diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6be77a7..d26b0aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ The action will only warn and not error when violations are found.
 ### `sarif_upload`
 If this variable is included, a sarif file named terrascan.sarif will be generated with the results of the scan.
 
+### `verbose`
+If this variable is included, the scan will show violations with additional details (Rule Name/ID, Resource Name/Type, Violation Category)
+
 ## Example usage
 
 ```yaml
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         iac_version: 'v14'
         policy_type: 'aws'
         only_warn: true
+        verbose: true 
         #sarif_upload: true
         #non_recursive:
         #iac_dir:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index cf25b69..2aa5cea 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ inputs:
   sarif_upload:
     description: 'if true a sarif file named terrascan.sarif will be generated with the results of the scan'
     required: false
+  verbose: 
+    description: ' will show violations with additional details (applicable for default output)'
+    required: false 
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ runs:
     - ${{ inputs.config_path }}
     - ${{ inputs.only_warn }}
     - ${{ inputs.sarif_upload }}
+    - ${{ inputs.verbose }}
+
 branding:
   icon: 'code'
   color: 'blue'
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index aba648f..8237fd4 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ echo "INPUT_POLICY_PATH=${INPUT_POLICY_PATH}"
 echo "INPUT_SKIP_RULES=${INPUT_SKIP_RULES}"
 echo "INPUT_CONFIG_PATH=${INPUT_CONFIG_PATH}"
 echo "INPUT_SARIF_UPLOAD=${INPUT_SARIF_UPLOAD}"
+echo "INPUT_VERBOSE=${INPUT_VERBOSE}"
+
 
 # Creating arguments for terrascan
 args=""
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ fi
 if [ "x${INPUT_CONFIG_PATH}" != "x" ]; then
     args="${args} -c ${INPUT_CONFIG_PATH}"
 fi
-
+if [ ${INPUT_VERBOSE} == true ]; then 
+    args="${args} -v"
+fi 
 # Executing terrascan
 echo "Executing terrascan as follows:"
 echo "terrascan scan ${args}"