diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index fe716b2e426..044ec882ccf 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -78,9 +78,16 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
 -q::
 --quiet::
 	Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
-	used git commands.
+	used git commands. Progress is not reported to the standard error
+	stream.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
 	Be verbose.
 endif::git-pull[]
+
+--progress::
+	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+	by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+	is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+	standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 4cb7d78cfc0..43cfba0e452 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
 --verbose::
 -v::
-	Run verbosely.
+	Run verbosely. Does not affect the reporting of progress status
+	to the standard error stream.
 
 --progress::
 	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
index 31f42ea21a2..ab4de103586 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ in a state that is hard to back out of in the case of a conflict.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	This is passed to both underlying git-fetch to squelch reporting of
+	during transfer, and underlying git-merge to squelch output during
+	merging.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+	Pass --verbose to git-fetch and git-merge.
+
 Options related to merging
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 49b6bd9d925..59dc8b197ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -146,14 +146,21 @@ useful if you write an alias or script around 'git push'.
 	receiver share many of the same objects in common. The default is
 	\--thin.
 
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	Suppress all output, including the listing of updated refs,
+	unless an error occurs. Progress is not reported to the standard
+	error stream.
+
 -v::
 --verbose::
 	Run verbosely.
 
--q::
---quiet::
-	Suppress all output, including the listing of updated refs,
-	unless an error occurs.
+--progress::
+	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+	by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+	is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+	standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
 
 include::urls-remotes.txt[]
 
diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
index 3b83dba1a0d..37ce9a17fc3 100644
--- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ option can be used to override --squash.
 	Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
 	removed in the future.
 
+ifndef::git-pull[]
 -q::
 --quiet::
 	Operate quietly.
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ option can be used to override --squash.
 -v::
 --verbose::
 	Be verbose.
+endif::git-pull[]
 
 -X <option>::
 --strategy-option=<option>::
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 58bacbd552c..05f8fb4771b 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -37,18 +37,17 @@ static const char * const builtin_clone_usage[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static int option_quiet, option_no_checkout, option_bare, option_mirror;
+static int option_no_checkout, option_bare, option_mirror;
 static int option_local, option_no_hardlinks, option_shared, option_recursive;
 static char *option_template, *option_reference, *option_depth;
 static char *option_origin = NULL;
 static char *option_branch = NULL;
 static char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
-static int option_verbose;
+static int option_verbosity;
 static int option_progress;
 
 static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
-	OPT__QUIET(&option_quiet),
-	OPT__VERBOSE(&option_verbose),
+	OPT__VERBOSITY(&option_verbosity),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "progress", &option_progress,
 			"force progress reporting"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-checkout", &option_no_checkout,
@@ -462,7 +461,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die("could not create leading directories of '%s'", git_dir);
 	set_git_dir(make_absolute_path(git_dir));
 
-	init_db(option_template, option_quiet ? INIT_DB_QUIET : 0);
+	init_db(option_template, (option_verbosity < 0) ? INIT_DB_QUIET : 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * At this point, the config exists, so we do not need the
@@ -526,13 +525,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_DEPTH,
 					     option_depth);
 
-		if (option_quiet)
-			transport->verbose = -1;
-		else if (option_verbose)
-			transport->verbose = 1;
-
-		if (option_progress)
-			transport->progress = 1;
+		transport_set_verbosity(transport, option_verbosity, option_progress);
 
 		if (option_upload_pack)
 			transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_UPLOADPACK,
@@ -641,7 +634,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		opts.update = 1;
 		opts.merge = 1;
 		opts.fn = oneway_merge;
-		opts.verbose_update = !option_quiet;
+		opts.verbose_update = (option_verbosity > 0);
 		opts.src_index = &the_index;
 		opts.dst_index = &the_index;
 
