diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ParseResult.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ParseResult.scala
index 24a624173050..6c9f95d4dca2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ParseResult.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ParseResult.scala
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ object Reset {
   val command: String = ":reset"
 }
 
+/** Toggle automatic printing of results */
+case object Silent extends Command:
+  val command: String = ":silent"
+
 /** `:quit` exits the repl */
 case object Quit extends Command {
   val command: String = ":quit"
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ case object Help extends Command {
       |:imports                 show import history
       |:reset [options]         reset the repl to its initial state, forgetting all session entries
       |:settings <options>      update compiler options, if possible
+      |:silent                  disable/enable automatic printing of results
     """.stripMargin
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ object ParseResult {
     TypeOf.command -> (arg => TypeOf(arg)),
     DocOf.command -> (arg => DocOf(arg)),
     Settings.command -> (arg => Settings(arg)),
+    Silent.command -> (_ => Silent),
   )
 
   def apply(source: SourceFile)(using state: State): ParseResult = {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
index 486005658d79..3a2b8ce00bbe 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ import scala.util.Using
  *  @param valIndex    the index of next value binding for free expressions
  *  @param imports     a map from object index to the list of user defined imports
  *  @param invalidObjectIndexes the set of object indexes that failed to initialize
+ *  @param quiet       whether we print evaluation results
  *  @param context     the latest compiler context
  */
 case class State(objectIndex: Int,
                  valIndex: Int,
                  imports: Map[Int, List[tpd.Import]],
                  invalidObjectIndexes: Set[Int],
+                 quiet: Boolean,
                  context: Context):
   def validObjectIndexes = (1 to objectIndex).filterNot(invalidObjectIndexes.contains(_))
 
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
   }
 
   /** the initial, empty state of the REPL session */
-  final def initialState: State = State(0, 0, Map.empty, Set.empty, rootCtx)
+  final def initialState: State = State(0, 0, Map.empty, Set.empty, false, rootCtx)
 
   /** Reset state of repl to the initial state
    *
@@ -217,11 +219,6 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
     interpret(ParseResult.complete(input))
   }
 
-  final def runQuietly(input: String)(using State): State = runBody {
-    val parsed = ParseResult(input)
-    interpret(parsed, quiet = true)
-  }
-
   protected def runBody(body: => State): State = rendering.classLoader()(using rootCtx).asContext(withRedirectedOutput(body))
 
   // TODO: i5069
@@ -290,10 +287,10 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
         .getOrElse(Nil)
   end completions
 
-  protected def interpret(res: ParseResult, quiet: Boolean = false)(using state: State): State = {
+  protected def interpret(res: ParseResult)(using state: State): State = {
     res match {
       case parsed: Parsed if parsed.trees.nonEmpty =>
-        compile(parsed, state, quiet)
+        compile(parsed, state)
 
       case SyntaxErrors(_, errs, _) =>
         displayErrors(errs)
@@ -311,7 +308,7 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
   }
 
   /** Compile `parsed` trees and evolve `state` in accordance */
-  private def compile(parsed: Parsed, istate: State, quiet: Boolean = false): State = {
+  private def compile(parsed: Parsed, istate: State): State = {
     def extractNewestWrapper(tree: untpd.Tree): Name = tree match {
       case PackageDef(_, (obj: untpd.ModuleDef) :: Nil) => obj.name.moduleClassName
       case _ => nme.NO_NAME
@@ -362,11 +359,9 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
               given Ordering[Diagnostic] =
                 Ordering[(Int, Int, Int)].on(d => (d.pos.line, -d.level, d.pos.column))
 
-              if (!quiet) {
-                (definitions ++ warnings)
-                  .sorted
-                  .foreach(printDiagnostic)
-              }
+              (if istate.quiet then warnings else definitions ++ warnings)
+                .sorted
+                .foreach(printDiagnostic)
 
               updatedState
             }
@@ -542,6 +537,8 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
         rootCtx = setupRootCtx(tokenize(arg).toArray, rootCtx)
         state.copy(context = rootCtx)
 
+    case Silent => state.copy(quiet = !state.quiet)
+
     case Quit =>
       // end of the world!
       state
diff --git a/compiler/test-resources/repl/silent b/compiler/test-resources/repl/silent
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e851e8adb01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test-resources/repl/silent
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+scala>:silent
+scala> 1+1
+scala> case class A(x: Int)
+scala> A("string")
+-- [E007] Type Mismatch Error: -------------------------------------------------
+1 | A("string")
+  |   ^^^^^^^^
+  |   Found:    ("string" : String)
+  |   Required: Int
+  |
+  | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+1 error found
+scala> Option[Int](2) match { case Some(x) => x }
+1 warning found
+-- [E029] Pattern Match Exhaustivity Warning: ----------------------------------
+1 | Option[Int](2) match { case Some(x) => x }
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  | match may not be exhaustive.
+  |
+  | It would fail on pattern case: None
+  |
+  | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+scala>:silent
+scala> 1 + 2
+val res2: Int = 3
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala
index 95419824d9d1..01b9d1109994 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/repl/TabcompleteTests.scala
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class TabcompleteTests extends ReplTest {
         ":quit",
         ":reset",
         ":settings",
+        ":silent",
         ":type"
       ),
       tabComplete(":")