diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/cli/build.test.ts b/packages/core/__tests__/cli/build.test.ts
index 20632a3e6..d2b26dba1 100644
--- a/packages/core/__tests__/cli/build.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/cli/build.test.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,89 @@ describe('CLI: single-pass build mode typechecking', () => {
         "
       `);
     });
+
+    describe('with `--verbose`', () => {
+      test('prints verbose output for a valid basic project', async () => {
+        let code = stripIndent`
+          import '@glint/environment-ember-template-imports';
+          import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+  
+          type ApplicationArgs = {
+            version: string;
+          };
+  
+          export default class Application extends Component<{ Args: ApplicationArgs }> {
+            private startupTime = new Date().toISOString();
+  
+            <template>
+              Welcome to app v{{@version}}.
+              The current time is {{this.startupTime}}.
+            </template>
+          }
+        `;
+
+        project.write(INPUT_SFC, code);
+
+        let checkResult = await project.build({ reject: false, flags: ['--verbose'] });
+
+        expect(checkResult.exitCode).toBe(0);
+        expect(checkResult.stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          "5:05:42 PM - Projects in this build: 
+              * tsconfig.json
+  
+          5:05:42 PM - Project 'tsconfig.json' is out of date because output file 'dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' does not exist
+  
+          5:05:42 PM - Building project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/050b3ab021eb4/tsconfig.json'...
+          "
+        `);
+        expect(checkResult.stderr).toEqual('');
+      });
+
+      test('prints verbose output for a project with a basic template type error', async () => {
+        let code = stripIndent`
+          import '@glint/environment-ember-template-imports';
+          import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+  
+          type ApplicationArgs = {
+            version: string;
+          };
+  
+          const truncate = (length: number, s: string): string =>
+            s.slice(0, length);
+  
+          export default class Application extends Component<{ Args: ApplicationArgs }> {
+            private startupTime = new Date().toISOString();
+  
+            <template>
+              Welcome to app v{{@version}}.
+              The current time is {{truncate this.startupTime 12}}.
+            </template>
+          }
+        `;
+
+        project.write(INPUT_SFC, code);
+
+        let checkResult = await project.build({ reject: false, flags: ['--verbose'] });
+
+        expect(checkResult.exitCode).toBe(1);
+        expect(checkResult.stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          "5:06:23 PM - Projects in this build: 
+              * tsconfig.json
+  
+          5:06:23 PM - Project 'tsconfig.json' is out of date because output file 'dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' does not exist
+  
+          5:06:23 PM - Building project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/4039021e6fc86/tsconfig.json'...
+          "
+        `);
+        expect(stripAnsi(checkResult.stderr)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          "src/index.gts:16:36 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'string' is not assignable to parameter of type 'number'.
+  
+          16     The current time is {{truncate this.startupTime 12}}.
+                                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+          "
+        `);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('composite projects', () => {
@@ -1067,6 +1150,98 @@ describe('CLI: single-pass build mode typechecking', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('with `--verbose`', () => {
+      test('for a valid composite subproject with a reference', async () => {
+        let checkResult = await projects.children.a.build({ reject: false, flags: ['--verbose'] });
+
+        expect(checkResult.stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          "8:47:43 AM - Projects in this build: 
+              * ../c/tsconfig.json
+              * tsconfig.json
+
+          8:47:43 AM - Project '../c/tsconfig.json' is out of date because output file '../c/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' does not exist
+
+          8:47:43 AM - Building project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/9c9b34b0f5557/c/tsconfig.json'...
+
+          8:47:44 AM - Project 'tsconfig.json' is out of date because output file 'tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' does not exist
+
+          8:47:44 AM - Building project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/9c9b34b0f5557/a/tsconfig.json'...
+          "
+        `);
+      });
+
+      test('for a project transitively referenced by the root with a template type error, built from the main project', async () => {
+        let rootCode = stripIndent`
+          import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+          import A from '@glint-test/a';
+          import B from '@glint-test/b';
+
+          type ApplicationArgs = {
+            version: string;
+          };
+
+          export default class Application extends Component<{ Args: ApplicationArgs }> {
+            private startupTime = new Date().toISOString();
+
+            <template>
+              Welcome to app v{{@version}}.
+              The current time is {{this.startupTime}}.
+            </template>
+          }
+        `;
+
+        let aCode = stripIndent`
+          import C from '@glint-test/c';
+          const A = 'hello ' + C;
+          export default A;
+        `;
+
+        let bCode = stripIndent`
+          const B = 'ahoy';
+          export default B;
+        `;
+
+        let cCode = stripIndent`
+          const double = (n: number) => n * 2;
+          const useDouble = <template>{{double "hello"}}</template>;
+          const C = 'world';
+          export default C;
+        `;
+
+        projects.main.write(INPUT_SFC, rootCode);
+        projects.children.a.write(INPUT_SFC, aCode);
+        projects.children.b.write(INPUT_SFC, bCode);
+        projects.children.c.write(INPUT_SFC, cCode);
+
+        let checkResult = await projects.main.build({ reject: false, flags: ['--verbose'] });
+
+        expect(checkResult.stdout).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          "8:49:55 AM - Projects in this build: 
+              * ../c/tsconfig.json
+              * ../a/tsconfig.json
+              * ../b/tsconfig.json
+              * tsconfig.json
+
+          8:49:55 AM - Project '../c/tsconfig.json' is out of date because output file '../c/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' does not exist
+
+          8:49:55 AM - Building project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/7d5585b51d249/c/tsconfig.json'...
+
+          8:49:56 AM - Project '../a/tsconfig.json' can't be built because its dependency '../c' has errors
+
+          8:49:56 AM - Skipping build of project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/7d5585b51d249/a/tsconfig.json' because its dependency '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/7d5585b51d249/c' has errors
+
+          8:49:56 AM - Project '../b/tsconfig.json' is out of date because output file '../b/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' does not exist
+
+          8:49:56 AM - Building project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/7d5585b51d249/b/tsconfig.json'...
+
+          8:49:56 AM - Project 'tsconfig.json' can't be built because its dependency '../a' was not built
+
+          8:49:56 AM - Skipping build of project '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/7d5585b51d249/main/tsconfig.json' because its dependency '/Users/ckrycho/dev/typed-ember/glint/test-packages/ephemeral/7d5585b51d249/a' was not built
+          "
+        `);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/cli/index.ts b/packages/core/src/cli/index.ts
index f6316fc4e..24bd6972b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ const argv = yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     description: `Show what would be built (or deleted, if specified with '--clean'). Same as the TS \`--dry\` flag.`,
     type: 'boolean',
   })
+  .option('verbose', {
+    implies: 'build',
+    description:
+      'Prints out verbose logging to explain what’s going on (may be combined with any other flag). Same as the TS `--verbose` flag.',
+    type: 'boolean',
+  })
   .option('incremental', {
     description:
       'Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. Same as the TS `--incremental` flag.',
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ if (argv.build) {
     clean: argv.clean,
     force: argv.force,
     dry: argv.dry,
+    verbose: argv.verbose,
   };
 
   if ('incremental' in argv) {