diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index 63030066..529c62b9 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import collections
+import logging
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
 from borgmatic.config import collect
@@ -164,6 +165,13 @@ def parse_arguments(*unparsed_arguments):
         default=None,
         help='Write log messages to this file instead of syslog',
     )
+    global_group.add_argument(
+        '--tasks',
+        dest='tasks',
+        default=False,
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Display task messages at verbosity level 0',
+    )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--override',
         metavar='SECTION.OPTION=VALUE',
@@ -535,4 +543,9 @@ def parse_arguments(*unparsed_arguments):
     ):
         raise ValueError('With the --json option, list and info actions cannot be used together')
 
+    if arguments['global'].tasks:
+        arguments['global'].notice_level = logging.WARNING
+    else:
+        arguments['global'].notice_level = logging.INFO
+
     return arguments
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index b39668ad..e173f4c3 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 LEGACY_CONFIG_PATH = '/etc/borgmatic/config'
 
 
+def log_as_task(level, message):
+    # Log message with label TASK at specified log level
+    logger.handle(logging.makeLogRecord(dict(levelno=level, levelname='TASK', msg=message)))
+
+
 def run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments):
     '''
     Given a config filename, the corresponding parsed config dict, and command-line arguments as a
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ def run_actions(
     global_arguments = arguments['global']
     dry_run_label = ' (dry run; not making any changes)' if global_arguments.dry_run else ''
     if 'init' in arguments:
-        logger.info('{}: Initializing repository'.format(repository))
+        log_as_task(global_arguments.notice_level, '{}: Initializing repository'.format(repository))
         borg_init.initialize_repository(
             repository,
             storage,
@@ -203,7 +208,10 @@ def run_actions(
             remote_path=remote_path,
         )
     if 'prune' in arguments:
-        logger.info('{}: Pruning archives{}'.format(repository, dry_run_label))
+        log_as_task(
+            global_arguments.notice_level,
+            '{}: Pruning archives{}'.format(repository, dry_run_label),
+        )
         borg_prune.prune_archives(
             global_arguments.dry_run,
             repository,
@@ -214,7 +222,10 @@ def run_actions(
             stats=arguments['prune'].stats,
         )
     if 'create' in arguments:
-        logger.info('{}: Creating archive{}'.format(repository, dry_run_label))
+        log_as_task(
+            global_arguments.notice_level,
+            '{}: Creating archive{}'.format(repository, dry_run_label),
+        )
         json_output = borg_create.create_archive(
             global_arguments.dry_run,
             repository,
@@ -229,7 +240,9 @@ def run_actions(
         if json_output:
             yield json.loads(json_output)
     if 'check' in arguments and checks.repository_enabled_for_checks(repository, consistency):
-        logger.info('{}: Running consistency checks'.format(repository))
+        log_as_task(
+            global_arguments.notice_level, '{}: Running consistency checks'.format(repository)
+        )
         borg_check.check_archives(
             repository,
             storage,
@@ -243,8 +256,9 @@ def run_actions(
         if arguments['extract'].repository is None or validate.repositories_match(
             repository, arguments['extract'].repository
         ):
-            logger.info(
-                '{}: Extracting archive {}'.format(repository, arguments['extract'].archive)
+            log_as_task(
+                global_arguments.notice_level,
+                '{}: Extracting archive {}'.format(repository, arguments['extract'].archive),
             )
             borg_extract.extract_archive(
                 global_arguments.dry_run,
@@ -284,10 +298,11 @@ def run_actions(
         if arguments['restore'].repository is None or validate.repositories_match(
             repository, arguments['restore'].repository
         ):
-            logger.info(
+            log_as_task(
+                global_arguments.notice_level,
                 '{}: Restoring databases from archive {}'.format(
                     repository, arguments['restore'].archive
-                )
+                ),
             )
 
             restore_names = arguments['restore'].databases or []
@@ -347,7 +362,7 @@ def run_actions(
         if arguments['list'].repository is None or validate.repositories_match(
             repository, arguments['list'].repository
         ):
-            logger.info('{}: Listing archives'.format(repository))
+            log_as_task(global_arguments.notice_level, '{}: Listing archives'.format(repository))
             json_output = borg_list.list_archives(
                 repository,
                 storage,
@@ -361,7 +376,10 @@ def run_actions(
         if arguments['info'].repository is None or validate.repositories_match(
             repository, arguments['info'].repository
         ):
-            logger.info('{}: Displaying summary info for archives'.format(repository))
+            log_as_task(
+                global_arguments.notice_level,
+                '{}: Displaying summary info for archives'.format(repository),
+            )
             json_output = borg_info.display_archives_info(
                 repository,
                 storage,
@@ -505,9 +523,15 @@ def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(configs, arguments):
             yield from make_error_log_records('Error running pre-everything hook', error)
             return
 
