diff --git a/crates/cast/bin/cmd/call.rs b/crates/cast/bin/cmd/call.rs
index 1b1645698f3d..c51fc91f7123 100644
--- a/crates/cast/bin/cmd/call.rs
+++ b/crates/cast/bin/cmd/call.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use foundry_cli::{
     opts::{EthereumOpts, TransactionOpts},
     utils::{self, handle_traces, parse_ether_value, TraceResult},
 };
-use foundry_common::ens::NameOrAddress;
+use foundry_common::{ens::NameOrAddress, shell};
 use foundry_compilers::artifacts::EvmVersion;
 use foundry_config::{
     figment::{
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ pub struct CallArgs {
     #[arg(long, requires = "trace")]
     debug: bool,
 
-    /// Prints the state changes
-    #[arg(long)]
-    with_state_changes: bool,
-
     #[arg(long, requires = "trace")]
     decode_internal: bool,
 
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@ impl CallArgs {
             trace,
             evm_version,
             debug,
-            with_state_changes,
             decode_internal,
             labels,
             data,
@@ -193,7 +188,7 @@ impl CallArgs {
                 evm_version,
                 debug,
                 decode_internal,
-                false,
+                shell::verbosity() > 1,
                 alphanet,
             );
 
@@ -220,7 +215,6 @@ impl CallArgs {
                 with_local_artifacts,
                 debug,
                 decode_internal,
-                with_state_changes,
             )
             .await?;
 
diff --git a/crates/cast/bin/cmd/run.rs b/crates/cast/bin/cmd/run.rs
index 51b7a8d0c1c6..804bfa67f03f 100644
--- a/crates/cast/bin/cmd/run.rs
+++ b/crates/cast/bin/cmd/run.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ pub struct RunArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     quick: bool,
 
-    /// Prints the state changes
-    #[arg(long)]
-    with_state_changes: bool,
-
     /// Label addresses in the trace.
     ///
     /// Example: 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045:vitalik.eth
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ impl RunArgs {
             evm_version,
             self.debug,
             self.decode_internal,
-            self.with_state_changes,
+            shell::verbosity() > 1,
             alphanet,
         );
         let mut env =
@@ -265,7 +261,6 @@ impl RunArgs {
             self.with_local_artifacts,
             self.debug,
             self.decode_internal,
-            self.with_state_changes,
         )
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/crates/cast/tests/cli/main.rs b/crates/cast/tests/cli/main.rs
index 92f23a457435..ba4a8619de68 100644
--- a/crates/cast/tests/cli/main.rs
+++ b/crates/cast/tests/cli/main.rs
@@ -1713,3 +1713,60 @@ Transaction successfully executed.
 
 "#]]);
 });
+
+// tests cast can decode traces when using project artifacts
+forgetest_async!(show_state_changes_in_traces, |prj, cmd| {
+    let (api, handle) = anvil::spawn(NodeConfig::test()).await;
+
+    foundry_test_utils::util::initialize(prj.root());
+    // Deploy counter contract.
+    cmd.args([
+        "script",
+        "--private-key",
+        "0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80",
+        "--rpc-url",
+        &handle.http_endpoint(),
+        "--broadcast",
+        "CounterScript",
+    ])
+    .assert_success();
+
+    // Send tx to change counter storage value.
+    cmd.cast_fuse()
+        .args([
+            "send",
+            "0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3",
+            "setNumber(uint256)",
+            "111",
+            "--private-key",
+            "0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80",
+            "--rpc-url",
+            &handle.http_endpoint(),
+        ])
+        .assert_success();
+
+    let tx_hash = api
+        .transaction_by_block_number_and_index(BlockNumberOrTag::Latest, Index::from(0))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap()
+        .tx_hash();
+
+    // Assert cast with verbosity displays storage changes.
+    cmd.cast_fuse()
+        .args(["run", format!("{tx_hash}").as_str(), "-vv", "--rpc-url", &handle.http_endpoint()])
+        .assert_success()
+        .stdout_eq(str![[r#"
+Executing previous transactions from the block.
+Traces:
+  [22287] 0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3::setNumber(111)
+    ├─  storage changes:
+    │   @ 0: 0 → 111
+    └─ ← [Stop] 
+
+
+Transaction successfully executed.
+[GAS]
+
+"#]]);
+});
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/utils/cmd.rs b/crates/cli/src/utils/cmd.rs
index 2f6810cfdbff..7eb58e49503e 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/utils/cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/utils/cmd.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ impl TryFrom<Result<RawCallResult>> for TraceResult {
 }
 
 /// labels the traces, conditionally prints them or opens the debugger
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub async fn handle_traces(
     mut result: TraceResult,
     config: &Config,
@@ -386,7 +385,6 @@ pub async fn handle_traces(
     with_local_artifacts: bool,
     debug: bool,
     decode_internal: bool,
-    with_state_changes: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let (known_contracts, mut sources) = if with_local_artifacts {
         let _ = sh_println!("Compiling project to generate artifacts");
@@ -451,7 +449,7 @@ pub async fn handle_traces(
         decoder.debug_identifier = Some(DebugTraceIdentifier::new(sources));
     }
 
-    print_traces(&mut result, &decoder, shell::verbosity() > 0, with_state_changes).await?;
+    print_traces(&mut result, &decoder, shell::verbosity() > 0, shell::verbosity() > 1).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }