diff --git a/src/funcTest/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/functional/OverridePluginFunctionalSpec.groovy b/src/funcTest/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/functional/OverridePluginFunctionalSpec.groovy
index d85067f7..394b7c2f 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/functional/OverridePluginFunctionalSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/funcTest/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/functional/OverridePluginFunctionalSpec.groovy
@@ -80,4 +80,20 @@ class OverridePluginFunctionalSpec extends AbstractPitestFunctionalSpec {
             result.standardOutput.contains("--targetTests=$overriddenTargetTests")
     }
 
+    void "should allow to enable verbose output from command line"() {
+        given:
+            buildFile << """
+                ${getBasicGradlePitestConfig()}
+
+                pitest {
+                    failWhenNoMutations = false
+                    verbose = false
+                }
+            """.stripIndent()
+        when:
+            ExecutionResult result = runTasksSuccessfully('pitest', '--verbose')
+        then:
+            result.standardOutput.contains("--verbose=true")
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/PitestTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/PitestTask.groovy
index 9108fc73..1cedcc5d 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/PitestTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/info/solidsoft/gradle/pitest/PitestTask.groovy
@@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ class PitestTask extends JavaExec {
     @Optional
     List<String> overriddenTargetTests  //should be Set<String> or SetProperty but it's not supported in Gradle as of 5.6.1
 
+    @Incubating
+    @Option(option = "verbose", description = "Output verbose logging. Overrides 'verbose' defined in configuration")
+    @Input
+    @Optional
+    Boolean overriddenVerbose
+
     @Internal
     File rootDir
 
@@ -358,7 +364,7 @@ class PitestTask extends JavaExec {
         map['excludedClasses'] = optionalCollectionAsString(excludedClasses)
         map['excludedTestClasses'] = optionalCollectionAsString(excludedTestClasses)
         map['avoidCallsTo'] = optionalCollectionAsString(avoidCallsTo)
-        map['verbose'] = optionalPropertyAsString(verbose)
+        map['verbose'] = overriddenVerbose ? overriddenVerbose.toString() : optionalPropertyAsString(verbose)
         map['verbosity'] = optionalPropertyAsString(verbosity)
         map['timeoutFactor'] = optionalPropertyAsString(timeoutFactor)
         map['timeoutConst'] = optionalPropertyAsString(timeoutConstInMillis)