diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build/context.rs b/packages/cli/src/build/context.rs
index 3810c9ca38..ce51cbd80f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build/context.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build/context.rs
@@ -126,10 +126,16 @@ impl BuildContext {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn status_build_message(&self, line: String) {
-        tracing::trace!(dx_src = ?TraceSrc::Cargo, "{line}");
+        if !crate::logging::verbosity_or_default().quiet {
+            tracing::trace!(dx_src = ?TraceSrc::Cargo, "{line}");
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn status_build_progress(&self, count: usize, total: usize, name: String) {
+        if crate::logging::verbosity_or_default().quiet {
+            return;
+        }
+
         _ = self.tx.unbounded_send(BuilderUpdate::Progress {
             stage: BuildStage::Compiling {
                 current: count,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli/verbosity.rs b/packages/cli/src/cli/verbosity.rs
index 268e70f79c..7c4914a42f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli/verbosity.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli/verbosity.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ pub struct Verbosity {
     #[clap(long, global = true)]
     pub(crate) trace: bool,
 
+    /// Use quiet output - only show warnings, errors, and final status [default: false]
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        global = true,
+        conflicts_with = "verbose",
+        conflicts_with = "trace"
+    )]
+    pub(crate) quiet: bool,
+
     /// Output logs in JSON format
     #[clap(long, global = true)]
     pub(crate) json_output: bool,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/test_harnesses.rs b/packages/cli/src/test_harnesses.rs
index 7f08494f0a..c5d914745e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/test_harnesses.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/test_harnesses.rs
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ fn main() {
         _ = crate::VERBOSITY.set(crate::Verbosity {
             verbose: true,
             trace: true,
+            quiet: false,
             json_output: false,
             log_to_file: None,
             locked: false,