfig:
+        if dictConfig is None and cfg.logconfig_dict:
+            util.warn("Dictionary-based log configuration requires "
+                      "Python 2.7 or above.")
+
+        if dictConfig and cfg.logconfig_dict:
+            config = CONFIG_DEFAULTS.copy()
+            config.update(cfg.logconfig_dict)
+            try:
+                dictConfig(config)
+            except (
+                    AttributeError,
+                    ImportError,
+                    ValueError,
+                    TypeError
+            ) as exc:
+                raise RuntimeError(str(exc))
+        elif cfg.logconfig:
             if os.path.exists(cfg.logconfig):
                 defaults = CONFIG_DEFAULTS.copy()
                 defaults['__file__'] = cfg.logconfig