diff --git a/src/firejail/env.c b/src/firejail/env.c
index 2e9f516ba..f15e1362f 100644
--- a/src/firejail/env.c
+++ b/src/firejail/env.c
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ void env_defaults(void) {
 	// set the window title
 	if (!arg_quiet)
 		printf("\033]0;firejail %s\007", cfg.window_title);
+
+	// pass --quiet as an environment variable, in case the command calls further firejailed commands
+	if (arg_quiet)
+		setenv("FIREJAIL_QUIET", "yes", 1);
+
 	fflush(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/firejail/main.c b/src/firejail/main.c
index ece4c2cb5..f3dc72944 100644
--- a/src/firejail/main.c
+++ b/src/firejail/main.c
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	// get starting timestamp, process --quiet
 	start_timestamp = getticks();
-	if (check_arg(argc, argv, "--quiet", 1))
+	char *env_quiet = getenv("FIREJAIL_QUIET");
+	if (check_arg(argc, argv, "--quiet", 1) || (env_quiet && strcmp(env_quiet, "yes") == 0))
 		arg_quiet = 1;
 
 	// cleanup at exit