diff --git a/changes/18118-run-script-updates b/changes/18118-run-script-updates
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2a42465ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/18118-run-script-updates
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added `--async` and `--quiet` to `fleetctl run-script` as well as allowing the contents of the script to be inline.
diff --git a/cmd/fleetctl/scripts.go b/cmd/fleetctl/scripts.go
index 984c2dd555..b38ca9e563 100644
--- a/cmd/fleetctl/scripts.go
+++ b/cmd/fleetctl/scripts.go
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
+// Helper function to convert a boolean to an integer
+func boolToInt(b bool) int {
+	if b {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 func runScriptCommand() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:      "run-script",
@@ -42,6 +50,16 @@ func runScriptCommand() *cli.Command {
 				Usage:    `Available in Fleet Premium. ID of the team that the saved script belongs to. 0 targets hosts assigned to “No team” (default: 0).`,
 				Required: false,
 			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:     "async",
+				Usage:    `Queue the script and don't wait for the return.`,
+				Required: false,
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:     "quiet",
+				Usage:    `Suppress messages that are not the script output / error`,
+				Required: false,
+			},
 			configFlag(),
 			contextFlag(),
 			debugFlag(),
@@ -61,15 +79,22 @@ func runScriptCommand() *cli.Command {
 				return errors.New(fleet.RunScriptScriptsDisabledGloballyErrMsg)
 			}
 
+			async := c.Bool("async")
+			quiet := c.Bool("quiet")
+
+			// Require 1 and only 1 of these 3 options
 			path := c.String("script-path")
 			name := c.String("script-name")
+			args := c.Args().Len()
 
-			if path == "" && name == "" {
-				return errors.New("One of '--script-path' or '--script-name' must be specified.")
+			notEmpty := boolToInt(path != "") + boolToInt(name != "") + boolToInt(args > 0)
+
+			if notEmpty < 1 {
+				return errors.New("One of '--script-path' or '--script-name' or '-- <contents>' must be specified.")
 			}
 
-			if path != "" && name != "" {
-				return errors.New("Only one of '--script-path' or '--script-name' is allowed.")
+			if notEmpty > 1 {
+				return errors.New("Only one of '--script-path' or '--script-name' or '-- <contents>' is allowed.")
 			}
 
 			if path != "" {
@@ -99,10 +124,17 @@ func runScriptCommand() *cli.Command {
 			}
 
 			var b []byte
-			if path != "" {
-				b, err = os.ReadFile(path)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+			if path != "" || args > 0 {
+				if path != "" {
+					b, err = os.ReadFile(path)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+
+				if args > 0 {
+					commandString := strings.Join(c.Args().Slice(), " ")
+					b = []byte(commandString)
 				}
 
 				// validate script contents with isSavedScript flag set to false so that we check
@@ -115,7 +147,21 @@ func runScriptCommand() *cli.Command {
 				}
 			}
 
-			fmt.Println("\nScript is running. Please wait for it to finish...")
+			if async {
+				res, err := client.RunHostScriptAsync(h.ID, b, name, c.Uint("team"))
+				if err != nil {
+					if strings.Contains(err.Error(), `Only one of 'script_contents' or 'team_id' is allowed`) {
+						return errors.New("Only one of '--script-path' or '--team' is allowed.")
+					}
+					return err
+				}
+				fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "%s\n", res.ExecutionID)
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			if !quiet {
+				fmt.Println("\nScript is running. Please wait for it to finish...")
+			}
 
 			res, err := client.RunHostScriptSync(h.ID, b, name, c.Uint("team"))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -125,8 +171,12 @@ func runScriptCommand() *cli.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if err := renderScriptResult(c, res); err != nil {
-				return err
+			if !quiet {
+				if err := renderScriptResult(c, res); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "%s", res.Output)
 			}
 
 			return nil
diff --git a/cmd/fleetctl/scripts_test.go b/cmd/fleetctl/scripts_test.go
index bc08c395e1..5730251fbe 100644
--- a/cmd/fleetctl/scripts_test.go
+++ b/cmd/fleetctl/scripts_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ hello world
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 `
 
