diff --git a/_wgetpaste b/_wgetpaste
index c4703e5..63696ad 100644
--- a/_wgetpaste
+++ b/_wgetpaste
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ _arguments -s : \
   '(--xclippaste -C)'{--xclippaste,-C}'[write resulting url to the X clipboard selection buffer]' \
   '(--raw -r)'{--raw,-r}'[show url for the raw paste]' \
   '(--tee -t)'{--tee,-t}'[use tee to show what is being pasted]' \
+  '(--quiet -q)'{--quiet,-q}'[show the url only]' \
   '(--verbose -v)'{--verbose,-v}'[show wget stderr output if no url is received]' \
   '--debug[be very verbose]' \
   '(--help -h)'{--help,-h}'[show help and exit]' \
diff --git a/wgetpaste b/wgetpaste
index 1e3ae35..e38f9e5 100755
--- a/wgetpaste
+++ b/wgetpaste
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ Options:
 
     -r, --raw                     show url for the raw paste (no syntax highlighting or html)
     -t, --tee                     use tee to show what is being pasted
+    -q, --quiet                   show the url only
     -v, --verbose                 show wget stderr output if no url is received
         --completions             emit output suitable for shell completions (only affects --list-*)
         --debug                   be *very* verbose (implies -v)
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ showexpirations() {
 }
 
 showurl() {
-	echo -n "Your ${2}paste can be seen here: " >&2
+	[[ $QUIET ]] || echo -n "Your ${2}paste can be seen here: " >&2
 	echo "$1"
 	[[ $XPASTE ]] && x_paste "$1" primary
 	[[ $XCLIPPASTE ]] && x_paste "$1" clipboard
@@ -841,6 +842,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
 		-N | --no-ansi )
 		NOANSI=0
 		;;
+		-q | --quiet)
+		QUIET=0
+		;;
 		-r | --raw )
 		RAW=0
 		;;