diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
index e45d326..701b309 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 struct rte_logs rte_logs = {
 	.type = ~0,
 	.level = RTE_LOG_DEBUG,
+	.silent = 0,
 	.file = NULL,
 };
 
@@ -87,6 +88,18 @@ rte_get_log_level(void)
 	return rte_logs.level;
 }
 
+void
+rte_log_silence_stdout(void)
+{
+	rte_logs.silent = 1;
+}
+
+int
+rte_log_stdout_silent(void)
+{
+	return rte_logs.silent;
+}
+
 /* Set global log type */
 void
 rte_set_log_type(uint32_t type, int enable)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
index 611e581..c47e02b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ eal_short_options[] =
 	"r:" /* memory ranks */
 	"v"  /* version */
 	"w:" /* pci-whitelist */
+	"s"  /* silence log output to stdout */
 	;
 
 const struct option
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ eal_long_options[] = {
 	{OPT_VFIO_INTR,         1, NULL, OPT_VFIO_INTR_NUM        },
 	{OPT_VMWARE_TSC_MAP,    0, NULL, OPT_VMWARE_TSC_MAP_NUM   },
 	{OPT_XEN_DOM0,          0, NULL, OPT_XEN_DOM0_NUM         },
+	{OPT_LOG_STDOUT_SILENT, 0, NULL, OPT_LOG_STDOUT_SILENT_NUM },
 	{0,                     0, NULL, 0                        }
 };
 
@@ -844,6 +846,9 @@ eal_parse_common_option(int opt, const char *optarg,
 		 * even if info or warning messages are disabled */
 		RTE_LOG(CRIT, EAL, "RTE Version: '%s'\n", rte_version());
 		break;
+	case 's':
+		rte_log_silence_stdout();
+		break;
 
 	/* long options */
 	case OPT_HUGE_UNLINK_NUM:
@@ -1055,9 +1060,12 @@ eal_common_usage(void)
 	       "  -d LIB.so|DIR       Add a driver or driver directory\n"
 	       "                      (can be used multiple times)\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_VMWARE_TSC_MAP"    Use VMware TSC map instead of native RDTSC\n"
-	       "  --"OPT_PROC_TYPE"         Type of this process (primary|secondary|auto)\n"
+		"  --"OPT_PROC_TYPE"         Type of this process "
+		"(primary|secondary|auto)\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_SYSLOG"            Set syslog facility\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"         Set default log level\n"
+		"  -s, --"OPT_LOG_STDOUT_SILENT" Silent mode, suppresses log "
+		"output to stdout\n"
 	       "  -v                  Display version information on startup\n"
 	       "  -h, --help          This help\n"
 	       "\nEAL options for DEBUG use only:\n"
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
index a881c62..bd9778f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_options.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ enum {
 	OPT_PCI_BLACKLIST_NUM   = 'b',
 #define OPT_PCI_WHITELIST     "pci-whitelist"
 	OPT_PCI_WHITELIST_NUM   = 'w',
+#define OPT_LOG_STDOUT_SILENT  "log-stdout-silent"
+	OPT_LOG_STDOUT_SILENT_NUM   = 's',
 
 	/* first long only option value must be >= 256, so that we won't
 	 * conflict with short options */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
index 671e274..3898676 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ extern "C" {
 struct rte_logs {
 	uint32_t type;  /**< Bitfield with enabled logs. */
 	uint32_t level; /**< Log level. */
+	uint32_t silent; /**< silence logging to stdout */
 	FILE *file;     /**< Output file set by rte_openlog_stream, or NULL. */
 };
 
@@ -132,6 +133,20 @@ void rte_set_log_level(uint32_t level);
 uint32_t rte_get_log_level(void);
 
 /**
+ * Silence output to stdout by logging facilities
+ */
+void rte_log_silence_stdout(void);
+
+/**
+ * Check if echoing log output to stdout is enabled.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - Returns 0 if echoing to logging to stdout is enabled
+ * - Returns 1 if logging is in silent mode
+ */
+int rte_log_stdout_silent(void);
+
+/**
  * Enable or disable the log type.
  *
  * @param type
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_log.c
index e3a50aa..d88ed82 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_log.c
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ static ssize_t
 console_log_write(__attribute__((unused)) void *c, const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	char copybuf[BUFSIZ + 1];
-	ssize_t ret;
+	ssize_t ret = 0;
 	uint32_t loglevel;
 
 	/* write on stdout */
-	ret = fwrite(buf, 1, size, stdout);
-	fflush(stdout);
+	if (!rte_log_stdout_silent()) {
+		ret = fwrite(buf, 1, size, stdout);
+		fflush(stdout);
+	}
 
 	/* truncate message if too big (should not happen) */
 	if (size > BUFSIZ)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 83721ba..f60c3f7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -178,3 +178,11 @@ DPDK_16.11 {
 	rte_eal_vdrv_unregister;
 
 } DPDK_16.07;
+
+DPDK_17.02 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_log_stdout_silent;
+	rte_log_silence_stdout;
+
+} DPDK_16.11;
