diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index d99a97d..bc36ef1 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ common_args = [
         "action": 'store_true',
         "default": False,
     }),
+    (["--quiet"], {
+        "help": "don't write to stdout on success",
+        "action": 'store_true',
+        "default": False,
+    }),
     (["--debug"], {
         "help": "show debug log in console",
         "action": 'store_true',
diff --git a/toot/output.py b/toot/output.py
index 6d17fab..607fd95 100644
--- a/toot/output.py
+++ b/toot/output.py
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ def strip_tags(text):
 
 
 USE_ANSI_COLOR = "--no-color" not in sys.argv
+QUIET = "--quiet" in sys.argv
 
 
 def print_out(*args, **kwargs):
-    args = [colorize(a) if USE_ANSI_COLOR else strip_tags(a) for a in args]
-    print(*args, **kwargs)
+    if not QUIET:
+        args = [colorize(a) if USE_ANSI_COLOR else strip_tags(a) for a in args]
+        print(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 def print_err(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -73,8 +75,8 @@ def print_instance(instance):
     lines = [line.strip() for line in format_content(description) if line.strip()]
     for line in lines:
         for l in wrap(line.strip()):
-            print(l)
-        print()
+            print_out(l)
+        print_out()
 
 
 def print_account(account):