diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/BUILD b/mediapipe/framework/BUILD
index 2930cf68d7..a49cf27084 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/BUILD
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ cc_library(
         ":thread_pool_executor_cc_proto",
         ":timestamp",
         ":validated_graph_config",
+        ":vlog_overrides",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:core_proto",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:integral_types",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:logging",
@@ -1926,3 +1927,19 @@ cc_library(
         ":memory_manager",
     ],
 )
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "vlog_overrides",
+    srcs = ["vlog_overrides.cc"],
+    hdrs = ["vlog_overrides.h"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+    deps = [
+        "//mediapipe/framework/deps:no_destructor",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/log:absl_check",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/log:absl_log",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/log:globals",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:str_format",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:string_view",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/calculator_graph.cc b/mediapipe/framework/calculator_graph.cc
index a64c295ac9..3fe9f8d933 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/calculator_graph.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/calculator_graph.cc
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include "mediapipe/framework/tool/validate.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/tool/validate_name.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/validated_graph_config.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/gpu_service.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/graph_support.h"
 #include "mediapipe/util/cpu_util.h"
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ CalculatorGraph::CalculatorGraph(CalculatorContext* cc)
     // TODO b/368015341- Use factory method to avoid CHECK in constructor.
     ABSL_CHECK_OK(DisallowServiceDefaultInitialization());
   }
+  SetVLogOverrides();
 }
 
 CalculatorGraph::CalculatorGraph(CalculatorGraphConfig config)
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.cc b/mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..169f276f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.h"
+
+// Template to temporary enable VLOG overrides in code:
+// #define MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE "calculator_graph*=5,southbound*=5"
+// #define MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V 1
+
+#if defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V) || defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE)
+
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "absl/log/absl_check.h"
+#include "absl/log/absl_log.h"
+#include "absl/log/globals.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/deps/no_destructor.h"
+
+#endif  // defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V) || defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE)
+
+namespace mediapipe {
+
+void SetVLogOverrides() {
+#if defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V)
+  ABSL_LOG(INFO) << absl::StrFormat("Setting global VLOG level: %d",
+                                    MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V);
+  absl::SetGlobalVLogLevel(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V);
+#endif  // defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V)
+
+#if defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE)
+  static NoDestructor<std::vector<std::pair<std::string, int>>> kVModuleMapping(
+      []() {
+        constexpr absl::string_view kVModule = MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE;
+        std::vector<std::string> parts =
+            absl::StrSplit(kVModule, absl::ByAnyChar(",="));
+        ABSL_CHECK_EQ(parts.size() % 2, 0)
+            << "Invalid MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE: " << kVModule;
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, int>> result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < parts.size(); i += 2) {
+          result.push_back({parts[i], std::stoi(parts[i + 1])});
+        }
+        return result;
+      }());
+
+  ABSL_LOG(INFO) << "Setting VLOG levels...";
+  for (const auto& [key, value] : *kVModuleMapping) {
+    ABSL_LOG(INFO) << absl::StrFormat("Setting [%s] to level: %d", key, value);
+    absl::SetVLogLevel(key, value);
+  }
+#endif  // defined(MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE)
+}
+
+}  // namespace mediapipe
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.h b/mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82168088a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/vlog_overrides.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef MEDIAPIPE_FRAMEWORK_VLOG_OVERRIDES_H_
+#define MEDIAPIPE_FRAMEWORK_VLOG_OVERRIDES_H_
+
+namespace mediapipe {
+
+// If possible, rely on --v / --vmodule to set VLOG level and modules.
+//
+// However, in cases when --v / --vmodule cannot be used (e.g. running an
+// Android app and enabling VLOGs), MediaPipe allows to set VLOG --v / --vmodule
+// overrides for debugging purposes which are applied when `CalculatorGraph` is
+// created.
+//
+// Overrides:
+// - MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V (define and provide value you provide for --v)
+// - MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE (define and provide value you provide for --vmodule)
+//
+// You can set overrides by adding:
+// ```
+//   --copt=-DMEDIAPIPE_VLOG_VMODULE=\"*calculator*=5\"
+// ```
+// with your desired module patterns and VLOG levels (see more details for
+// --vmodule) to your build command.
+//
+// IMPORTANT: mind that adding the above to your build command will trigger
+// rebuild of the whole binary including dependencies. So, considering vlog
+// overrides exist for debugging purposes only, it is faster to simply modify
+// `vlog_overrides.cc` adding MEDIAPIPE_VLOG_V/VMODULE at the very top.
+void SetVLogOverrides();
+
+}  // namespace mediapipe
+
+#endif  // MEDIAPIPE_FRAMEWORK_VLOG_OVERRIDES_H_