diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 898ddd5..3cccabc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     opts.optflag("d", "decode", "decode instead of encoding");
     opts.optflag("i", "ignore", "ignore whitespace when decoding");
     opts.optopt("o", "output", "output to FILE instead of STDOUT", "FILE");
+    opts.optflag("q", "quiet", "never print headers giving file names");
+    opts.optflag("v", "verbose", "always print headers giving file names");
     opts.optopt("w", "wrap", "wrap at columns", "COLS");
     let matches = match opts.parse(&args[1..]) {
         Ok(m) => m,
@@ -75,8 +77,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     if infiles.is_empty() {
         infiles.push(Input::Stdin)
     }
+    if matches.opt_present("q") && matches.opt_present("v") {
+        eprintln!("Error: conflicting options \"verbose\" and \"quiet\" are both present.");
+        print_usage(&progname, opts);
+        return Err("Conflicting options".into());
+    }
+    let verbose = matches.opt_present("v") || (matches.free.len() > 1 && !matches.opt_present("q"));
     for f in &infiles {
-        let writer = if let Some(o) = matches.opt_str("o") {
+        let mut writer = if let Some(o) = matches.opt_str("o") {
             if matches.free.len() < 2 || op == Operation::Encode {
                 BufWriter::new(File::open(o)?)
             } else {
@@ -89,6 +97,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             Input::Stdin => BufReader::new(File::from(io::stdin().as_fd().try_clone_to_owned()?)),
             Input::Filename(f) => BufReader::new(File::open(f)?),
         };
+        if verbose {
+            let fname = match f {
+                Input::Stdin => "Stdin",
+                Input::Filename(f) => f,
+            };
+            writer.write_fmt(format_args!("==> {fname} <==\n"))?;
+        }
         match op {
             Operation::Decode => {
                 let decoder = Decoder::new(reader, writer, None, ignore);