diff --git a/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
index 8940bd9b5..c84450720 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## 1.25.1-wip
 
+* Document the silent reporter in CLI help output.
+
 ## 1.25.0
 
 * Handle paths with leading `/` when spawning test isolates.
diff --git a/pkgs/test/test/runner/runner_test.dart b/pkgs/test/test/runner/runner_test.dart
index 7e34199c8..dde3d049e 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/test/runner/runner_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test/test/runner/runner_test.dart
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Output:
           [expanded] (default)        A separate line for each update.
           [github]                    A custom reporter for GitHub Actions (the default reporter when running on GitHub Actions).
           [json]                      A machine-readable format (see https://dart.dev/go/test-docs/json_reporter.md).
+          [silent]                    A reporter with no output. May be useful when only the exit code is meaningful.
 
     --file-reporter                   Enable an additional reporter writing test results to a file.
                                       Should be in the form <reporter>:<filepath>, Example: "json:reports/tests.json"
diff --git a/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md
index c9715f7f6..e01141f6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## 0.6.1-wip
 
-- Handle missing package configs.
+* Handle missing package configs.
+* Document the silent reporter in CLI help output.
 
 ## 0.6.0
 
diff --git a/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/args.dart b/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/args.dart
index 35a75650f..e981bedc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/args.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/args.dart
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ final ArgParser _parser = (() {
 
   var reporterDescriptions = <String, String>{
     for (final MapEntry(:key, :value) in allReporters.entries)
-      if (!value.hidden) key: value.description
+      key: value.description
   };
 
   parser.addSeparator('Output:');
diff --git a/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/reporters.dart b/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/reporters.dart
index 271597e2e..a79912f87 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/reporters.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test_core/lib/src/runner/configuration/reporters.dart
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ typedef ReporterFactory = Reporter Function(Configuration, Engine, StringSink);
 class ReporterDetails {
   final String description;
   final ReporterFactory factory;
-  final bool hidden;
-  ReporterDetails(this.description, this.factory, {this.hidden = false});
+  ReporterDetails(this.description, this.factory);
 }
 
 /// All reporters and their corresponding details.
@@ -48,7 +47,8 @@ final _allReporters = <String, ReporterDetails>{
           printPlatform: config.suiteDefaults.runtimes.length > 1 ||
               config.suiteDefaults.compilerSelections != null)),
   'github': ReporterDetails(
-      'A custom reporter for GitHub Actions (the default reporter when running on GitHub Actions).',
+      'A custom reporter for GitHub Actions '
+      '(the default reporter when running on GitHub Actions).',
       (config, engine, sink) => GithubReporter.watch(engine, sink,
           printPath: config.testSelections.length > 1 ||
               Directory(config.testSelections.keys.single).existsSync(),
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ final _allReporters = <String, ReporterDetails>{
       (config, engine, sink) =>
           JsonReporter.watch(engine, sink, isDebugRun: config.debug)),
   'silent': ReporterDetails(
-      hidden: true,
-      'A reporter with no output.',
+      'A reporter with no output. '
+      'May be useful when only the exit code is meaningful.',
       (config, engine, sink) => SilentReporter()),
 };