diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index cf7059d..9d76ac9 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import process from 'node:process';
 import meow from 'meow';
 import {deleteAsync} from 'del';
 
+const logEvent = event => {
+	if (event.path !== undefined) {
+		console.log(event.path);
+	}
+};
+
+const noop = () => {};
+
 const cli = meow(`
 	Usage
 	  $ del <path|glob> …
@@ -10,6 +18,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
 	Options
 	  --force, -f    Allow deleting the current working directory and outside
 	  --dry-run, -d  List what would be deleted instead of deleting
+	  --verbose, -v  Display the absolute path of files and directories as they are deleted
 
 	Examples
 	  $ del unicorn.png rainbow.png
@@ -25,6 +34,10 @@ const cli = meow(`
 			type: 'boolean',
 			alias: 'd',
 		},
+		verbose: {
+			type: 'boolean',
+			alias: 'v',
+		},
 	},
 });
 
@@ -32,7 +45,11 @@ if (cli.input.length === 0) {
 	console.error('Specify at least one path');
 	process.exitCode = 1;
 } else {
-	const files = await deleteAsync(cli.input, cli.flags);
+	const {verbose, ...flags} = cli.flags;
+
+	const onProgress = verbose ? logEvent : noop;
+
+	const files = await deleteAsync(cli.input, {onProgress, ...flags});
 
 	if (cli.flags.dryRun) {
 		console.log(files.join('\n'));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e7ebac..5e50428 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		"cross-platform"
 	],
 	"dependencies": {
-		"del": "^7.0.0",
+		"del": "^7.1.0",
 		"meow": "^10.1.3"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index edd6aee..35bb8bd 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ $ del --help
   Options
     --force, -f    Allow deleting the current working directory and outside
     --dry-run, -d  List what would be deleted instead of deleting
+    --verbose, -v  Display the absolute path of files and directories as they are deleted
 
   Examples
     $ del unicorn.png rainbow.png
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 9266673..a619a3a 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@ test('main', async t => {
 	await execa('./cli.js', ['--force', filename]);
 	t.false(fs.existsSync(filename));
 });
+
+test('verbose file exists', async t => {
+	const filename = tempWrite.sync('foo');
+	const {stdout} = await execa('./cli.js', ['--force', '--verbose', filename]);
+	t.is(stdout, filename);
+});
+
+test('verbose file does not exist', async t => {
+	const {stdout} = await execa('./cli.js', ['--verbose', 'does-not-exist.txt']);
+	t.is(stdout, '');
+});