diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ExecCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ExecCommand.php
index fba9e7e8a..167a2be0d 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ExecCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ExecCommand.php
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ EOT
 
         $dispatcher = $composer->getEventDispatcher();
         $dispatcher->addListener('__exec_command', $binary);
-        if ($output->getVerbosity() === OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_NORMAL) {
-            $output->setVerbosity(OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_QUIET);
-        }
 
         // If the CWD was modified, we restore it to what it was initially, as it was
         // most likely modified by the global command, and we want exec to run in the local working directory
diff --git a/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php b/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
index 882b160e2..9264d7f4a 100644
--- a/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ class EventDispatcher
                 $exec = $callable . ($args === '' ? '' : ' '.$args);
                 if ($this->io->isVerbose()) {
                     $this->io->writeError(sprintf('> %s: %s', $event->getName(), $exec));
-                } else {
+                } elseif ($event->getName() !== '__exec_command') {
+                    // do not output the command being run when using `composer exec` as it is fairly obvious the user is running it
                     $this->io->writeError(sprintf('> %s', $exec));
                 }