diff --git a/internal/lsp/cache/view.go b/internal/lsp/cache/view.go
index ae3c9a5e29..1488a368bb 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cache/view.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cache/view.go
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ func (v *view) Config(ctx context.Context) *packages.Config {
 			panic("go/packages must not be used to parse files")
 		},
 		Logf: func(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-			log.Print(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+			if v.options.VerboseOutput {
+				log.Print(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+			}
 		},
 		Tests: true,
 	}
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ func (v *view) buildProcessEnv(ctx context.Context) (*imports.ProcessEnv, error)
 			log.Print(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 		},
 		LocalPrefix: v.options.LocalPrefix,
-		Debug:       true,
+		Debug:       v.options.VerboseOutput,
 	}
 	for _, kv := range cfg.Env {
 		split := strings.Split(kv, "=")
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/options.go b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
index b69d9faf68..c45d034b79 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/options.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	// LocalPrefix is used to specify goimports's -local behavior.
 	LocalPrefix string
+
+	VerboseOutput bool
 }
 
 type CompletionOptions struct {
@@ -289,6 +291,9 @@ func (o *Options) set(name string, value interface{}) OptionResult {
 		}
 		o.LocalPrefix = localPrefix
 
+	case "verboseOutput":
+		result.setBool(&o.VerboseOutput)
+
 	// Deprecated settings.
 	case "wantSuggestedFixes":
 		result.State = OptionDeprecated