diff --git a/internal/app/azldev/app.go b/internal/app/azldev/app.go
index dce4d79..df9084e 100644
--- a/internal/app/azldev/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/azldev/app.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (a *App) Execute(args []string) int {
 	//
 	stdioLogger := a.initStdioLogging()
 
-	if err := setEventListener(stdioLogger, envOptions); err != nil {
+	if err := setEventListener(stdioLogger, a.quiet, envOptions); err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Error setting event listener.", "err", err)
 
 		return 1
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (a *App) reInitLoggingWithLogFile(envOptions *EnvOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error re-initializing file logging:\n%w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = setEventListener(logger, envOptions)
+	err = setEventListener(logger, a.quiet, envOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error re-setting event listener:\n%w", err)
 	}
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ func (a *App) handlePostInitCallbacks(env *Env) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setEventListener(stdioLogger *slog.Logger, envOptions *EnvOptions) error {
-	eventListener, err := NewEventListener(stdioLogger)
+func setEventListener(stdioLogger *slog.Logger, quiet bool, envOptions *EnvOptions) error {
+	eventListener, err := NewEventListener(stdioLogger, quiet)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error initializing event listener:\n%w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/app/azldev/core/testutils/testenv.go b/internal/app/azldev/core/testutils/testenv.go
index 35a996e..6cee8c6 100644
--- a/internal/app/azldev/core/testutils/testenv.go
+++ b/internal/app/azldev/core/testutils/testenv.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func setUpEventListener(t *testing.T, testEnv *TestEnv) {
 
 	testLogHandler := slogassert.New(t, slog.LevelDebug, nil)
 	testEventLogger := slog.New(testLogHandler)
-	testEventListener, err := azldev.NewEventListener(testEventLogger)
+	testEventListener, err := azldev.NewEventListener(testEventLogger, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testEnv.EventListener = testEventListener
diff --git a/internal/app/azldev/event.go b/internal/app/azldev/event.go
index 468394a..027e98d 100644
--- a/internal/app/azldev/event.go
+++ b/internal/app/azldev/event.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type event struct {
 	parentEventListener *appEventListener
 	name                string
 	spinner             *spinner.Spinner
+	quiet               bool
 
 	lastReportedCompletionRatio float64
 
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ func (e *event) End() {
 }
 
 func (e *event) SetLongRunning(longRunningText string) {
+	if e.quiet {
+		return
+	}
+
 	const percent = 100
 
 	// Start an indeterminate spinner to indicate to the user that *something* is happening.
@@ -60,6 +65,10 @@ func (e *event) SetLongRunning(longRunningText string) {
 }
 
 func (e *event) SetProgress(unitsComplete int64, totalUnits int64) {
+	if e.quiet {
+		return
+	}
+
 	// For now, only update progress visually when the completion ratio has increased by at least 1%
 	// since progress was last rendered.
 	const minRatioIncreaseForUpdate = 0.01
diff --git a/internal/app/azldev/event_test.go b/internal/app/azldev/event_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0305882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/azldev/event_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+//nolint:testpackage // testing unexported internal types
+package azldev
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func captureStderr(t *testing.T, action func()) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	originalStderr := os.Stderr
+	reader, writer, err := os.Pipe()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		os.Stderr = originalStderr
+		_ = writer.Close()
+		_ = reader.Close()
+	})
+
+	os.Stderr = writer
+
+	action()
+
+	require.NoError(t, writer.Close())
+
+	os.Stderr = originalStderr
+
+	output, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return string(output)
+}
+
+func TestEvent_QuietModeSkipsLongRunningAndProgressRendering(t *testing.T) {
+	testEvent := &event{
+		quiet: true,
+	}
+
+	stderrOutput := captureStderr(t, func() {
+		testEvent.SetLongRunning("working")
+		testEvent.SetProgress(1, 10)
+	})
+
+	assert.Empty(t, stderrOutput)
+	assert.Nil(t, testEvent.spinner)
+	assert.False(t, testEvent.initializedProgressBar)
+	assert.Zero(t, testEvent.lastReportedCompletionRatio)
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/azldev/eventlistener.go b/internal/app/azldev/eventlistener.go
index 831b822..4ca926b 100644
--- a/internal/app/azldev/eventlistener.go
+++ b/internal/app/azldev/eventlistener.go
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import (
 type appEventListener struct {
 	eventLevel  int
 	eventLogger *slog.Logger
+	quiet       bool
 }
 
 // Ensure [appEventListener] implements [opctx.EventListener].
 var _ opctx.EventListener = &appEventListener{}
 
 // NewEventListener creates a new event listener for the environment.
-func NewEventListener(eventLogger *slog.Logger) (*appEventListener, error) {
+func NewEventListener(eventLogger *slog.Logger, quiet bool) (*appEventListener, error) {
 	if eventLogger == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("event logger cannot be nil")
 	}
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func NewEventListener(eventLogger *slog.Logger) (*appEventListener, error) {
 	return &appEventListener{
 		eventLevel:  0,
 		eventLogger: eventLogger,
+		quiet:       quiet,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +44,10 @@ func (el *appEventListener) StartEvent(name string, args ...any) opctx.Event {
 
 		prefix := strings.Repeat(" ", el.eventLevel*spacesPerLevel)
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\r")
+		if !el.quiet {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\r")
+		}
+
 		el.eventLogger.Info(prefix+name, args...)
 	}
 
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ func (el *appEventListener) StartEvent(name string, args ...any) opctx.Event {
 	return &event{
 		parentEventListener: el,
 		name:                name,
+		quiet:               el.quiet,
 	}
 }