diff --git a/spark b/spark
index a25d4b954624..c4ad645a366b 100755
--- a/spark
+++ b/spark
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ error_reporting(-1);
 ini_set('display_errors', '1');
 
 // Show basic information before we do anything else.
-$console->showHeader();
+if (is_int($suppress = array_search('--no-header', $_SERVER['argv'], true)))
+{
+	unset($_SERVER['argv'][$suppress]); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+	$suppress = true;
+}
+
+$console->showHeader($suppress);
 
 // fire off the command in the main framework.
 $response = $console->run();
diff --git a/system/CLI/Console.php b/system/CLI/Console.php
index c998de4f749e..711184fc9372 100644
--- a/system/CLI/Console.php
+++ b/system/CLI/Console.php
@@ -65,9 +65,16 @@ public function run(bool $useSafeOutput = false)
 
 	/**
 	 * Displays basic information about the Console.
+	 *
+	 * @param boolean $suppress
 	 */
-	public function showHeader()
+	public function showHeader(bool $suppress = false)
 	{
+		if ($suppress)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		CLI::write(sprintf('CodeIgniter v%s Command Line Tool - Server Time: %s UTC%s', CodeIgniter::CI_VERSION, date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), date('P')), 'green');
 		CLI::newLine();
 	}
diff --git a/tests/system/CLI/ConsoleTest.php b/tests/system/CLI/ConsoleTest.php
index 03602388bb5e..465bf0e0f306 100644
--- a/tests/system/CLI/ConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CLI/ConsoleTest.php
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ public function testHeader()
 		$this->assertTrue(strpos($result, sprintf('CodeIgniter v%s Command Line Tool', CodeIgniter::CI_VERSION)) > 0);
 	}
 
+	public function testNoHeader()
+	{
+		$console = new Console($this->app);
+		$console->showHeader(true);
+		$result = CITestStreamFilter::$buffer;
+		$this->assertSame('', $result);
+	}
+
 	public function testRun()
 	{
 		$request = new CLIRequest(config('App'));
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/cli/cli_commands.rst b/user_guide_src/source/cli/cli_commands.rst
index db75c0d1c6f8..65e0f89209fc 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/cli/cli_commands.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/cli/cli_commands.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Some commands take additional arguments, which should be provided directly after
 
     > php spark db:seed DevUserSeeder
 
+You may always pass ``--no-header`` to suppress the header output, helpful for parsing results::
+
+    > php spark cache:clear --no-header
+
 For all of the commands CodeIgniter provides, if you do not provide the required arguments, you will be prompted
 for the information it needs to run correctly::