diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index badfd654b16..50b7378cd63 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -1289,6 +1289,14 @@ class Manager(object):
         self.loggerClass = None
         self.logRecordFactory = None
 
+    @property
+    def disable(self):
+        return self._disable
+
+    @disable.setter
+    def disable(self, value):
+        self._disable = _checkLevel(value)
+
     def getLogger(self, name):
         """
         Get a logger with the specified name (channel name), creating it
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index e2196736dcd..859baa4738b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -4219,6 +4219,15 @@ class ModuleLevelMiscTest(BaseTest):
         logging.disable(83)
         self.assertEqual(logging.root.manager.disable, 83)
 
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, logging.disable, "doesnotexists")
+
+        class _NotAnIntOrString:
+            pass
+
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, logging.disable, _NotAnIntOrString())
+
+        logging.disable("WARN")
+
         # test the default value introduced in 3.7
         # (Issue #28524)
         logging.disable()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-12-15-10-00-04.bpo-42644.XgLCNx.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-12-15-10-00-04.bpo-42644.XgLCNx.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f58b58e4002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-12-15-10-00-04.bpo-42644.XgLCNx.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+`logging.disable` will now validate the types and value of its parameter. It
+also now accepts strings representing the levels (as does `loging.setLevel`)
+instead of only the numerical values.