diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h
index a27ec0c9eb9..ff20eeec7eb 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ struct flb_config {
     int daemon;               /* Run as a daemon ?              */
     flb_pipefd_t shutdown_fd; /* Shutdown FD, 5 seconds         */
 
-    int verbose;           /* Verbose mode (default OFF)     */
-    time_t init_time;      /* Time when Fluent Bit started   */
+    int verbose;           /* Verbose mode (default OFF)        */
+    int banner;            /* Print version banner (default ON) */
+    time_t init_time;      /* Time when Fluent Bit started      */
 
     /* Used in library mode */
     pthread_t worker;               /* worker tid */
diff --git a/src/flb_config.c b/src/flb_config.c
index 876e56bf072..7c037660d16 100644
--- a/src/flb_config.c
+++ b/src/flb_config.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct flb_config *flb_config_init()
     config->init_time    = time(NULL);
     config->kernel       = flb_kernel_info();
     config->verbose      = 3;
+    config->banner       = FLB_TRUE;
     config->grace        = 5;
     config->grace_count  = 0;
     config->grace_input  = config->grace / 2;
diff --git a/src/fluent-bit.c b/src/fluent-bit.c
index be5685a1b9e..d2651d20794 100644
--- a/src/fluent-bit.c
+++ b/src/fluent-bit.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ static void flb_help(int rc, struct flb_config *config)
     print_opt_i("-s, --coro_stack_size", "set coroutines stack size in bytes",
                 config->coro_stack_size);
     print_opt("-q, --quiet", "quiet mode");
+    print_opt("-B, --no-banner", "Disable printing of version banner");
     print_opt("-S, --sosreport", "support report for Enterprise customers");
     print_opt("-Y, --enable-hot-reload", "enable for hot reloading");
     print_opt("-W, --disable-thread-safety-on-hot-reloading", "disable thread safety on hot reloading");
@@ -1068,6 +1069,7 @@ static int flb_main_run(int argc, char **argv)
         { "verbose",         no_argument      , NULL, 'v' },
         { "workdir",         required_argument, NULL, 'w' },
         { "quiet",           no_argument      , NULL, 'q' },
+        { "no-banner",       no_argument      , NULL, 'B' },
         { "help",            no_argument      , NULL, 'h' },
         { "help-json",       no_argument      , NULL, 'J' },
         { "coro_stack_size", required_argument, NULL, 's' },
@@ -1125,7 +1127,7 @@ static int flb_main_run(int argc, char **argv)
     /* Parse the command line options */
     while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv,
                               "b:c:dDf:C:i:m:M:o:R:r:F:p:e:"
-                              "t:T:l:vw:qVhJL:HP:s:SWYZ",
+                              "t:T:l:vBw:qVhJL:HP:s:SWYZ",
                               long_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 
         switch (opt) {
@@ -1284,6 +1286,9 @@ static int flb_main_run(int argc, char **argv)
         case 'v':
             config->verbose++;
             break;
+        case 'B':
+            config->banner = FLB_FALSE;
+            break;
         case 'w':
             config->workdir =  flb_strdup(optarg);
             break;
@@ -1341,7 +1346,8 @@ static int flb_main_run(int argc, char **argv)
 
     set_log_level_from_env(config);
 
-    if (config->verbose != FLB_LOG_OFF) {
+    /* Show banner only if the configuration explicitly says so */
+    if (config->verbose != FLB_LOG_OFF && config->banner == FLB_TRUE) {
         flb_version_banner();
     }