diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eb30e3688c..946a9ae7b6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Changes in version 0.2.0.10-alpha - 2007-1?-??
       how skewed they are, and how much this matters.
     - When we have a certificate for an authority, believe that certificate's
       claims about the authority's IP address.
+    - New --quiet command-line option to suppress the default console log.
+      Good in combination with --hash-password.
 
   o Minor features (controller):
     - When reporting clock skew, and we only have a lower bound on the amount
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 045a0484f0..a63925d850 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Things we'd like to do in 0.2.0.x:
           unreachable is bunk -- it's leftover from the time when all
           servers ran 24/7. now it triggers every time a server goes
           away and then returns before the old descriptor has expired.
-      - add a --quiet commandline option that suppresses logs. useful
+      o add a --quiet commandline option that suppresses logs. useful
         for --hashed-password and maybe others.
       - Tor logs the libevent version on startup, for debugging purposes.
         This is great. But it does this before configuring the logs, so
diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c
index 71c6fef9f3..7dd4042a9b 100644
--- a/src/or/config.c
+++ b/src/or/config.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,8 @@ config_get_commandlines(int argc, char **argv, config_line_t **result)
       continue;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i],"--list-fingerprint") ||
                !strcmp(argv[i],"--verify-config") ||
-               !strcmp(argv[i],"--ignore-missing-torrc")) {
+               !strcmp(argv[i],"--ignore-missing-torrc") ||
+               !strcmp(argv[i],"--quiet")) {
       i += 1; /* command-line option. ignore it. */
       continue;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[i],"--nt-service") ||
@@ -1203,6 +1204,7 @@ config_get_commandlines(int argc, char **argv, config_line_t **result)
       i += 1;
       continue;
     }
+
     if (i == argc-1) {
       log_warn(LD_CONFIG,"Command-line option '%s' with no value. Failing.",
                argv[i]);
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 08b5e805eb..ea09bf524d 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -1718,6 +1718,7 @@ handle_signals(int is_parent)
 tor_init(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   char buf[256];
+  int i, quiet = 0;
   time_of_process_start = time(NULL);
   if (!connection_array)
     connection_array = smartlist_create();
@@ -1737,8 +1738,16 @@ tor_init(int argc, char *argv[])
   addressmap_init(); /* Init the client dns cache. Do it always, since it's
                       * cheap. */
 
-  /* give it somewhere to log to initially */
-  add_temp_log();
+  /* We search for the "quiet" option first, since it decides whether we
+   * will log anything at all to the command line. */
+  for (i=1;i<argc;++i) {
+    if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--quiet")) /*DOCDOC in mangpage.*/
+      quiet = 1;
+  }
+  if (!quiet) {
+    /* give it somewhere to log to initially */
+    add_temp_log();
+  }
 
   log(LOG_NOTICE, LD_GENERAL, "Tor v%s. This is experimental software. "
       "Do not rely on it for strong anonymity. (Running on %s)",get_version(),