diff --git a/command/node_status.go b/command/node_status.go
index 5f68b49eba6..546d64ba887 100644
--- a/command/node_status.go
+++ b/command/node_status.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type NodeStatusCommand struct {
 	length      int
 	short       bool
 	os          bool
+	quiet       bool
 	verbose     bool
 	list_allocs bool
 	self        bool
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ Node Status Options:
   -os
     Display operating system name.
 
+  -quiet
+    Display only node IDs.
+
   -json
     Output the node in its JSON format.
 
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ func (c *NodeStatusCommand) AutocompleteFlags() complete.Flags {
 			"-stats":   complete.PredictNothing,
 			"-t":       complete.PredictAnything,
 			"-os":      complete.PredictAnything,
+			"-quiet":   complete.PredictAnything,
 			"-verbose": complete.PredictNothing,
 		})
 }
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ func (c *NodeStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	flags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Output(c.Help()) }
 	flags.BoolVar(&c.short, "short", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&c.os, "os", false, "")
+	flags.BoolVar(&c.quiet, "quiet", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&c.verbose, "verbose", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&c.list_allocs, "allocs", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&c.self, "self", false, "")
@@ -162,6 +168,10 @@ func (c *NodeStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	// Use list mode if no node name was provided
 	if len(args) == 0 && !c.self {
+		if c.quiet && (c.verbose || c.json) {
+			c.Ui.Error("-quiet cannot be used with -verbose or -json")
+			return 1
+		}
 
 		// Query the node info
 		nodes, _, err := client.Nodes().List(nil)
@@ -187,8 +197,23 @@ func (c *NodeStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 			return 0
 		}
 
+		var size int
+		if c.quiet {
+			size = len(nodes)
+		} else {
+			size = len(nodes) + 1
+		}
+
 		// Format the nodes list
-		out := make([]string, len(nodes)+1)
+		out := make([]string, size)
+
+		if c.quiet {
+			for i, node := range nodes {
+				out[i] = node.ID
+			}
+			c.Ui.Output(formatList(out))
+			return 0
+		}
 
 		out[0] = "ID|DC|Name|Class|"
 
diff --git a/command/node_status_test.go b/command/node_status_test.go
index eccd9f7737b..b58a7e73170 100644
--- a/command/node_status_test.go
+++ b/command/node_status_test.go
@@ -214,6 +214,26 @@ func TestNodeStatusCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "Both json and template formatting are not allowed") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected getting formatter error, got: %s", out)
 	}
+	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
+
+	// Fail if -quiet is passed with -verbose
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-quiet", "-verbose"}); code != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 1, got: %d", code)
+	}
+
+	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "-quiet cannot be used with -verbose or -json") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected getting formatter error, got: %s", out)
+	}
+	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
+
+	// Fail if -quiet is passed with -json
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-quiet", "-json"}); code != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 1, got: %d", code)
+	}
+
+	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "-quiet cannot be used with -verbose or -json") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected getting formatter error, got: %s", out)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestNodeStatusCommand_AutocompleteArgs(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/node/status.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/node/status.mdx
index 2a715ca5cac..c1a2df0c63f 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/node/status.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/node/status.mdx
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ capability.
 
 - `-os`: Display operating system name.
 
+- `-quiet`:  Display only node IDs.
+
 - `-json` : Output the node in its JSON format.
 
 - `-t` : Format and display node using a Go template.
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ a72dfba2  dc1  node1  <none>  false  eligible     ready
 1f3f03ea  dc1  node2  <none>  false  eligible     ready
 ```
 
+List view, with operating system name:
+
 ```shell-session
 $ nomad node status -os
 ID        DC   Name   Class   OS      Drain  Eligibility  Status
@@ -71,6 +75,18 @@ a72dfba2  dc1  node1  <none>  ubuntu  false  eligible     ready
 f73e3993  dc1  node2  <none>  centos  false  eligible     ready
 ```
 
+List view, with quiet:
+
+```shell-session
+$ nomad node status -quiet
+820561cf-830d-b089-cg03-f2cfc4cecff7
+07949e3a-4c25-e1bf-3dbh-984c2e28fec2
+8bc2c581-37ba-dj08-9f67-53bc217f36f8
+f35be281-85a5-d1e6-d268-6e8a6f0684df
+```
+
+**NOTE**: `-quiet` cannot be used in conjuction with `-verbose` or `-json`.
+
 List view, with running allocations:
 
 ```shell-session