diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md b/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md
index 58e12a239..529c60a8f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ to resume.
 
 # NOTES
 
+If you're looking for a fast, inline image viewer for the shell, try using
+**ncplayer -k -t0 -q**.
+
 Optimal display requires a terminal advertising the **rgb** terminfo(5)
 capability, or that the environment variable **COLORTERM** is defined to
 **24bit** (and that the terminal honors this variable), along with a
diff --git a/src/player/play.cpp b/src/player/play.cpp
index 44980fb18..2bf963c32 100644
--- a/src/player/play.cpp
+++ b/src/player/play.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ auto main(int argc, char** argv) -> int {
   auto nonopt = handle_opts(argc, argv, ncopts, &quiet, &timescale, &scalemode,
                             &blitter, &displaytime, &loop);
   ncopts.flags |= NCOPTION_INHIBIT_SETLOCALE;
+  if(quiet){
+    ncopts.flags |= NCOPTION_SUPPRESS_BANNERS;
+  }
   NotCurses nc{ncopts};
   if(!nc.can_open_images()){
     nc.stop();