diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs
index c9817de250..e6d86357b8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/watch.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ impl Command for Watch {
                 "Watch all directories under `<path>` recursively. Will be ignored if `<path>` is a file (default: true)",
                 Some('r'),
             )
+            .switch("quiet", "Hide the initial status message (default: false)", Some('q'))
             .switch("verbose", "Operate in verbose mode (default: false)", Some('v'))
             .category(Category::FileSystem)
     }
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ impl Command for Watch {
 
         let verbose = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "verbose")?;
 
+        let quiet = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "quiet")?;
+
         let debounce_duration_flag: Option<Spanned<i64>> =
             call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "debounce-ms")?;
         let debounce_duration = match debounce_duration_flag {
@@ -161,7 +164,9 @@ impl Command for Watch {
         // need to cache to make sure that rename event works.
         debouncer.cache().add_root(&path, recursive_mode);
 
-        eprintln!("Now watching files at {path:?}. Press ctrl+c to abort.");
+        if !quiet {
+            eprintln!("Now watching files at {path:?}. Press ctrl+c to abort.");
+        }
 
         let mut closure = ClosureEval::new(engine_state, stack, closure);