diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index af2f289d..27517965 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ byobu (4.2) unreleased; urgency=low
     - turn on battery, disk_io, users, wifi, as nothing is displayed
       if we have none
   * usr/lib/byobu/disk: add trailing whitespace
+  * usr/bin/byobu-silent, usr/bin/Makefile.am: add a total silence
+    mode for Byobu
+  * usr/share/man/man1/byobu-quiet.1, usr/share/man/man1/byobu-silent.1:
+    - add a manpage for byobu-silent.1, and update byobu-silent.1
 
   [ Scott Moser ]
   * usr/bin/byobu, usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets,
diff --git a/usr/bin/Makefile.am b/usr/bin/Makefile.am
index 500103a2..9c12fd44 100644
--- a/usr/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/usr/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-bin_SCRIPTS = byobu  byobu-config  byobu-ctrl-a  byobu-disable  byobu-enable  byobu-export  byobu-janitor  byobu-launch  byobu-launcher  byobu-launcher-install  byobu-launcher-uninstall  byobu-quiet  byobu-reconnect-sockets  byobu-select-profile  byobu-select-session  byobu-status  byobu-status-detail  shell
+bin_SCRIPTS = byobu  byobu-config  byobu-ctrl-a  byobu-disable  byobu-enable  byobu-export  byobu-janitor  byobu-launch  byobu-launcher  byobu-launcher-install  byobu-launcher-uninstall  byobu-quiet  byobu-reconnect-sockets  byobu-select-profile  byobu-select-session  byobu-silent  byobu-status  byobu-status-detail  shell
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-silent b/usr/bin/byobu-silent
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7d691dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-silent
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    byobu-silence - disable the hardstatus, all indicators, and the window list
+#    Copyright (C) 2011 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+#    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+PKG="byobu"
+FLAG="$HOME/.$PKG/status.disable"
+
+# Clean up environment
+sed -i "/caption/d" "$HOME/.$PKG/keybindings" || true
+if [ "$1" = "--undo" ]; then
+	rm -f "$FLAG"
+else
+	touch "$FLAG"
+	echo "caption splitonly ''" >> "$HOME/.$PKG/keybindings"
+fi
+exec byobu-quiet "$@"
diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-quiet.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-quiet.1
index 92523652..af3ff110 100644
--- a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-quiet.1
+++ b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-quiet.1
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ byobu\-quiet [--undo]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBbyobu\-quiet\fP will disable ALL of Byobu's status indicators and eliminate the hardstatus line.
 
-Some administrators, in some environments, at some times may prefer a very minimal, quiet Byobu, without the potentially distracting status indicators and eye candy.  However, the window menu is preserved, as well as all of Byobu's keybindings and helper utilities.
+Some administrators, in some environments, at some times may prefer a very minimal, quiet Byobu, without the potentially distracting status indicators and eye candy.  However, the window menu is preserved, as well as all of Byobu's keybindings and helper utilities.  To elminate the window list, use \fBbyobu-silent\fP(1).
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fBbyobu-silent\fP(1)
 
 .TP
 \fIhttp://launchpad.net/byobu\fP
diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-silent.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-silent.1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cfec71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-silent.1
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+.TH byobu-silent 1 "21 May 2011" byobu "byobu"
+.SH NAME
+byobu\-silent\- Silence all of Byobu's status indicators, eliminate the hardstatus line, and the window list
+
+.SH USAGE
+byobu\-silent [--undo]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBbyobu\-silent\fP will disable ALL of Byobu's status indicators, eliminate the hardstatus line, and the window list.
+
+Some administrators, in some environments, at some times may prefer a very minimal, quiet Byobu, without the potentially distracting status indicators and eye candy.
+
+\fBbyobu-silent\fP implies \fBbyobu-quiet\fP.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fBbyobu-quiet\fP(1)
+
+.TP
+\fIhttp://launchpad.net/byobu\fP
+.PD
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+The complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in \fI/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL\fP on Debian/Ubuntu systems, or in \fI/usr/share/doc/fedora-release-*/GPL\fP on Fedora systems, or on the web at \fIhttp://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt\fP.