diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e0dba11b..2b73acc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
             "amazonlinux-2023",
             "centos-stream-9",
             "centos-stream-10",
-            "debian-11",
             "debian-12",
             "rockylinux-8",
             "rockylinux-9",
diff --git a/documentation/nginx_config.md b/documentation/nginx_config.md
index df42f61b..8978a290 100644
--- a/documentation/nginx_config.md
+++ b/documentation/nginx_config.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 | `group`                | String        | `root`                           | Nginx run-as/file/folder group.                                     |
 | `mode`                 | String        | `0640`                           | Nginx configuration file mode.                                      |
 | `folder_mode`          | String        | `0750`                           | Nginx configuration folder mode.                                    |
+| `log_dir_mode`         | String        | `0755`                           | Nginx log directory mode.                                           |
+| `log_dir_owner`        | String        | `root`                           | Nginx log directory owner.                                          |
+| `log_dir_group`        | String        | `root`                           | Nginx log directory group.                                          |
 | `process_user`         | String        | `www-data` (Debian) or `nginx`   | Nginx run-as user.                                                  |
 | `process_group`        | String        | `www-data` (Debian) or `nginx`   | Nginx run-as group.                                                 |
 | `worker_processes`     | Integer, String | `auto`                         | The number of worker processes.                                     |
@@ -43,3 +46,15 @@ nginx_config 'nginx' do
   notifies :reload, 'nginx_service[nginx]', :delayed
 end
 ```
+
+### Using custom log directory permissions
+
+```ruby
+nginx_config 'nginx' do
+  log_dir_mode '0750'
+  log_dir_owner 'nginx'
+  log_dir_group 'nginx'
+  action :create
+  notifies :reload, 'nginx_service[nginx]', :delayed
+end
+```
diff --git a/resources/config.rb b/resources/config.rb
index 90a0bdb2..3fe73ea7 100644
--- a/resources/config.rb
+++ b/resources/config.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@
           description: 'Folder mode',
           default: '0750'
 
+property :log_dir_mode, String,
+          description: 'Log directory mode',
+          default: lazy { platform_family?('debian') ? '0755' : '0750' }
+
+property :log_dir_owner, String,
+          description: 'Log directory owner',
+          default: lazy { owner }
+
+property :log_dir_group, String,
+          description: 'Log directory group',
+          default: lazy { group }
+
 property :process_user, String,
           description: 'Nginx process user',
           default: lazy { nginx_user }
@@ -146,9 +158,9 @@ def default_site_enabled?
   end
 
   directory nginx_log_dir do
-    owner new_resource.owner
-    group new_resource.group
-    mode new_resource.folder_mode
+    owner new_resource.log_dir_owner
+    group new_resource.log_dir_group
+    mode new_resource.log_dir_mode
   end
 
   %w(default.conf example_ssl.conf).each do |config|
diff --git a/spec/unit/resources/config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resources/config_spec.rb
index d210ce76..cab5af76 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resources/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resources/config_spec.rb
@@ -51,4 +51,32 @@
     it { is_expected.to create_directory('/etc/nginx/conf.d').with_mode('0750') }
     it { is_expected.to create_directory('/etc/nginx/conf.http.d').with_mode('0750') }
   end
+
+  context 'with custom log directory properties' do
+    recipe do
+      nginx_install 'distro'
+      nginx_config 'default' do
+        log_dir_mode '0750'
+        log_dir_owner 'nginx'
+        log_dir_group 'nginx'
+      end
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to create_directory('/var/log/nginx').with_mode('0750').with_owner('nginx').with_group('nginx') }
+    it { is_expected.to create_directory('/etc/nginx/conf.d').with_mode('0750') }
+    it { is_expected.to create_directory('/etc/nginx/conf.http.d').with_mode('0750') }
+  end
+
+  context 'on debian platform' do
+    platform 'ubuntu'
+
+    recipe do
+      nginx_install 'distro'
+      nginx_config 'default'
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to create_directory('/var/log/nginx').with_mode('0755').with_owner('root') }
+    it { is_expected.to create_directory('/etc/nginx/conf.d').with_mode('0750') }
+    it { is_expected.to create_directory('/etc/nginx/conf.http.d').with_mode('0750') }
+  end
 end