diff --git a/migrate.go b/migrate.go
index 314007d5..22320b0a 100644
--- a/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -37,9 +39,16 @@ type MigrationSet struct {
 	//
 	// This should be used sparingly as it is removing a safety check.
 	IgnoreUnknown bool
+	Log           *log.Logger
 }
 
-var migSet = MigrationSet{}
+var migSet = MigrationSet{
+	Log: log.New(ioutil.Discard, "SQL: ", log.Llongfile),
+}
+
+func SetLogger(log *log.Logger) {
+	migSet.Log = log
+}
 
 // NewMigrationSet returns a parametrized Migration object
 func (ms MigrationSet) getTableName() string {
diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_common.go b/sql-migrate/command_common.go
index e5949c6a..4caecf42 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_common.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_common.go
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/rubenv/sql-migrate"
 )
 
-func ApplyMigrations(dir migrate.MigrationDirection, dryrun bool, limit int) error {
+func ApplyMigrations(dir migrate.MigrationDirection, dryrun bool, limit int, verbose bool) error {
 	env, err := GetEnvironment()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Could not parse config: %s", err)
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ func ApplyMigrations(dir migrate.MigrationDirection, dryrun bool, limit int) err
 		Dir: env.Dir,
 	}
 
+	if verbose {
+		migrate.SetLogger(log.New(os.Stdout, "SQL: ", log.Llongfile))
+	}
 	if dryrun {
 		migrations, _, err := migrate.PlanMigration(db, dialect, source, dir, limit)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_down.go b/sql-migrate/command_down.go
index 232eac40..a224b81a 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_down.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_down.go
@@ -34,18 +34,20 @@ func (c *DownCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (c *DownCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	var limit int
 	var dryrun bool
+	var verbose bool
 
 	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("down", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { ui.Output(c.Help()) }
 	cmdFlags.IntVar(&limit, "limit", 1, "Max number of migrations to apply.")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&dryrun, "dryrun", false, "Don't apply migrations, just print them.")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "Show queries at console")
 	ConfigFlags(cmdFlags)
 
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	err := ApplyMigrations(migrate.Down, dryrun, limit)
+	err := ApplyMigrations(migrate.Down, dryrun, limit, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_up.go b/sql-migrate/command_up.go
index 9e5a291f..e93af4fc 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_up.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_up.go
@@ -34,18 +34,20 @@ func (c *UpCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (c *UpCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	var limit int
 	var dryrun bool
+	var verbose bool
 
 	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("up", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { ui.Output(c.Help()) }
 	cmdFlags.IntVar(&limit, "limit", 0, "Max number of migrations to apply.")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&dryrun, "dryrun", false, "Don't apply migrations, just print them.")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "Show queries at console")
 	ConfigFlags(cmdFlags)
 
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	err := ApplyMigrations(migrate.Up, dryrun, limit)
+	err := ApplyMigrations(migrate.Up, dryrun, limit, verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1