diff --git a/lib/irb.rb b/lib/irb.rb
index a08aa874c9..a41d4e13be 100644
--- a/lib/irb.rb
+++ b/lib/irb.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #
 #
 require "e2mmap"
+require "ripper"
 
 require "irb/init"
 require "irb/context"
@@ -410,6 +411,35 @@ module IRB
   end
 
   class Irb
+    ASSIGNMENT_NODE_TYPES = [
+      # Local, instance, global, class, constant, instance, and index assignment:
+      #   "foo = bar",
+      #   "@foo = bar",
+      #   "$foo = bar",
+      #   "@@foo = bar",
+      #   "::Foo = bar",
+      #   "a::Foo = bar",
+      #   "Foo = bar"
+      #   "foo.bar = 1"
+      #   "foo[1] = bar"
+      :assign,
+
+      # Operation assignment:
+      #   "foo += bar"
+      #   "foo -= bar"
+      #   "foo ||= bar"
+      #   "foo &&= bar"
+      :opassign,
+
+      # Multiple assignment:
+      #   "foo, bar = 1, 2
+      :massign,
+    ]
+    # Note: instance and index assignment expressions could also be written like:
+    # "foo.bar=(1)" and "foo.[]=(1, bar)", when expressed that way, the former
+    # be parsed as :assign and echo will be suppressed, but the latter is
+    # parsed as a :method_add_arg and the output won't be suppressed
+
     # Creates a new irb session
     def initialize(workspace = nil, input_method = nil, output_method = nil)
       @context = Context.new(self, workspace, input_method, output_method)
@@ -498,7 +528,7 @@ module IRB
           begin
             line.untaint
             @context.evaluate(line, line_no, exception: exc)
-            output_value if @context.echo?
+            output_value if @context.echo? && (@context.echo_on_assignment? || !assignment_expression?(line))
           rescue Interrupt => exc
           rescue SystemExit, SignalException
             raise
@@ -717,6 +747,18 @@ module IRB
       format("#<%s: %s>", self.class, ary.join(", "))
     end
 
+    def assignment_expression?(line)
+      # Try to parse the line and check if the last of possibly multiple
+      # expressions is an assignment type.
+
+      # If the expression is invalid, Ripper.sexp should return nil which will
+      # result in false being returned. Any valid expression should return an
+      # s-expression where the second selement of the top level array is an
+      # array of parsed expressions. The first element of each expression is the
+      # expression's type.
+      ASSIGNMENT_NODE_TYPES.include?(Ripper.sexp(line)&.dig(1,-1,0))
+    end
+
     ATTR_TTY = "\e[%sm"
     def ATTR_TTY.[](*a) self % a.join(";"); end
     ATTR_PLAIN = ""
diff --git a/lib/irb/context.rb b/lib/irb/context.rb
index 9544a8aa1a..5d2336008f 100644
--- a/lib/irb/context.rb
+++ b/lib/irb/context.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ module IRB
       if @echo.nil?
         @echo = true
       end
+
+      @echo_on_assignment = IRB.conf[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT]
+      if @echo_on_assignment.nil?
+        @echo_on_assignment = false
+      end
     end
 
     # The top-level workspace, see WorkSpace#main
@@ -236,6 +241,15 @@ module IRB
     #     puts "omg"
     #     # omg
     attr_accessor :echo
+    # Whether to echo for assignment expressions
+    #
+    # Uses IRB.conf[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] if available, or defaults to +false+.
+    #
+    #     a = "omg"
+    #     IRB.CurrentContext.echo_on_assignment = true
+    #     a = "omg"
+    #     #=> omg
+    attr_accessor :echo_on_assignment
     # Whether verbose messages are displayed or not.
     #
     # A copy of the default <code>IRB.conf[:VERBOSE]</code>
@@ -261,6 +275,7 @@ module IRB
     alias ignore_sigint? ignore_sigint
     alias ignore_eof? ignore_eof
     alias echo? echo
+    alias echo_on_assignment? echo_on_assignment
 
     # Returns whether messages are displayed or not.
     def verbose?
diff --git a/lib/irb/init.rb b/lib/irb/init.rb
index d7ee885665..5dd0c12c32 100644
--- a/lib/irb/init.rb
+++ b/lib/irb/init.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module IRB # :nodoc:
     @CONF[:IGNORE_SIGINT] = true
     @CONF[:IGNORE_EOF] = false
     @CONF[:ECHO] = nil
+    @CONF[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] = nil
     @CONF[:VERBOSE] = nil
 
