diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index 9aae64d..1cf12bd 100644
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "EMERGE" "1" "Feb 2011" "Portage VERSION" "Portage"
+.TH "EMERGE" "1" "Mar 2011" "Portage VERSION" "Portage"
 .SH "NAME"
 emerge \- Command\-line interface to the Portage system
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -504,11 +504,11 @@
 b	blocked by another package (automatically resolved conflict)
 .TE
 .TP
-.BR "\-\-quiet " (\fB\-q\fR)
+.BR "\-\-quiet [ y | n ] (\-q short option)"
 Results may vary, but the general outcome is a reduced or condensed
 output from portage's displays.
 .TP
-.BR \-\-quiet\-build
+.BR "\-\-quiet\-build [ y | n ]"
 Redirect all build output to logs alone, and do not
 display it on stdout.
 .TP
diff --git a/pym/_emerge/help.py b/pym/_emerge/help.py
index 2f8b342..020bc42 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/help.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/help.py
@@ -578,11 +578,14 @@
 		print("              printed out accompanied by a '+' for enabled and a '-' for")
 		print("              disabled USE flags.")
 		print()
-		print("       "+green("--quiet")+" ("+green("-q")+" short option)")
+		print("       " + green("--quiet") + \
+			" [ %s | %s ] (%s short option)" % \
+			(turquoise("y"), turquoise("n"), green("-q")))
 		print("              Effects vary, but the general outcome is a reduced or condensed")
 		print("              output from portage's displays.")
 		print()
-		print("       "+green("--quiet-build"))
+		print("       " + green("--quiet-build") + \
+			" [ %s | %s ]" % (turquoise("y"), turquoise("n")))
 		desc = "Redirect all build output to logs alone, and do not " + \
 			"display it on stdout."
 		for line in wrap(desc, desc_width):
diff --git a/pym/_emerge/main.py b/pym/_emerge/main.py
index ce643cd..33fe034 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/main.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/main.py
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@
 "--nodeps",       "--noreplace",
 "--nospinner",    "--oneshot",
 "--onlydeps",     "--pretend",
-"--quiet",
-"--quiet-build",
 "--quiet-unmerge-warn",
 "--resume",
 "--searchdesc",
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@
 "n":"--noreplace", "N":"--newuse",
 "o":"--onlydeps",  "O":"--nodeps",
 "p":"--pretend",   "P":"--prune",
-"q":"--quiet",
 "r":"--resume",
 "s":"--search",    "S":"--searchdesc",
 "t":"--tree",
@@ -437,6 +434,8 @@
 		'--jobs'       : valid_integers,
 		'--keep-going'           : y_or_n,
 		'--package-moves'        : y_or_n,
+		'--quiet'                : y_or_n,
+		'--quiet-build'          : y_or_n,
 		'--rebuilt-binaries'     : y_or_n,
 		'--root-deps'  : ('rdeps',),
 		'--select'               : y_or_n,
@@ -462,6 +461,7 @@
 		'G' : y_or_n,
 		'k' : y_or_n,
 		'K' : y_or_n,
+		'q' : y_or_n,
 	}
 
 	arg_stack = args[:]
@@ -697,6 +697,19 @@
 			"choices"  : true_y_or_n
 		},
 
+		"--quiet": {
+			"shortopt" : "-q",
+			"help"     : "reduced or condensed output",
+			"type"     : "choice",
+			"choices"  : true_y_or_n
+		},
+
+		"--quiet-build": {
+			"help"     : "redirect build output to logs",
+			"type"     : "choice",
+			"choices"  : true_y_or_n
+		},
+
 		"--rebuilt-binaries": {
 			"help"     : "replace installed packages with binary " + \
 			             "packages that have been rebuilt",
@@ -869,6 +882,16 @@
 	if myoptions.package_moves in true_y:
 		myoptions.package_moves = True
 
+	if myoptions.quiet in true_y:
+		myoptions.quiet = True
+	else:
+		myoptions.quiet = None
+
+	if myoptions.quiet_build in true_y:
+		myoptions.quiet_build = True
+	else:
+		myoptions.quiet_build = None
+
 	if myoptions.rebuilt_binaries in true_y:
 		myoptions.rebuilt_binaries = True