diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ac8b03..04ecc80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ const output = (await $.raw`${cmd} ${msg}`).toString().trim()
 // $ echo foo bar
 ```
 
+### `$.verbose`
+Set to `false` by default.
+
 ### `$.opt`
 Returns `$` with the specified preset. Aliased for `$.o`.
 ```js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0e2538..a79d1ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "zx-extra": "./src/main/js/cli.mjs"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "PATH=$(env -i bash -c 'echo $PATH') node ./src/main/js/cli.mjs ./src/test/js/test.mjs",
+    "test": "PATH=$(env -i bash -c 'echo $PATH') node ./src/main/js/cli.mjs ./src/test/js/test.mjs --quiet",
     "publish:byhand": "npm publish --no-git-tag-version",
     "publish:beta": "npm publish --no-git-tag-version --tag beta",
     "publish:rc": "npm publish --no-git-tag-version --tag rc"
diff --git a/src/main/js/index.mjs b/src/main/js/index.mjs
index b72e561..cc7b7a9 100644
--- a/src/main/js/index.mjs
+++ b/src/main/js/index.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {$ as _$, quiet, ProcessPromise, within} from 'zx'
+import {$ as _$, quiet, ProcessPromise, within, argv} from 'zx'
 import {isTemplateSignature, randomId} from './util.mjs'
 import {npmRunPath} from 'npm-run-path'
 import {DeepProxy} from '@qiwi/deep-proxy'
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export const $ = new DeepProxy(_$, ({DEFAULT, target: t, trapName, args}) => {
 
 export const ctx = (cb, ref = $) => within(() => cb(ref))
 
+$.verbose = false
+
 $.raw = async (...args) => $.o({quote: v => v})(...args)
 
 // https://github.com/google/zx/pull/134
diff --git a/src/test/js/test.mjs b/src/test/js/test.mjs
index 4c718c1..1c3de93 100644
--- a/src/test/js/test.mjs
+++ b/src/test/js/test.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import {strict as assert} from 'node:assert'
-import {$, semver, createHook, ip, tempy, tcping, sleep, ctx, copy, fs, path} from '../../main/js/index.mjs'
+import {$, semver, createHook, ip, tempy, tcping, ctx, copy, fs, path} from '../../main/js/index.mjs'
+
+// $.verbose
+{
+  assert($.verbose === false)
+}
 
 // $.raw
 {