+	expectedQuietOutputSuccess := `hello world
+`
+
 	type testCase struct {
 		name                string
 		scriptPath          func() string
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ hello world
 		teamID              *uint
 		savedScriptContents func() ([]byte, error)
 		scriptResult        *fleet.HostScriptResult
+		quiet               bool
+		async               bool
 		expectOutput        string
 		expectErrMsg        string
 		expectNotFound      bool
@@ -190,11 +195,11 @@ hello world
 			name:         "script-path and script-name disallowed",
 			scriptPath:   generateValidPath,
 			scriptName:   "foo",
-			expectErrMsg: `Only one of '--script-path' or '--script-name' is allowed.`,
+			expectErrMsg: `Only one of '--script-path' or '--script-name' or '-- <contents>' is allowed.`,
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "missing one of script-path and script-nqme",
-			expectErrMsg: `One of '--script-path' or '--script-name' must be specified.`,
+			expectErrMsg: `One of '--script-path' or '--script-name' or '-- <contents>' must be specified.`,
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "script-path and team disallowed",
@@ -227,6 +232,16 @@ hello world
 			},
 			expectOutput: expectedOutputSuccess,
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "script quiet",
+			scriptPath: generateValidPath,
+			scriptResult: &fleet.HostScriptResult{
+				ExitCode: ptr.Int64(0),
+				Output:   "hello world\n",
+			},
+			expectOutput: expectedQuietOutputSuccess,
+			quiet:        true,
+		},
 		{
 			name:       "script failed",
 			scriptPath: generateValidPath,
@@ -392,6 +407,14 @@ Fleet records the last 10,000 characters to prevent downtime.
 				args = append(args, "--script-name", c.scriptName)
 			}
 
+			if c.quiet {
+				args = append(args, "--quiet")
+			}
+
+			if c.async {
+				args = append(args, "--async")
+			}
+
 			if c.teamID != nil {
 				args = append(args, "--team", fmt.Sprintf("%d", *c.teamID))
 			}
diff --git a/server/service/client_scripts.go b/server/service/client_scripts.go
index cca580050c..18285013fd 100644
--- a/server/service/client_scripts.go
+++ b/server/service/client_scripts.go
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ import (
 
 func (c *Client) RunHostScriptSync(hostID uint, scriptContents []byte, scriptName string, teamID uint) (*fleet.HostScriptResult, error) {
 	verb, path := "POST", "/api/latest/fleet/scripts/run/sync"
+	return c.runHostScript(verb, path, hostID, scriptContents, scriptName, teamID, http.StatusOK)
+}
 
+func (c *Client) RunHostScriptAsync(hostID uint, scriptContents []byte, scriptName string, teamID uint) (*fleet.HostScriptResult, error) {
+	verb, path := "POST", "/api/latest/fleet/scripts/run"
+	return c.runHostScript(verb, path, hostID, scriptContents, scriptName, teamID, http.StatusAccepted)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) runHostScript(verb, path string, hostID uint, scriptContents []byte, scriptName string, teamID uint, successStatusCode int) (*fleet.HostScriptResult, error) {
 	req := fleet.HostScriptRequestPayload{
 		HostID:     hostID,
 		ScriptName: scriptName,
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *Client) RunHostScriptSync(hostID uint, scriptContents []byte, scriptNam
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
 	switch res.StatusCode {
-	case http.StatusOK:
+	case successStatusCode:
 		b, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading %s %s response: %w", verb, path, err)
@@ -45,13 +53,10 @@ func (c *Client) RunHostScriptSync(hostID uint, scriptContents []byte, scriptNam
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
 		if strings.Contains(errMsg, fleet.RunScriptScriptsDisabledGloballyErrMsg) {
 			return nil, errors.New(fleet.RunScriptScriptsDisabledGloballyErrMsg)
 		}
-
 		return nil, errors.New(fleet.RunScriptForbiddenErrMsg)
-
 	case http.StatusPaymentRequired:
 		if teamID > 0 {
 			return nil, errors.New("Team id parameter requires Fleet Premium license.")