diff --git a/cmd/versitygw/main.go b/cmd/versitygw/main.go
index b9828c52..42b4f720 100644
--- a/cmd/versitygw/main.go
+++ b/cmd/versitygw/main.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var (
 	logWebhookURL                          string
 	accessLog                              string
 	debug                                  bool
+	quiet                                  bool
 	iamDir                                 string
 	ldapURL, ldapBindDN, ldapPassword      string
 	ldapQueryBase, ldapObjClasses          string
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ func initFlags() []cli.Flag {
 			Usage:       "enable debug output",
 			Destination: &debug,
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "quiet",
+			Usage:       "silence stdout request logging output",
+			Destination: &quiet,
+			Aliases:     []string{"q"},
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "access-log",
 			Usage:       "enable server access logging to specified file",
@@ -348,6 +355,9 @@ func runGateway(ctx context.Context, be backend.Backend) error {
 	if admPort == "" {
 		opts = append(opts, s3api.WithAdminServer())
 	}
+	if quiet {
+		opts = append(opts, s3api.WithQuiet())
+	}
 
 	admApp := fiber.New(fiber.Config{
 		AppName:      "versitygw",
diff --git a/s3api/server.go b/s3api/server.go
index 0cbee9b7..8fe61c7c 100644
--- a/s3api/server.go
+++ b/s3api/server.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type S3ApiServer struct {
 	router  *S3ApiRouter
 	port    string
 	cert    *tls.Certificate
+	quiet   bool
 	debug   bool
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ func New(app *fiber.App, be backend.Backend, root middlewares.RootUserConfig, po
 	}
 
 	// Logging middlewares
-	app.Use(logger.New())
+	if !server.quiet {
+		app.Use(logger.New())
+	}
 	app.Use(middlewares.DecodeURL(l))
 	app.Use(middlewares.RequestLogger(server.debug))
 
@@ -80,6 +83,11 @@ func WithDebug() Option {
 	return func(s *S3ApiServer) { s.debug = true }
 }
 
+// WithQuiet silences default logging output
+func WithQuiet() Option {
+	return func(s *S3ApiServer) { s.quiet = true }
+}
+
 func (sa *S3ApiServer) Serve() (err error) {
 	if sa.cert != nil {
 		return sa.app.ListenTLSWithCertificate(sa.port, *sa.cert)