diff --git a/tools/atrf-txrx/atrf-txrx.c b/tools/atrf-txrx/atrf-txrx.c
index d8eff86..9477ab1 100644
--- a/tools/atrf-txrx/atrf-txrx.c
+++ b/tools/atrf-txrx/atrf-txrx.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ enum mode {
 
 
 static volatile int run = 1;
+static bool quiet = 0;
 
 
 /* ----- Helper functions -------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -237,7 +239,8 @@ static void receive_pcap(struct atrf_dsc *dsc, const char *name)
 	write_pcap_hdr(file);
 	while (run) {
 		wait_for_interrupt(dsc,
-		    IRQ_TRX_END, IRQ_TRX_END | IRQ_RX_START | IRQ_AMI, 0);
+		    IRQ_TRX_END,
+		    quiet ? 0xff : IRQ_TRX_END | IRQ_RX_START | IRQ_AMI, 0);
 		if (!run)
 			break;
 		gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
@@ -249,7 +252,8 @@ static void receive_pcap(struct atrf_dsc *dsc, const char *name)
 			continue;
 		}
 		write_pcap_rec(file, &now, buf, n-1);
-		(void) write(2, ".", 1);
+		if (!quiet)
+			(void) write(2, ".", 1);
 		count++;
 	}
 	if (fclose(file) == EOF) {
@@ -666,7 +670,7 @@ static void usage(const char *name)
 "    command     shell command to run while transmitting (default: wait for\n"
 "                SIGINT instead)\n\n"
 "  common options: [-c channel|-f freq] [-C mhz] [-d driver[:arg]] [-o file]\n"
-"                  [-p power] [-r rate] [-t trim]\n"
+"                  [-p power] [-q] [-r rate] [-t trim]\n"
 "    -c channel  channel number, 11 to 26 (default %d)\n"
 "    -C mhz      output clock at 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 MHz (default: off)\n"
 "    -d driver[:arg]\n"
@@ -674,6 +678,8 @@ static void usage(const char *name)
 "    -f freq     frequency in MHz, 2405 to 2480 (default %d)\n"
 "    -o file     write received data to a file in pcap format\n"
 "    -p power    transmit power, -17.2 to 3.0 dBm (default %.1f)\n"
+"    -q          quiet - suppress progress reports and warnings\n"
+"                (currently only used when capturing)\n"
 "    -r rate     data rate, 250k, 500k, 1M, or 2M (default: 250k)\n"
 "    -t trim     trim capacitor, 0 to 15 (default %d)\n"
 	    , name, name, name, name, name, name,
@@ -718,7 +724,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 	const char *pcap_file = NULL;
 	struct atrf_dsc *dsc;
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "c:C:d:E:f:Ho:p:Pr:Rt:T:x")) != EOF)
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "c:C:d:E:f:Ho:p:Pqr:Rt:T:x")) != EOF)
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'c':
 			channel = strtoul(optarg, &end, 0);
@@ -767,6 +773,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 		case 'P':
 			set_mode(&mode, mode_ping);
 			break;
+		case 'q':
+			quiet = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'r':
 			if (!strcmp(optarg, "250k"))
 				rate = OQPSK_DATA_RATE_250;