diff --git a/cli_output.c b/cli_output.c
index 1c85f7a..2a67bea 100644
--- a/cli_output.c
+++ b/cli_output.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 		output_type = stderr;
 		break;
 	case MSG_BARF:
+		if (verbose < 3)
+			return 0;
+	case MSG_DEBUG2:
 		if (verbose < 2)
 			return 0;
 	case MSG_DEBUG:
diff --git a/flash.h b/flash.h
index 5b49e9d..4b1cca2 100644
--- a/flash.h
+++ b/flash.h
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@
 #define MSG_ERROR	0
 #define MSG_INFO	1
 #define MSG_DEBUG	2
-#define MSG_BARF	3
+#define MSG_DEBUG2	3
+#define MSG_BARF	4
 #define msg_gerr(...)	print(MSG_ERROR, __VA_ARGS__)	/* general errors */
 #define msg_perr(...)	print(MSG_ERROR, __VA_ARGS__)	/* programmer errors */
 #define msg_cerr(...)	print(MSG_ERROR, __VA_ARGS__)	/* chip errors */
@@ -243,6 +244,9 @@
 #define msg_gdbg(...)	print(MSG_DEBUG, __VA_ARGS__)	/* general debug */
 #define msg_pdbg(...)	print(MSG_DEBUG, __VA_ARGS__)	/* programmer debug */
 #define msg_cdbg(...)	print(MSG_DEBUG, __VA_ARGS__)	/* chip debug */
+#define msg_gdbg2(...)	print(MSG_DEBUG2, __VA_ARGS__)	/* general debug2 */
+#define msg_pdbg2(...)	print(MSG_DEBUG2, __VA_ARGS__)	/* programmer debug2 */
+#define msg_cdbg2(...)	print(MSG_DEBUG2, __VA_ARGS__)	/* chip debug2 */
 #define msg_gspew(...)	print(MSG_BARF, __VA_ARGS__)	/* general debug barf  */
 #define msg_pspew(...)	print(MSG_BARF, __VA_ARGS__)	/* programmer debug barf  */
 #define msg_cspew(...)	print(MSG_BARF, __VA_ARGS__)	/* chip debug barf  */
diff --git a/flashrom.8 b/flashrom.8
index bc5e0a5..6556609 100644
--- a/flashrom.8
+++ b/flashrom.8
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
 .TP
 .B "\-V, \-\-verbose"
 More verbose output. This option can be supplied multiple times
-(max. 2 times, i.e.
-.BR \-VV )
+(max. 3 times, i.e.
+.BR \-VVV )
 for even more debug output.
 .TP
 .B "\-c, \-\-chip" <chipname>