diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ed04212..58c76659 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Logging:
       --print-time=N            print hashrate report every N seconds
       --health-print-time=N     print health report every N seconds
       --no-color                disable colored output
+      --verbose                 verbose output
 
 Misc:
   -c, --config=FILE             load a JSON-format configuration file
diff --git a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseTransform.cpp b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseTransform.cpp
index ccf5ccf1..8a3a140e 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseTransform.cpp
+++ b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseTransform.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ void xmrig::BaseTransform::transform(rapidjson::Document &doc, int key, const ch
     case IConfig::DryRunKey:      /* --dry-run */
     case IConfig::HttpEnabledKey: /* --http-enabled */
     case IConfig::DaemonKey:      /* --daemon */
+    case IConfig::VerboseKey:     /* --verbose */
         return transformBoolean(doc, key, true);
 
     case IConfig::ColorKey:          /* --no-color */
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ void xmrig::BaseTransform::transformBoolean(rapidjson::Document &doc, int key, b
     case IConfig::DryRunKey: /* --dry-run */
         return set(doc, "dry-run", enable);
 
+    case IConfig::VerboseKey: /* --verbose */
+        return set(doc, "verbose", enable);
+
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/config/Config_platform.h b/src/core/config/Config_platform.h
index 14ae5b2e..2a1725e3 100644
--- a/src/core/config/Config_platform.h
+++ b/src/core/config/Config_platform.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static const option options[] = {
     { "cpu-max-threads-hint",  1, nullptr, IConfig::CPUMaxThreadsKey      },
     { "cpu-memory-pool",       1, nullptr, IConfig::MemoryPoolKey         },
     { "cpu-no-yield",          0, nullptr, IConfig::YieldKey              },
+    { "verbose",               0, nullptr, IConfig::VerboseKey            },
 #   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_TLS
     { "tls",                   0, nullptr, IConfig::TlsKey                },
     { "tls-fingerprint",       1, nullptr, IConfig::FingerprintKey        },
diff --git a/src/core/config/usage.h b/src/core/config/usage.h
index 27edee3d..4fb62a48 100644
--- a/src/core/config/usage.h
+++ b/src/core/config/usage.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static inline const std::string &usage()
     u += "      --health-print-time=N     print health report every N seconds\n";
 #   endif
     u += "      --no-color                disable colored output\n";
+    u += "      --verbose                 verbose output\n";
 
     u += "\nMisc:\n";