diff --git a/news/2358.bugfix.rst b/news/2358.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5460f81408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2358.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Suppress .env loading message when PIPENV_QUIET is set
diff --git a/pipenv/core.py b/pipenv/core.py
index 0637c2259d..6eaf5b4306 100644
--- a/pipenv/core.py
+++ b/pipenv/core.py
@@ -147,10 +147,11 @@ def load_dot_env():
         )
 
         if os.path.isfile(dotenv_file):
-            click.echo(
-                crayons.normal(fix_utf8("Loading .env environment variables…"), bold=True),
-                err=True,
-            )
+            if not environments.is_quiet():
+                click.echo(
+                    crayons.normal(fix_utf8("Loading .env environment variables…"), bold=True),
+                    err=True,
+                )
         else:
             if environments.PIPENV_DOTENV_LOCATION:
                 click.echo(
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_core.py b/tests/unit/test_core.py
index 61d318c368..0a27013276 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_core.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding=utf-8 -*-
+
 import os
 
 import mock
@@ -57,3 +59,32 @@ def test_load_dot_env_warns_if_file_doesnt_exist(capsys):
             load_dot_env()
         output, err = capsys.readouterr()
         assert 'Warning' in err
+
+
+@pytest.mark.core
+def test_load_dot_env_quiet(capsys):
+    # Setting PIPENV_QUIET in environment will suppress the .env loading message
+    message = 'Loading .env environment variables'
+
+    with temp_environ(), TemporaryDirectory(prefix='pipenv-', suffix='') as tempdir:
+        dotenv_path = os.path.join(tempdir.name, 'test.env')
+        with open(dotenv_path, 'w'):
+            pass
+
+        with mock.patch('pipenv.environments.PIPENV_DOTENV_LOCATION', dotenv_path):
+            load_dot_env()
+
+        output, err = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert message in err
+
+        with mock.patch('pipenv.environments.PIPENV_VERBOSITY', -1):
+            load_dot_env()
+
+        output, err = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert message not in err
+
+        with mock.patch('pipenv.environments.PIPENV_VERBOSITY', 1):
+            load_dot_env()
+
+        output, err = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert message in err