diff --git a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
index cb1a71f..7403234 100644
--- a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
+++ b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_FEATURES		0x0100
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_DEPS		0x0200
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_SILENT		0x0400
+#define SLBT_DRIVER_VERBOSE		0x0800
 
 /* execution modes */
 enum slbt_mode {
diff --git a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
index e29d9ed..f3e0f68 100644
--- a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ int slbt_get_driver_ctx(
 				case TAG_SILENT:
 					cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_SILENT;
 					break;
+
+				case TAG_VERBOSE:
+					cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_VERBOSE;
+					break;
 			}
 		} else
 			nunits++;