diff --git a/sshm/main.py b/sshm/main.py
index dff1cb3..36c0462 100755
--- a/sshm/main.py
+++ b/sshm/main.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def get_argparse_args(args=None):
             help='Disable command formatting.')
     parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', default=False,
             help='Hide server information on output.  This implies sorted.')
+    parser.add_argument('-u', '--ssh-quiet', action='store_true', default=False,
+            help='Pass -q to the SSH command to quiet its output.')
     parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s '+__version__)
     args, extra_args = parser.parse_known_args(args=args)
 
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ def get_argparse_args(args=None):
 
     if args.quiet:
         args.sorted_output = True
+
+    # Pass -q to SSH command
+    if args.ssh_quiet:
+        extra_args.insert(0, '-q')
     return (args, args.command, extra_args)
 
 
diff --git a/sshm/test/test_main.py b/sshm/test/test_main.py
index 8b05052..382981c 100755
--- a/sshm/test/test_main.py
+++ b/sshm/test/test_main.py
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ def test_get_argparse_args(self):
         self.assertEqual(command, 'ls')
         self.assertEqual(extra_args, [])
 
+        # You can quiet SSH (passing -q to ssh) by using -u
+        provided = ['example.com', 'command', '-o Something', '-u']
+        args, command, extra_args = get_argparse_args(provided)
+        self.assertEqual(args.servers, ['example.com',])
+        self.assertEqual(command, 'command')
+        self.assertEqual(extra_args, ['-q', '-o Something'])
+
 
     def test__print_handling_newlines(self):
         """