+    # Set logger level for success message
+    if 'global' in arguments and arguments['global'].notice_level:
+        notice_level = arguments['global'].notice_level
+    else:
+        notice_level = logging.INFO
     # Execute the actions corresponding to each configuration file.
     json_results = []
     for config_filename, config in configs.items():
+        log_as_task(notice_level, '{}: Processing configuration file'.format(config_filename))
         results = list(run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments))
         error_logs = tuple(result for result in results if isinstance(result, logging.LogRecord))
 
@@ -519,8 +543,8 @@ def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(configs, arguments):
         else:
             yield logging.makeLogRecord(
                 dict(
-                    levelno=logging.INFO,
-                    levelname='INFO',
+                    levelno=notice_level,
+                    levelname='TASK',
                     msg='{}: Successfully ran configuration file'.format(config_filename),
                 )
             )
diff --git a/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py b/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py
index 9c5bb948..b7ed831f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py
+++ b/tests/integration/commands/test_arguments.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from logging import INFO, WARNING
+
 import pytest
 from flexmock import flexmock
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ def test_parse_arguments_with_no_arguments_uses_defaults():
     assert global_arguments.verbosity == 0
     assert global_arguments.syslog_verbosity == 0
     assert global_arguments.log_file_verbosity == 0
+    assert global_arguments.notice_level == INFO
 
 
 def test_parse_arguments_with_multiple_config_paths_parses_as_list():
@@ -459,3 +462,13 @@ def test_parse_arguments_extract_with_check_only_extract_does_not_raise():
     flexmock(module.collect).should_receive('get_default_config_paths').and_return(['default'])
 
     module.parse_arguments('extract', '--archive', 'name', 'check', '--only', 'extract')
+
+
+def test_parse_arguments_with_tasks_sets_notice_level():
+    flexmock(module.collect).should_receive('get_default_config_paths').and_return(['default'])
+
+    arguments = module.parse_arguments('--tasks')
+
+    global_arguments = arguments['global']
+
+    assert global_arguments.notice_level == WARNING
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
index ccc63754..1c7ea6d3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_info_for_success():
 
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_executes_hooks_for_create():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return([])
-    arguments = {'create': flexmock(), 'global': flexmock(dry_run=False)}
+    arguments = {'create': flexmock(), 'global': flexmock(dry_run=False, notice_level=logging.INFO)}
 
     logs = tuple(
         module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs({'test.yaml': {}}, arguments=arguments)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_mount_with_repository_error():
 
 
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_missing_configs_error():
-    arguments = {'global': flexmock(config_paths=[])}
+    arguments = {'global': flexmock(config_paths=[], notice_level=logging.INFO)}
     expected_logs = (flexmock(),)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('make_error_log_records').and_return(expected_logs)
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_pre_hook_error():
     flexmock(module.command).should_receive('execute_hook').and_raise(ValueError)
     expected_logs = (flexmock(),)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('make_error_log_records').and_return(expected_logs)
-    arguments = {'create': flexmock(), 'global': flexmock(dry_run=False)}
+    arguments = {'create': flexmock(), 'global': flexmock(dry_run=False, notice_level=logging.INFO)}
 
     logs = tuple(
         module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs({'test.yaml': {}}, arguments=arguments)
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_post_hook_error():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('run_configuration').and_return([])
     expected_logs = (flexmock(),)
     flexmock(module).should_receive('make_error_log_records').and_return(expected_logs)
-    arguments = {'create': flexmock(), 'global': flexmock(dry_run=False)}
+    arguments = {'create': flexmock(), 'global': flexmock(dry_run=False, notice_level=logging.INFO)}
 
     logs = tuple(
         module.collect_configuration_run_summary_logs({'test.yaml': {}}, arguments=arguments)