diff --git a/posh-git.psm1 b/posh-git.psm1
index 2c14f8941..c8677d0d1 100644
--- a/posh-git.psm1
+++ b/posh-git.psm1
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+param([switch]$NoVersionWarn = $false)
+
 if (Get-Module posh-git) { return }
 
-if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 3) {
+if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 3 -and !$NoVersionWarn) {
     Write-Warning ("posh-git support for PowerShell 2.0 is deprecated; you have version $($Host.Version).`n" +
     "To download version 3.0, please visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595`n" +
-    "For more information and to discuss this, please visit https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git/issues/163`n")
+    "For more information and to discuss this, please visit https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git/issues/163`n" +
+    "To suppress this warning, change your profile to include 'Import-Module posh-git -Args `$true'.")
 }
 
 Push-Location $psScriptRoot