diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 0228f9811..54e5fecb6 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -8522,7 +8522,7 @@ async function selectContextCallback(_, name) {
     return foundName;
 }
 
-async function selectInstructCallback(_, name) {
+async function selectInstructCallback(args, name) {
     if (!name) {
         return power_user.instruct.preset;
     }
@@ -8536,8 +8536,9 @@ async function selectInstructCallback(_, name) {
         return '';
     }
 
+    const quiet = isTrueBoolean(args?.quiet);
     const foundName = result[0].item;
-    selectInstructPreset(foundName);
+    selectInstructPreset(foundName, quiet);
     return foundName;
 }
 
@@ -9216,6 +9217,15 @@ jQuery(async function () {
         name: 'instruct',
         callback: selectInstructCallback,
         returns: 'current template',
+        namedArgumentList: [
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'quiet',
+                description: 'Suppress the toast message on template change',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.BOOLEAN],
+                defaultValue: 'false',
+                enumList: commonEnumProviders.boolean('trueFalse')(),
+            }),
+        ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             SlashCommandArgument.fromProps({
                 description: 'instruct template name',
diff --git a/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js b/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
index 006d570bf..520f1c4f1 100644
--- a/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
+++ b/public/scripts/instruct-mode.js
@@ -151,19 +151,20 @@ export function selectContextPreset(preset) {
 /**
  * Select instruct preset if not already selected.
  * @param {string} preset Preset name.
+ * @param {boolean} quiet Suppress info message.
  */
-export function selectInstructPreset(preset) {
+export function selectInstructPreset(preset, quiet) {
     // If instruct preset is not already selected, select it
     if (preset !== power_user.instruct.preset) {
         $('#instruct_presets').val(preset).trigger('change');
-        toastr.info(`Instruct Mode: template "${preset}" auto-selected`);
+        !quiet && toastr.info(`Instruct Mode: template "${preset}" auto-selected`);
     }
 
     // If instruct mode is disabled, enable it
     if (!power_user.instruct.enabled) {
         power_user.instruct.enabled = true;
         $('#instruct_enabled').prop('checked', true).trigger('change');
-        toastr.info('Instruct Mode enabled');
+        !quiet && toastr.info('Instruct Mode enabled');
     }
 
     saveSettingsDebounced();
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index fcc6efb87..ecc2b2259 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -1477,6 +1477,15 @@ export function initDefaultSlashCommands() {
         name: 'model',
         callback: modelCallback,
         returns: 'current model',
+        namedArgumentList: [
+            SlashCommandNamedArgument.fromProps({
+                name: 'quiet',
+                description: 'suppress the toast message on model change',
+                typeList: [ARGUMENT_TYPE.BOOLEAN],
+                defaultValue: 'false',
+                enumList: commonEnumProviders.boolean('trueFalse')(),
+            }),
+        ],
         unnamedArgumentList: [
             SlashCommandArgument.fromProps({
                 description: 'model name',
@@ -3382,11 +3391,11 @@ function getModelOptions() {
 
 /**
  * Sets a model for the current API.
- * @param {object} _ Unused
+ * @param {object} args Named arguments
  * @param {string} model New model name
  * @returns {string} New or existing model name
  */
-function modelCallback(_, model) {
+function modelCallback(args, model) {
     const { control: modelSelectControl, options } = getModelOptions();
 
     // If no model was found, the reason was already logged, we just return here
@@ -3426,7 +3435,8 @@ function modelCallback(_, model) {
     if (newSelectedOption) {
         modelSelectControl.value = newSelectedOption.value;
         $(modelSelectControl).trigger('change');
-        toastr.success(`Model set to "${newSelectedOption.text}"`);
+        const quiet = isTrueBoolean(args?.quiet);
+        !quiet && toastr.success(`Model set to "${newSelectedOption.text}"`);
         return newSelectedOption.value;
     } else {
         toastr.warning(`No model found with name "${model}"`);