diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommand.php
index 7cd48f5d761c..11a8c7247cbe 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommand.php
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ public function __construct(Router $router)
      */
     public function handle()
     {
-        $this->router->flushMiddlewareGroups();
+        if (! $this->output->isVeryVerbose()) {
+            $this->router->flushMiddlewareGroups();
+        }
 
         if (! $this->router->getRoutes()->count()) {
             return $this->components->error("Your application doesn't have any routes.");
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommandTest.php b/tests/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b9b72c0f981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Foundation/Console/RouteListCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Foundation\Console;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Application;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\RouteListCommand;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Kernel;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Router;
+use Mockery as m;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class RouteListCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected Application $app;
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        m::close();
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->app = new Application(
+            $laravel = new \Illuminate\Foundation\Application(__DIR__),
+            m::mock(Dispatcher::class, ['dispatch' => null, 'fire' => null]),
+            'testing',
+        );
+
+        $router = new Router(m::mock('Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher'));
+
+        $kernel = new class($laravel, $router) extends Kernel
+        {
+            protected $middlewareGroups = [
+                'web' => ['Middleware 1', 'Middleware 2', 'Middleware 5'],
+                'auth' => ['Middleware 3', 'Middleware 4'],
+            ];
+
+            protected $middlewarePriority = [
+                'Middleware 1',
+                'Middleware 4',
+                'Middleware 2',
+                'Middleware 3',
+            ];
+        };
+
+        $kernel->prependToMiddlewarePriority('Middleware 5');
+
+        $laravel->singleton(Kernel::class, function () use ($kernel) {
+            return $kernel;
+        });
+
+        $router->get('/example', function () {
+            return 'Hello World';
+        })->middleware('exampleMiddleware');
+
+        $router->get('/example-group', function () {
+            return 'Hello Group';
+        })->middleware(['web', 'auth']);
+
+        $command = new RouteListCommand($router);
+        $command->setLaravel($laravel);
+
+        $this->app->addCommands([$command]);
+    }
+
+    public function testNoMiddlewareIfNotVerbose()
+    {
+        $this->app->call('route:list');
+        $output = $this->app->output();
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('exampleMiddleware', $output);
+    }
+
+    public function testMiddlewareGroupsAssignmentInCli()
+    {
+        $this->app->call('route:list', ['-v' => true]);
+        $output = $this->app->output();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('exampleMiddleware', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('web', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('auth', $output);
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 1', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 2', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 3', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 4', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 5', $output);
+    }
+
+    public function testMiddlewareGroupsExpandInCliIfVeryVerbose()
+    {
+        $this->app->call('route:list', ['-vv' => true]);
+        $output = $this->app->output();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('exampleMiddleware', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 1', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 2', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 3', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 4', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 5', $output);
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('web', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('auth', $output);
+    }
+
+    public function testMiddlewareGroupsAssignmentInJson()
+    {
+        $this->app->call('route:list', ['--json' => true, '-v' => true]);
+        $output = $this->app->output();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('exampleMiddleware', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('web', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('auth', $output);
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 1', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 2', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 3', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 4', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Middleware 5', $output);
+    }
+
+    public function testMiddlewareGroupsExpandInJsonIfVeryVerbose()
+    {
+        $this->app->call('route:list', ['--json' => true, '-vv' => true]);
+        $output = $this->app->output();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('exampleMiddleware', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 1', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 2', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 3', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 4', $output);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Middleware 5', $output);
+
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('web', $output);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('auth', $output);
+    }
+
+    public function testMiddlewareGroupsExpandCorrectlySortedIfVeryVerbose()
+    {
+        $this->app->call('route:list', ['--json' => true, '-vv' => true]);
+        $output = $this->app->output();
+
+        $expectedOrder = '[{"domain":null,"method":"GET|HEAD","uri":"example","name":null,"action":"Closure","middleware":["exampleMiddleware"]},{"domain":null,"method":"GET|HEAD","uri":"example-group","name":null,"action":"Closure","middleware":["Middleware 5","Middleware 1","Middleware 4","Middleware 2","Middleware 3"]}]';
+
+        $this->assertJsonStringEqualsJsonString($expectedOrder, $output);
+    }
+}