diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 122b7286ec4..f20b08a2ea0 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ nvm_download() {
     ARGS=$(nvm_echo "$@" | command sed -e 's/--progress-bar /--progress=bar /' \
                            -e 's/-L //' \
                            -e 's/-I /--server-response /' \
-                           -e 's/-s /-q /' \
+                           -e 's/-sS /-nv /' \
                            -e 's/-o /-O /' \
                            -e 's/-C - /-c /')
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
@@ -1569,10 +1569,16 @@ nvm_install_binary() {
   local TMPDIR
   local VERSION_PATH
 
+  local PROGRESS_BAR
   local NODE_OR_IOJS
   if [ "${FLAVOR}" = 'node' ]; then
     NODE_OR_IOJS="${FLAVOR}"
   fi
+  if [ -n "${NVM_NO_PROGRESS}" ]; then
+    PROGRESS_BAR="-sS"
+  else
+    PROGRESS_BAR="--progress-bar"
+  fi
   nvm_echo "Downloading and installing ${NODE_OR_IOJS-} ${VERSION}..."
   TARBALL="$(nvm_download_artifact "${FLAVOR}" binary "${TYPE-}" "${VERSION}" | command tail -1)"
   if [ -f "${TARBALL}" ]; then
@@ -1731,7 +1737,7 @@ nvm_download_artifact() {
     command rm -rf "${TARBALL}"
   fi
   nvm_err "Downloading ${TARBALL_URL}..."
-  nvm_download -L -C - --progress-bar "${TARBALL_URL}" -o "${TARBALL}" || (
+  nvm_download -L -C - "${PROGRESS_BAR}" "${TARBALL_URL}" -o "${TARBALL}" || (
     command rm -rf "${TARBALL}" "${tmpdir}"
     nvm_err "Binary download from ${TARBALL_URL} failed, trying source."
     return 4
@@ -2262,6 +2268,7 @@ nvm() {
       fi
 
       local nobinary
+      local noprogress
       nobinary=0
       local LTS
       while [ $# -ne 0 ]
@@ -2276,6 +2283,10 @@ nvm() {
             nvm_get_make_jobs "$1"
             shift # consume job count
           ;;
+          --no-progress)
+            noprogress=1
+            shift
+          ;;
           --lts)
             LTS='*'
             shift
@@ -2436,7 +2447,7 @@ nvm() {
 
         # skip binary install if "nobinary" option specified.
         if [ $nobinary -ne 1 ] && nvm_binary_available "$VERSION"; then
-          nvm_install_binary "${FLAVOR}" std "${VERSION}"
+          NVM_NO_PROGRESS="${NVM_NO_PROGRESS:-${noprogress}}" nvm_install_binary "${FLAVOR}" std "${VERSION}"
           EXIT_CODE=$?
         fi
         if [ "$EXIT_CODE" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -2444,7 +2455,7 @@ nvm() {
             nvm_get_make_jobs
           fi
 
-          nvm_install_source "${FLAVOR}" std "${VERSION}" "${NVM_MAKE_JOBS}" "${ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS}"
+          NVM_NO_PROGRESS="${NVM_NO_PROGRESS:-${noprogress}}" nvm_install_source "${FLAVOR}" std "${VERSION}" "${NVM_MAKE_JOBS}" "${ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS}"
           EXIT_CODE=$?
         fi