diff --git a/.changeset/logger-config-marshal-yaml.md b/.changeset/logger-config-marshal-yaml.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64d162246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/logger-config-marshal-yaml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"github.com/livekit/protocol": patch
+"@livekit/protocol": patch
+---
+
+`logger.Config` implements `yaml.Marshaler`, so marshaling a `*Config` snapshots it under the same lock `Update` takes instead of reading fields alongside a concurrent update.
diff --git a/logger/config.go b/logger/config.go
index 75c77477e..dae27f4a8 100644
--- a/logger/config.go
+++ b/logger/config.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package logger
 
 import (
+	"maps"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -50,6 +51,42 @@ type Config struct {
 
 type ConfigObserver func(*Config) error
 
+// configYAML mirrors Config's yaml-visible fields so MarshalYAML can snapshot them
+// under the lock; Config itself cannot be copied out. TestConfigYAMLFields guards drift.
+type configYAML struct {
+	JSON   bool   `yaml:"json,omitempty"`
+	Level  string `yaml:"level,omitempty"`
+	Sample bool   `yaml:"sample,omitempty"`
+
+	ComponentLevels map[string]string `yaml:"component_levels,omitempty"`
+
+	SampleInitial  int `yaml:"sample_initial,omitempty"`
+	SampleInterval int `yaml:"sample_interval,omitempty"`
+
+	ItemSampleSeconds  int `yaml:"item_sample_seconds,omitempty"`
+	ItemSampleInitial  int `yaml:"item_sample_initial,omitempty"`
+	ItemSampleInterval int `yaml:"item_sample_interval,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// The encoder reads the returned value after the lock is released, so the map is cloned
+// rather than shared with a config that Update may replace.
+func (c *Config) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return configYAML{
+		JSON:               c.JSON,
+		Level:              c.Level,
+		Sample:             c.Sample,
+		ComponentLevels:    maps.Clone(c.ComponentLevels),
+		SampleInitial:      c.SampleInitial,
+		SampleInterval:     c.SampleInterval,
+		ItemSampleSeconds:  c.ItemSampleSeconds,
+		ItemSampleInitial:  c.ItemSampleInitial,
+		ItemSampleInterval: c.ItemSampleInterval,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (c *Config) Update(o *Config) error {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	c.JSON = o.JSON
@@ -83,12 +120,14 @@ func (c *Config) ResolveComponentLevel(component string) (zapcore.Level, bool) {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()
 
-	parts := strings.Split(component, ".")
-	for len(parts) > 0 {
-		if lvl, ok := c.ComponentLevels[strings.Join(parts, ".")]; ok {
+	for {
+		if lvl, ok := c.ComponentLevels[component]; ok {
 			return ParseZapLevel(lvl), true
 		}
-		parts = parts[:len(parts)-1]
+		i := strings.LastIndexByte(component, '.')
+		if i < 0 {
+			return ParseZapLevel(c.Level), true
+		}
+		component = component[:i]
 	}
-	return ParseZapLevel(c.Level), true
 }
diff --git a/logger/config_test.go b/logger/config_test.go
index 55fb4054f..64f9d796a 100644
--- a/logger/config_test.go
+++ b/logger/config_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package logger
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger/zaputil"
 )
@@ -23,3 +25,57 @@ func TestConfigResolveComponentLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, zapcore.InfoLevel, lvl)
 }
+
+func TestConfigYAMLFields(t *testing.T) {
+	conf, snap := reflect.TypeFor[Config](), reflect.TypeFor[configYAML]()
+
+	var i int
+	for _, f := range reflect.VisibleFields(conf) {
+		if !f.IsExported() {
+			continue
+		}
+		require.Less(t, i, snap.NumField(), "configYAML is missing %s", f.Name)
+
+		s := snap.Field(i)
+		require.Equal(t, f.Name, s.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, f.Type, s.Type)
+		require.Equal(t, f.Tag.Get("yaml"), s.Tag.Get("yaml"))
+		i++
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, snap.NumField(), i, "configYAML has fields Config does not")
+}
+
+func TestConfigMarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := &Config{
+		JSON:            true,
+		Level:           "debug",
+		Sample:          true,
+		ComponentLevels: map[string]string{"rtc.room": "debug"},
+		SampleInitial:   5,
+	}
+
+	b, err := yaml.Marshal(conf)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `json: true
+level: debug
+sample: true
+component_levels:
+    rtc.room: debug
+sample_initial: 5
+`, string(b))
+
+	var out Config
+	require.NoError(t, yaml.Unmarshal(b, &out))
+	require.Equal(t, conf.ComponentLevels, out.ComponentLevels)
+	require.Equal(t, conf.Level, out.Level)
+	require.Equal(t, conf.SampleInitial, out.SampleInitial)
+
+	// The encoder walks the snapshot after MarshalYAML returns, so a component level
+	// dropped in the meantime must not change what was marshaled.
+	delete(conf.ComponentLevels, "rtc.room")
+	require.Contains(t, string(b), "rtc.room: debug")
+
+	b, err = yaml.Marshal(&Config{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "{}\n", string(b))
+}