diff --git a/DeprecationErrorHandler.php b/DeprecationErrorHandler.php
index d72d0b9..00453b7 100644
--- a/DeprecationErrorHandler.php
+++ b/DeprecationErrorHandler.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public function shutdown()
         // store failing status
         $isFailing = !$configuration->tolerates($this->deprecationGroups);
 
-        $this->displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration, $isFailing);
+        $this->displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration);
 
         $this->resetDeprecationGroups();
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public function shutdown()
             }
 
             $isFailingAtShutdown = !$configuration->tolerates($this->deprecationGroups);
-            $this->displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration, $isFailingAtShutdown);
+            $this->displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration);
 
             if ($configuration->isGeneratingBaseline()) {
                 $configuration->writeBaseline();
@@ -289,11 +289,10 @@ private static function colorize($str, $red)
     /**
      * @param string[]      $groups
      * @param Configuration $configuration
-     * @param bool          $isFailing
      *
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      */
-    private function displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration, $isFailing)
+    private function displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration)
     {
         $cmp = function ($a, $b) {
             return $b->count() - $a->count();
@@ -320,7 +319,8 @@ private function displayDeprecations($groups, $configuration, $isFailing)
                     fwrite($handle, "\n".self::colorize($deprecationGroupMessage, 'legacy' !== $group && 'indirect' !== $group)."\n");
                 }
 
-                if ('legacy' !== $group && !$configuration->verboseOutput($group) && !$isFailing) {
+                // Skip the verbose output if the group is quiet and not failing according to its threshold:
+                if ('legacy' !== $group && !$configuration->verboseOutput($group) && $configuration->toleratesForGroup($group, $this->deprecationGroups)) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 $notices = $this->deprecationGroups[$group]->notices();
diff --git a/DeprecationErrorHandler/Configuration.php b/DeprecationErrorHandler/Configuration.php
index bc46e4f..6e9f0e4 100644
--- a/DeprecationErrorHandler/Configuration.php
+++ b/DeprecationErrorHandler/Configuration.php
@@ -165,6 +165,32 @@ public function tolerates(array $deprecationGroups)
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array<string,DeprecationGroup> $deprecationGroups
+     *
+     * @return bool true if the threshold is not reached for the deprecation type nor for the total
+     */
+    public function toleratesForGroup(string $groupName, array $deprecationGroups): bool
+    {
+        $grandTotal = 0;
+
+        foreach ($deprecationGroups as $type => $group) {
+            if ('legacy' !== $type) {
+                $grandTotal += $group->count();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($grandTotal > $this->thresholds['total']) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (\in_array($groupName, ['self', 'direct', 'indirect'], true) && $deprecationGroups[$groupName]->count() > $this->thresholds[$groupName]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return bool
      */
diff --git a/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/ConfigurationTest.php b/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/ConfigurationTest.php
index 5d36a43..3e3a831 100644
--- a/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -234,6 +234,103 @@ public function testOutputIsNotVerboseInWeakMode()
         $this->assertFalse($configuration->verboseOutput('other'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideDataForToleratesForGroup
+     */
+    public function testToleratesForIndividualGroups(string $deprecationsHelper, array $deprecationsPerType, array $expected)
+    {
+        $configuration = Configuration::fromUrlEncodedString($deprecationsHelper);
+
+        $groups = $this->buildGroups($deprecationsPerType);
+
+        foreach ($expected as $groupName => $tolerates) {
+            $this->assertSame($tolerates, $configuration->toleratesForGroup($groupName, $groups), sprintf('Deprecation type "%s" is %s', $groupName, $tolerates ? 'tolerated' : 'not tolerated'));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function provideDataForToleratesForGroup() {
+
+        yield 'total threshold not reached' => ['max[total]=1', [
+            'unsilenced' => 0,
+            'self' => 0,
+            'legacy' => 1, // Legacy group is ignored in total threshold
+            'other' => 0,
+            'direct' => 1,
+            'indirect' => 0,
+        ], [
+            'unsilenced' => true,
+            'self' => true,
+            'legacy' => true,
+            'other' => true,
+            'direct' => true,
+            'indirect' => true,
+        ]];
+
+        yield 'total threshold reached' => ['max[total]=1', [
+            'unsilenced' => 0,
+            'self' => 0,
+            'legacy' => 1,
+            'other' => 0,
+            'direct' => 1,
+            'indirect' => 1,
+        ], [
+            'unsilenced' => false,
+            'self' => false,
+            'legacy' => false,
+            'other' => false,
+            'direct' => false,
+            'indirect' => false,
+        ]];
+
+        yield 'direct threshold reached' => ['max[total]=99&max[direct]=0', [
+            'unsilenced' => 0,
+            'self' => 0,
+            'legacy' => 1,
+            'other' => 0,
+            'direct' => 1,
+            'indirect' => 1,
+        ], [
+            'unsilenced' => true,
+            'self' => true,
+            'legacy' => true,
+            'other' => true,
+            'direct' => false,
+            'indirect' => true,
+        ]];
+
+        yield 'indirect & self threshold reached' => ['max[total]=99&max[direct]=0&max[self]=0', [
+            'unsilenced' => 0,
+            'self' => 1,
+            'legacy' => 1,
+            'other' => 1,
+            'direct' => 1,
+            'indirect' => 1,
+        ], [
+            'unsilenced' => true,
+            'self' => false,
+            'legacy' => true,
+            'other' => true,
+            'direct' => false,
+            'indirect' => true,
+        ]];
+
+        yield 'indirect & self threshold not reached' => ['max[total]=99&max[direct]=2&max[self]=2', [
+            'unsilenced' => 0,
+            'self' => 1,
+            'legacy' => 1,
+            'other' => 1,
+            'direct' => 1,
+            'indirect' => 1,
+        ], [
+            'unsilenced' => true,
+            'self' => true,
+            'legacy' => true,
+            'other' => true,
+            'direct' => true,
+            'indirect' => true,
+        ]];
+    }
+
     private function buildGroups($counts)
     {
         $groups = [];
diff --git a/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/partially_quiet2.phpt b/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/partially_quiet2.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0d6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/DeprecationErrorHandler/partially_quiet2.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--TEST--
+Test DeprecationErrorHandler quiet on everything but self/direct deprecations
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$k = 'SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER';
+putenv($k.'='.$_SERVER[$k] = $_ENV[$k] = 'max[self]=0&max[direct]=0&quiet[]=unsilenced&quiet[]=indirect&quiet[]=other');
+putenv('ANSICON');
+putenv('ConEmuANSI');
+putenv('TERM');
+
+$vendor = __DIR__;
+while (!file_exists($vendor.'/vendor')) {
+    $vendor = dirname($vendor);
+}
+define('PHPUNIT_COMPOSER_INSTALL', $vendor.'/vendor/autoload.php');
+require PHPUNIT_COMPOSER_INSTALL;
+require_once __DIR__.'/../../bootstrap.php';
+require __DIR__.'/fake_vendor/autoload.php';
+require __DIR__.'/fake_vendor/acme/lib/deprecation_riddled.php';
+require __DIR__.'/fake_vendor/acme/outdated-lib/outdated_file.php';
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Unsilenced deprecation notices (3)
+
+Remaining direct deprecation notices (2)
+
+  1x: root deprecation
+
+  1x: silenced bar deprecation
+    1x in FooTestCase::testNonLegacyBar
+
+Remaining indirect deprecation notices (1)
+
+Legacy deprecation notices (2)