diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index 33abfd0d37..17af1c0171 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -l force-rm -d '
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -l help -d 'Print usage'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -l no-cache -d 'Do not use cache when building the image'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -l pull -d 'Always attempt to pull a newer version of the image'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -s q -l quiet -d 'Suppress the verbose output generated by the containers'
+complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -s q -l quiet -d 'Suppress the build output and print image ID on success'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -l rm -d 'Remove intermediate containers after a successful build'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from build' -s t -l tag -d 'Repository name (and optionally a tag) to be applied to the resulting image in case of success'
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/build.md b/docs/reference/commandline/build.md
index 88e57dce54..0219be0fbc 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/build.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/build.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
       --memory-swap=""                Total memory (memory + swap), `-1` to disable swap
       --no-cache=false                Do not use cache when building the image
       --pull=false                    Always attempt to pull a newer version of the image
-      -q, --quiet=false               Suppress the verbose output generated by the containers
+      -q, --quiet=false               Suppress the build output and print image ID on success
       --rm=true                       Remove intermediate containers after a successful build
       --shm-size=[]                   Size of `/dev/shm`. The format is `<number><unit>`. `number` must be greater than `0`.  Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kilobytes), `m` (megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes). If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
       -t, --tag=[]                    Name and optionally a tag in the 'name:tag' format
diff --git a/man/docker-build.1.md b/man/docker-build.1.md
index 4a87c4d515..52451c1d75 100644
--- a/man/docker-build.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-build.1.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ set as the **URL**, the repository is cloned locally and then sent as the contex
    Always attempt to pull a newer version of the image. The default is *false*.
 
 **-q**, **--quiet**=*true*|*false*
-   Suppress the verbose output generated by the containers. The default is *false*.
+   Suppress the build output and print image ID on success. The default is *false*.
 
 **--rm**=*true*|*false*
    Remove intermediate containers after a successful build. The default is *true*.