diff --git a/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp b/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
index ea2d7e45..b81e9931 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ namespace Catch {
                         return ParserResult::runtimeError( "colour mode must be one of: auto, yes or no. '" + useColour + "' not recognised" );
                 return ParserResult::ok( ParseResultType::Matched );
             };
+        auto const setVerbosity = [&]( std::string const& verbosity ) {
+            auto lcVerbosity = toLower( verbosity );
+            if( lcVerbosity == "quiet" )
+                config.verbosity = Verbosity::Quiet;
+            else if( lcVerbosity == "normal" )
+                config.verbosity = Verbosity::Normal;
+            else if( lcVerbosity == "high" )
+                config.verbosity = Verbosity::High;
+            else
+                return ParserResult::runtimeError( "Unrecognised verbosity, '" + verbosity + "'" );
+            return ParserResult::ok( ParseResultType::Matched );
+        };
 
         auto cli
             = ExeName( config.processName )
@@ -125,6 +137,9 @@ namespace Catch {
             + Opt( config.sectionsToRun, "section name" )
                 ["-c"]["--section"]
                 ( "specify section to run" )
+            + Opt( setVerbosity, "quiet|normal|high" )
+                ["-v"]["--verbosity"]
+                ( "set output verbosity" )
             + Opt( config.listTestNamesOnly )
                 ["--list-test-names-only"]
                 ( "list all/matching test cases names only" )
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
index 869e4c70..bc1f5b26 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         int abortAfter = -1;
         unsigned int rngSeed = 0;
 
-        Verbosity::Level verbosity = Verbosity::Normal;
+        Verbosity verbosity = Verbosity::Normal;
         WarnAbout::What warnings = WarnAbout::Nothing;
         ShowDurations::OrNot showDurations = ShowDurations::DefaultForReporter;
         RunTests::InWhatOrder runOrder = RunTests::InDeclarationOrder;
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ namespace Catch {
             return m_data.outputFilename ;
         }
 
-        bool listTests() const { return m_data.listTests; }
-        bool listTestNamesOnly() const { return m_data.listTestNamesOnly; }
-        bool listTags() const { return m_data.listTags; }
-        bool listReporters() const { return m_data.listReporters; }
+        bool listTests() const          { return m_data.listTests; }
+        bool listTestNamesOnly() const  { return m_data.listTestNamesOnly; }
+        bool listTags() const           { return m_data.listTags; }
+        bool listReporters() const      { return m_data.listReporters; }
+
+        Verbosity verbosity() const     { return m_data.verbosity; }
 
         std::string getProcessName() const { return m_data.processName; }
 
@@ -96,18 +98,18 @@ namespace Catch {
         bool showHelp() const { return m_data.showHelp; }
 
         // IConfig interface
-        virtual bool allowThrows() const override                 { return !m_data.noThrow; }
-        virtual std::ostream& stream() const override             { return m_stream->stream(); }
-        virtual std::string name() const override                 { return m_data.name.empty() ? m_data.processName : m_data.name; }
-        virtual bool includeSuccessfulResults() const override    { return m_data.showSuccessfulTests; }
-        virtual bool warnAboutMissingAssertions() const override  { return m_data.warnings & WarnAbout::NoAssertions; }
+        virtual bool allowThrows() const override                   { return !m_data.noThrow; }
+        virtual std::ostream& stream() const override               { return m_stream->stream(); }
+        virtual std::string name() const override                   { return m_data.name.empty() ? m_data.processName : m_data.name; }
+        virtual bool includeSuccessfulResults() const override      { return m_data.showSuccessfulTests; }
+        virtual bool warnAboutMissingAssertions() const override    { return m_data.warnings & WarnAbout::NoAssertions; }
         virtual ShowDurations::OrNot showDurations() const override { return m_data.showDurations; }
-        virtual RunTests::InWhatOrder runOrder() const override   { return m_data.runOrder; }
-        virtual unsigned int rngSeed() const override             { return m_data.rngSeed; }
-        virtual UseColour::YesOrNo useColour() const override     { return m_data.useColour; }
-        virtual bool shouldDebugBreak() const override { return m_data.shouldDebugBreak; }
-        virtual int abortAfter() const override { return m_data.abortAfter; }
-        virtual bool showInvisibles() const override { return m_data.showInvisibles; }
+        virtual RunTests::InWhatOrder runOrder() const override     { return m_data.runOrder; }
+        virtual unsigned int rngSeed() const override               { return m_data.rngSeed; }
+        virtual UseColour::YesOrNo useColour() const override       { return m_data.useColour; }
+        virtual bool shouldDebugBreak() const override              { return m_data.shouldDebugBreak; }
+        virtual int abortAfter() const override                     { return m_data.abortAfter; }
+        virtual bool showInvisibles() const override                { return m_data.showInvisibles; }
 
     private:
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h
index 4f64f4e3..75499014 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 namespace Catch {
 
-    struct Verbosity { enum Level {
-        NoOutput = 0,
-        Quiet,
-        Normal
-    }; };
+    enum class Verbosity {
+        Quiet = 0,
+        Normal,
+        High
+    };
 
     struct WarnAbout { enum What {
         Nothing = 0x00,
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_list.hpp b/include/internal/catch_list.hpp
index 3cfd294b..5d9d8ed4 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_list.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_list.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
 
         std::size_t matchedTests = 0;
-        TextAttributes nameAttr, tagsAttr;
+        TextAttributes nameAttr, descAttr, tagsAttr;
         nameAttr.setInitialIndent( 2 ).setIndent( 4 );
+        descAttr.setIndent( 4 );
         tagsAttr.setIndent( 6 );
 
         std::vector<TestCase> matchedTestCases = filterTests( getAllTestCasesSorted( config ), testSpec, config );
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ namespace Catch {
             Colour colourGuard( colour );
 
             Catch::cout() << Text( testCaseInfo.name, nameAttr ) << std::endl;
+            if( config.verbosity() >= Verbosity::High ) {
+                Catch::cout() << "    " << testCaseInfo.lineInfo << std::endl;
+                std::string description = testCaseInfo.description;
+                if( description == "" )
+                    description = "(NO DESCRIPTION)";
+                Catch::cout() << Text( description, descAttr ) << std::endl;
+            }
             if( !testCaseInfo.tags.empty() )
                 Catch::cout() << Text( testCaseInfo.tagsAsString, tagsAttr ) << std::endl;
         }
@@ -63,9 +71,12 @@ namespace Catch {
         for( auto const& testCaseInfo : matchedTestCases ) {
             matchedTests++;
             if( startsWith( testCaseInfo.name, '#' ) )
-               Catch::cout() << '"' << testCaseInfo.name << '"' << std::endl;
+               Catch::cout() << '"' << testCaseInfo.name << '"';
             else
-               Catch::cout() << testCaseInfo.name << std::endl;
+               Catch::cout() << testCaseInfo.name;
+            if ( config.verbosity() >= Verbosity::High )
+                Catch::cout() << "\t@" << testCaseInfo.lineInfo;
+            Catch::cout() << std::endl;
         }
         return matchedTests;
     }