diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs.go
index 4240ecb44..ca83db17f 100644
--- a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs.go
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ type logsOptions struct {
 	source       string // Log source: "local", "azure", or "all"
 	redact       bool
 	alerts       bool // Enable log-pattern alert rules
+	summary      bool // Print counts by service and level instead of raw logs
 }
 
 // logsExecutor encapsulates the logs command execution with injectable dependencies.
@@ -272,6 +273,9 @@ Examples:
   # Output errors as JSON with context
   azd app logs --level error --context 3 --output json
 
+  # Show counts by service and level
+  azd app logs --summary
+
   # View logs from Azure-deployed services
   azd app logs --source azure
 
@@ -307,6 +311,7 @@ Examples:
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.source, "source", "local", "Log source: 'local' (default), 'azure', or 'all'")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.redact, "redact", false, "Redact secret-shaped values before printing logs")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.alerts, "alerts", false, "Raise alerts for log lines matching built-in patterns (panic, unhandled exception, fatal)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.summary, "summary", false, "Show counts by service and level instead of raw log entries")
 
 	registerServiceFlagCompletion(cmd, "service")
 
@@ -385,6 +390,15 @@ func (e *logsExecutor) execute(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 		defer cleanup()
 	}
 
+	if e.opts.summary {
+		if collected.HasContext {
+			displayLogSummary(buildLogSummaryFromContextLogs(collected.EntriesWithContext), outputWriter, e.opts.output == jsonOutputVal)
+		} else {
+			displayLogSummary(buildLogSummaryFromEntries(collected.Entries), outputWriter, e.opts.output == jsonOutputVal)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Display logs
 	if collected.HasContext {
 		if e.opts.output == jsonOutputVal {
diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_command_test.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_command_test.go
index bfddd4a6a..d0481a2ea 100644
--- a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_command_test.go
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_command_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func TestValidateLogsOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{"valid since 1h", 100, "text", "all", "1h", "local", 0, false, ""},
 		{"valid source azure", 100, "text", "all", "", "azure", 0, false, ""},
 		{"valid source all", 100, "text", "all", "", "all", 0, false, ""},
+		{"summary with follow", 100, "text", "all", "", "local", 0, true, "--summary cannot be combined with --follow"},
 		{"negative tail", -1, "text", "all", "", "local", 0, true, "--tail must be a positive"},
 		{"invalid format", 100, "xml", "all", "", "local", 0, true, "--output must be"},
 		{"invalid level", 100, "text", "trace", "", "local", 0, true, "--level must be one of"},
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ func TestValidateLogsOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				source:       tt.source,
 				contextLines: tt.contextLines,
 			}
+			if tt.name == "summary with follow" {
+				opts.summary = true
+				opts.follow = true
+			}
 
 			err := validateLogsOptions(opts)
 
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ func TestLogsCommandStructure(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("flags exist", func(t *testing.T) {
 		flags := []string{
 			"follow", "service", "tail", "since", "timestamps",
-			"no-color", "level", "output", "format", "file", "exclude", "no-builtins", "context",
+			"no-color", "level", "output", "format", "file", "exclude", "no-builtins", "context", "summary",
 		}
 		for _, flag := range flags {
 			if cmd.Flags().Lookup(flag) == nil {
diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_filtering.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_filtering.go
index e365e1797..a486c3d42 100644
--- a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_filtering.go
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_filtering.go
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ func getFilterConfig(azureYaml *service.AzureYaml, err error) *service.LogFilter
 
 // validateLogsOptions validates command-line flag values.
 func validateLogsOptions(opts *logsOptions) error {
+	if opts.summary && opts.follow {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--summary cannot be combined with --follow")
+	}
+
 	// Validate tail is positive
 	if opts.tail < 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("--tail must be a positive number, got %d", opts.tail)
diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_summary.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_summary.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a5a7fb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_summary.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jongio/azd-app/cli/src/internal/service"
+)
+
+// LogSummaryResult is the machine-readable shape for "logs --summary".
+type LogSummaryResult struct {
+	Total     int                 `json:"total"`
+	StartTime *time.Time          `json:"startTime,omitempty"`
+	EndTime   *time.Time          `json:"endTime,omitempty"`
+	Services  []LogServiceSummary `json:"services"`
+}
+
+// LogServiceSummary contains counts for one service.
+type LogServiceSummary struct {
+	Service string `json:"service"`
+	Info    int    `json:"info"`
+	Warn    int    `json:"warn"`
+	Error   int    `json:"error"`
+	Debug   int    `json:"debug"`
+	Unknown int    `json:"unknown,omitempty"`
+	Total   int    `json:"total"`
+}
+
+type logSummaryEntry struct {
+	service   string
+	level     string
+	timestamp time.Time
+}
+
+func buildLogSummaryFromEntries(entries []service.LogEntry) LogSummaryResult {
+	summaryEntries := make([]logSummaryEntry, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		summaryEntries = append(summaryEntries, logSummaryEntry{
+			service:   entry.Service,
+			level:     logLevelToString(entry.Level),
+			timestamp: entry.Timestamp,
+		})
+	}
+	return buildLogSummary(summaryEntries)
+}
+
+func buildLogSummaryFromContextLogs(entries []LogEntryWithContext) LogSummaryResult {
+	summaryEntries := make([]logSummaryEntry, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		summaryEntries = append(summaryEntries, logSummaryEntry{
+			service:   entry.Service,
+			level:     entry.Level,
+			timestamp: entry.Timestamp,
+		})
+	}
+	return buildLogSummary(summaryEntries)
+}
+
+func buildLogSummary(entries []logSummaryEntry) LogSummaryResult {
+	byService := make(map[string]*LogServiceSummary)
+	var start, end *time.Time
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		serviceName := strings.TrimSpace(entry.service)
+		if serviceName == "" {
+			serviceName = "(unknown)"
+		}
+
+		row := byService[serviceName]
+		if row == nil {
+			row = &LogServiceSummary{Service: serviceName}
+			byService[serviceName] = row
+		}
+
+		switch normalizeLogSummaryLevel(entry.level) {
+		case "info":
+			row.Info++
+		case logLevelWarn:
+			row.Warn++
+		case statusError:
+			row.Error++
+		case logLevelDebug:
+			row.Debug++
+		default:
+			row.Unknown++
+		}
+		row.Total++
+
+		if !entry.timestamp.IsZero() {
+			ts := entry.timestamp
+			if start == nil || ts.Before(*start) {
+				start = &ts
+			}
+			if end == nil || ts.After(*end) {
+				end = &ts
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	services := make([]LogServiceSummary, 0, len(byService))
+	for _, row := range byService {
+		services = append(services, *row)
+	}
+	sort.Slice(services, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return services[i].Service < services[j].Service
+	})
+
+	return LogSummaryResult{
+		Total:     len(entries),
+		StartTime: start,
+		EndTime:   end,
+		Services:  services,
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeLogSummaryLevel(level string) string {
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(level)) {
+	case "info":
+		return "info"
+	case logLevelWarn, "warning":
+		return logLevelWarn
+	case statusError:
+		return statusError
+	case logLevelDebug:
+		return logLevelDebug
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+}
+
+func displayLogSummary(summary LogSummaryResult, w io.Writer, asJSON bool) {
+	if asJSON {
+		encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
+		if err := encoder.Encode(summary); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: failed to encode log summary: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Total log entries: %d\n", summary.Total)
+	if summary.StartTime != nil && summary.EndTime != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Time range: %s to %s\n", summary.StartTime.Format(time.RFC3339), summary.EndTime.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	}
+	if len(summary.Services) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%-20s %6s %6s %6s %6s %8s %6s\n", "Service", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "Debug", "Unknown", "Total")
+	for _, row := range summary.Services {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%-20s %6d %6d %6d %6d %8d %6d\n",
+			row.Service, row.Info, row.Warn, row.Error, row.Debug, row.Unknown, row.Total)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_summary_test.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_summary_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c18d0e978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/logs_summary_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jongio/azd-app/cli/src/internal/service"
+)
+
+func TestBuildLogSummaryFromEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	start := time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 10, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	end := start.Add(2 * time.Minute)
+	entries := []service.LogEntry{
+		{Service: "api", Level: service.LogLevelInfo, Timestamp: start},
+		{Service: "api", Level: service.LogLevelError, Timestamp: end},
+		{Service: "web", Level: service.LogLevelWarn, Timestamp: start.Add(time.Minute)},
+		{Service: "web", Level: service.LogLevelDebug},
+	}
+
+	summary := buildLogSummaryFromEntries(entries)
+
+	if summary.Total != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("Total = %d, want 4", summary.Total)
+	}
+	if summary.StartTime == nil || !summary.StartTime.Equal(start) {
+		t.Fatalf("StartTime = %v, want %v", summary.StartTime, start)
+	}
+	if summary.EndTime == nil || !summary.EndTime.Equal(end) {
+		t.Fatalf("EndTime = %v, want %v", summary.EndTime, end)
+	}
+	if len(summary.Services) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Services length = %d, want 2", len(summary.Services))
+	}
+	if summary.Services[0].Service != "api" {
+		t.Fatalf("first service = %q, want api", summary.Services[0].Service)
+	}
+	if summary.Services[0].Info != 1 || summary.Services[0].Error != 1 || summary.Services[0].Total != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("api counts = %+v", summary.Services[0])
+	}
+	if summary.Services[1].Warn != 1 || summary.Services[1].Debug != 1 || summary.Services[1].Total != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("web counts = %+v", summary.Services[1])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildLogSummaryFromContextLogs(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 10, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	entries := []LogEntryWithContext{
+		{Service: "api", Level: "error", Timestamp: now},
+		{Service: "api", Level: "warning", Timestamp: now.Add(time.Second)},
+	}
+
+	summary := buildLogSummaryFromContextLogs(entries)
+
+	if summary.Total != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Total = %d, want 2", summary.Total)
+	}
+	if len(summary.Services) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Services length = %d, want 1", len(summary.Services))
+	}
+	if summary.Services[0].Error != 1 || summary.Services[0].Warn != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("counts = %+v", summary.Services[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDisplayLogSummary(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 10, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	summary := LogSummaryResult{
+		Total:     2,
+		StartTime: &now,
+		EndTime:   &now,
+		Services: []LogServiceSummary{
+			{Service: "api", Info: 1, Error: 1, Total: 2},
+		},
+	}
+
+	t.Run("text", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		displayLogSummary(summary, &buf, false)
+		out := buf.String()
+		for _, want := range []string{"Total log entries: 2", "Time range:", "Service", "api"} {
+			if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
+				t.Fatalf("output missing %q:\n%s", want, out)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("json", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		displayLogSummary(summary, &buf, true)
+
+		var parsed LogSummaryResult
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &parsed); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal summary: %v", err)
+		}
+		if parsed.Total != 2 || len(parsed.Services) != 1 || parsed.Services[0].Service != "api" {
+			t.Fatalf("parsed summary = %+v", parsed)
+		}
+	})
+}