diff --git a/RSYNC_COMPAT.md b/RSYNC_COMPAT.md
index 19a27f1..1505a23 100644
--- a/RSYNC_COMPAT.md
+++ b/RSYNC_COMPAT.md
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ This document maps rsync's full feature set to FastSync's current implementation
 
 | Status | Count | Description |
 |--------|-------|-------------|
-| ✅ Implemented | 34 | Feature works end-to-end |
+| ✅ Implemented | 35 | Feature works end-to-end |
 | 🔀 Alt Arg | 3 | Functionality exists but under different flag/semantics |
 | ⚠️ Partial | 1 | Flag parsed/stored but behavior incomplete |
 | ❌ Not Implemented | 98 | Flag not recognized or no behavior |
-| **Total** | **136** | |
+| **Total** | **137** | |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/client/client_cli.c b/src/client/client_cli.c
index 0fcd804..112e77f 100644
--- a/src/client/client_cli.c
+++ b/src/client/client_cli.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static int apply_table_option(Config* config, const OptionEntry* entry, const ch
 /* Parse CLI arguments into config. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error, 1 for help/clean-exit. */
 int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
                int* positional_count) {
+  bool verbose = false;
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
     const OptionEntry* entry = find_table_option(argv[i]);
     if (entry) {
@@ -350,10 +351,9 @@ int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
           0)
         return -1;
     } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-v", "--verbose")) {
-      set_log_level(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
+      verbose = true;
     } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-q", "--quiet")) {
       config->quiet = true;
-      set_log_level(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR);
     } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-T", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (set_positive_int_option(&config->timeout, argv[++i], "-T") != 0)
         return -1;
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
       }
     }
   }
+  set_log_level(config->quiet ? LOG_LEVEL_ERROR : (verbose ? LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG : LOG_LEVEL_WARNING));
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/usage.c b/src/client/usage.c
index 52810cc..48f2754 100644
--- a/src/client/usage.c
+++ b/src/client/usage.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void print_usage(void) {
   printf("  -s                  Enable chunk serialization\n");
   printf("  -f                  Enable sendfile (TCP only, not with -c or -s)\n");
   printf("  -v, --verbose       Enable debug logging\n");
-  printf("  -q, --quiet        Suppress non-error output\n");
+  printf("  -q, --quiet         Suppress non-error output\n");
   printf("  -M, --preserve      Preserve file metadata\n");
   printf("  --chunk-size <n>    Chunk size in bytes (default: %d)\n", DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE);
   printf("  --source-dir <path> Source directory\n");
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_features.py b/tests/integration/test_features.py
index ebd1559..4a6726d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_features.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_features.py
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ class TestDryRun:
         assert result.returncode != 0
         assert result.stderr != ""
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("flags", [["-q", "-v"], ["-v", "-q"]])
+    def test_quiet_successful_transfer_and_verbose_order(self, shared_server, flags):
+        clean_dir(DEST_DIR)
+        result, dur = run_client(
+            SOURCE_DIR, DEST_DIR,
+            flags=flags,
+            port=shared_server.port,
+        )
+        assert result.returncode == 0, f"Exit {result.returncode}: {result.stderr[:100]}"
+        assert result.stdout == ""
+        assert result.stderr == ""
+        received = get_dest_received_dir(DEST_DIR, SOURCE_DIR)
+        mismatches, missing = verify_transfer(SOURCE_DIR, received)
+        assert not missing, f"Missing: {missing}"
+        assert not mismatches, f"Mismatch: {mismatches}"
+
 
 class TestArchiveMode:
     def test_archive_mode(self, shared_server):
diff --git a/tests/test_client_cli.c b/tests/test_client_cli.c
index 5344b8b..f08969a 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_cli.c
+++ b/tests/test_client_cli.c
@@ -321,16 +321,17 @@ static void test_parse_args_rejects_unimplemented_options() {
   }
 }
 
-/* Test both rsync-compatible quiet spellings. */
+/* Test both rsync-compatible quiet spellings and option ordering. */
 static void test_parse_args_quiet() {
-  static const char* const options[] = {"-q", "--quiet"};
+  static const char* const options[][2] = {
+      {"-q", "-v"}, {"-v", "-q"}, {"--quiet", "-v"}, {"-v", "--quiet"}};
   for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(options) / sizeof(options[0]); i++) {
     Config* cfg = config_create();
-    char* argv[] = {"fastsync", (char*)options[i], "/src", "/dst"};
+    char* argv[] = {"fastsync", (char*)options[i][0], (char*)options[i][1], "/src", "/dst"};
     int positional_args[2];
     int positional_count = 0;
 
-    EXPECT_EQ_INT(parse_args(cfg, 4, argv, positional_args, &positional_count), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ_INT(parse_args(cfg, 5, argv, positional_args, &positional_count), 0);
     EXPECT_TRUE(cfg->quiet);
     config_delete(cfg);
   }