diff --git a/builtin/stash--helper.c b/builtin/stash--helper.c
index 8683c662fc..0dd5dbade6 100644
--- a/builtin/stash--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/stash--helper.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ static int save_untracked_files(struct stash_info *info, struct strbuf *msg,
 }
 
 static int stash_patch(struct stash_info *info, struct pathspec ps,
-		       struct strbuf *out_patch)
+		       struct strbuf *out_patch, int quiet)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -1024,7 +1024,8 @@ static int stash_patch(struct stash_info *info, struct pathspec ps,
 	}
 
 	if (!out_patch->len) {
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("No changes selected"));
+		if (!quiet)
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("No changes selected"));
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1102,7 +1103,8 @@ static int stash_working_tree(struct stash_info *info, struct pathspec ps)
 
 static int do_create_stash(struct pathspec ps, struct strbuf *stash_msg_buf,
 			   int include_untracked, int patch_mode,
-			   struct stash_info *info, struct strbuf *patch)
+			   struct stash_info *info, struct strbuf *patch,
+			   int quiet)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int flags = 0;
@@ -1120,7 +1122,9 @@ static int do_create_stash(struct pathspec ps, struct strbuf *stash_msg_buf,
 	refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
 
 	if (get_oid("HEAD", &info->b_commit)) {
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("You do not have the initial commit yet"));
+		if (!quiet)
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("You do not have "
+					     "the initial commit yet"));
 		ret = -1;
 		goto done;
 	} else {
@@ -1145,7 +1149,9 @@ static int do_create_stash(struct pathspec ps, struct strbuf *stash_msg_buf,
 	if (write_cache_as_tree(&info->i_tree, 0, NULL) ||
 	    commit_tree(commit_tree_label.buf, commit_tree_label.len,
 			&info->i_tree, parents, &info->i_commit, NULL, NULL)) {
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current index state"));
+		if (!quiet)
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current "
+					     "index state"));
 		ret = -1;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -1153,26 +1159,29 @@ static int do_create_stash(struct pathspec ps, struct strbuf *stash_msg_buf,
 	if (include_untracked && get_untracked_files(ps, include_untracked,
 						     &untracked_files)) {
 		if (save_untracked_files(info, &msg, untracked_files)) {
-			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save "
-					     "the untracked files"));
+			if (!quiet)
+				fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save "
+						     "the untracked files"));
 			ret = -1;
 			goto done;
 		}
 		untracked_commit_option = 1;
 	}
 	if (patch_mode) {
-		ret = stash_patch(info, ps, patch);
+		ret = stash_patch(info, ps, patch, quiet);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current "
-					     "worktree state"));
+			if (!quiet)
+				fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current "
+						     "worktree state"));
 			goto done;
 		} else if (ret > 0) {
 			goto done;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (stash_working_tree(info, ps)) {
-			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current "
-					     "worktree state"));
+			if (!quiet)
+				fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current "
+						     "worktree state"));
 			ret = -1;
 			goto done;
 		}
@@ -1198,7 +1207,9 @@ static int do_create_stash(struct pathspec ps, struct strbuf *stash_msg_buf,
 
 	if (commit_tree(stash_msg_buf->buf, stash_msg_buf->len, &info->w_tree,
 			parents, &info->w_commit, NULL, NULL)) {
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot record working tree state"));
+		if (!quiet)
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot record "
+					     "working tree state"));
 		ret = -1;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -1233,7 +1244,7 @@ static int create_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	memset(&ps, 0, sizeof(ps));
 	strbuf_addstr(&stash_msg_buf, stash_msg);
 	ret = do_create_stash(ps, &stash_msg_buf, include_untracked, 0, &info,
-			      NULL);
+			      NULL, 0);
 
 	if (!ret)
 		printf_ln("%s", oid_to_hex(&info.w_commit));
@@ -1296,26 +1307,29 @@ static int do_push_stash(struct pathspec ps, const char *stash_msg, int quiet,
 
 	if (!reflog_exists(ref_stash) && do_clear_stash()) {
 		ret = -1;
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot initialize stash"));
+		if (!quiet)
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot initialize stash"));
 		goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (stash_msg)
 		strbuf_addstr(&stash_msg_buf, stash_msg);
 	if (do_create_stash(ps, &stash_msg_buf, include_untracked, patch_mode,
-			    &info, &patch)) {
+			    &info, &patch, quiet)) {
 		ret = -1;
 		goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (do_store_stash(&info.w_commit, stash_msg_buf.buf, 1)) {
 		ret = -1;
-		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current status"));
+		if (!quiet)
+			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot save the current status"));
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	printf_ln(_("Saved working directory and index state %s"),
-		  stash_msg_buf.buf);
+	if (!quiet)
+		printf_ln(_("Saved working directory and index state %s"),
+			  stash_msg_buf.buf);
 
 	if (!patch_mode) {
 		if (include_untracked && !ps.nr) {
@@ -1416,7 +1430,9 @@ static int do_push_stash(struct pathspec ps, const char *stash_msg, int quiet,
 		argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "apply", "-R", NULL);
 
 		if (pipe_command(&cp, patch.buf, patch.len, NULL, 0, NULL, 0)) {
-			fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot remove worktree changes"));
+			if (!quiet)
+				fprintf_ln(stderr, _("Cannot remove "
+						     "worktree changes"));
 			ret = -1;
 			goto done;
 		}
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 8b09a3d6cc..77e0b72035 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -1064,6 +1064,29 @@ test_expect_success 'push: <pathspec> not in the repository errors out' '
 	test_path_is_file untracked
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'push: -q is quiet with changes' '
+	>foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git stash push -q >output 2>&1 &&
+	test_must_be_empty output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push: -q is quiet with no changes' '
+	git stash push -q >output 2>&1 &&
+	test_must_be_empty output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'push: -q is quiet even if there is no initial commit' '
+	git init foo_dir &&
+	test_when_finished rm -rf foo_dir &&
+	(
+		cd foo_dir &&
+		>bar &&
+		test_must_fail git stash push -q >output 2>&1 &&
+		test_must_be_empty output
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'untracked files are left in place when -u is not given' '
 	>file &&
 	git add file &&
