diff --git a/src/std_fns.rs b/src/std_fns.rs
index 272768a..f3cf7ee 100644
--- a/src/std_fns.rs
+++ b/src/std_fns.rs
@@ -829,6 +829,14 @@ pub fn command(stack: &mut Stack) -> OError {
 }
 
 pub fn command_wait(stack: &mut Stack) -> OError {
+    command_wait_impl(stack, Stdio::inherit)
+}
+
+pub fn command_wait_silent(stack: &mut Stack) -> OError {
+    command_wait_impl(stack, Stdio::null)
+}
+
+pub fn command_wait_impl(stack: &mut Stack, stdio: fn() -> Stdio) -> OError {
     let binding = stack.pop();
     let Value::Array(ref a) = binding.lock_ro().native else {
         return stack.err(ErrorKind::InvalidCall("command".to_owned()));
@@ -848,9 +856,9 @@ pub fn command_wait(stack: &mut Stack) -> OError {
         Value::Int(
             process::Command::new(&args[0])
                 .args(&args[1..])
-                .stdin(Stdio::inherit())
-                .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
-                .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
+                .stdin(stdio())
+                .stdout(stdio())
+                .stderr(stdio())
                 .spawn()
                 .map_err(|x| stack.error(ErrorKind::IO(x.to_string())))?
                 .wait()
@@ -1150,7 +1158,7 @@ pub fn chdir(stack: &mut Stack) -> OError {
 
 pub fn register(r: &mut Stack, o: Arc<Frame>) {
     type Fn = fn(&mut Stack) -> OError;
-    let fns: [(&str, Fn, u32); 69] = [
+    let fns: [(&str, Fn, u32); 70] = [
         ("pop", pop, 0),
         ("dup", dup, 2),
         ("dup2", dup2, 3),
@@ -1203,6 +1211,7 @@ pub fn register(r: &mut Stack, o: Arc<Frame>) {
         ("readln", readln, 1),
         ("command", command, 1),
         ("command-wait", command_wait, 1),
+        ("command-wait-silent", command_wait_silent, 1),
         ("str-to-bytes", str_to_bytes, 1),
         ("bytes-to-str", bytes_to_str, 1),
         ("acopy", acopy, 1),