diff --git a/collects/scribble/base-render.ss b/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
index a5d33c18..d3da4290 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
                (substring s 0 (sub1 (string-length s))))
              sep)))
 
+      (field [report-output? #f])
+      (define/public (report-output!)
+        (set! report-output? #t))
+
       ;; ----------------------------------------
       ;; marshal info
 
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@
 
       (define/public (render ds fns ri)
         (map (lambda (d fn)
-               (when #f
+               (when report-output?
                  (printf " [Output to ~a]\n" fn))
                (with-output-to-file fn
                  #:exists 'truncate/replace
diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index b74aad41..43a1df98 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@
                part-whole-page?
                format-number)
 
+      (inherit-field report-output?)
+
       (define/override (get-suffix) #"")
 
       (define/override (get-dest-directory)
@@ -572,7 +574,8 @@
       
       (define/override (render ds fns ri)
         (map (lambda (d fn)
-               (printf " [Output to ~a/index.html]\n" fn)
+               (when report-output?
+                 (printf " [Output to ~a/index.html]\n" fn))
                (unless (directory-exists? fn)
                  (make-directory fn))
                (parameterize ([current-subdirectory (file-name-from-path fn)])
diff --git a/collects/scribble/run.ss b/collects/scribble/run.ss
index 3647beca..af777dfb 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/run.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/run.ss
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
       (let ([renderer (new ((current-render-mixin) render%)
                            [dest-dir dir])])
+        (send renderer report-output!)
         (let* ([fns (map (lambda (fn)
                            (let-values ([(base name dir?) (split-path fn)])
                              (let ([fn (path-replace-suffix (or (current-dest-name) name)