diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 2dd79b09..96843207 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -8018,6 +8018,17 @@ Description
     to have it call ``setsid()``.
 
 
+exec.verbose
+------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``true``
+Description
+    Include `command <exec.command_>`__
+    arguments in logging messages.
+
+
 hash.chunk-size
 ---------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
index 3b0ab22a..9e2e4df4 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ else:
     from shlex import quote
 
 
+def trim(args):
+    return (args.partition(" ") if isinstance(args, str) else args)[0]
+
+
 class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
 
     def __init__(self, job, options):
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
             if options.get("async", False):
                 self._exec = self._popen
 
+        self.verbose = options.get("verbose", True)
         self.session = False
         self.creationflags = 0
         if options.get("session"):
@@ -115,11 +120,11 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
     def _exec(self, args, shell):
         if retcode := self._popen(args, shell).wait():
             self.log.warning("'%s' returned with non-zero exit status (%d)",
-                             args, retcode)
+                             args if self.verbose else trim(args), retcode)
         return retcode
 
     def _popen(self, args, shell):
-        self.log.debug("Running '%s'", args)
+        self.log.debug("Running '%s'", args if self.verbose else trim(args))
         return util.Popen(
             args,
             shell=shell,
diff --git a/test/test_postprocessor.py b/test/test_postprocessor.py
index ac107f71..87865721 100644
--- a/test/test_postprocessor.py
+++ b/test/test_postprocessor.py
@@ -374,6 +374,40 @@ class ExecTest(BasePostprocessorTest):
         m_aa.assert_called_once_with(self.pathfmt.kwdict)
         m_ac.assert_called_once()
 
+    def test_verbose_string(self):
+        self._create({
+            "command": "echo foo bar",
+            "verbose": False,
+        })
+
+        with patch("gallery_dl.util.Popen") as p, \
+                self.assertLogs(level=10) as log_info:
+            i = Mock()
+            i.wait.return_value = 123
+            p.return_value = i
+            self._trigger(("after",))
+
+        msg = "DEBUG:postprocessor.exec:Running 'echo'"
+        self.assertEqual(log_info.output[0], msg)
+        self.assertIn("'echo' returned with non-zero ", log_info.output[1])
+
+    def test_verbose_list(self):
+        self._create({
+            "command": ["echo", "foo", "bar"],
+            "verbose": False,
+        })
+
+        with patch("gallery_dl.util.Popen") as p, \
+                self.assertLogs(level=10) as log_info:
+            i = Mock()
+            i.wait.return_value = 123
+            p.return_value = i
+            self._trigger(("after",))
+
+        msg = "DEBUG:postprocessor.exec:Running 'echo'"
+        self.assertEqual(log_info.output[0], msg)
+        self.assertIn("'echo' returned with non-zero ", log_info.output[1])
+
 
 class HashTest(BasePostprocessorTest):