diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
index 8ffbd27..a89273d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 --verbose::
         Be more verbose. (Show symbol address, etc)
 
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	Do not show any message.  (Suppress -v)
+
 -D::
 --dump-raw-trace::
         Dump raw trace in ASCII.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index ebb6283..4f52d85 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &file.force, "don't complain, do it"),
 	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose,
 		    "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('q', "quiet", &quiet, "do now show any message"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
 		    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "gtk", &annotate.use_gtk, "Use the GTK interface"),
@@ -463,6 +464,9 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		annotate.sym_hist_filter = argv[0];
 	}
 
+	if (quiet)
+		perf_quiet_option();
+
 	file.path  = input_name;
 
 	annotate.session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &annotate.tool);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 06cc04e..273f21fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ int symbol__annotate_printf(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	printf("%-*.*s----\n",
 	       graph_dotted_len, graph_dotted_len, graph_dotted_line);
 
-	if (verbose)
+	if (verbose > 0)
 		symbol__annotate_hits(sym, evsel);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &notes->src->source, node) {