diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index d3c6a45a..922b6c99 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
   pub(crate) highlight:            bool,
   pub(crate) invocation_directory: PathBuf,
   pub(crate) load_dotenv:          bool,
-  pub(crate) quiet:                bool,
   pub(crate) search_config:        SearchConfig,
   pub(crate) shell:                String,
   pub(crate) shell_args:           Vec<String>,
@@ -297,7 +296,11 @@ impl Config {
   pub(crate) fn from_matches(matches: &ArgMatches) -> ConfigResult<Self> {
     let invocation_directory = env::current_dir().context(config_error::CurrentDir)?;
 
-    let verbosity = Verbosity::from_flag_occurrences(matches.occurrences_of(arg::VERBOSE));
+    let verbosity = if matches.is_present(arg::QUIET) {
+      Verbosity::Quiet
+    } else {
+      Verbosity::from_flag_occurrences(matches.occurrences_of(arg::VERBOSE))
+    };
 
     let color = Self::color_from_value(
       matches
@@ -433,7 +436,6 @@ impl Config {
     Ok(Self {
       dry_run: matches.is_present(arg::DRY_RUN),
       highlight: !matches.is_present(arg::NO_HIGHLIGHT),
-      quiet: matches.is_present(arg::QUIET),
       shell: matches.value_of(arg::SHELL).unwrap().to_owned(),
       load_dotenv: !matches.is_present(arg::NO_DOTENV),
       unsorted: matches.is_present(arg::UNSORTED),
@@ -739,7 +741,7 @@ impl Config {
 
     let result = justfile.run(&self, search, overrides, arguments);
 
-    if !self.quiet {
+    if !self.verbosity.quiet() {
       result.eprint(self.color)
     } else {
       result.map_err(|err| err.code())
@@ -868,7 +870,6 @@ ARGS:
       $(color: $color:expr,)?
       $(dry_run: $dry_run:expr,)?
       $(highlight: $highlight:expr,)?
-      $(quiet: $quiet:expr,)?
       $(search_config: $search_config:expr,)?
       $(shell: $shell:expr,)?
       $(shell_args: $shell_args:expr,)?
@@ -888,7 +889,6 @@ ARGS:
           $(color: $color,)?
           $(dry_run: $dry_run,)?
           $(highlight: $highlight,)?
-          $(quiet: $quiet,)?
           $(search_config: $search_config,)?
           $(shell: $shell.to_string(),)?
           $(shell_args: $shell_args,)?
@@ -1080,19 +1080,19 @@ ARGS:
   test! {
     name: quiet_default,
     args: [],
-    quiet: false,
+    verbosity: Verbosity::Taciturn,
   }
 
   test! {
     name: quiet_long,
     args: ["--quiet"],
-    quiet: true,
+    verbosity: Verbosity::Quiet,
   }
 
   test! {
     name: quiet_short,
     args: ["-q"],
-    quiet: true,
+    verbosity: Verbosity::Quiet,
   }
 
   test! {
diff --git a/src/evaluator.rs b/src/evaluator.rs
index 9db8327e..0f773dc8 100644
--- a/src/evaluator.rs
+++ b/src/evaluator.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl<'src, 'run> Evaluator<'src, 'run> {
 
     cmd.stdin(process::Stdio::inherit());
 
-    cmd.stderr(if self.config.quiet {
+    cmd.stderr(if self.config.verbosity.quiet() {
       process::Stdio::null()
     } else {
       process::Stdio::inherit()
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index c33477b7..aa3548a2 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
 
         if config.dry_run
           || config.verbosity.loquacious()
-          || !((quiet_command ^ self.quiet) || config.quiet)
+          || !((quiet_command ^ self.quiet) || config.verbosity.quiet())
         {
           let color = if config.highlight {
             config.color.command()
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
 
         cmd.arg(command);
 
-        if config.quiet {
+        if config.verbosity.quiet() {
           cmd.stderr(Stdio::null());
           cmd.stdout(Stdio::null());
         }
diff --git a/src/verbosity.rs b/src/verbosity.rs
index 61aefeaa..c0c2d5be 100644
--- a/src/verbosity.rs
+++ b/src/verbosity.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use Verbosity::*;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub(crate) enum Verbosity {
+  Quiet,
   Taciturn,
   Loquacious,
   Grandiloquent,
@@ -16,16 +17,23 @@ impl Verbosity {
     }
   }
 
+  pub(crate) fn quiet(self) -> bool {
+    match self {
+      Quiet => true,
+      _ => false,
+    }
+  }
+
   pub(crate) fn loquacious(self) -> bool {
     match self {
-      Taciturn => false,
+      Quiet | Taciturn => false,
       Loquacious | Grandiloquent => true,
     }
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn grandiloquent(self) -> bool {
     match self {
-      Taciturn | Loquacious => false,
+      Quiet | Taciturn | Loquacious => false,
       Grandiloquent => true,
     }
   }