diff --git a/build_tests/configure/no_configure_output.rb b/build_tests/configure/no_configure_output.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0639a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tests/configure/no_configure_output.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+default do
+  puts "default"
+end
diff --git a/build_tests/typical/install.rb b/build_tests/typical/install.rb
index 525525e..5f2d6f3 100644
--- a/build_tests/typical/install.rb
+++ b/build_tests/typical/install.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 project_name "install_test"
 
+configure do
+end
+
 env do |env|
   env["CPPPATH"] += glob("src/**")
 
diff --git a/lib/rscons.rb b/lib/rscons.rb
index 28ea715..e896239 100644
--- a/lib/rscons.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ module Rscons
     # @return [Application]
     #   The Application singleton.
     def application
-      @application ||= Application.new
+      unless @application
+        @application = Application.new
+        @application._initialize
+      end
+      @application
     end
 
     # Return whether the given target is a phony target.
diff --git a/lib/rscons/application.rb b/lib/rscons/application.rb
index 473d214..905b7a0 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/application.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/application.rb
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ module Rscons
     #   Build script.
     attr_reader :script
 
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #   Whether to configure silently.
+    attr_accessor :silent_configure
+
     # @return [Boolean]
     #   Whether to run verbosely.
     attr_accessor :verbose
 
     # Create Application instance.
-    def initialize
+    def _initialize
       @script = Script.new
+      @silent_configure = true
       @build_dir = ENV["RSCONS_BUILD_DIR"] || "build"
       ENV.delete("RSCONS_BUILD_DIR")
       @n_threads = Util.determine_n_threads
diff --git a/lib/rscons/configure_op.rb b/lib/rscons/configure_op.rb
index d4cdea1..d1d40e5 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/configure_op.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/configure_op.rb
@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@ module Rscons
       cache = Cache.instance
       cache["failed_commands"] = []
       cache["configuration_data"] = {}
-      if project_name = script.project_name
-        Ansi.write($stdout, "Configuring ", :cyan, project_name, :reset, "...\n")
-      else
-        $stdout.puts "Configuring project..."
+      unless Rscons.application.silent_configure
+        if project_name = script.project_name
+          Ansi.write($stdout, "Configuring ", :cyan, project_name, :reset, "...\n")
+        else
+          $stdout.puts "Configuring project..."
+        end
       end
       vars = {}
       Task["configure"].params.each do |name, param|
-        Ansi.write($stdout, "Setting #{name}... ", :green, param.value, :reset, "\n")
+        unless Rscons.application.silent_configure
+          Ansi.write($stdout, "Setting #{name}... ", :green, param.value, :reset, "\n")
+        end
         vars[name] = param.value
       end
       store_merge(vars)
diff --git a/lib/rscons/script.rb b/lib/rscons/script.rb
index 876e26e..433e86c 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/script.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/script.rb
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ module Rscons
     #
     # @return [void]
     def load(path)
+      Rscons.application.silent_configure = true
       script_contents = File.read(path, mode: "rb")
       TopLevelDsl.new(self).instance_eval(script_contents, path, 1)
     end
diff --git a/lib/rscons/task.rb b/lib/rscons/task.rb
index c1ebe1e..a119340 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/task.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/task.rb
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ module Rscons
         Task[dependency].check_execute
       end
       if @name == "configure"
+        Rscons.application.silent_configure = false
         Rscons.application.configure
       else
         @actions.each do |action|
diff --git a/lib/rscons/util.rb b/lib/rscons/util.rb
index e394b78..f60f8d8 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/util.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/util.rb
@@ -192,7 +192,15 @@ module Rscons
       end
 
       # Create or modify a task.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      #
+      # @return [Task]
+      #   Created task.
       def task(name, options = {}, &block)
+        if name == "configure"
+          Rscons.application.silent_configure = false
+        end
         if task = Task.tasks[name]
           task.modify(options, &block)
         else
diff --git a/spec/build_tests_spec.rb b/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
index 96ba08e..babd3c7 100644
--- a/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
@@ -1789,6 +1789,14 @@ EOF
   end
 
   context "configure operation" do
+    it "does not print configuring messages when no configure block and configure task not called" do
+      test_dir "configure"
+      result = run_rscons(args: %w[-f no_configure_output.rb])
+      expect(result.stderr).to eq ""
+      expect(result.status).to eq 0
+      expect(result.stdout.chomp).to eq "default"
+    end
+
     it "raises a method not found error for configure methods called outside a configure block" do
       test_dir "configure"
       result = run_rscons(args: %w[-f scope.rb])