diff --git a/news/add-suppress-welcome-env.rst b/news/add-suppress-welcome-env.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e5e9aa0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/add-suppress-welcome-env.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* env: Added ``$XONSH_SUPPRESS_WELCOME`` variable to suppress the welcome message.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/xonsh/environ.py b/xonsh/environ.py
index a005e9cd8..b49cd8f56 100644
--- a/xonsh/environ.py
+++ b/xonsh/environ.py
@@ -1627,6 +1627,10 @@ class PromptSetting(Xettings):
         "For example, to have stderr appear on a red background, the "
         'prefix & postfix pair would be "{BACKGROUND_RED}" & "{RESET}".',
     )
+    XONSH_SUPPRESS_WELCOME = Var.with_default(
+        False,
+        "Suppresses the welcome message.",
+    )
 
 
 class PromptHistorySetting(Xettings):
diff --git a/xonsh/main.py b/xonsh/main.py
index fa1fa790d..c833e1456 100644
--- a/xonsh/main.py
+++ b/xonsh/main.py
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ def main_xonsh(args):
             ignore_sigtstp()
             if (
                 env["XONSH_INTERACTIVE"]
+                and not env["XONSH_SUPPRESS_WELCOME"]
                 and sys.stdin.isatty()  # In case the interactive mode is forced but no tty (input from pipe).
                 and not any(os.path.isfile(i) for i in env["XONSHRC"])
                 and not any(os.path.isdir(i) for i in env["XONSHRC_DIR"])