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index b6c5b344be8..2bb75c13052 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 static int all, append, dry_run, force, keep, multiple, prune, update_head_ok, verbosity;
+static int progress;
 static int tags = TAGS_DEFAULT;
 static const char *depth;
 static const char *upload_pack;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ static struct option builtin_fetch_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('k', "keep", &keep, "keep downloaded pack"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('u', "update-head-ok", &update_head_ok,
 		    "allow updating of HEAD ref"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "progress", &progress, "force progress reporting"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "depth", &depth, "DEPTH",
 		   "deepen history of shallow clone"),
 	OPT_END()
@@ -845,10 +847,7 @@ static int fetch_one(struct remote *remote, int argc, const char **argv)
 		die("Where do you want to fetch from today?");
 
 	transport = transport_get(remote, NULL);
-	if (verbosity >= 2)
-		transport->verbose = verbosity <= 3 ? verbosity : 3;
-	if (verbosity < 0)
-		transport->verbose = -1;
+	transport_set_verbosity(transport, verbosity, progress);
 	if (upload_pack)
 		set_option(TRANS_OPT_UPLOADPACK, upload_pack);
 	if (keep)
diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
index 235ca12455e..62957ededdf 100644
--- a/builtin/push.c
+++ b/builtin/push.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ static const char * const push_usage[] = {
 static int thin;
 static int deleterefs;
 static const char *receivepack;
+static int verbosity;
+static int progress;
 
 static const char **refspec;
 static int refspec_nr;
@@ -105,13 +107,16 @@ static int push_with_options(struct transport *transport, int flags)
 {
 	int err;
 	int nonfastforward;
+
+	transport_set_verbosity(transport, verbosity, progress);
+
 	if (receivepack)
 		transport_set_option(transport,
 				     TRANS_OPT_RECEIVEPACK, receivepack);
 	if (thin)
 		transport_set_option(transport, TRANS_OPT_THIN, "yes");
 
-	if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE)
+	if (verbosity > 0)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Pushing to %s\n", transport->url);
 	err = transport_push(transport, refspec_nr, refspec, flags,
 			     &nonfastforward);
@@ -204,8 +209,7 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int rc;
 	const char *repo = NULL;	/* default repository */
 	struct option options[] = {
-		OPT_BIT('q', "quiet", &flags, "be quiet", TRANSPORT_PUSH_QUIET),
-		OPT_BIT('v', "verbose", &flags, "be verbose", TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE),
+		OPT__VERBOSITY(&verbosity),
 		OPT_STRING( 0 , "repo", &repo, "repository", "repository"),
 		OPT_BIT( 0 , "all", &flags, "push all refs", TRANSPORT_PUSH_ALL),
 		OPT_BIT( 0 , "mirror", &flags, "mirror all refs",
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_STRING( 0 , "exec", &receivepack, "receive-pack", "receive pack program"),
 		OPT_BIT('u', "set-upstream", &flags, "set upstream for git pull/status",
 			TRANSPORT_PUSH_SET_UPSTREAM),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "progress", &progress, "force progress reporting"),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 38331a86110..d45b50cf478 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test -z "$(git ls-files -u)" || die_conflict
 test -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" && die_merge
 
 strategy_args= diffstat= no_commit= squash= no_ff= ff_only=
-log_arg= verbosity=
+log_arg= verbosity= progress=
 merge_args=
 curr_branch=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
 curr_branch_short=$(echo "$curr_branch" | sed "s|refs/heads/||")
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ do
 		verbosity="$verbosity -q" ;;
 	-v|--verbose)
 		verbosity="$verbosity -v" ;;
+	--progress)
+		progress=--progress ;;
 	-n|--no-stat|--no-summary)
 		diffstat=--no-stat ;;
 	--stat|--summary)
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ test true = "$rebase" && {
 	done
 }
 orig_head=$(git rev-parse -q --verify HEAD)
-git fetch $verbosity --update-head-ok "$@" || exit 1
+git fetch $verbosity $progress --update-head-ok "$@" || exit 1
 
 curr_head=$(git rev-parse -q --verify HEAD)
 if test -n "$orig_head" && test "$curr_head" != "$orig_head"
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index f8229720201..2638781c5b8 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -279,9 +279,8 @@ static void standard_options(struct transport *t)
 	char buf[16];
 	int n;
 	int v = t->verbose;
-	int no_progress = v < 0 || (!t->progress && !isatty(2));
 