     @CONF[:EVAL_HISTORY] = nil
@@ -172,6 +173,10 @@ module IRB # :nodoc:
         @CONF[:ECHO] = true
       when "--noecho"
         @CONF[:ECHO] = false
+      when "--echo-on-assignment"
+        @CONF[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] = true
+      when "--noecho-on-assignment"
+        @CONF[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] = false
       when "--verbose"
         @CONF[:VERBOSE] = true
       when "--noverbose"
diff --git a/test/irb/test_context.rb b/test/irb/test_context.rb
index df9edcc63f..c55de4f84e 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_context.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_context.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module TestIRB
       def encoding
         Encoding.default_external
       end
+
+      def reset
+        @line_no = 0
+      end
     end
 
     def setup
@@ -84,5 +88,126 @@ module TestIRB
     def test_default_config
       assert_equal(true, @context.use_colorize?)
     end
+
+    def test_assignment_expression
+      input = TestInputMethod.new
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(Object.new), input)
+      [
+        "foo = bar",
+        "@foo = bar",
+        "$foo = bar",
+        "@@foo = bar",
+        "::Foo = bar",
+        "a::Foo = bar",
+        "Foo = bar",
+        "foo.bar = 1",
+        "foo[1] = bar",
+        "foo += bar",
+        "foo -= bar",
+        "foo ||= bar",
+        "foo &&= bar",
+        "foo, bar = 1, 2",
+        "foo.bar=(1)",
+        "foo; foo = bar",
+        "foo; foo = bar; ;\n ;",
+        "foo\nfoo = bar",
+      ].each do |exp|
+        assert(
+          irb.assignment_expression?(exp),
+          "#{exp.inspect}: should be an assignment expression"
+        )
+      end
+
+      [
+        "foo",
+        "foo.bar",
+        "foo[0]",
+        "foo = bar; foo",
+        "foo = bar\nfoo",
+      ].each do |exp|
+        refute(
+          irb.assignment_expression?(exp),
+          "#{exp.inspect}: should not be an assignment expression"
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_echo_on_assignment
+      input = TestInputMethod.new([
+        "a = 1\n",
+        "a\n",
+        "a, b = 2, 3\n",
+        "a\n",
+        "b\n",
+        "b = 4\n",
+        "_\n"
+      ])
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(Object.new), input)
+
+      # The default
+      irb.context.echo = true
+      irb.context.echo_on_assignment = false
+      out, err = capture_io do
+        irb.eval_input
+      end
+      assert_empty err
+      assert_equal("=> 1\n=> 2\n=> 3\n=> 4\n", out)
+
+      # Everything is output, like before echo_on_assignment was introduced
+      input.reset
+      irb.context.echo = true
+      irb.context.echo_on_assignment = true
+      out, err = capture_io do
+        irb.eval_input
+      end
+      assert_empty err
+      assert_equal("=> 1\n=> 1\n=> [2, 3]\n=> 2\n=> 3\n=> 4\n=> 4\n", out)
+
+      # Nothing is output when echo is false
+      input.reset
+      irb.context.echo = false
+      irb.context.echo_on_assignment = false
+      out, err = capture_io do
+        irb.eval_input
+      end
+      assert_empty err
+      assert_equal("", out)
+
+      # Nothing is output when echo is false even if echo_on_assignment is true
+      input.reset
+      irb.context.echo = false
+      irb.context.echo_on_assignment = true
+      out, err = capture_io do
+        irb.eval_input
+      end
+      assert_empty err
+      assert_equal("", out)
+    end
+
+    def test_echo_on_assignment_conf
+      # Default
+      IRB.conf[:ECHO] = nil
+      IRB.conf[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] = nil
+      input = TestInputMethod.new()
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(Object.new), input)
+
+      assert(irb.context.echo?, "echo? should be true by default")
+      refute(irb.context.echo_on_assignment?, "echo_on_assignment? should be false by default")
+
+      # Explicitly set :ECHO to false
+      IRB.conf[:ECHO] = false
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(Object.new), input)
+
+      refute(irb.context.echo?, "echo? should be false when IRB.conf[:ECHO] is set to false")
+      refute(irb.context.echo_on_assignment?, "echo_on_assignment? should be false by default")
+
+      # Explicitly set :ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT to true
+      IRB.conf[:ECHO] = nil
+      IRB.conf[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] = true
+      irb = IRB::Irb.new(IRB::WorkSpace.new(Object.new), input)
+
+      assert(irb.context.echo?, "echo? should be true by default")
+      assert(irb.context.echo_on_assignment?, "echo_on_assignment? should be true when IRB.conf[:ECHO_ON_ASSIGNMENT] is set to true")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/irb/test_raise_no_backtrace_exception.rb b/test/irb/test_raise_no_backtrace_exception.rb
index e92d8dc970..2174600082 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_raise_no_backtrace_exception.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_raise_no_backtrace_exception.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module TestIRB
       bundle_exec = ENV.key?('BUNDLE_GEMFILE') ? ['-rbundler/setup'] : []
       assert_in_out_err(bundle_exec + %w[-rirb -W0 -e IRB.start(__FILE__) -- -f --], <<-IRB, /Exception: foo/, [])
       e = Exception.new("foo")
+      puts e.inspect
       def e.backtrace; nil; end
       raise e
 IRB