diff --git a/plugin/rubocop.vim b/plugin/rubocop.vim
index 2d98d4e..874ef48 100644
--- a/plugin/rubocop.vim
+++ b/plugin/rubocop.vim
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if !exists('g:vimrubocop_keymap')
   let g:vimrubocop_keymap = 1
 endif
 
-let s:rubocop_switches = ['-l', '--lint', '-R', '--rails', '-a', '--auto-correct']
+let s:rubocop_switches = ['-l', '--lint', '-R', '--rails', '-a', '--auto-correct', '-s', '--silent']
 
 function! s:RuboCopSwitches(...)
   return join(s:rubocop_switches, "\n")
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ endfunction
 function! s:RuboCop(current_args)
   let l:extra_args     = g:vimrubocop_extra_args
   let l:filename       = @%
+  let l:silent         = matchstr(a:current_args, '--silent\|-\<s\>')
   let l:rubocop_cmd    = g:vimrubocop_rubocop_cmd
-  let l:rubocop_opts   = ' '.a:current_args.' '.l:extra_args.' --format emacs'
+  let l:rubocop_opts   = ' '. substitute(a:current_args, '--silent\|-\<s\>', '', '').' '.l:extra_args.' --format emacs'
   if g:vimrubocop_config != ''
     let l:rubocop_opts = ' '.l:rubocop_opts.' --config '.g:vimrubocop_config
   endif
@@ -54,8 +55,15 @@ function! s:RuboCop(current_args)
   endif
   let l:rubocop_output  = substitute(l:rubocop_output, '\\"', "'", 'g')
   let l:rubocop_results = split(l:rubocop_output, "\n")
-  cexpr l:rubocop_results
-  copen
+  if len(l:rubocop_results) > 0
+    if empty(l:silent)
+      cexpr l:rubocop_results
+      copen
+    end
+  else
+    echom 'Rubocop reports no violations'
+  endif
+
   " Shortcuts taken from Ack.vim - git://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim.git
   exec "nnoremap <silent> <buffer> q :ccl<CR>"
   exec "nnoremap <silent> <buffer> t <C-W><CR><C-W>T"