diff --git a/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals-4-adv.h b/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals-4-adv.h
index 31c430a30d4f..1401dab57031 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals-4-adv.h
+++ b/Marlin/src/inc/Conditionals-4-adv.h
@@ -1465,3 +1465,13 @@
 #if !HAS_ROTATIONAL_AXES
   #undef MANUAL_MOVE_DISTANCE_DEG
 #endif
+
+// Only report "Not SD printing" when the state changes
+// To get legacy behavior define AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS 2
+#ifdef AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS
+  #if ENABLED(AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS) // Not blank, 1, or true
+    #define QUIETER_AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS
+  #endif
+  #undef AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS
+  #define AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS
+#endif
diff --git a/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp b/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp
index 286cbfe88b2e..56daa369fca6 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 #include "../inc/MarlinConfig.h"
 
+/**
+ * cardreader.cpp - SD card / USB flash drive file handling interface
+ */
+
 #if HAS_MEDIA
 
 //#define DEBUG_CARDREADER
@@ -827,8 +831,17 @@ void CardReader::removeFile(const char * const name) {
   #endif
 }
 
-void CardReader::report_status() {
-  if (isPrinting() || isPaused()) {
+void CardReader::report_status(TERN_(QUIETER_AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS, const bool isauto/*=false*/)) {
+  const bool has_job = isStillPrinting() || isPaused();
+
+  #if ENABLED(QUIETER_AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS)
+    static uint32_t old_sdpos = 0;
+    if (!has_job) old_sdpos = 0;
+    if (isauto && sdpos == old_sdpos) return;
+    if (has_job) old_sdpos = sdpos;
+  #endif
+
+  if (has_job) {
     SERIAL_ECHOPGM(STR_SD_PRINTING_BYTE, sdpos);
     SERIAL_CHAR('/');
     SERIAL_ECHOLN(filesize);
diff --git a/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.h b/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.h
index 86fb6edef67c..1d2ba3ae6f1a 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.h
+++ b/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+/**
+ * cardreader.h - SD card / USB flash drive file handling interface
+ */
+
 #include "../inc/MarlinConfig.h"
 
 #if HAS_MEDIA
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ class CardReader {
   static void selectFileByName(const char * const match);  // (working directory only)
 
   // Print job
-  static void report_status();
+  static void report_status(TERN_(QUIETER_AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS, const bool isauto=false));
   static void getAbsFilenameInCWD(char *dst);
   static void printSelectedFilename();
   static void openAndPrintFile(const char *name);   // (working directory or full path)
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ class CardReader {
     //
     // SD Auto Reporting
     //
-    struct AutoReportSD { static void report() { report_status(); } };
+    struct AutoReportSD { static void report() { report_status(TERN_(QUIETER_AUTO_REPORT_SD_STATUS, true)); } };
     static AutoReporter<AutoReportSD> auto_reporter;
   #endif