diff --git a/cmd/crictl/container.go b/cmd/crictl/container.go
index 9fceea3c69..6d8db18076 100644
--- a/cmd/crictl/container.go
+++ b/cmd/crictl/container.go
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ var containerStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 			Name:  "output, o",
 			Usage: "Output format, One of: json|yaml|table",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "quiet, q",
+			Usage: "Do not show verbose information",
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
 		containerID := context.Args().First()
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ var containerStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err := ContainerStatus(runtimeClient, containerID, context.String("output"))
+		err := ContainerStatus(runtimeClient, containerID, context.String("output"), context.Bool("quiet"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Getting the status of the container failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -462,12 +466,17 @@ func RemoveContainer(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID string) error {
 
 // ContainerStatus sends a ContainerStatusRequest to the server, and parses
 // the returned ContainerStatusResponse.
-func ContainerStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string) error {
+func ContainerStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string, quiet bool) error {
+	verbose := !(quiet)
+	if output == "" { // default to json output
+		output = "json"
+	}
 	if ID == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ID cannot be empty")
 	}
 	request := &pb.ContainerStatusRequest{
 		ContainerId: ID,
+		Verbose:     verbose,
 	}
 	logrus.Debugf("ContainerStatusRequest: %v", request)
 	r, err := client.ContainerStatus(context.Background(), request)
@@ -476,11 +485,15 @@ func ContainerStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if output == "json" || output == "yaml" {
+	switch output {
+	case "json", "yaml":
 		return outputStatusInfo(r.Status, r.Info, output)
+	case "table": // table output is after this switch block
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("output option cannot be %s", output)
 	}
 
-	// output in table format by default.
+	// output in table format
 	fmt.Printf("ID: %s\n", r.Status.Id)
 	if r.Status.Metadata != nil {
 		if r.Status.Metadata.Name != "" {
@@ -504,6 +517,9 @@ func ContainerStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string) error {
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Exit Code: %v\n", r.Status.ExitCode)
 	}
+	if verbose {
+		fmt.Printf("Info: %v\n", r.GetInfo())
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/crictl/image.go b/cmd/crictl/image.go
index cc6b4fbe69..2d154ef86b 100644
--- a/cmd/crictl/image.go
+++ b/cmd/crictl/image.go
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ var imageStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 			Name:  "output, o",
 			Usage: "Output format, One of: json|yaml|table",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "quiet, q",
+			Usage: "Do not show verbose information",
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
 		id := context.Args().First()
@@ -198,7 +202,8 @@ var imageStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		r, err := ImageStatus(imageClient, id)
+		verbose := !(context.Bool("quiet"))
+		r, err := ImageStatus(imageClient, id, verbose)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("image status request failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -208,11 +213,19 @@ var imageStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		output := context.String("output")
-		if output == "json" || output == "yaml" {
+		if output == "" { // default to json output
+			output = "json"
+		}
+
+		switch output {
+		case "json", "yaml":
 			return outputStatusInfo(r.Image, r.Info, output)
+		case "table": // table output is after this switch block
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("output option cannot be %s", output)
 		}
 
-		// output in table format by default.
+		// otherwise output in table format
 		fmt.Printf("ID: %s\n", image.Id)
 		for _, tag := range image.RepoTags {
 			fmt.Printf("Tag: %s\n", tag)
@@ -222,6 +235,9 @@ var imageStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 		}
 		size := units.HumanSizeWithPrecision(float64(image.GetSize_()), 3)
 		fmt.Printf("Size: %s\n", size)
+		if verbose {
+			fmt.Printf("Info: %v\n", r.GetInfo())
+		}
 
 		return nil
 	},
@@ -241,7 +257,8 @@ var removeImageCommand = cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		status, err := ImageStatus(imageClient, id)
+		var verbose = false
+		status, err := ImageStatus(imageClient, id, verbose)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("image status request failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -342,8 +359,11 @@ func ListImages(client pb.ImageServiceClient, image string) (resp *pb.ListImages
 
 // ImageStatus sends an ImageStatusRequest to the server, and parses
 // the returned ImageStatusResponse.
-func ImageStatus(client pb.ImageServiceClient, image string) (resp *pb.ImageStatusResponse, err error) {
-	request := &pb.ImageStatusRequest{Image: &pb.ImageSpec{Image: image}}
+func ImageStatus(client pb.ImageServiceClient, image string, verbose bool) (resp *pb.ImageStatusResponse, err error) {
+	request := &pb.ImageStatusRequest{
+		Image:   &pb.ImageSpec{Image: image},
+		Verbose: verbose,
+	}
 	logrus.Debugf("ImageStatusRequest: %v", request)
 	resp, err = client.ImageStatus(context.Background(), request)
 	logrus.Debugf("ImageStatusResponse: %v", resp)
diff --git a/cmd/crictl/sandbox.go b/cmd/crictl/sandbox.go
index c280aafb9c..7d618deb22 100644
--- a/cmd/crictl/sandbox.go
+++ b/cmd/crictl/sandbox.go
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ var podSandboxStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 			Name:  "output, o",
 			Usage: "Output format, One of: json|yaml|table",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "quiet, q",
+			Usage: "Do not show verbose information",
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
 		id := context.Args().First()
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ var podSandboxStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err := PodSandboxStatus(runtimeClient, id, context.String("output"))
+		err := PodSandboxStatus(runtimeClient, id, context.String("output"), context.Bool("quiet"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("getting the pod sandbox status failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -275,20 +279,32 @@ func RemovePodSandbox(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID string) error {
 
 // PodSandboxStatus sends a PodSandboxStatusRequest to the server, and parses
 // the returned PodSandboxStatusResponse.
-func PodSandboxStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string) error {
+func PodSandboxStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string, quiet bool) error {
+	verbose := !(quiet)
+	if output == "" { // default to json output
+		output = "json"
+	}
 	if ID == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ID cannot be empty")
 	}
-	request := &pb.PodSandboxStatusRequest{PodSandboxId: ID}
+
+	request := &pb.PodSandboxStatusRequest{
+		PodSandboxId: ID,
+		Verbose:      verbose,
+	}
 	logrus.Debugf("PodSandboxStatusRequest: %v", request)
-	r, err := client.PodSandboxStatus(context.Background(), &pb.PodSandboxStatusRequest{PodSandboxId: ID})
+	r, err := client.PodSandboxStatus(context.Background(), request)
 	logrus.Debugf("PodSandboxStatusResponse: %v", r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if output == "json" || output == "yaml" {
+	switch output {
+	case "json", "yaml":
 		return outputStatusInfo(r.Status, r.Info, output)
+	case "table": // table output is after this switch block
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("output option cannot be %s", output)
 	}
 
 	// output in table format by default.
@@ -324,6 +340,10 @@ func PodSandboxStatus(client pb.RuntimeServiceClient, ID, output string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("\t%s -> %s\n", k, r.Status.Annotations[k])
 		}
 	}
+	if verbose {
+		fmt.Printf("Info: %v\n", r.GetInfo())
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }