diff --git a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/MultiverseCoreConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/MultiverseCoreConfiguration.java
index 29f8a471..74add175 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/MultiverseCoreConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/MultiverseCoreConfiguration.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public class MultiverseCoreConfiguration extends SerializationConfig implements
     @Property
     private volatile int globaldebug;
     @Property
+    private volatile boolean silentstart;
+    @Property
     private volatile int messagecooldown;
     @Property
     private volatile double version;
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ public class MultiverseCoreConfiguration extends SerializationConfig implements
         messagecooldown = 5000;
         teleportcooldown = 1000;
         this.version = 2.9;
+        silentstart = false;
         // END CHECKSTYLE-SUPPRESSION: MagicNumberCheck
     }
 
@@ -275,4 +278,15 @@ public class MultiverseCoreConfiguration extends SerializationConfig implements
     public boolean getUseAsyncChat() {
         return this.useasyncchat;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setSilentStart(boolean silentStart) {
+        Logging.setShowingConfig(!silentStart);
+        this.silentstart = silentStart;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean getSilentStart() {
+        return silentstart;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/api/MultiverseCoreConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/api/MultiverseCoreConfig.java
index abd9ace0..6b56e348 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/api/MultiverseCoreConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/api/MultiverseCoreConfig.java
@@ -145,4 +145,18 @@ public interface MultiverseCoreConfig extends ConfigurationSerializable {
      * @return useasyncchat.
      */
     boolean getUseAsyncChat();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether to suppress startup messages.
+     *
+     * @param silentStart true to suppress messages.
+     */
+    void setSilentStart(boolean silentStart);
+
+    /**
+     * Whether we are suppressing startup messages.
+     *
+     * @return true if we are suppressing startup messages.
+     */
+    boolean getSilentStart();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/SilentCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/SilentCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d0bfd73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/SilentCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Multiverse 2 Copyright (c) the Multiverse Team 2011.                       *
+ * Multiverse 2 is licensed under the BSD License.                            *
+ * For more information please check the README.md file included              *
+ * with this project.                                                         *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+package com.onarandombox.MultiverseCore.commands;
+
+import com.onarandombox.MultiverseCore.MultiverseCore;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionDefault;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Enables debug-information.
+ */
+public class SilentCommand extends MultiverseCommand {
+
+    public SilentCommand(MultiverseCore plugin) {
+        super(plugin);
+        this.setName("Turn silent mode on/off?");
+        this.setCommandUsage("/mv silent" + ChatColor.GOLD + " [true|false|on|off]");
+        this.setArgRange(0, 1);
+        this.addKey("mv silent");
+        this.addKey("mvsilent");
+        this.addCommandExample("/mv silent " + ChatColor.GOLD + "true");
+        this.setPermission("multiverse.core.silent", "Reduces the amount of startup messages.", PermissionDefault.OP);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void runCommand(CommandSender sender, List<String> args) {
+        if (args.size() == 1) {
+            if (args.get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("on")) {
+                args.set(0, "true");
+            }
+            plugin.getMVConfig().setSilentStart(Boolean.valueOf(args.get(0)));
+            plugin.saveMVConfigs();
+        }
+        this.displaySilentMode(sender);
+    }
+
+    private void displaySilentMode(CommandSender sender) {
+        if (plugin.getMVConfig().getSilentStart()) {
+            sender.sendMessage("Multiverse Silent Start mode is " + ChatColor.GREEN + "ON");
+        } else {
+            sender.sendMessage("Multiverse Silent Start mode is " + ChatColor.RED + "OFF");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 79ac2a9e..8161b1a0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -211,3 +211,7 @@ commands:
     usage: |
             /<command> <world> <environment>
             /<command> creative grieftastic -- Creates a world called 'grieftastic' exactly identical to the world 'creative'.
+  mvsilent:
+    description: Reduces startup messages
+    usage: |
+            /<command> [true|false]