diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 0c5c2ec..2590d65 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 }
 _nameToLevel = {
     'CRITICAL': CRITICAL,
+    'FATAL': FATAL,
     'ERROR': ERROR,
     'WARN': WARNING,
     'WARNING': WARNING,
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index 7899c77..ff0012b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@
         self.assertEqual(logging.getLevelName('INFO'), logging.INFO)
         self.assertEqual(logging.getLevelName(logging.INFO), 'INFO')
 
+    def test_issue27935(self):
+        fatal = logging.getLevelName('FATAL')
+        self.assertEqual(fatal, logging.FATAL)
+
 class BasicFilterTest(BaseTest):
 
     """Test the bundled Filter class."""