diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 77695b9f510..53fecd9bb46 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ $(print_cross_targets)
     This flag requires xbps-uchroot(1), and won't work on filesystems that don't
     support overlayfs.
 
+-v  Show verbose messages (only affects update-check).
+
 -V  Print version of xbps, then exit.
 
 _EOF
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
 export XBPS_MACHINE=$(xbps-uhelper -C /dev/null arch)
 
 XBPS_OPTIONS=
-XBPS_OPTSTRING="1A:a:bc:CEfgGhH:iIj:Lm:No:p:qsQKr:tV"
+XBPS_OPTSTRING="1A:a:bc:CEfgGhH:iIj:Lm:No:p:qsQKr:tvV"
 
 # Preprocess arguments in order to allow options before and after XBPS_TARGET.
 eval set -- $(getopt "$XBPS_OPTSTRING" "$@");
@@ -407,6 +409,7 @@ while getopts "$XBPS_OPTSTRING" opt; do
         r) XBPS_ARG_ALT_REPOSITORY="$OPTARG"; XBPS_OPTIONS+=" -r $OPTARG";;
         s) XBPS_ARG_STRICT=yes; XBPS_OPTIONS+=" -s";;
         t) XBPS_ARG_TEMP_MASTERDIR=1; XBPS_OPTIONS+=" -t -C";;
+        v) XBPS_ARG_VERBOSE=1; XBPS_OPTIONS+=" -v";;
         V) echo "xbps-src-$XBPS_SRC_VERSION $(xbps-uhelper -V)" && exit 0;;
         --) shift; break;;
     esac
@@ -497,6 +500,7 @@ fi
 [ -n "$XBPS_ARG_CROSS_BUILD" ] && XBPS_CROSS_BUILD="$XBPS_ARG_CROSS_BUILD"
 [ -n "$XBPS_ARG_CHECK_PKGS" ] && XBPS_CHECK_PKGS="$XBPS_ARG_CHECK_PKGS"
 [ -n "$XBPS_ARG_MAKEJOBS" ] && XBPS_MAKEJOBS="$XBPS_ARG_MAKEJOBS"
+[ -n "$XBPS_ARG_VERBOSE" ] && XBPS_VERBOSE="$XBPS_ARG_VERBOSE"
 
 # Default to nproc for XBPS_MAKEJOBS if not set and nproc is available
 if command -v nproc >/dev/null ; then