diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Output/OutputInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Output/OutputInterface.php
index f7f30636feb09..f01f47073bcb2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Output/OutputInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Output/OutputInterface.php
@@ -75,6 +75,34 @@ public function setVerbosity($level);
      */
     public function getVerbosity();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether verbosity is quiet (-q)
+     *
+     * @return bool true if verbosity is set to VERBOSITY_QUIET, false otherwise
+     */
+    public function isQuiet();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether verbosity is verbose (-v)
+     *
+     * @return bool true if verbosity is set to VERBOSITY_VERBOSE, false otherwise
+     */
+    public function isVerbose();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether verbosity is very verbose (-vv)
+     *
+     * @return bool true if verbosity is set to VERBOSITY_VERY_VERBOSE, false otherwise
+     */
+    public function isVeryVerbose();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether verbosity is debug (-vvv)
+     *
+     * @return bool true if verbosity is set to VERBOSITY_DEBUG, false otherwise
+     */
+    public function isDebug();
+
     /**
      * Sets the decorated flag.
      *