-	set_helper_option(t, "progress", !no_progress ? "true" : "false");
+	set_helper_option(t, "progress", t->progress ? "true" : "false");
 
 	n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", v + 1);
 	if (n >= sizeof(buf))
@@ -576,7 +575,6 @@ static int push_refs(struct transport *transport,
 	if (buf.len == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	transport->verbose = flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE ? 1 : 0;
 	standard_options(transport);
 
 	if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_DRY_RUN) {
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 825be9456c7..8ce39364a1e 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int fetch_refs_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
 	args.include_tag = data->options.followtags;
 	args.verbose = (transport->verbose > 0);
 	args.quiet = (transport->verbose < 0);
-	args.no_progress = args.quiet || (!transport->progress && !isatty(2));
+	args.no_progress = !transport->progress;
 	args.depth = data->options.depth;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_heads; i++)
@@ -786,8 +786,8 @@ static int git_transport_push(struct transport *transport, struct ref *remote_re
 	args.send_mirror = !!(flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR);
 	args.force_update = !!(flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_FORCE);
 	args.use_thin_pack = data->options.thin;
-	args.verbose = !!(flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE);
-	args.quiet = !!(flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_QUIET);
+	args.verbose = (transport->verbose > 0);
+	args.quiet = (transport->verbose < 0);
 	args.dry_run = !!(flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_DRY_RUN);
 	args.porcelain = !!(flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_PORCELAIN);
 
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ struct transport *transport_get(struct remote *remote, const char *url)
 	const char *helper;
 	struct transport *ret = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ret));
 
+	ret->progress = isatty(2);
+
 	if (!remote)
 		die("No remote provided to transport_get()");
 
@@ -1028,6 +1030,25 @@ int transport_set_option(struct transport *transport,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+void transport_set_verbosity(struct transport *transport, int verbosity,
+	int force_progress)
+{
+	if (verbosity >= 2)
+		transport->verbose = verbosity <= 3 ? verbosity : 3;
+	if (verbosity < 0)
+		transport->verbose = -1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Rules used to determine whether to report progress (processing aborts
+	 * when a rule is satisfied):
+	 *
+	 *   1. Report progress, if force_progress is 1 (ie. --progress).
+	 *   2. Don't report progress, if verbosity < 0 (ie. -q/--quiet ).
+	 *   3. Report progress if isatty(2) is 1.
+	 **/
+	transport->progress = force_progress || (verbosity >= 0 && isatty(2));
+}
+
 int transport_push(struct transport *transport,
 		   int refspec_nr, const char **refspec, int flags,
 		   int *nonfastforward)
@@ -1046,8 +1067,8 @@ int transport_push(struct transport *transport,
 			transport->get_refs_list(transport, 1);
 		struct ref *local_refs = get_local_heads();
 		int match_flags = MATCH_REFS_NONE;
-		int verbose = flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE;
-		int quiet = flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_QUIET;
+		int verbose = (transport->verbose > 0);
+		int quiet = (transport->verbose < 0);
 		int porcelain = flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_PORCELAIN;
 		int pretend = flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_DRY_RUN;
 		int push_ret, ret, err;
diff --git a/transport.h b/transport.h
index 096f6e94783..c59d97388e6 100644
--- a/transport.h
+++ b/transport.h
@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ struct transport {
 	int (*disconnect)(struct transport *connection);
 	char *pack_lockfile;
 	signed verbose : 3;
-	/* Force progress even if stderr is not a tty */
+	/**
+	 * Transports should not set this directly, and should use this
+	 * value without having to check isatty(2), -q/--quiet
+	 * (transport->verbose < 0), etc. - checking has already been done
+	 * in transport_set_verbosity().
+	 **/
 	unsigned progress : 1;
 	/*
 	 * If transport is at least potentially smart, this points to
@@ -94,10 +99,9 @@ struct transport {
 #define TRANSPORT_PUSH_FORCE 2
 #define TRANSPORT_PUSH_DRY_RUN 4
 #define TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR 8
-#define TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE 16
-#define TRANSPORT_PUSH_PORCELAIN 32
-#define TRANSPORT_PUSH_QUIET 64
-#define TRANSPORT_PUSH_SET_UPSTREAM 128
+#define TRANSPORT_PUSH_PORCELAIN 16
+#define TRANSPORT_PUSH_SET_UPSTREAM 32
+
 #define TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH (2 * DEFAULT_ABBREV + 3)
 
 /* Returns a transport suitable for the url */
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ struct transport *transport_get(struct remote *, const char *);
  **/
 int transport_set_option(struct transport *transport, const char *name,
 			 const char *value);
+void transport_set_verbosity(struct transport *transport, int verbosity,
+	int force_progress);
 
 int transport_push(struct transport *connection,
 		   int refspec_nr, const char **refspec, int flags,