diff --git a/lib/colorls/core.rb b/lib/colorls/core.rb
index 0fecb2c8..49673bc2 100644
--- a/lib/colorls/core.rb
+++ b/lib/colorls/core.rb
@@ -77,16 +77,24 @@ def ls_files(files)
       ls
     end
 
-    def display_report
-      puts <<~REPORT
+    def display_report(report_mode)
+      if report_mode == :short
+        puts <<~REPORT
 
-           Found #{@count.values.sum} items in total.
+          \s\s\s\sFolders: #{@count[:folders]}, Files: #{@count[:recognized_files] + @count[:unrecognized_files]}.
+        REPORT
+          .colorize(@colors[:report])
+      else
+        puts <<~REPORT
+
+              Found #{@count.values.sum} items in total.
 
-        \tFolders\t\t\t: #{@count[:folders]}
-        \tRecognized files\t: #{@count[:recognized_files]}
-        \tUnrecognized files\t: #{@count[:unrecognized_files]}
-      REPORT
-        .colorize(@colors[:report])
+          \tFolders\t\t\t: #{@count[:folders]}
+          \tRecognized files\t: #{@count[:recognized_files]}
+          \tUnrecognized files\t: #{@count[:unrecognized_files]}
+        REPORT
+          .colorize(@colors[:report])
+      end
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/lib/colorls/flags.rb b/lib/colorls/flags.rb
index ea93855d..2a64973b 100644
--- a/lib/colorls/flags.rb
+++ b/lib/colorls/flags.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def initialize(*args)
       @light_colors = false
 
       @opts = default_opts
-      @show_report = false
+      @report_mode = false
       @exit_status_code = 0
 
       parse_options
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def process_args
         $stderr.puts "#{dir}: #{e}".colorize(:red)
       end
 
-      core.display_report if @show_report
+      core.display_report(@report_mode) if @report_mode
 
       @exit_status_code
     end
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ def add_common_options(options)
       options.on('-d', '--dirs', 'show only directories')                 { @opts[:show] = :dirs }
       options.on('-f', '--files', 'show only files')                      { @opts[:show] = :files }
       options.on('--gs', '--git-status', 'show git status for each file') { @opts[:git_status] = true }
-      options.on('--report', 'show brief report')                         { @show_report = true }
       options.on('-p', 'append / indicator to directories')               { @opts[:indicator_style] = 'slash' }
+      options.on('--report=[WORD]', %w[short long], 'show report: short, long (default if omitted)') do |word|
+        word ||= :long
+        @report_mode = word.to_sym
+      end
       options.on(
         '--indicator-style=[STYLE]',
         %w[none slash], 'append indicator with style STYLE to entry names: none, slash (-p) (default)'
diff --git a/spec/color_ls/flags_spec.rb b/spec/color_ls/flags_spec.rb
index d45efd29..99d76f7a 100644
--- a/spec/color_ls/flags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/color_ls/flags_spec.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
       end.not_to output(/((r|-).*(w|-).*(x|-).*){3}/).to_stdout
     }
 
-    it('does not display hidden files')        { expect { subject }.not_to output(/\.hidden-file/).to_stdout }
-    it('does not show a report')               { expect { subject }.not_to output(/Found \d+ contents/).to_stdout }
-    it('displays dirs & files alphabetically') { expect { subject }.to output(/a-file.+symlinks.+z-file/m).to_stdout }
+    it('does not display hidden files')         { expect { subject }.not_to output(/\.hidden-file/).to_stdout }
+    it('displays dirs & files alphabetically')  { expect { subject }.to output(/a-file.+symlinks.+z-file/m).to_stdout }
+
+    it 'does not show a report' do
+      expect { subject }.not_to output(/(Found \d+ items in total\.)|(Folders: \d+, Files: \d+\.)/).to_stdout
+    end
 
     it 'displays multiple files per line' do
       allow($stdout).to receive(:tty?).and_return(true)
@@ -352,11 +355,19 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'with unrecognized files' do
-    let(:args) { ['--report', FIXTURES] }
+  context 'with --report flag' do
+    let(:args) { ['--report', '--report=long', FIXTURES] }
+
+    it 'shows a report with recognized and unrecognized files' do
+      expect { subject }.to output(/Recognized files\s+: 3\n.+Unrecognized files\s+: 3/).to_stdout
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with --report=short flag' do
+    let(:args) { ['--report=short', FIXTURES] }
 
-    it 'shows a report with unrecognized files' do
-      expect { subject }.to output(/Unrecognized files\s+: 3/).to_stdout
+    it 'shows a brief report' do
+      expect { subject }.to output(/Folders: \d+, Files: \d+\./).to_stdout
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/checks b/test/checks
index 66338905..0714f5a8 100644
--- a/test/checks
+++ b/test/checks
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ OK colorls --color=never
 OK colorls --color=always
 OK colorls --tree spec
 OK colorls --tree=1
+OK colorls --report
+OK colorls --report=long
+OK colorls --report=short
 
 LC_ALL=C OK colorls spec/fixtures/
 LC_ALL=C OK colorls --git spec/fixtures/