diff --git a/docs/fix/stuck-worship.rst b/docs/fix/stuck-worship.rst
index c4bccc055..2854be122 100644
--- a/docs/fix/stuck-worship.rst
+++ b/docs/fix/stuck-worship.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,26 @@ another task.
 Usage
 -----
 
+::
+
+    fix/stuck-worship [<options>]
+
+Reshuffle prayer needs of units in the fort.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
 ``fix/stuck-worship``
-    Rebalance prayer needs of units in the fort.
-``fix/stuck-worship -v``, ``fix/stuck-worship --verbose``
-    Rebalance prayer needs of units in the fort. Print names of affected units.
+    Rebalance prayer needs and print the total number of affected units.
+``fix/stuck-worship -v``
+    Same as above, but also print the names of all affected units.
+
+Options
+-------
+
+``-v``, ``--verbose``
+    Print the names of all affected units.
+``-q``, ``--quiet``
+    Don't print the number of affected units if it's zero. Intended for
+    automatic use.
+
diff --git a/fix/stuck-worship.lua b/fix/stuck-worship.lua
index 0222dd6fe..2d4880914 100644
--- a/fix/stuck-worship.lua
+++ b/fix/stuck-worship.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 local argparse = require('argparse')
 
-local verbose = false
+local verbose, quiet = false, false
 argparse.processArgsGetopt({...}, {
     {'v', 'verbose', handler=function() verbose = true end},
+    {'q', 'quiet', handler=function() quiet = true end},
 })
 
 local function for_pray_need(needs, fn)
@@ -106,6 +107,6 @@ for _,unit in ipairs(dfhack.units.getCitizens(false, true)) do
     ::next_unit::
 end
 
-if verbose or count > 0 then
+if not quiet or count > 0 then
     print(('Rebalanced prayer needs for %d units.'):format(count))
 end
diff --git a/internal/control-panel/registry.lua b/internal/control-panel/registry.lua
index 4e0bdd2e6..7dca4d2b0 100644
--- a/internal/control-panel/registry.lua
+++ b/internal/control-panel/registry.lua
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ COMMANDS_BY_IDX = {
         desc='Fix activity references on stuck instruments to make them usable again.',
         params={'--time', '1', '--timeUnits', 'days', '--command', '[', 'fix/stuck-instruments', ']'}},
     {command='fix/stuck-worship', group='bugfix', mode='repeat', default=true,
-        params={'--time', '1', '--timeUnits', 'days', '--command', '[', 'fix/stuck-worship', ']'}},
+        params={'--time', '1', '--timeUnits', 'days', '--command', '[', 'fix/stuck-worship', '-q', ']'}},
     {command='fix/noexert-exhaustion', group='bugfix', mode='repeat', default=true,
         params={'--time', '439', '--timeUnits', 'ticks', '--command', '[', 'fix/noexert-exhaustion', ']'}},
     {command='flask-contents', help_command='tweak', group='bugfix', mode='tweak', default=true,