diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index f12c546fc9..2708687273 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -4306,6 +4306,9 @@ void retroarch_override_setting_set(
       case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_LOG_TO_FILE:
          p_rarch->flags |= RARCH_FLAGS_HAS_SET_LOG_TO_FILE;
          break;
+      case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN:
+         p_rarch->flags |= RARCH_FLAGS_CLI_DATABASE_SCAN;
+         break;
       case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_NONE:
       default:
          break;
@@ -4380,6 +4383,9 @@ void retroarch_override_setting_unset(
       case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_LOG_TO_FILE:
          p_rarch->flags &= ~RARCH_FLAGS_HAS_SET_LOG_TO_FILE;
          break;
+      case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN:
+         p_rarch->flags &= ~RARCH_FLAGS_CLI_DATABASE_SCAN;
+         break;
       case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_NONE:
       default:
          break;
@@ -5564,6 +5570,7 @@ static bool retroarch_parse_input_and_config(
             case RA_OPT_DATABASE_SCAN:
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBRETRODB
                verbosity_enable();
+               retroarch_override_setting_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN, NULL);
 #endif
                break;
 
@@ -6754,6 +6761,8 @@ bool retroarch_override_setting_is_set(
 #endif
       case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_LOG_TO_FILE:
          return ((p_rarch->flags & RARCH_FLAGS_HAS_SET_LOG_TO_FILE) > 0);
+      case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN:
+         return ((p_rarch->flags & RARCH_FLAGS_CLI_DATABASE_SCAN) > 0);
       case RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_NONE:
       default:
          break;
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index 5f835bb9a8..28e9ae7709 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ enum rarch_state_flags
    RARCH_FLAGS_UPS_PREF                     = (1 << 10),
    RARCH_FLAGS_BPS_PREF                     = (1 << 11),
    RARCH_FLAGS_IPS_PREF                     = (1 << 12),
-   RARCH_FLAGS_BLOCK_CONFIG_READ            = (1 << 13)
+   RARCH_FLAGS_BLOCK_CONFIG_READ            = (1 << 13),
+   RARCH_FLAGS_CLI_DATABASE_SCAN            = (1 << 14)
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/retroarch_types.h b/retroarch_types.h
index 54c806cd07..687f955dea 100644
--- a/retroarch_types.h
+++ b/retroarch_types.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ enum rarch_override_setting
    RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_IPS_PREF,
    RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_LIBRETRO_DEVICE,
    RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_LOG_TO_FILE,
+   RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN,
    RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_LAST
 };
 
diff --git a/tasks/task_database.c b/tasks/task_database.c
index 6f33ffb71e..8febdb01c3 100644
--- a/tasks/task_database.c
+++ b/tasks/task_database.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "../ui/ui_companion_driver.h"
 #include "../gfx/video_display_server.h"
 #endif
+#include "../retroarch.h"
 #include "../verbosity.h"
 #include "task_database_cue.h"
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ static int task_database_iterate_start(retro_task_t *task,
                roundf((float)db->list_ptr /
                   ((float)db->list->size / 100.0f)));
       RARCH_LOG("[Scanner]: %s", msg);
-      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      if (retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN, NULL))
          printf("%s", msg);
 #else
       fprintf(stderr, "msg: %s\n", msg);
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@ static int database_info_list_iterate_found_match(
 
       playlist_push(playlist, &entry);
       RARCH_LOG("[Scanner]: Add \"%s\"\n", entry_label);
-      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      if (retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN, NULL))
          printf("Add \"%s\"\n", entry.label);
    }
 
@@ -1170,7 +1171,7 @@ static void task_database_handler(retro_task_t *task)
                      false, false);
 
             RARCH_LOG("[Scanner]: %s\"%s\"..\n", msg_hash_to_str(MSG_MANUAL_CONTENT_SCAN_START), db->fullpath);
-            if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+            if (retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN, NULL))
                printf("%s\"%s\"..\n", msg_hash_to_str(MSG_MANUAL_CONTENT_SCAN_START), db->fullpath);
 
             /* If the scan path matches a database path exactly then
@@ -1264,7 +1265,7 @@ static void task_database_handler(retro_task_t *task)
             task_set_progress(task, 100);
             ui_companion_driver_notify_refresh();
             RARCH_LOG("[Scanner]: %s\n", msg);
-            if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+            if (retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_DATABASE_SCAN, NULL))
                printf("%s\n", msg);
 #else
             fprintf(stderr, "msg: %s\n", msg);