diff --git a/config/ssg.php b/config/ssg.php
index ae331a4..d0652b1 100644
--- a/config/ssg.php
+++ b/config/ssg.php
@@ -115,4 +115,18 @@
 
     'failures' => false, // 'errors' or 'warnings'
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Verbosity
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | By default SSG will print out a lot of information about 
+    | what it is doing, including a line for every file it outputs.
+    |
+    | This option allows you to choose to get a little less information.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'verbose' => true,
+
 ];
diff --git a/src/Generator.php b/src/Generator.php
index 00026b9..46d81e1 100644
--- a/src/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Generator.php
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ protected function makeContentGenerationClosures($pages, $request)
                 $count = 0;
                 $warnings = [];
                 $errors = [];
+                $verbose = config('statamic.ssg.verbose');
 
                 foreach ($pages as $page) {
                     // There is no getter method, so use reflection.
@@ -279,7 +280,9 @@ protected function makeContentGenerationClosures($pages, $request)
 
                     $request->setPage($page);
 
-                    Partyline::line("\x1B[1A\x1B[2KGenerating ".$page->url());
+                    if ($verbose) {
+                        Partyline::line("\x1B[1A\x1B[2KGenerating " . $page->url());
+                    };
 
                     try {
                         $generated = $page->generate($request);