diff --git a/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp b/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp
index d9023cc..3e4df0f 100644
--- a/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp
+++ b/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 static bool gPlaybackAudio;
 static bool gWriteMP4;
 static bool gDisplayHistogram;
+static bool showProgress = true;
 static String8 gWriteMP4Filename;
 
 static sp<ANativeWindow> gSurface;
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@
                     decodeTimesUs.push(delayDecodeUs);
                 }
 
-                if ((n++ % 16) == 0) {
+                if (showProgress && (n++ % 16) == 0) {
                     printf(".");
                     fflush(stdout);
                 }
@@ -364,8 +365,10 @@
             }
         }
 
-        printf("$");
-        fflush(stdout);
+        if (showProgress) {
+            printf("$");
+            fflush(stdout);
+        }
 
         options.setSeekTo(0);
     }
@@ -612,6 +615,7 @@
     fprintf(stderr, "       -k seek test\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "       -x display a histogram of decoding times/fps "
                     "(video only)\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "       -q don't show progress indicator\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "       -S allocate buffers from a surface\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "       -T allocate buffers from a surface texture\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "       -d(ump) output_filename (raw stream data to a file)\n");
@@ -687,7 +691,7 @@
     sp<ALooper> looper;
 
     int res;
-    while ((res = getopt(argc, argv, "han:lm:b:ptsrow:kxSTd:D:")) >= 0) {
+    while ((res = getopt(argc, argv, "haqn:lm:b:ptsrow:kxSTd:D:")) >= 0) {
         switch (res) {
             case 'a':
             {
@@ -695,6 +699,12 @@
                 break;
             }
 
+            case 'q':
+            {
+                showProgress = false;
+                break;
+            }
+
             case 'd':
             {
                 dumpStream = true;