diff --git a/base/pop/help/popc b/base/pop/help/popc
index 44c8b642..1b8b014f 100644
--- a/base/pop/help/popc
+++ b/base/pop/help/popc
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ searched, i.e. disables the use of popsyslist.
             Produce output files in  directory (can occur anywhere,  and
             affects all following source files).
 
+    -quiet
+            Suppresses the popgctrace messages and inhibits the printing 
+            of multiple file names when compiling multiple files.
+
     -u arg-list
             Use Pop-11  source  libraries:  for each  arg  in  arg-list,
             compiles
diff --git a/base/pop/src/syscomp/popc_main.p b/base/pop/src/syscomp/popc_main.p
index 62035182..22b4c566 100644
--- a/base/pop/src/syscomp/popc_main.p
+++ b/base/pop/src/syscomp/popc_main.p
@@ -1522,6 +1522,7 @@ define $-Pop$-Main();
             asm_only    = false,
             comp_only   = false,
             l_flag      = false,
+            q_flag      = false,
             out_dir     = false,
             link_args   = [],
             wlib_create = false,
@@ -1540,7 +1541,7 @@ define $-Pop$-Main();
     dlocal  pop_arglist,
             pop_file_versions = use_file_versions(),
             cucharout = cucharerr,
-            % file_create_control(dlocal_context) %,
+            % file_create_control(dlocal_context) %
         ;
 
 #_IF pop_debugging
@@ -1669,8 +1670,10 @@ define $-Pop$-Main();
 
                 elseif c == "l" then
                     ;;; list names of files compiled (now done
-                    ;;; automatically for more than 1 file)
-                    true -> l_flag
+                    ;;; automatically for more than 1 file). Explicitly
+                    ;;; clears -q_flag- if previously set.
+                    true -> l_flag;
+                    false -> q_flag;
 
                 elseif c == "m" then
                     ;;; define macro(s)
@@ -1698,6 +1701,11 @@ define $-Pop$-Main();
                     ;;; no system libraries
                     false -> syslib
 
+                elseif c == "quiet" then
+                    ;;; Explicitly quiet, will take precedence over l_flag.
+                    true -> q_flag;
+                    false -> l_flag;
+
                 elseif c == "u" then
                     ;;; use things
                     pop11_compile(stringin(consstring(#|
@@ -1757,8 +1765,16 @@ define $-Pop$-Main();
         endif;
 
     %] -> inter_args;
-    if n_compile > 1 then true -> l_flag endif;
 
+    ;;; Reconsider the l_flag (list files) based on whether q_flag (quiet) was explicitly set.
+    if q_flag then
+        ;;; Explicit quiet takes precedence. 
+        false -> l_flag;
+        false -> popgctrace;
+    elseif n_compile > 1 then
+        ;;; If q_flag not set l_flag allowed to stand. And apply this default rule.
+        true -> l_flag;
+    endif;
 
     define lconstant compile_file(source);
         lvars   nam, a_name, o_name, w_name, source, asm_extn;
diff --git a/mk_recipes/buildInplace.mk b/mk_recipes/buildInplace.mk
index 58504789..24e56a72 100644
--- a/mk_recipes/buildInplace.mk
+++ b/mk_recipes/buildInplace.mk
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ SRC_WLB:=$(popobjlib)/src.wlb
 .proxy-wlb-objects: $(SRC_WLB_SRC) $(SRC_WLB_HEADERS) $(POPC)
 	cd $(popsrc)
 	rm -f $@
-	$(RUN_POPC) -c -nosys $(POP_ARCH)/*.[ps] ./*.p
+	$(RUN_POPC) -quiet -c -nosys $(POP_ARCH)/*.[ps] ./*.p
 	touch "$@"
 
 $(SRC_WLB): .proxy-wlb-objects $(POPLIBR)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ VED_WLB:=$(popobjlib)/vedsrc.wlb
 .proxy-ved-wlb-objects : $(VED_WLB_SRC) $(VED_WLB_HEADERS) $(POPC)
 	cd $(usepop)/pop/ved/src
 	rm -f $@
-	$(RUN_POPC) -c -nosys -wlib \( ../../src/ \) ./*.p
+	$(RUN_POPC) -quiet -c -nosys -wlib \( ../../src/ \) ./*.p
 	touch "$@"
 
 $(VED_WLB): $(popobjlib)/src.wlb .proxy-ved-wlb-objects $(POPLIBR)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ XSRC_WLB:=$(popobjlib)/xsrc.wlb
 .proxy-xsrc-wlb-objects: $(XSRC_WLB_SRC) $(XSRC_WLB_HEADERS) $(XPW_TARGET) $(POPC)
 	cd $(usepop)/pop/x/src
 	rm -f $@
-	$(RUN_POPC) -c -nosys -wlib \( ../../src/ \) ./*.p
+	$(RUN_POPC) -quiet -c -nosys -wlib \( ../../src/ \) ./*.p
 	touch "$@"
 
 $(XSRC_WLB): $(popobjlib)/src.wlb .proxy-xsrc-wlb-objects $(POPLIBR)