diff --git a/collects/racket/enter.rkt b/collects/racket/enter.rkt
index f7c76267f6..1132847b6a 100644
--- a/collects/racket/enter.rkt
+++ b/collects/racket/enter.rkt
@@ -5,43 +5,49 @@
 (provide enter!)
 
 (define-syntax (enter! stx)
+  (define (do-enter mod noise)
+    (unless (or (not (syntax-e mod)) (module-path? (syntax->datum mod)))
+      (raise-syntax-error #f "not a valid module path, and not #f" stx mod))
+    (unless (memq (syntax-e noise) '(#:verbose #:quiet #:verbose-reload))
+      (raise-syntax-error #f "not a valid verbosity keyword" stx noise))
+    #`(do-enter! '#,mod '#,noise))
   (syntax-case stx ()
-    [(enter! mod)
-     (if (or (not (syntax-e #'mod))
-             (module-path? (syntax->datum #'mod)))
-         #'(do-enter! 'mod)
-         (raise-syntax-error
-          #f "not a valid module path, and not #f" stx #'mod))]
+    [(enter! mod)       (do-enter #'mod #'#:verbose-reload)]
+    [(enter! mod noise) (do-enter #'mod #'noise)]
     [_ (raise-syntax-error
-        #f "bad syntax; should be `(enter! <module-path-or-#f>)'" stx)]))
+        #f "bad syntax; should be `(enter! <module-path-or-#f> [noise-flag])'"
+        stx)]))
 
 (define orig-namespace (current-namespace))
 
-(define (do-enter! mod)
+(define (do-enter! mod noise)
   (if mod
-      (begin
-        (enter-require mod)
-        (let ([ns (module->namespace mod)])
-          (current-namespace ns)
-          (namespace-require 'racket/enter)))
-      (current-namespace orig-namespace)))
+    (begin (enter-require mod noise)
+           (let ([ns (module->namespace mod)])
+             (current-namespace ns)
+             (namespace-require 'racket/enter)))
+    (current-namespace orig-namespace)))
 
 (struct mod (name timestamp depends))
 
 (define loaded (make-hash))
 
-(define (enter-require mod)
+(define (enter-require mod noise)
   ;; Collect dependencies while loading:
   (parameterize ([current-load/use-compiled
-                  (enter-load/use-compiled (current-load/use-compiled) #f)])
+                  (enter-load/use-compiled (current-load/use-compiled)
+                                           #f noise)])
     (dynamic-require mod #f))
   ;; Reload anything that's not up to date:
-  (check-latest mod))
+  (check-latest mod noise))
 
-(define (notify re? path)
-  (fprintf (current-error-port) " [~aloading ~a]\n" (if re? "re-" "") path))
-
-(define ((enter-load/use-compiled orig re?) path name)
+(define ((enter-load/use-compiled orig re? noise) path name)
+  (define notify
+    (if (case noise [(#:verbose-reload) re?] [(#:verbose) #t] [(#:quiet) #f])
+      (lambda (path)
+        (fprintf (current-error-port)
+                 "  [~aloading ~a]\n" (if re? "re-" "") path))
+      void))
   (if name
     ;; Module load:
     (let* ([code (get-module-code
@@ -49,10 +55,8 @@
                   (lambda (e)
                     (parameterize ([compile-enforce-module-constants #f])
                       (compile e)))
-                  (lambda (ext loader?)
-                    (load-extension ext)
-                    #f)
-                  #:notify (lambda (chosen) (notify re? chosen)))]
+                  (lambda (ext loader?) (load-extension ext) #f)
+                  #:notify notify)]
            [dir  (or (current-load-relative-directory) (current-directory))]
            [path (path->complete-path path dir)]
            [path (normal-case-path (simplify-path path))])
@@ -66,9 +70,7 @@
       ;; Evaluate the module:
       (eval code))
     ;; Not a module:
-    (begin
-      (notify re? path)
-      (orig path name))))
+    (begin (notify path) (orig path name))))
 
 (define (get-timestamp path)
   (file-or-directory-modify-seconds path #f
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
          (path-replace-suffix path #".ss") #f (lambda () -inf.0))
         -inf.0))))
 
-(define (check-latest mod)
+(define (check-latest mod noise)
   (define mpi (module-path-index-join mod #f))
   (define done (make-hash))
   (let loop ([mpi mpi])
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@
           (when (ts . > . (mod-timestamp mod))
             (define orig (current-load/use-compiled))
             (parameterize ([current-load/use-compiled
-                            (enter-load/use-compiled orig #f)]
+                            (enter-load/use-compiled orig #f noise)]
                            [current-module-declare-name rpath])
-              ((enter-load/use-compiled orig #t) npath (mod-name mod)))))))))
+              ((enter-load/use-compiled orig #t noise)
+               npath (mod-name mod)))))))))
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/enter.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/enter.scrbl
index 35d894de01..11273846d2 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/enter.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/enter.scrbl
@@ -7,28 +7,33 @@
 @note-init-lib[racket/enter]
 
 @defform*[[(enter! module-path)
-           (enter! #f)]]{
+           (enter! #f)
+           (enter! module-path noise-flag)]]{
 
-Intended for use in a @tech{REPL}, such as when @exec{mzscheme} is
-started in interactive mode. When a @scheme[module-path] is provided
-(in the same sense as for @scheme[require]), the corresponding module
+Intended for use in a @tech{REPL}, such as when @exec{racket} is
+started in interactive mode. When a @racket[module-path] is provided
+(in the same sense as for @racket[require]), the corresponding module
 is loaded or invoked, and the current @tech{namespace} is changed to
-the body of the module via @scheme[module->namespace]. When
-@scheme[#f] is provided, then the current @tech{namespace} is restored
+the body of the module via @racket[module->namespace]. When
+@racket[#f] is provided, then the current @tech{namespace} is restored
 to the original one.
 
-If invoking @scheme[module-path] requires loading any files, then
+If invoking @racket[module-path] requires loading any files, then
 modification dates of the files are recorded. If the file is modified,
-then a later @scheme[enter!] re-loads the module from source; see also
-@secref["module-redeclare"]. Similarly if a later @scheme[enter!]
-transitively @scheme[require]s a modified module, then the required
+then a later @racket[enter!] re-loads the module from source; see also
+@secref["module-redeclare"]. Similarly if a later @racket[enter!]
+transitively @racket[require]s a modified module, then the required
 module is re-loaded. Re-loading support works only for modules that
 are first loaded (either directly or indirectly through transitive
-@scheme[require]s) via @scheme[enter!].
+@racket[require]s) via @racket[enter!].
 
-After switching namespaces to the designated module, @scheme[enter!]
-automatically requires @scheme[racket/enter] into the namespace, so
-that @scheme[enter!] can be used to switch namespaces again.
+After switching namespaces to the designated module, @racket[enter!]
+automatically requires @racket[racket/enter] into the namespace, so
+that @racket[enter!] can be used to switch namespaces again.
 
-When it loads or re-loads a module from a file, @scheme[enter!] prints
-a message to @scheme[(current-error-port)].}
+When @racket[enter!] loads or re-loads a module from a file, it can
+print a message to @racket[(current-error-port)], as determined by the
+optional @racket[noise-flag].  It can be @racket[#:verbose] to print a
+message about such loads and re-loads, @racket[#:verbose-reload] to
+print a message only for re-loaded modules, and it can be
+@racket[#:quiet] for no printouts.}