diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/config/resolveConfig.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/config/resolveConfig.ts
index 1b9703369..d484fc1d7 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/config/resolveConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/config/resolveConfig.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ function captureProvidedOptions(
     fsModuleCache: sources.some(source =>
       source?.fsModuleCache != null
       || (source?.experimental as { fsModuleCache?: boolean } | undefined)?.fsModuleCache != null),
+    silent: sources.some(source => source?.silent != null),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/minimal.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/minimal.ts
index c2923edf5..9d7caf2af 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/minimal.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/minimal.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { Vitest } from '../core'
 import type { TestSpecification } from '../test-specification'
 import type { DefaultReporterOptions } from './default'
 import type { TestCase, TestModule, TestModuleState } from './reported-tasks'
@@ -7,7 +8,14 @@ export class MinimalReporter extends DefaultReporter {
   renderSucceed = false
 
   constructor(options: DefaultReporterOptions = {}) {
-    super({ silent: 'passed-only', ...options, summary: false })
+    super({ ...options, summary: false })
+  }
+
+  onInit(ctx: Vitest): void {
+    if (this.silent == null && !ctx.config.providedOptions.silent) {
+      this.silent = 'passed-only'
+    }
+    super.onInit(ctx)
   }
 
   onTestRunStart(specifications: ReadonlyArray<TestSpecification>): void {
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/types/config.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/types/config.ts
index c23edb203..a6e3dc6ad 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/types/config.ts
@@ -1347,6 +1347,7 @@ export interface ResolvedConfig
     isolate: boolean
     environment: boolean
     fsModuleCache: boolean
+    silent: boolean
   }
 
   cliOptions: CliOptions
diff --git a/test/e2e/test/reporters/agent.test.ts b/test/e2e/test/reporters/agent.test.ts
index 784e31e26..6638cf3dc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/test/reporters/agent.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/test/reporters/agent.test.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,23 @@ describe('agent reporter', async () => {
     `)
   })
 
+  test.each([true, false])('respects global silent: %s', async (silent) => {
+    const { stdout } = await runVitest({
+      config: false,
+      include: ['./fixtures/reporters/console-some-failing.test.ts'],
+      silent,
+      reporters: [['agent', { isTTY: true }]],
+    })
+
+    if (silent) {
+      expect(stdout).not.toContain('Log from')
+    }
+    else {
+      expect(stdout).toContain('Log from passed test')
+      expect(stdout).toContain('Log from failed test')
+    }
+  })
+
   test('does not change silent behavior for other reporters', async () => {
     const { stdout } = await runVitest({
       config: false,