diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 255e8cac14..bbe5935019 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>-b</></term>
+      <term><option>--echo-errors</></term>
+      <listitem>
+      <para>
+      Print failed SQL commands to standard error output. This is
+      equivalent to setting the variable <varname>ECHO</varname> to
+      <literal>errors</literal>.
+      </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
     <varlistentry>
       <term><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></></term>
       <term><option>--command=<replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></></term>
@@ -2812,7 +2824,9 @@ bar
         <literal>queries</literal>,
         <application>psql</application> merely prints all queries as
         they are sent to the server. The switch for this is
-        <option>-e</option>.
+        <option>-e</option>. If set to <literal>errors</literal> then only
+        failed queries are displayed on standard error output. The switch
+        for this is <option>-b</option>.
         </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/common.c b/src/bin/psql/common.c
index c08c81366d..676e2680af 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/common.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/common.c
@@ -995,6 +995,9 @@ SendQuery(const char *query)
 		results = NULL;			/* PQclear(NULL) does nothing */
 	}
 
+	if (!OK && pset.echo == PSQL_ECHO_ERRORS)
+		psql_error("STATEMENT:  %s\n", query);
+
 	/* If we made a temporary savepoint, possibly release/rollback */
 	if (on_error_rollback_savepoint)
 	{
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/help.c b/src/bin/psql/help.c
index 3aa3c169c2..f8f000fb50 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/help.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/help.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ usage(void)
 
 	printf(_("\nInput and output options:\n"));
 	printf(_("  -a, --echo-all           echo all input from script\n"));
+	printf(_("  -b, --echo-errors        echo failed commands\n"));
 	printf(_("  -e, --echo-queries       echo commands sent to server\n"));
 	printf(_("  -E, --echo-hidden        display queries that internal commands generate\n"));
 	printf(_("  -L, --log-file=FILENAME  send session log to file\n"));
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/settings.h b/src/bin/psql/settings.h
index 0a60e6817b..453d6c889d 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/settings.h
+++ b/src/bin/psql/settings.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ typedef enum
 {
 	PSQL_ECHO_NONE,
 	PSQL_ECHO_QUERIES,
+	PSQL_ECHO_ERRORS,
 	PSQL_ECHO_ALL
 } PSQL_ECHO;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/startup.c b/src/bin/psql/startup.c
index 45653a15a8..5a397e8d55 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/startup.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/startup.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ parse_psql_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct adhoc_opts * options)
 		{"command", required_argument, NULL, 'c'},
 		{"dbname", required_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 		{"echo-queries", no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
+		{"echo-errors", no_argument, NULL, 'b'},
 		{"echo-hidden", no_argument, NULL, 'E'},
 		{"file", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
 		{"field-separator", required_argument, NULL, 'F'},
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ parse_psql_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct adhoc_opts * options)
 
 	memset(options, 0, sizeof *options);
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "aAc:d:eEf:F:h:HlL:no:p:P:qR:sStT:U:v:VwWxXz?01",
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "aAbc:d:eEf:F:h:HlL:no:p:P:qR:sStT:U:v:VwWxXz?01",
 							long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (c)
@@ -402,6 +403,9 @@ parse_psql_options(int argc, char *argv[], struct adhoc_opts * options)
 			case 'A':
 				pset.popt.topt.format = PRINT_UNALIGNED;
 				break;
+			case 'b':
+				SetVariable(pset.vars, "ECHO", "errors");
+				break;
 			case 'c':
 				options->action_string = pg_strdup(optarg);
 				if (optarg[0] == '\\')
@@ -720,6 +724,8 @@ echo_hook(const char *newval)
 		pset.echo = PSQL_ECHO_NONE;
 	else if (strcmp(newval, "queries") == 0)
 		pset.echo = PSQL_ECHO_QUERIES;
+	else if (strcmp(newval, "errors") == 0)
+		pset.echo = PSQL_ECHO_ERRORS;
 	else if (strcmp(newval, "all") == 0)
 		pset.echo = PSQL_ECHO_ALL;
 	else