diff --git a/src/bootstrap/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
index 604c0397d5242..47f505ad37e74 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct Build {
     python: Option<String>,
     full_bootstrap: Option<bool>,
     extended: Option<bool>,
+    verbose: Option<usize>,
     sanitizers: Option<bool>,
 }
 
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ impl Config {
         set(&mut config.vendor, build.vendor);
         set(&mut config.full_bootstrap, build.full_bootstrap);
         set(&mut config.extended, build.extended);
+        set(&mut config.verbose, build.verbose);
         set(&mut config.sanitizers, build.sanitizers);
 
         if let Some(ref install) = toml.install {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/config.toml.example b/src/bootstrap/config.toml.example
index 025fe990f91da..5f4303a728c5c 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/config.toml.example
+++ b/src/bootstrap/config.toml.example
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@
 # disabled by default.
 #extended = false
 
+# Verbosity level: 0 == not verbose, 1 == verbose, 2 == very verbose
+#verbose = 0
+
 # Build the sanitizer runtimes
 #sanitizers = false