diff --git a/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go b/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
index 7b89d715c..a41f82c54 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
 				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
 				Paginate:            false,
+				Silent:              false,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
 				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
 				Paginate:            false,
+				Silent:              false,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
 				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
 				Paginate:            false,
+				Silent:              false,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string{"accept: text/plain"},
 				ShowResponseHeaders: true,
 				Paginate:            false,
+				Silent:              false,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -103,6 +107,24 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
 				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
 				Paginate:            true,
+				Silent:              false,
+			},
+			wantsErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "with silenced output",
+			cli:  "repos/OWNER/REPO/issues --silent",
+			wants: ApiOptions{
+				RequestMethod:       "GET",
+				RequestMethodPassed: false,
+				RequestPath:         "repos/OWNER/REPO/issues",
+				RequestInputFile:    "",
+				RawFields:           []string(nil),
+				MagicFields:         []string(nil),
+				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
+				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
+				Paginate:            false,
+				Silent:              true,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -124,6 +146,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
 				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
 				Paginate:            true,
+				Silent:              false,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -145,6 +168,7 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 				RequestHeaders:      []string(nil),
 				ShowResponseHeaders: false,
 				Paginate:            false,
+				Silent:              false,
 			},
 			wantsErr: false,
 		},
@@ -425,6 +449,37 @@ func Test_apiRun_paginationGraphQL(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "PAGE1_END", endCursor)
 }
 
+func Test_apiRun_silent(t *testing.T) {
+	io, _, stdout, stderr := iostreams.Test()
+	response := &http.Response{
+		StatusCode: 200,
+		Body:       ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(`body`)),
+		Header:     http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/plain"}},
+	}
+
+	options := ApiOptions{
+		IO: io,
+		HttpClient: func() (*http.Client, error) {
+			var tr roundTripper = func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				resp := response
+				resp.Request = req
+				return resp, nil
+			}
+			return &http.Client{Transport: tr}, nil
+		},
+		RequestPath: "issues",
+		Silent:      true,
+	}
+
+	err := apiRun(&options)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "", stdout.String(), "stdout")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", stderr.String(), "stderr")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://api.github.com/issues", response.Request.URL.String())
+}
+
 func Test_apiRun_inputFile(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string