diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/SSHService.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/SSHService.groovy
index 457ad14..f32422b 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/SSHService.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/SSHService.groovy
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class SSHService implements Serializable {
     private final boolean dryRunFlag
     private final transient PrintStream logger
     private final transient Service ssh
+    private boolean verbose = false
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ class SSHService implements Serializable {
         }
     }
 
+    void setVerbose(boolean verbose) {
+        this.verbose = verbose
+    }
+
     private void validateRemote() {
         new Common(logger).validateRemote(this.remote)
     }
@@ -234,6 +239,14 @@ class SSHService implements Serializable {
     def get(String from, String into, String filterBy, String filterRegex) {
         registerLogHandler("Receiving a file/directory from $remote.name[$remote.host]: from: $from into: $into")
         defineRemote(remote)
+
+        // Suppress SCP logs unless verbose explicitly enabled
+        if (!verbose && remote.fileTransfer?.equalsIgnoreCase('scp')) {
+            logger.println("Suppressing SCP transfer logs for $from (enable verbose: true for debugging)")
+            ssh.remotes."$remote.name".logging = LoggingMethod.none
+            ssh.remotes."$remote.name".interaction = {}
+        }
+
         ssh.run {
             session(ssh.remotes."$remote.name") {
                 if (filterBy && filterRegex)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/steps/GetStep.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/steps/GetStep.java
index fc7b370..f78891a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/steps/GetStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/sshsteps/steps/GetStep.java
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ public class GetStep extends BasicSSHStep {
   @DataBoundSetter
   private boolean override = false;
 
+  @Setter
+  @DataBoundSetter
+  private boolean verbose = false;
+
   @DataBoundConstructor
   public GetStep(String from, String into) {
     this.from = from;
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ public GetCallable(GetStep step, TaskListener listener, String into) {
       @Override
       public Object execute() {
         final GetStep step = (GetStep) getStep();
+        getService().setVerbose(step.isVerbose());
         return getService().get(step.getFrom(), into, step.getFilterBy(), step.getFilterRegex());
       }
     }