diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Checker.java b/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Checker.java
index 4b97ffeb..1f8bf90e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Checker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Checker.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public static enum Option {
     FAIL_ON_MISSING_CLASSES,
     FAIL_ON_VIOLATION,
     FAIL_ON_UNRESOLVABLE_SIGNATURES,
+    LOG_MISSING_SIGNATURES,
     DISABLE_CLASSLOADING_CACHE
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Signatures.java b/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Signatures.java
index 195e599c..ae92dc40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Signatures.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/Signatures.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private UnresolvableReporting(boolean reportClassNotFound) {
   private final RelatedClassLookup lookup;
   private final Logger logger;
   private final boolean failOnUnresolvableSignatures;
+  private final boolean logMissingSignatures;
 
   /** Key is used to lookup forbidden signature in following formats:
    * <ul>
@@ -95,13 +96,14 @@ private UnresolvableReporting(boolean reportClassNotFound) {
   private boolean forbidNonPortableRuntime = false;
 
   public Signatures(Checker checker) {
-    this(checker, checker.logger, checker.options.contains(Option.FAIL_ON_UNRESOLVABLE_SIGNATURES));
+    this(checker, checker.logger, checker.options.contains(Option.FAIL_ON_UNRESOLVABLE_SIGNATURES), checker.options.contains(Option.LOG_MISSING_SIGNATURES));
   }
   
-  public Signatures(RelatedClassLookup lookup, Logger logger, boolean failOnUnresolvableSignatures) {
+  public Signatures(RelatedClassLookup lookup, Logger logger, boolean failOnUnresolvableSignatures, boolean logMissingSignatures) {
     this.lookup = lookup;
     this.logger = logger;
     this.failOnUnresolvableSignatures = failOnUnresolvableSignatures;
+    this.logMissingSignatures = logMissingSignatures;
   }
   
   static String getKey(String internalClassName) {
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ private void addSignature(final String line, final String defaultMessage, final
   }
   
   private void reportMissingSignatureClasses(Set<String> missingClasses) {
-    if (missingClasses.isEmpty()) {
+    if (missingClasses.isEmpty() || !logMissingSignatures) {
       return;
     }
     logger.warn("Some signatures were ignored because the following classes were not found on classpath:");
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/maven/AbstractCheckMojo.java b/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/maven/AbstractCheckMojo.java
index 9a8f5d55..2ac2a428 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/maven/AbstractCheckMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thetaphi/forbiddenapis/maven/AbstractCheckMojo.java
@@ -141,12 +141,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo implements Constant
   
   /**
    * Fail the build if a signature is not resolving. If this parameter is set to
-   * to false, then such signatures are silently ignored. This is useful in multi-module Maven
+   * to false, then such signatures are ignored. This is useful in multi-module Maven
    * projects where only some modules have the dependency to which the signature file(s) apply.
    * @since 1.4
    */
   @Parameter(required = false, defaultValue = "true")
   private boolean failOnUnresolvableSignatures;
+  
+  /**
+   * Output a warning in the log if a signature is missing. If this parameter is set to
+   * to false, then such signatures are not logged at all. This is useful in multi-module Maven
+   * projects where only some modules have the dependency to which the signature file(s) apply.
+   * @since 2.7
+   */
+  @Parameter(required = false, defaultValue = "true")
+  private boolean logMissingSignatures;
 
   /**
    * Fail the build if violations have been found. Defaults to {@code true}.
@@ -323,6 +332,7 @@ public void info(String msg) {
       if (failOnMissingClasses) options.add(FAIL_ON_MISSING_CLASSES);
       if (failOnViolation) options.add(FAIL_ON_VIOLATION);
       if (failOnUnresolvableSignatures) options.add(FAIL_ON_UNRESOLVABLE_SIGNATURES);
+      if (logMissingSignatures) options.add(LOG_MISSING_SIGNATURES);
       if (disableClassloadingCache) options.add(DISABLE_CLASSLOADING_CACHE);
       final Checker checker = new Checker(log, loader, options);