diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 895983b4..c7494f55 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ all: Makefile build
 # Stuff found by ./configure
 export DATE            := @DATE@
 export LOCAL           := @enable_local@
+export AUTOMATED       := @enable_automated@
 export PROG_SED        := @program_transform_name@
 export PACKAGE_TARNAME := @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 export VERSION         := @PACKAGE_VERSION@
diff --git a/config/global/logging.in b/config/global/logging.in
index 0c77e88a..9f41db7a 100644
--- a/config/global/logging.in
+++ b/config/global/logging.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ choice
 config LOG_ERROR
     bool
     prompt "ERROR"
+    depends on ! CONFIGURE_has_automated
     help
       The build will be silent.
       Only if there is an error will you see a message.
@@ -18,24 +19,28 @@ config LOG_ERROR
 config LOG_WARN
     bool
     prompt "WARN"
+    depends on ! CONFIGURE_has_automated
     help
       The same as above, plus warnings.
 
 config LOG_INFO
     bool
     prompt "INFO"
+    depends on ! CONFIGURE_has_automated
     help
       The same as above, plus informational messages (main steps).
 
 config LOG_EXTRA
     bool
     prompt "EXTRA"
+    depends on ! CONFIGURE_has_automated
     help
       The same as above, plus extra messages (sub-steps).
 
 config LOG_ALL
     bool
     prompt "ALL"
+    depends on ! CONFIGURE_has_automated
     help
       The same as above, plus all components build messages (very noisy!).
 
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ config LOG_PROGRESS_BAR
     bool
     prompt "Progress bar"
     default y
-    depends on ! LOG_ALL && ! LOG_DEBUG
+    depends on ! LOG_ALL && ! LOG_DEBUG && ! AUTOMATED_BUILD
     help
       If you say 'y' here, you'll be able to see the elapsed time.
       
@@ -104,3 +109,10 @@ config LOG_FILE_COMPRESS
     depends on LOG_TO_FILE
     help
       Compress the log file once the toolchain is successfully built.
+
+config AUTOMATED_BUILD
+    bool
+    default y
+    depends on CONFIGURE_has_automated
+    select LOG_DEBUG
+    select LOG_SEE_TOOLS_WARN
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index adde2abb..5670a03c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(
         [--enable-local],
         [do not install, and use current directory])])
 AC_SUBST([enable_local], [${enable_local:-no}])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(
+    [automated],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING(
+        [--enable-automated],
+        [Tell ct-ng that this is an automated build])],
+        [if test "x$automated" = "x" -o "x$automated" = "xyes"; then
+             automated=y
+         fi])
+AC_SUBST([enable_automated], [${enable_automated:-no}])
+ACX_SET_KCONFIG_OPTION([automated])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(
     [shared],
     [AS_HELP_STRING(