diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 24c06ab..5450ff9 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4449,7 +4449,7 @@ bdrv_acct_done(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockAcctCookie *cookie)
 
 int bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
                     const char *base_filename, const char *base_fmt,
-                    char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags)
+                    char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags, bool quiet)
 {
     QEMUOptionParameter *param = NULL, *create_options = NULL;
     QEMUOptionParameter *backing_fmt, *backing_file, *size;
@@ -4565,10 +4565,11 @@ int bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
         }
     }
 
-    printf("Formatting '%s', fmt=%s ", filename, fmt);
-    print_option_parameters(param);
-    puts("");
-
+    if (!quiet) {
+        printf("Formatting '%s', fmt=%s ", filename, fmt);
+        print_option_parameters(param);
+        puts("");
+    }
     ret = bdrv_create(drv, filename, param);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index 2cb8d71..a7e7220 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ int bdrv_load_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, uint8_t *buf,
 
 int bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
                     const char *base_filename, const char *base_fmt,
-                    char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags);
+                    char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags, bool quiet);
 
 void bdrv_set_buffer_alignment(BlockDriverState *bs, int align);
 void *qemu_blockalign(BlockDriverState *bs, size_t size);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index e73fd6e..b2fb7f7 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ void qmp_transaction(BlockdevActionList *dev_list, Error **errp)
             ret = bdrv_img_create(new_image_file, format,
                                   states->old_bs->filename,
                                   states->old_bs->drv->format_name,
-                                  NULL, -1, flags);
+                                  NULL, -1, flags, false);
             if (ret) {
                 error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, new_image_file);
                 goto delete_and_fail;
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
         bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &size);
         size *= 512;
         ret = bdrv_img_create(target, format,
-                              NULL, NULL, NULL, size, flags);
+                              NULL, NULL, NULL, size, flags, false);
     } else {
         switch (mode) {
         case NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING:
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
             ret = bdrv_img_create(target, format,
                                   source->filename,
                                   source->drv->format_name,
-                                  NULL, -1, flags);
+                                  NULL, -1, flags,false);
             break;
         default:
             abort();
diff --git a/qemu-img-cmds.hx b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
index a181363..90b93e0 100644
--- a/qemu-img-cmds.hx
+++ b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
@@ -10,27 +10,27 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("check", img_check,
-    "check [-f fmt] [-r [leaks | all]] filename")
+    "check [-q] [-f fmt] [-r [leaks | all]] filename")
 STEXI
-@item check [-f @var{fmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] @var{filename}
+@item check [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("create", img_create,
-    "create [-f fmt] [-o options] filename [size]")
+    "create [-q] [-f fmt] [-o options] filename [size]")
 STEXI
-@item create [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
+@item create [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("commit", img_commit,
-    "commit [-f fmt] [-t cache] filename")
+    "commit [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] filename")
 STEXI
-@item commit [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] @var{filename}
+@item commit [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("convert", img_convert,
-    "convert [-c] [-p] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-O output_fmt] [-o options] [-s snapshot_name] [-S sparse_size] filename [filename2 [...]] output_filename")
+    "convert [-c] [-p] [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-O output_fmt] [-o options] [-s snapshot_name] [-S sparse_size] filename [filename2 [...]] output_filename")
 STEXI
-@item convert [-c] [-p] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_name}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
+@item convert [-c] [-p] [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_name}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("info", img_info,
@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("snapshot", img_snapshot,
-    "snapshot [-l | -a snapshot | -c snapshot | -d snapshot] filename")
+    "snapshot [-q] [-l | -a snapshot | -c snapshot | -d snapshot] filename")
 STEXI
-@item snapshot [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot}] @var{filename}
+@item snapshot [-q] [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("rebase", img_rebase,
-    "rebase [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F backing_fmt] filename")
+    "rebase [-q] [-f fmt] [-t cache] [-p] [-u] -b backing_file [-F backing_fmt] filename")
 STEXI
-@item rebase [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
+@item rebase [-q] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("resize", img_resize,
-    "resize filename [+ | -]size")
+    "resize [-q] filename [+ | -]size")
 STEXI
-@item resize @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
+@item resize [-q] @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
 @end table
 ETEXI
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index e29e01b..b9a45f1 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "block_int.h"
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ static void help(void)
            "       rebasing in this case (useful for renaming the backing file)\n"
            "  '-h' with or without a command shows this help and lists the supported formats\n"
            "  '-p' show progress of command (only certain commands)\n"
+           "  '-q' Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors)\n"
            "  '-S' indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros\n"
            "       for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion\n"
            "  '--output' takes the format in which the output must be done (human or json)\n"
@@ -109,6 +111,18 @@ static void help(void)
     exit(1);
 }
 
