diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
index 459c08598f..d7b68afbc2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-receive-pack - Receive what is pushed into the repository
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-receive-pack' <directory>
+'git-receive-pack' [--quiet] <directory>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ are not fast-forwards.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
+--quiet::
+	Print only error messages.
+
 <directory>::
 	The repository to sync into.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
index bd3eaa69bf..bed9e1f097 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-send-pack - Push objects over git protocol to another repository
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
+'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--quiet] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	the remote repository can lose commits; use it with
 	care.
 
+--quiet::
+	Print only error messages.
+
 --verbose::
 	Run verbosely.
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index e1a687ad07..0d51bfb79e 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static const char *parse_pack_header(struct pack_header *hdr)
 
 static const char *pack_lockfile;
 
-static const char *unpack(void)
+static const char *unpack(int quiet)
 {
 	struct pack_header hdr;
 	const char *hdr_err;
@@ -651,8 +651,10 @@ static const char *unpack(void)
 
 	if (ntohl(hdr.hdr_entries) < unpack_limit) {
 		int code, i = 0;
-		const char *unpacker[4];
+		const char *unpacker[5];
 		unpacker[i++] = "unpack-objects";
+		if (quiet)
+			unpacker[i++] = "-q";
 		if (receive_fsck_objects)
 			unpacker[i++] = "--strict";
 		unpacker[i++] = hdr_arg;
@@ -753,6 +755,7 @@ static void add_alternate_refs(void)
 
 int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
+	int quiet = 0;
 	int advertise_refs = 0;
 	int stateless_rpc = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -766,6 +769,11 @@ int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		const char *arg = *argv++;
 
 		if (*arg == '-') {
+			if (!strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
+				quiet = 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--advertise-refs")) {
 				advertise_refs = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -814,7 +822,7 @@ int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		const char *unpack_status = NULL;
 
 		if (!delete_only(commands))
-			unpack_status = unpack();
+			unpack_status = unpack(quiet);
 		execute_commands(commands, unpack_status);
 		if (pack_lockfile)
 			unlink_or_warn(pack_lockfile);
diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index c1f6ddd927..40a1675997 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				args.force_update = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (!strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
+				args.quiet = 1;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--verbose")) {
 				args.verbose = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -488,8 +492,13 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		fd[0] = 0;
 		fd[1] = 1;
 	} else {
-		conn = git_connect(fd, dest, receivepack,
+		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_addstr(&sb, receivepack);
+		if (args.quiet)
+			strbuf_addstr(&sb, " --quiet");
+		conn = git_connect(fd, dest, sb.buf,
 			args.verbose ? CONNECT_VERBOSE : 0);
+		strbuf_release(&sb);
 	}
 
 	memset(&extra_have, 0, sizeof(extra_have));
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index b8cf45a7dd..5798aa57b6 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -762,7 +762,9 @@ static int push_git(struct discovery *heads, int nr_spec, char **specs)
 		argv[argc++] = "--thin";
 	if (options.dry_run)
 		argv[argc++] = "--dry-run";
-	if (options.verbosity > 1)
+	if (options.verbosity < 0)
+		argv[argc++] = "--quiet";
+	else if (options.verbosity > 1)
 		argv[argc++] = "--verbose";
 	argv[argc++] = url;
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_spec; i++)
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index c9c8056f9d..98c577804f 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -482,14 +482,18 @@ static int set_git_option(struct git_transport_options *opts,
 static int connect_setup(struct transport *transport, int for_push, int verbose)
 {
 	struct git_transport_data *data = transport->data;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (data->conn)
 		return 0;
 
-	data->conn = git_connect(data->fd, transport->url,
-				 for_push ? data->options.receivepack :
-				 data->options.uploadpack,
+	strbuf_addstr(&sb, for_push ? data->options.receivepack :
+				 data->options.uploadpack);
+	if (for_push && transport->verbose < 0)
+		strbuf_addstr(&sb, " --quiet");
+	data->conn = git_connect(data->fd, transport->url, sb.buf,
 				 verbose ? CONNECT_VERBOSE : 0);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
 	return 0;
 }