diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/out-null.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/out-null.md
index 58e5508cdc..cca193e3af 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/out-null.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/out-null.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Long: out-null
 Help: Discard response data into the void
 Category: output
 Added: 8.16.0
-Multi: boolean
+Multi: per-URL
 See-also:
   - output
   - remote-name
diff --git a/src/tool_cb_wrt.c b/src/tool_cb_wrt.c
index ce55d5d8e8..d34c1fa2ee 100644
--- a/src/tool_cb_wrt.c
+++ b/src/tool_cb_wrt.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ size_t tool_write_cb(char *buffer, size_t sz, size_t nmemb, void *userdata)
   intptr_t fhnd;
 #endif
 
-  if(config->out_null)
+  if(outs->out_null)
     return bytes;
 
 #ifdef DEBUGBUILD
diff --git a/src/tool_cfgable.h b/src/tool_cfgable.h
index abce5cc419..bd32ab2d42 100644
--- a/src/tool_cfgable.h
+++ b/src/tool_cfgable.h
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ struct OperationConfig {
   BIT(rm_partial);                /* on error, remove partially written output
                                      files */
   BIT(skip_existing);
-  BIT(out_null);                  /* WRITEFUNCTION into the void */
 };
 
 struct GlobalConfig {
diff --git a/src/tool_getparam.c b/src/tool_getparam.c
index 700e213947..ad76c8d280 100644
--- a/src/tool_getparam.c
+++ b/src/tool_getparam.c
@@ -1311,10 +1311,13 @@ static ParameterError parse_output(struct OperationConfig *config,
     return PARAM_NO_MEM;
 
   /* fill in the outfile */
-  err = getstr(&url->outfile, nextarg, DENY_BLANK);
+  if(nextarg)
+    err = getstr(&url->outfile, nextarg, DENY_BLANK);
+  else
+    url->outfile = NULL;
   url->useremote = FALSE; /* switch off */
   url->outset = TRUE;
-  config->out_null = FALSE; /* switch off --out-null */
+  url->out_null = !nextarg;
   return err;
 }
 
@@ -1353,6 +1356,7 @@ static ParameterError parse_remote_name(struct OperationConfig *config,
   url->outfile = NULL; /* leave it */
   url->useremote = toggle;
   url->outset = TRUE;
+  url->out_null = FALSE;
   return PARAM_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1836,8 +1840,7 @@ static ParameterError opt_bool(struct OperationConfig *config,
     togglebit(toggle, &config->authtype, CURLAUTH_NTLM);
     break;
   case C_OUT_NULL: /* --out-null */
-    config->out_null = toggle;
-    break;
+    return parse_output(config, NULL);
   case C_BASIC: /* --basic */
     togglebit(toggle, &config->authtype, CURLAUTH_BASIC);
     break;
diff --git a/src/tool_operate.c b/src/tool_operate.c
index 6c4dd87a4a..e8dac9691d 100644
--- a/src/tool_operate.c
+++ b/src/tool_operate.c
@@ -1321,7 +1321,8 @@ static CURLcode single_transfer(struct OperationConfig *config,
         }
       }
 
-      if((urlnode->useremote ||
+      outs->out_null = urlnode->out_null;
+      if(!outs->out_null && (urlnode->useremote ||
           (per->outfile && strcmp("-", per->outfile)))) {
         result = setup_outfile(config, per, outs, skipped);
         if(result)
diff --git a/src/tool_sdecls.h b/src/tool_sdecls.h
index fc0c6a546e..3b01f5592a 100644
--- a/src/tool_sdecls.h
+++ b/src/tool_sdecls.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct OutStruct {
   BIT(is_cd_filename);
   BIT(s_isreg);
   BIT(fopened);
+  BIT(out_null);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ struct getout {
   BIT(useremote); /* use remote filename locally */
   BIT(noupload);  /* if set, -T "" has been used */
   BIT(noglob);    /* disable globbing for this URL */
+  BIT(out_null);  /* discard output for this URL */
 };
 /*
  * 'trace' enumeration represents curl's output look'n feel possibilities.
diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.am b/tests/data/Makefile.am
index d8d0ec5db5..cc3ea533d5 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.am
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ test718 test719 test720 test721 test722 test723 test724 test725 test726 \
 test727 test728 test729 test730 test731 test732 test733 test734 test735 \
 test736 test737 test738 test739 test740 test741 test742 test743 test744 \
 test745 test746 test747 test748 test749 test750 test751 test752 test753 \
-test754 test755 \
+test754 test755 test756 \
 test780 test781 test782 test783 test784 test785 test786 test787 test788 \
 test789 test790 test791 test792 test793 \
 \
diff --git a/tests/data/test756 b/tests/data/test756
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a205c19772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test756
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+HTTP
+</keywords>
+</info>
+
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<data nocheck="yes">
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Response: 1
+Content-Type: text/html
+Content-Length: 8
+
+Hello1!
+</data>
+<data2>
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Response: 2
+Content-Type: text/html
+Content-Length: 8
+
+Hello2!
+</data2>
+</reply>
+
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<server>
+http
+</server>
+<features>
+</features>
+
+<name>
+mix --output and --out-null
+</name>
+<command>
+http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/want/%TESTNUMBER http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/want/%TESTNUMBER0002 --out-null -o -
+</command>
+</client>
+
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<protocol>
+GET /want/%TESTNUMBER HTTP/1.1
+Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Accept: */*
+
+GET /want/%TESTNUMBER0002 HTTP/1.1
+Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Accept: */*
+
+</protocol>
+<stdout>
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Response: 1
+Content-Type: text/html
+Content-Length: 8
+
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Response: 2
+Content-Type: text/html
+Content-Length: 8
+
+Hello2!
+</stdout>
+</verify>
+</testcase>