+static int qprintf(bool quiet, const char* fmt, ...)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    if (!quiet) {
+        va_list args;
+        va_start(args, fmt);
+        ret = vprintf(fmt, args);
+        va_end(args);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 #if defined(WIN32)
 /* XXX: put correct support for win32 */
 static int read_password(char *buf, int buf_size)
@@ -227,7 +241,8 @@ static int print_block_option_help(const char *filename, const char *fmt)
 static BlockDriverState *bdrv_new_open(const char *filename,
                                        const char *fmt,
                                        int flags,
-                                       bool require_io)
+                                       bool require_io, 
+                                       bool quiet)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BlockDriver *drv;
@@ -253,7 +268,7 @@ static BlockDriverState *bdrv_new_open(const char *filename,
     }
 
     if (bdrv_is_encrypted(bs) && require_io) {
-        printf("Disk image '%s' is encrypted.\n", filename);
+        qprintf(quiet, "Disk image '%s' is encrypted.\n", filename);
         if (read_password(password, sizeof(password)) < 0) {
             error_report("No password given");
             goto fail;
@@ -301,9 +316,10 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     const char *filename;
     const char *base_filename = NULL;
     char *options = NULL;
+    bool quiet = false;
 
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "F:b:f:he6o:");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "F:b:f:he6o:q");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -332,6 +348,9 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'o':
             options = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -362,7 +381,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     ret = bdrv_img_create(filename, fmt, base_filename, base_fmt,
-                          options, img_size, BDRV_O_FLAGS);
+                          options, img_size, BDRV_O_FLAGS, quiet);
 out:
     if (ret) {
         return 1;
@@ -386,10 +405,11 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
     BdrvCheckResult result;
     int fix = 0;
     int flags = BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_CHECK;
+    bool quiet = false;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:hr:");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:hr:q");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -412,6 +432,9 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
                 help();
             }
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind >= argc) {
@@ -419,7 +442,7 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
-    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, flags, true);
+    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, flags, true, quiet);
     if (!bs) {
         return 1;
     }
@@ -432,7 +455,8 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     if (result.corruptions_fixed || result.leaks_fixed) {
-        printf("The following inconsistencies were found and repaired:\n\n"
+        qprintf(quiet, 
+               "The following inconsistencies were found and repaired:\n\n"
                "    %d leaked clusters\n"
                "    %d corruptions\n\n"
                "Double checking the fixed image now...\n",
@@ -442,29 +466,31 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     if (!(result.corruptions || result.leaks || result.check_errors)) {
-        printf("No errors were found on the image.\n");
+        qprintf(quiet, "No errors were found on the image.\n");
     } else {
         if (result.corruptions) {
-            printf("\n%d errors were found on the image.\n"
+            qprintf(quiet, "\n%d errors were found on the image.\n"
                 "Data may be corrupted, or further writes to the image "
                 "may corrupt it.\n",
                 result.corruptions);
         }
 
         if (result.leaks) {
-            printf("\n%d leaked clusters were found on the image.\n"
+            qprintf(quiet, "\n%d leaked clusters were found on the image.\n"
                 "This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.\n",
                 result.leaks);
         }
 
         if (result.check_errors) {
-            printf("\n%d internal errors have occurred during the check.\n",
+            qprintf(quiet, 
+                    "\n%d internal errors have occurred during the check.\n",
                 result.check_errors);
         }
     }
 
     if (result.bfi.total_clusters != 0 && result.bfi.allocated_clusters != 0) {
-        printf("%" PRId64 "/%" PRId64 "= %0.2f%% allocated, %0.2f%% fragmented\n",
+        qprintf(quiet, 
+           "%" PRId64 "/%" PRId64 "= %0.2f%% allocated, %0.2f%% fragmented\n",
         result.bfi.allocated_clusters, result.bfi.total_clusters,
         result.bfi.allocated_clusters * 100.0 / result.bfi.total_clusters,
         result.bfi.fragmented_clusters * 100.0 / result.bfi.allocated_clusters);
@@ -473,7 +499,7 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
     bdrv_delete(bs);
 
     if (ret < 0 || result.check_errors) {
-        printf("\nAn error has occurred during the check: %s\n"
+        qprintf(quiet, "\nAn error has occurred during the check: %s\n"
             "The check is not complete and may have missed error.\n",
             strerror(-ret));
         return 1;
@@ -493,11 +519,12 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
     int c, ret, flags;
     const char *filename, *fmt, *cache;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
+    bool quiet = false;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     cache = BDRV_DEFAULT_CACHE;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:ht:");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:ht:q");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -512,6 +539,9 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
         case 't':
             cache = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind >= argc) {
@@ -526,14 +556,14 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, flags, true);
+    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, flags, true, quiet);
     if (!bs) {
         return 1;
     }
     ret = bdrv_commit(bs);
     switch(ret) {
     case 0:
-        printf("Image committed.\n");
+        qprintf(quiet, "Image committed.\n");
         break;
     case -ENOENT:
         error_report("No disk inserted");
@@ -676,6 +706,7 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
     const char *snapshot_name = NULL;
     float local_progress = 0;
     int min_sparse = 8; /* Need at least 4k of zeros for sparse detection */
+    bool quiet = false; 
 
