diff --git a/common/content/events.js b/common/content/events.js
index 555698a8..08f16692 100644
--- a/common/content/events.js
+++ b/common/content/events.js
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ function Events() //{{{
          *     command line.
          * @returns {boolean}
          */
-        feedkeys: function (keys, noremap, silent)
+        feedkeys: function (keys, noremap, quiet)
         {
             let doc = window.document;
             let view = window.document.defaultView;
@@ -873,9 +873,9 @@ function Events() //{{{
             let wasFeeding = this.feedingKeys;
             this.feedingKeys = true;
             this.duringFeed = this.duringFeed || [];
-            let wasSilent = commandline.silent;
-            if (silent)
-                commandline.silent = silent;
+            let wasQuiet  = commandline.quiet;
+            if (quiet)
+                commandline.quiet = quiet;
 
             try
             {
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@ function Events() //{{{
             finally
             {
                 this.feedingKeys = wasFeeding;
-                if (silent)
-                    commandline.silent = wasSilent;
+                if (quiet)
+                    commandline.quiet = wasQuiet;
 
                 if (this.duringFeed.length)
                 {
diff --git a/common/content/ui.js b/common/content/ui.js
index c61d3965..5ce63056 100644
--- a/common/content/ui.js
+++ b/common/content/ui.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function CommandLine() //{{{
     var lastMowOutput = null;
 
     var silent = false;
+    var quiet = false;
     var keepCommand = false;
     var lastEcho = null;
 
@@ -1022,8 +1023,14 @@ function CommandLine() //{{{
         set silent(val)
         {
             silent = val;
+            this.quiet = this.quiet;
+        },
+        get quiet() quiet,
+        set quiet(val)
+        {
+            quiet = val;
             Array.forEach(document.getElementById("liberator-commandline").childNodes, function (node) {
-                node.style.opacity = silent ? "0" : "";
+                node.style.opacity = quiet || silent ? "0" : "";
             });
         },