diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
index 95bb8b2cef..dc6f1c0520 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
 use nu_protocol::{
     Category, IntoInterruptiblePipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned,
-    SyntaxShape, Value,
+    SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
 };
 
 const GLOB_PARAMS: glob::MatchOptions = glob::MatchOptions {
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ impl Command for Rm {
             )
             .switch("recursive", "delete subdirectories recursively", Some('r'))
             .switch("force", "suppress error when no file", Some('f'))
+            .switch("quiet", "supress output showing files deleted", Some('q'))
             // .switch("interactive", "ask user to confirm action", Some('i'))
             .rest(
                 "rest",
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ fn rm(
     let permanent = call.has_flag("permanent");
     let recursive = call.has_flag("recursive");
     let force = call.has_flag("force");
+    let quiet = call.has_flag("quiet");
     // let interactive = call.has_flag("interactive");
 
     let ctrlc = engine_state.ctrlc.clone();
@@ -241,6 +243,8 @@ fn rm(
                         Value::Error {
                             error: ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(msg, e.to_string(), span),
                         }
+                    } else if quiet {
+                        Value::Nothing { span }
                     } else {
                         let val = format!("deleted {:}", f.to_string_lossy());
                         Value::String { val, span }
@@ -266,5 +270,6 @@ fn rm(
                 }
             }
         })
+        .filter(|x| !matches!(x.get_type(), Type::Nothing))
         .into_pipeline_data(ctrlc))
 }