diff --git a/src/builtin_type.cpp b/src/builtin_type.cpp
index 870c341b9..a5e03ab6c 100644
--- a/src/builtin_type.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin_type.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static const struct woption long_options[] = {{L"help", no_argument, nullptr, 'h
                                               {L"path", no_argument, nullptr, 'p'},
                                               {L"force-path", no_argument, nullptr, 'P'},
                                               {L"query", no_argument, nullptr, 'q'},
+                                              {L"quiet", no_argument, nullptr, 'q'},
                                               {nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0}};
 
 static int parse_cmd_opts(type_cmd_opts_t &opts, int *optind, int argc, wchar_t **argv,
diff --git a/tests/checks/type.fish b/tests/checks/type.fish
index d698823b7..85a2d142a 100644
--- a/tests/checks/type.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/type.fish
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ echo $status
 type -q '['
 echo $status
 # CHECK: 0
+# Confirm that --quiet is still a thing
+type --quiet '['
+echo $status
+# CHECK: 0
 
 # Test that we print a command path
 type sh