     fmt = NULL;
     out_fmt = "raw";
@@ -683,7 +714,7 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
     out_baseimg = NULL;
     compress = 0;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:O:B:s:hce6o:pS:t:");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:O:B:s:hce6o:pS:t:q");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -737,9 +768,16 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
         case 't':
             cache = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
+    if (quiet) {
+        progress = 0;
+    }
+
     bs_n = argc - optind - 1;
     if (bs_n < 1) {
         help();
@@ -768,7 +806,7 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
 
     total_sectors = 0;
     for (bs_i = 0; bs_i < bs_n; bs_i++) {
-        bs[bs_i] = bdrv_new_open(argv[optind + bs_i], fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS, true);
+        bs[bs_i] = bdrv_new_open(argv[optind + bs_i], fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS, true, quiet);
         if (!bs[bs_i]) {
             error_report("Could not open '%s'", argv[optind + bs_i]);
             ret = -1;
@@ -887,7 +925,7 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    out_bs = bdrv_new_open(out_filename, out_fmt, flags, true);
+    out_bs = bdrv_new_open(out_filename, out_fmt, flags, true, quiet);
     if (!out_bs) {
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
@@ -1350,7 +1388,7 @@ static ImageInfoList *collect_image_info_list(const char *filename,
         g_hash_table_insert(filenames, (gpointer)filename, NULL);
 
         bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING,
-                           false);
+                           false, false);
         if (!bs) {
             goto err;
         }
@@ -1486,11 +1524,12 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
     int c, ret = 0, bdrv_oflags;
     int action = 0;
     qemu_timeval tv;
+    bool quiet = false;
 
     bdrv_oflags = BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_RDWR;
     /* Parse commandline parameters */
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "la:c:d:h");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "la:c:d:hq");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -1531,6 +1570,9 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
             action = SNAPSHOT_DELETE;
             snapshot_name = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1540,7 +1582,7 @@ static int img_snapshot(int argc, char **argv)
     filename = argv[optind++];
 
     /* Open the image */
-    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, NULL, bdrv_oflags, true);
+    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, NULL, bdrv_oflags, true, quiet);
     if (!bs) {
         return 1;
     }
@@ -1600,6 +1642,7 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
     int c, flags, ret;
     int unsafe = 0;
     int progress = 0;
+    bool quiet = false;
 
     /* Parse commandline parameters */
     fmt = NULL;
@@ -1607,7 +1650,7 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
     out_baseimg = NULL;
     out_basefmt = NULL;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "uhf:F:b:pt:");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "uhf:F:b:pt:q");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -1634,9 +1677,16 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
         case 't':
             cache = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
+    if (quiet) {
+        progress = 0;
+    }
+
     if ((optind >= argc) || (!unsafe && !out_baseimg)) {
         help();
     }
@@ -1658,7 +1708,7 @@ static int img_rebase(int argc, char **argv)
      * Ignore the old backing file for unsafe rebase in case we want to correct
      * the reference to a renamed or moved backing file.
      */
-    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, flags, true);
+    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, flags, true, quiet);
     if (!bs) {
         return 1;
     }
@@ -1870,6 +1920,7 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     int c, ret, relative;
     const char *filename, *fmt, *size;
     int64_t n, total_size;
+    bool quiet = false;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
     QemuOpts *param;
     static QemuOptsList resize_options = {
@@ -1898,7 +1949,7 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     /* Parse getopt arguments */
     fmt = NULL;
     for(;;) {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:h");
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:hq");
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
@@ -1910,6 +1961,9 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'f':
             fmt = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'q':
+            quiet = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind >= argc) {
@@ -1943,7 +1997,7 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     n = qemu_opt_get_size(param, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, 0);
     qemu_opts_del(param);
 
-    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_RDWR, true);
+    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_RDWR, true, quiet);
     if (!bs) {
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
@@ -1963,7 +2017,7 @@ static int img_resize(int argc, char **argv)
     ret = bdrv_truncate(bs, total_size);
     switch (ret) {
     case 0:
-        printf("Image resized.\n");
+        qprintf(quiet, "Image resized.\n");
         break;
     case -ENOTSUP:
         error_report("This image does not support resize");
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index 00fca8d..bb82a3d 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only)
 with or without a command shows help and lists the supported formats
 @item -p
 display progress bar (convert and rebase commands only)
+@item -q
+Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors). There's no progres bar 
+in case both @var{-q} and  @var{-p} options are used.
 @item -S @var{size}
 indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros
 for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is rounded
