diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index e85ab60b462c..b933357edc22 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2153,6 +2153,21 @@ static inline int ata_eh_worth_retry(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	return qc->err_mask != AC_ERR_DEV;  /* retry if not dev error */
 }
 
+/**
+ *      ata_eh_quiet - check if we need to be quiet about a command error
+ *      @qc: qc to check
+ *
+ *      Look at the qc flags anbd its scsi command request flags to determine
+ *      if we need to be quiet about the command failure.
+ */
+static inline bool ata_eh_quiet(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
+{
+	if (qc->scsicmd &&
+	    qc->scsicmd->request->rq_flags & RQF_QUIET)
+		qc->flags |= ATA_QCFLAG_QUIET;
+	return qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_QUIET;
+}
+
 /**
  *	ata_eh_link_autopsy - analyze error and determine recovery action
  *	@link: host link to perform autopsy on
@@ -2170,7 +2185,7 @@ static void ata_eh_link_autopsy(struct ata_link *link)
 	struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &link->eh_context;
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 	unsigned int all_err_mask = 0, eflags = 0;
-	int tag;
+	int tag, nr_failed = 0, nr_quiet = 0;
 	u32 serror;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -2236,8 +2251,17 @@ static void ata_eh_link_autopsy(struct ata_link *link)
 		if (qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_IO)
 			eflags |= ATA_EFLAG_IS_IO;
 		trace_ata_eh_link_autopsy_qc(qc);
+
+		/* Count quiet errors */
+		if (ata_eh_quiet(qc))
+			nr_quiet++;
+		nr_failed++;
 	}
 
+	/* If all failed commands requested silence, then be quiet */
+	if (nr_quiet == nr_failed)
+		ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_QUIET;
+
 	/* enforce default EH actions */
 	if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN ||
 	    all_err_mask & (AC_ERR_HSM | AC_ERR_TIMEOUT))
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 89a9d4a2efc8..8d76de9189e4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -872,6 +872,9 @@ static struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_scsi_qc_new(struct ata_device *dev,
 
 		qc->sg = scsi_sglist(cmd);
 		qc->n_elem = scsi_sg_count(cmd);
+
+		if (cmd->request->rq_flags & RQF_QUIET)
+			qc->flags |= ATA_QCFLAG_QUIET;
 	} else {
 		cmd->result = (DID_OK << 16) | (QUEUE_FULL << 1);
 		cmd->scsi_done(cmd);