diff --git a/src/daemon/executor.cpp b/src/daemon/executor.cpp
index 53e1c7647..6130bfa28 100644
--- a/src/daemon/executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/executor.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ namespace daemonize
     return t_daemon{vm};
   }
 
+  bool t_executor::run_non_interactive(
+      boost::program_options::variables_map const & vm
+    )
+  {
+    return t_daemon{vm}.run(false);
+  }
+
   bool t_executor::run_interactive(
       boost::program_options::variables_map const & vm
     )
diff --git a/src/daemon/executor.h b/src/daemon/executor.h
index b36c819ea..137e7209c 100644
--- a/src/daemon/executor.h
+++ b/src/daemon/executor.h
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ namespace daemonize
         boost::program_options::variables_map const & vm
       );
 
+    bool run_non_interactive(
+        boost::program_options::variables_map const & vm
+      );
+
     bool run_interactive(
         boost::program_options::variables_map const & vm
       );
diff --git a/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl b/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl
index 6ddaacc9d..f8be15dda 100644
--- a/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl
+++ b/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ namespace daemonizer
       "detach"
     , "Run as daemon"
     };
+    const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_non_interactive = {
+      "non-interactive"
+    , "Run non-interactive"
+    };
   }
 
   inline void init_options(
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ namespace daemonizer
     )
   {
     command_line::add_arg(normal_options, arg_detach);
+    command_line::add_arg(normal_options, arg_non_interactive);
   }
 
   inline boost::filesystem::path get_default_data_dir()
@@ -79,6 +84,10 @@ namespace daemonizer
       auto daemon = executor.create_daemon(vm);
       return daemon.run();
     }
+    else if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_non_interactive))
+    {
+      return executor.run_non_interactive(vm);
+    }
     else
     {
       //LOG_PRINT_L0("Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);