diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index d461a3e..3df16bd 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Cli {
     #[arg(short = 'r', long = "raw", requires = "command_or_file")]
     pub raw: bool,
 
+    /// Display output without indentation
+    #[arg(short = 'C', long = "compact", requires = "command_or_file")]
+    pub compact: bool,
+
     /// Suppress informational messages
     #[arg(short = 'q', long = "quiet")]
     pub quiet: bool,
diff --git a/src/formatter.rs b/src/formatter.rs
index 1b504dd..9df57cb 100644
--- a/src/formatter.rs
+++ b/src/formatter.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub fn highlight_lines<L, F, E>(
     process_snippet: &mut F,
     keep_empty_lines: bool,
     show_title: bool,
+    compact: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), E>
 where
     L: Iterator<Item = LineType>,
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ where
             LineType::Description(text) => process_snippet(PageSnippet::Description(&text))?,
             LineType::ExampleText(text) => process_snippet(PageSnippet::Text(&text))?,
             LineType::ExampleCode(text) => {
-                process_snippet(PageSnippet::NormalCode("      "))?;
+                if !compact {
+                    process_snippet(PageSnippet::NormalCode("      "))?;
+                }
                 highlight_code(&command, &text, process_snippet)?;
                 process_snippet(PageSnippet::Linebreak)?;
             }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1d1b5fc..871c693 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,14 @@ fn try_main(args: Cli, enable_styles: bool) -> Result<ExitCode> {
     // If a local file was passed in, render it and exit
     if let Some(file) = args.render {
         let path = PageLookupResult::with_page(file);
-        print_page(&path, args.raw, enable_styles, args.pager, &config)?;
+        print_page(
+            &path,
+            args.raw,
+            enable_styles,
+            args.pager,
+            args.compact,
+            &config,
+        )?;
         return Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS);
     }
 
@@ -423,7 +430,14 @@ fn try_main(args: Cli, enable_styles: bool) -> Result<ExitCode> {
             return Ok(ExitCode::FAILURE);
         };
 
-        print_page(&lookup_result, args.raw, enable_styles, args.pager, &config)?;
+        print_page(
+            &lookup_result,
+            args.raw,
+            enable_styles,
+            args.pager,
+            args.compact,
+            &config,
+        )?;
     }
 
     Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS)
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 927d20e..8f6b1b3 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn print_page(
     enable_markdown: bool,
     enable_styles: bool,
     use_pager: bool,
+    compact: bool,
     config: &Config,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // Create reader from file(s)
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ pub fn print_page(
             if snip.is_empty() {
                 Ok(())
             } else {
-                print_snippet(&mut handle, snip, &config.style).context("Failed to print snippet")
+                print_snippet(&mut handle, snip, &config.style, compact)
+                    .context("Failed to print snippet")
             }
         };
 
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ pub fn print_page(
             &mut process_snippet,
             !config.display.compact,
             config.display.show_title,
+            compact,
         )
         .context("Could not write to stdout")?;
     }
@@ -84,15 +87,18 @@ fn print_snippet(
     writer: &mut impl Write,
     snip: PageSnippet<&str>,
     style: &StyleConfig,
+    compact: bool,
 ) -> io::Result<()> {
     use PageSnippet::*;
 
+    let indent = if compact { "" } else { "  " };
+
     match snip {
         CommandName(s) => write!(writer, "{}", s.paint(style.command_name)),
         Variable(s) => write!(writer, "{}", s.paint(style.example_variable)),
         NormalCode(s) => write!(writer, "{}", s.paint(style.example_code)),
-        Description(s) => writeln!(writer, "  {}", s.paint(style.description)),
-        Text(s) => writeln!(writer, "  {}", s.paint(style.example_text)),
+        Description(s) => writeln!(writer, "{}{}", indent, s.paint(style.description)),
+        Text(s) => writeln!(writer, "{}{}", indent, s.paint(style.example_text)),
         Title(s) => writeln!(writer, "  {}", s.paint(style.command_name)),
         Linebreak => writeln!(writer),
     }
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index cb987db..253677c 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -811,6 +811,16 @@ fn test_rendering_color_never() {
     );
 }
 
+/// An end-to-end integration test for the `--compact` flag (no indentation on description/text lines).
+#[test]
+fn test_rendering_compact() {
+    _test_correct_rendering(
+        "inkscape-v2",
+        include_str!("rendered/inkscape-compact-no-color.expected"),
+        &["--color", "never", "--compact"],
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_rendering_i18n() {
     _test_correct_rendering(
diff --git a/tests/rendered/inkscape-compact-no-color.expected b/tests/rendered/inkscape-compact-no-color.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec21516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rendered/inkscape-compact-no-color.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+An SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editing program.
+Use -z to not open the GUI and only process files in the console.
+
+Open an SVG file in the Inkscape GUI:
+
+inkscape filename.svg
+
+Export an SVG file into a bitmap with the default format (PNG) and the default resolution (90 DPI):
+
+inkscape filename.svg -e filename.png
+
+Export an SVG file into a bitmap of 600x400 pixels (aspect ratio distortion may occur):
+
+inkscape filename.svg -e filename.png -w 600 -h 400
+
+Export a single object, given its ID, into a bitmap:
+
+inkscape filename.svg -i id -e object.png
+
+Export an SVG document to PDF, converting all texts to paths:
+
+inkscape filename.svg | inkscape | inkscape --export-pdf=inkscape.pdf | inkscape | inkscape --export-text-to-path
+
+Duplicate the object with id="path123", rotate the duplicate 90 degrees, save the file, and quit Inkscape:
+
+inkscape filename.svg --select=path123 --verb=EditDuplicate --verb=ObjectRotate90 --verb=FileSave --verb=FileQuit
+
+Some invalid command just to test the correct highlighting of the command name:
+
+inkscape --use-inkscape=v3.0 file
+