Index: main/cli.c
===================================================================
--- main/cli.c	(revision 84150)
+++ main/cli.c	(working copy)
@@ -375,9 +375,13 @@
 
 static int handle_logger_mute(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	if (argc != 2)
+	if (argc < 2 || argc > 3)
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
-	ast_console_toggle_mute(fd);
+
+	if (argc == 3 && !strcasecmp(argv[2], "silent"))
+		ast_console_toggle_mute(fd, 1);
+	else
+		ast_console_toggle_mute(fd, 0);
 	return RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
Index: main/asterisk.c
===================================================================
--- main/asterisk.c	(revision 84630)
+++ main/asterisk.c	(working copy)
@@ -805,16 +805,18 @@
 /*!
  * \brief mute or unmute a console from logging
  */
-void ast_console_toggle_mute(int fd) {
+void ast_console_toggle_mute(int fd, int silent) {
 	int x;
 	for (x = 0;x < AST_MAX_CONNECTS; x++) {
 		if (fd == consoles[x].fd) {
 			if (consoles[x].mute) {
 				consoles[x].mute = 0;
-				ast_cli(fd, "Console is not muted anymore.\n");
+				if (!silent)
+					ast_cli(fd, "Console is not muted anymore.\n");
 			} else {
 				consoles[x].mute = 1;
-				ast_cli(fd, "Console is muted.\n");
+				if (!silent)
+					ast_cli(fd, "Console is muted.\n");
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -970,7 +972,7 @@
 					flags = fcntl(consoles[x].p[1], F_GETFL);
 					fcntl(consoles[x].p[1], F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
 					consoles[x].fd = s;
-					consoles[x].mute = ast_opt_mute;
+					consoles[x].mute = 1; /* Default is muted, we will un-mute if necessary */
 					if (ast_pthread_create_detached_background(&consoles[x].t, NULL, netconsole, &consoles[x])) {
 						ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to spawn thread to handle connection: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 						close(consoles[x].p[0]);
@@ -2201,13 +2203,15 @@
 		pid = atoi(cpid);
 	else
 		pid = -1;
-	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set verbose atleast %d", option_verbose);
-	fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
-	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set debug atleast %d", option_debug);
-	fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
-	if (ast_opt_mute) {
-		ast_copy_string(tmp, "log and verbose output currently muted ('logger unmute' to unmute)", sizeof(tmp));
+	if (!data) {
+		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set verbose atleast %d", option_verbose);
 		fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
+		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "core set debug atleast %d", option_debug);
+		fdprint(ast_consock, tmp);
+		if (!ast_opt_mute)
+			fdprint(ast_consock, "logger mute silent");
+		else 
+			printf("log and verbose output currently muted ('logger mute' to unmute)\n");
 	}
 	ast_verbose("Connected to Asterisk %s currently running on %s (pid = %d)\n", version, hostname, pid);
 	remotehostname = hostname;
Index: include/asterisk/logger.h
===================================================================
--- include/asterisk/logger.h	(revision 84149)
+++ include/asterisk/logger.h	(working copy)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 void ast_console_puts(const char *string);
 
 void ast_console_puts_mutable(const char *string);
-void ast_console_toggle_mute(int fd);
+void ast_console_toggle_mute(int fd, int silent);
 
 #define _A_ __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__