diff --git a/tools/global.cpp b/tools/global.cpp
index d89d4f6..855a920 100644
--- a/tools/global.cpp
+++ b/tools/global.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Global::Global()
 {
 	m_showProbeDiscretization = false;
 	m_nativeFieldDumps = false;
+	m_VerboseLevel = 0;
 }
 
 void Global::ShowArguments(ostream& ostr, string front)
@@ -54,5 +55,11 @@ bool Global::parseCommandLineArgument( const char *argv )
 		m_nativeFieldDumps = true;
 		return true;
 	}
+	else if (strcmp(argv,"-v")==0)
+	{
+		cout << "openEMS - verbose level 1" << endl;
+		m_VerboseLevel = 1;
+		return true;
+	}
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/tools/global.h b/tools/global.h
index 13b78ec..98b5ccb 100644
--- a/tools/global.h
+++ b/tools/global.h
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ public:
 
 	void ShowArguments(std::ostream& ostr, std::string front=std::string());
 
+	void SetVerboseLevel(int level) {m_VerboseLevel=level;}
+	int GetVerboseLevel() const {return m_VerboseLevel;}
+
 protected:
 	bool m_showProbeDiscretization;
 	bool m_nativeFieldDumps;
+	int m_VerboseLevel;
 };
 
 extern Global g_settings;