diff --git a/src/kibana/components/filter_bar/filter_bar.html b/src/kibana/components/filter_bar/filter_bar.html
index 86003fcbafabb..be13fd77d9746 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/filter_bar/filter_bar.html
+++ b/src/kibana/components/filter_bar/filter_bar.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <span>"{{ filter.value }}"</span>
     </div>
     <div class="filter-actions">
-      <a class="filter-toggle" ng-click="toggleFilter(filter)">toggle</a>
+      <a class="filter-toggle" ng-click="toggleFilter(filter)"><span ng-show="filter.disabled">enable</span><span ng-hide="filter.disabled">disable</span></a>
       <a class="filter-remove" ng-click="removeFilter(filter)">remove</a>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/server/bin/initialize b/src/server/bin/initialize
index 712c8ff38c89a..a7820ca43c085 100755
--- a/src/server/bin/initialize
+++ b/src/server/bin/initialize
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ parser = OptionParser.new do |opts|
   opts.on('-p', '--port PORT', 'Kibana port') do |arg|
     options[:port] = arg
   end
+  opts.on('-q', '--quiet', 'Turns off logging') do |arg|
+    options[:quiet] = arg
+  end
   opts.on('-H', '--host HOST', 'Kibana host') do |arg|
     options[:host] = arg
   end
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ Kibana.global_settings[:host] = host || '0.0.0.0'
 Kibana.global_settings[:config] = config
 Kibana.global_settings[:elasticsearch] = elasticsearch
 Kibana.global_settings[:root] = File.expand_path("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../")
+Kibana.global_settings[:quiet] = options[:quiet]
 
 # Set the public folder based on whether we are running in production or not.
 if ENV['RACK_ENV'] == ('production')
diff --git a/src/server/lib/app.rb b/src/server/lib/app.rb
index 05d74038e0658..47afb78c80210 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/app.rb
+++ b/src/server/lib/app.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class App < Sinatra::Base
     end
 
     configure :production do
-      use JSONLogger, settings.logger
+      use JSONLogger, settings.logger unless Kibana.global_settings[:quiet]
     end
 
     configure :quiet do
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class App < Sinatra::Base
     end
 
     configure :development do
-      use ColorLogger, settings.logger
+      use ColorLogger, settings.logger unless Kibana.global_settings[:quiet]
     end
 
     error do
diff --git a/src/server/lib/server.rb b/src/server/lib/server.rb
index ea0a63e8721b4..b31854934627e 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/server.rb
+++ b/src/server/lib/server.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module Server
     }
 
     def self.log(msg)
+      return if Kibana.global_settings[:quiet]
       if ENV['RACK_ENV'] == 'production'
         data = {
           "@timestamp" => Time.now.iso8601,