diff --git a/commands/CmdFI.c b/commands/CmdFI.c
index b958ef00..4b6b9cb8 100644
--- a/commands/CmdFI.c
+++ b/commands/CmdFI.c
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ CmdFlush(
     static const char * const actionNames[] = { "no", "yes", 0 };
     char *prompt;
     bool dereference = FALSE;
+    bool noprompt = FALSE; /* no interactive confirm when changed */
 
     if (!strncmp(cmd->tx_argv[cmd->tx_argc - 1], "-deref", 6))
     {
@@ -952,9 +953,15 @@ CmdFlush(
 	cmd->tx_argc--;
     }
 
+    if (!strcmp(cmd->tx_argv[cmd->tx_argc - 1], "-noprompt"))
+    {
+        noprompt = TRUE;
+        cmd->tx_argc--;
+    }
+
     if (cmd->tx_argc > 2)
     {
-	TxError("Usage: flush [cellname] [dereference]\n");
+	TxError("Usage: flush [cellname] [-noprompt] [-dereference]\n");
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -975,7 +982,9 @@ CmdFlush(
 	}
     }
 
-    if (def->cd_flags & (CDMODIFIED|CDSTAMPSCHANGED|CDBOXESCHANGED))
+    bool has_changes = (def->cd_flags & (CDMODIFIED|CDSTAMPSCHANGED|CDBOXESCHANGED)) != 0;
+
+    if (!noprompt && has_changes)
     {
 	prompt = TxPrintString("Really throw away all changes made"
 			" to cell %s? ", def->cd_name);
@@ -986,7 +995,7 @@ CmdFlush(
 
     cmdFlushCell(def, dereference);
     SelectClear();
-    TxPrintf("[Flushed]\n");
+    TxPrintf("[Flushed%s]\n", has_changes ? " Modifications were Discarded" : "");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/doc/html/flush.html b/doc/html/flush.html
index 6ee7be30..8ae2b68f 100644
--- a/doc/html/flush.html
+++ b/doc/html/flush.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ last saved version.
 
 <H3>Usage:</H3>
    <BLOCKQUOTE>
-      <B>flush</B> [<I>cellname</I>] [<B>-dereference</B>]<BR><BR>
+      <B>flush</B> [<I>cellname</I>] [<B>-noprompt</B>] [<B>-dereference</B>]<BR><BR>
       <BLOCKQUOTE>
          where <I>cellname</I> is the name of a cell definition to be
 	 flushed.
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ last saved version.
       The effects of the <B>flush</B> command are irrevocable; the
       command cannot be undone with an <B>undo</B> command. <P>
 
+      With the <B>-noprompt</B> option, no interactive confirmation is
+      presented if there are unsaved changes.  Those changes will be
+      flushed.
+
       With the <B>-dereference</B> option, any file path that has been
       associated with the cell is discarded, and the cell is reloaded
       from the first location found in the search path.  With search