diff --git a/pkg/report/model/sarif.go b/pkg/report/model/sarif.go
index 8dc1eeeb7e2..ced8d407fc5 100644
--- a/pkg/report/model/sarif.go
+++ b/pkg/report/model/sarif.go
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ type sarifResult struct {
 	ResultRuleID    string          `json:"ruleId"`
 	ResultRuleIndex int             `json:"ruleIndex"`
 	ResultKind      string          `json:"kind"`
+	ResultLevel     string          `json:"level,omitempty"`
 	ResultMessage   sarifMessage    `json:"message"`
 	ResultLocations []sarifLocation `json:"locations"`
 }
@@ -634,8 +635,9 @@ func (sr *sarifReport) BuildSarifIssue(issue *model.QueryResult) string {
 		}
 		ruleIndex := sr.buildSarifRule(&metadata, cisDescriptions)
 
+		level := severityLevelEquivalence[issue.Severity]
 		kind := "fail"
-		if severityLevelEquivalence[issue.Severity] == "none" {
+		if level == "none" {
 			kind = "informational"
 		}
 		for idx := range issue.Files {
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@ func (sr *sarifReport) BuildSarifIssue(issue *model.QueryResult) string {
 				ResultRuleID:    issue.QueryID,
 				ResultRuleIndex: ruleIndex,
 				ResultKind:      kind,
+				ResultLevel:     level,
 				ResultMessage: sarifMessage{
 					Text:              issue.Files[idx].KeyActualValue,
 					MessageProperties: messageProperties,
diff --git a/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go b/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go
index b46913a5ec0..c8ccd48057c 100644
--- a/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go
+++ b/pkg/report/model/sarif_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ var sarifTests = []sarifTest{
 							ResultRuleID:    "1",
 							ResultRuleIndex: 0,
 							ResultKind:      "fail",
+							ResultLevel:     "error",
 							ResultMessage:   sarifMessage{Text: "test", MessageProperties: sarifProperties{"platform": "", "riskScore": "6"}},
 							ResultLocations: []sarifLocation{
 								{
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ var sarifTests = []sarifTest{
 							ResultRuleID:    "1",
 							ResultRuleIndex: 0,
 							ResultKind:      "fail",
+							ResultLevel:     "error",
 							ResultMessage: sarifMessage{
 								Text:              "test",
 								MessageProperties: sarifProperties{"platform": "", "riskScore": "6"},
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ var sarifTests = []sarifTest{
 							ResultRuleID:    "2",
 							ResultRuleIndex: 1,
 							ResultKind:      "informational",
+							ResultLevel:     "none",
 							ResultMessage: sarifMessage{
 								Text:              "test",
 								MessageProperties: sarifProperties{"platform": "", "riskScore": "6"},