diff --git a/PFERD/__main__.py b/PFERD/__main__.py
index 8cb6a11..0fbce59 100644
--- a/PFERD/__main__.py
+++ b/PFERD/__main__.py
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@ def load_config(args: argparse.Namespace) -> Config:
 def configure_logging_from_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     if args.explain is not None:
         log.output_explain = args.explain
+    if args.status is not None:
+        log.output_status = args.status
+    if args.report is not None:
+        log.output_report = args.report
 
     # We want to prevent any unnecessary output if we're printing the config to
     # stdout, otherwise it would not be a valid config file.
     if args.dump_config == "-":
         log.output_explain = False
+        log.output_status = False
+        log.output_report = False
 
 
 def configure_logging_from_config(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> None:
@@ -56,6 +62,10 @@ def configure_logging_from_config(args: argparse.Namespace, config: Config) -> N
     try:
         if args.explain is None:
             log.output_explain = config.default_section.explain()
+        if args.status is None:
+            log.output_status = config.default_section.status()
+        if args.report is None:
+            log.output_report = config.default_section.report()
     except ConfigOptionError as e:
         log.error(str(e))
         exit(1)
diff --git a/PFERD/cli/parser.py b/PFERD/cli/parser.py
index 66c5959..346070f 100644
--- a/PFERD/cli/parser.py
+++ b/PFERD/cli/parser.py
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ PARSER.add_argument(
     action=BooleanOptionalAction,
     help="log and explain in detail what PFERD is doing"
 )
+PARSER.add_argument(
+    "--status",
+    action=BooleanOptionalAction,
+    help="print status updates while PFERD is crawling"
+)
+PARSER.add_argument(
+    "--report",
+    action=BooleanOptionalAction,
+    help="print a report of all local changes before exiting"
+)
 
 
 def load_default_section(
diff --git a/PFERD/config.py b/PFERD/config.py
index 3c69fc7..0c99683 100644
--- a/PFERD/config.py
+++ b/PFERD/config.py
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ class DefaultSection(Section):
     def explain(self) -> bool:
         return self.s.getboolean("explain", fallback=False)
 
+    def status(self) -> bool:
+        return self.s.getboolean("status", fallback=True)
+
+    def report(self) -> bool:
+        return self.s.getboolean("report", fallback=True)
+
 
 class Config:
     @staticmethod