diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
index 1c1f74085dff..9074313e17bb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 7, 2015
+.Dd June 3, 2015
 .Dt PW 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 .Op Fl V Ar etcdir
 .Ar usernext
 .Op Fl C Ar config
+.Op Fl q
 .Nm
 .Op Fl R Ar rootdir
 .Op Fl V Ar etcdir
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@
 .Op Fl V Ar etcdir
 .Ar groupnext
 .Op Fl C Ar config
+.Op Fl q
 .Nm
 .Op Fl R Ar rootdir
 .Op Fl V Ar etcdir
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.c
index b21f6c0826db..30fb55b4f61d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			"R:V:C:qn:u:rY",
 			"R:V:C:qn:u:c:d:e:p:g:G:mM:l:k:s:w:L:h:H:FNPY",
 			"R:V:C:qn:u:FPa7",
-			"R:V:C:",
+			"R:V:C:q",
 			"R:V:C:q",
 			"R:V:C:q"
 		},
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			"R:V:C:qn:g:Y",
 			"R:V:C:qn:d:g:l:h:H:FM:m:NPY",
 			"R:V:C:qn:g:FPa",
-			"R:V:C:"
+			"R:V:C:q"
 		 }
 	};
 
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ cmdhelp(int mode, int which)
 				"usage: pw usernext [switches]\n"
 				"\t-V etcdir      alternate /etc location\n"
 				"\t-R rootir      alternate root directory\n"
-				"\t-C config      configuration file\n",
+				"\t-C config      configuration file\n"
+				"\t-q             quiet operation\n",
 				"usage pw: lock [switches]\n"
 				"\t-V etcdir      alternate /etc locations\n"
 				"\t-C config      configuration file\n"
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ cmdhelp(int mode, int which)
 				"\t-V etcdir      alternate /etc location\n"
 				"\t-R rootir      alternate root directory\n"
 				"\t-C config      configuration file\n"
+				"\t-q             quiet operation\n"
 			}
 		};
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
index daa121dd811e..b9cce0dcafbc 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ pw_group(int mode, char *name, long id, struct cargs * args)
 	 * next gid to stdout
 	 */
 	if (mode == M_NEXT) {
-		printf("%u\n", gr_gidpolicy(cnf, id));
-		return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+		gid_t next = gr_gidpolicy(cnf, id);
+		if (getarg(args, 'q'))
+			return next;
+		printf("%u\n", next);
+		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
 	if (mode == M_PRINT && getarg(args, 'a')) {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
index ea3cb3d2ea28..c3b2751e26a8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
@@ -158,10 +158,14 @@ pw_user(int mode, char *name, long id, struct cargs * args)
 	 * With M_NEXT, we only need to return the
 	 * next uid to stdout
 	 */
-	if (mode == M_NEXT) {
-		printf("%u:", pw_uidpolicy(cnf, id));
+	if (mode == M_NEXT)
+	{
+		uid_t next = pw_uidpolicy(cnf, id);
+		if (getarg(args, 'q'))
+			return next;
+		printf("%u:", next);
 		pw_group(mode, name, -1, args);
-		return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
 	/*