diff --git a/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py b/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py
index c8b7633b..30af49c4 100644
--- a/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py
+++ b/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def _install_hook_script(
         config_file: str,
         hook_type: str,
         overwrite: bool = False,
+        quiet: bool = False,
         skip_on_missing_config: bool = False,
         git_dir: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> None:
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ def _install_hook_script(
         )
 
     args = ['hook-impl', f'--config={config_file}', f'--hook-type={hook_type}']
+    if quiet:
+        args.append('--quiet')
     if skip_on_missing_config:
         args.append('--skip-on-missing-config')
     params = {'INSTALL_PYTHON': sys.executable, 'ARGS': args}
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ def install(
         hook_types: Sequence[str],
         overwrite: bool = False,
         hooks: bool = False,
+        quiet: bool = False,
         skip_on_missing_config: bool = False,
         git_dir: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> int:
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ def install(
         _install_hook_script(
             config_file, hook_type,
             overwrite=overwrite,
+            quiet=quiet,
             skip_on_missing_config=skip_on_missing_config,
             git_dir=git_dir,
         )
diff --git a/pre_commit/main.py b/pre_commit/main.py
index b247ed02..c91d3273 100644
--- a/pre_commit/main.py
+++ b/pre_commit/main.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def main(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> int:
         '--skip-on-missing-config', action='store_true',
     )
     hook_impl_parser.add_argument(
-        '--quiet', action='store_true', default=False,
+        '--quiet', '-q', action='store_true', default=False,
         help='Enable quiet mode (in post-commit, pre-merge-commit, '
         'pre-commit hooks).',
     )
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ def main(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> int:
         ),
     )
     _add_hook_type_option(install_parser)
+    install_parser.add_argument(
+        '--quiet', '-q', action='store_true', default=False,
+        help='Write hook script using quiet mode.',
+    )
     install_parser.add_argument(
         '--allow-missing-config', action='store_true', default=False,
         help=(
@@ -384,6 +388,7 @@ def main(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> int:
                 hook_types=args.hook_types,
                 overwrite=args.overwrite,
                 hooks=args.install_hooks,
+                quiet=args.quiet,
                 skip_on_missing_config=args.allow_missing_config,
             )
         elif args.command == 'init-templatedir':