diff --git a/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/commands.rs b/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/commands.rs
index 575bf4a15df..b460c7eba56 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/commands.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn exec(self) -> Result<()> {
             Command::Build { flags } => Self::build(flags),
             Command::Check { flags } => Self::check(flags),
             Command::Test { bless, flags } => Self::test(bless, flags),
-            Command::Run { dep, flags } => Self::run(dep, flags),
+            Command::Run { dep, verbose, flags } => Self::run(dep, verbose, flags),
             Command::Fmt { flags } => Self::fmt(flags),
             Command::Clippy { flags } => Self::clippy(flags),
             Command::Cargo { flags } => Self::cargo(flags),
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ fn test(bless: bool, flags: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn run(dep: bool, mut flags: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<()> {
+    fn run(dep: bool, verbose: bool, mut flags: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<()> {
         let mut e = MiriEnv::new()?;
         // Scan for "--target" to overwrite the "MIRI_TEST_TARGET" env var so
         // that we set the MIRI_SYSROOT up the right way. We must make sure that
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ fn run(dep: bool, mut flags: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<()> {
         }
 
         // Prepare a sysroot, and add it to the flags.
-        let miri_sysroot = e.build_miri_sysroot(/* quiet */ true)?;
+        let miri_sysroot = e.build_miri_sysroot(/* quiet */ !verbose)?;
         flags.push("--sysroot".into());
         flags.push(miri_sysroot.into());
 
@@ -532,17 +532,20 @@ fn run(dep: bool, mut flags: Vec<OsString>) -> Result<()> {
         let miri_flags = flagsplit(&miri_flags);
         let toolchain = &e.toolchain;
         let extra_flags = &e.cargo_extra_flags;
-        if dep {
+        let quiet_flag = if verbose { None } else { Some("--quiet") };
+        let mut cmd = if dep {
             cmd!(
                 e.sh,
-                "cargo +{toolchain} --quiet test {extra_flags...} --manifest-path {miri_manifest} --test ui -- --miri-run-dep-mode {miri_flags...} {flags...}"
-            ).quiet().run()?;
+                "cargo +{toolchain} {quiet_flag...} test {extra_flags...} --manifest-path {miri_manifest} --test ui -- --miri-run-dep-mode {miri_flags...} {flags...}"
+            )
         } else {
             cmd!(
                 e.sh,
-                "cargo +{toolchain} --quiet run {extra_flags...} --manifest-path {miri_manifest} -- {miri_flags...} {flags...}"
-            ).quiet().run()?;
-        }
+                "cargo +{toolchain} {quiet_flag...} run {extra_flags...} --manifest-path {miri_manifest} -- {miri_flags...} {flags...}"
+            )
+        };
+        cmd.set_quiet(!verbose);
+        cmd.run()?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/main.rs b/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/main.rs
index 712180be282..4904744cb9f 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/miri-script/src/main.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     /// (Also respects MIRIFLAGS environment variable.)
     Run {
         dep: bool,
+        verbose: bool,
         /// Flags that are passed through to `miri`.
         flags: Vec<OsString>,
     },
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ pub enum Command {
 Build miri, set up a sysroot and then run the test suite. <flags> are passed
 to the final `cargo test` invocation.
 
-./miri run [--dep] <flags>:
+./miri run [--dep] [-v|--verbose] <flags>:
 Build miri, set up a sysroot and then run the driver with the given <flags>.
 (Also respects MIRIFLAGS environment variable.)
 
@@ -132,10 +133,10 @@ pub enum Command {
 rustc commit. The fetched commit is stored in the `rust-version` file, so the
 next `./miri toolchain` will install the rustc that just got pulled.
 
-./miri rustc-push <github user> <branch>:
+./miri rustc-push <github user> [<branch>]:
 Push Miri changes back to the rustc repo. This will pull a copy of the rustc
 history into the Miri repo, unless you set the RUSTC_GIT env var to an existing
-clone of the rustc repo.
+clone of the rustc repo. The branch defaults to `miri-sync`.
 
   ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
 
@@ -162,12 +163,18 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             Command::Test { bless, flags: args.collect() }
         }
         Some("run") => {
-            let dep = args.peek().is_some_and(|a| a.to_str() == Some("--dep"));
-            if dep {
-                // Consume the flag.
+            let mut dep = false;
+            let mut verbose = false;
+            while let Some(arg) = args.peek().and_then(|a| a.to_str()) {
+                match arg {
+                    "--dep" => dep = true,
+                    "-v" | "--verbose" => verbose = true,
+                    _ => break, // not for us
+                }
+                // Consume the flag, look at the next one.
                 args.next().unwrap();
             }
-            Command::Run { dep, flags: args.collect() }
+            Command::Run { dep, verbose, flags: args.collect() }
         }
         Some("fmt") => Command::Fmt { flags: args.collect() },
         Some("clippy") => Command::Clippy { flags: args.collect() },
@@ -187,17 +194,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let github_user = args
                 .next()
                 .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow!("Missing first argument for `./miri rustc-push GITHUB_USER BRANCH`")
-                })?
-                .to_string_lossy()
-                .into_owned();
-            let branch = args
-                .next()
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow!("Missing second argument for `./miri rustc-push GITHUB_USER BRANCH`")
+                    anyhow!("Missing first argument for `./miri rustc-push GITHUB_USER [BRANCH]`")
                 })?
                 .to_string_lossy()
                 .into_owned();
+            let branch =
+                args.next().unwrap_or_else(|| "miri-sync".into()).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
             if args.next().is_some() {
                 bail!("Too many arguments for `./miri rustc-push GITHUB_USER BRANCH`");
             }