diff --git a/libmproxy/cmdline.py b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
index 6c0b1ae84..728791556 100644
--- a/libmproxy/cmdline.py
+++ b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def get_common_options(options):
         anticache = options.anticache,
         anticomp = options.anticomp,
         client_replay = options.client_replay,
+        flow_detail = options.flow_detail,
         kill = options.kill,
         no_server = options.no_server,
         refresh_server_playback = not options.norefresh,
diff --git a/libmproxy/dump.py b/libmproxy/dump.py
index c200e50ec..1b8e66652 100644
--- a/libmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/libmproxy/dump.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Options(object):
         "anticache",
         "anticomp",
         "client_replay",
+        "flow_detail",
         "keepserving",
         "kill",
         "no_server",
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             try:
                 self.load_flows(freader)
             except flow.FlowReadError, v:
-                self.add_event("Flow file corrupted. Stopped loading.")
+                self.add_event("Flow file corrupted. Stopped loading.", "error")
 
         if self.o.app:
             self.start_app(self.o.app_host, self.o.app_port, self.o.app_external)
@@ -139,10 +140,11 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             raise DumpError(v.strerror)
         return flows
 
-    def add_event(self, e, level="info"):
-        #FIXME refactor_loglevel
-        print >> self.outfile, e
-        self.outfile.flush()
+    def add_event(self, e, level="error"):
+        needed = dict(error=1, info=2, debug=3)[level]
+        if self.o.verbosity >= needed:
+            print >> self.outfile, e
+            self.outfile.flush()
 
     def indent(self, n, t):
         l = str(t).strip().split("\n")
@@ -154,12 +156,12 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             return
 
         if f.response:
-            sz = utils.pretty_size(len(f.response.content))
-            if self.o.verbosity > 0:
+            if self.o.flow_detail > 0:
+                sz = utils.pretty_size(len(f.response.content))
                 result = " << %s %s"%(str_response(f.response), sz)
-            if self.o.verbosity > 1:
+            if self.o.flow_detail > 1:
                 result = result + "\n\n" + self.indent(4, f.response.headers)
-            if self.o.verbosity > 2:
+            if self.o.flow_detail > 2:
                 if utils.isBin(f.response.content):
                     d = netlib.utils.hexdump(f.response.content)
                     d = "\n".join("%s\t%s %s"%i for i in d)
@@ -172,16 +174,16 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         elif f.error:
             result = " << %s"%f.error.msg
 
-        if self.o.verbosity == 1:
+        if self.o.flow_detail == 1:
             print >> self.outfile, str_request(f.request, self.showhost)
             print >> self.outfile, result
-        elif self.o.verbosity == 2:
+        elif self.o.flow_detail == 2:
             print >> self.outfile, str_request(f.request, self.showhost)
             print >> self.outfile, self.indent(4, f.request.headers)
             print >> self.outfile
             print >> self.outfile, result
             print >> self.outfile, "\n"
-        elif self.o.verbosity >= 3:
+        elif self.o.flow_detail >= 3:
             print >> self.outfile, str_request(f.request, self.showhost)
             print >> self.outfile, self.indent(4, f.request.headers)
             if utils.isBin(f.request.content):
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             print >> self.outfile
             print >> self.outfile, result
             print >> self.outfile, "\n"
-        if self.o.verbosity:
+        if self.o.flow_detail:
             self.outfile.flush()
 
     def handle_log(self, l):
diff --git a/libmproxy/flow.py b/libmproxy/flow.py
index b72a754c7..08ef0e1ea 100644
--- a/libmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/libmproxy/flow.py
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
                 "host": host,
                 "port": port}).start()
 
-    def add_event(self, e, level="info"):
+    def add_event(self, e, level="error"):
         """
-            level: info, error
+            level: debug, info, error
         """
         pass
 
diff --git a/mitmdump b/mitmdump
index 5ab7c0766..5c86ffca1 100755
--- a/mitmdump
+++ b/mitmdump
@@ -21,12 +21,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         action="store_true", dest="keepserving", default=False,
         help="Continue serving after client playback or file read. We exit by default."
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-d",
+        action="count", dest="flow_detail", default=1,
+        help="Increase flow detail display level. Can be passed multiple times."
+    )
     parser.add_argument('args', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER)
 
     options = parser.parse_args()
 
     if options.quiet:
         options.verbose = 0
+        options.flow_detail = 0
 
     proxyconfig = process_proxy_options(parser, options)
     if options.no_server: